TCL 30 XE 5G Full Specifications and Price

TCL has launched two smartphones for two US carriers which includes TCL 30 V 5G, and TCL 30 XE.

TCL 30 XE 5G

The TCL 30 XE 5G is the company’s first phone for T-Mobile and Metro, however, it will later be made available to other carriers as well. US carriers that is, since it and the V are US-exclusives. TCL has 30-series phones ready to launch in Europe, but they will be unveiled at the MWC.

Anyway, this model is marginally smaller with a 6.52” display, which supports 90 Hz refresh rate (the V display only does 60 Hz), along with 180 Hz touch sampling rate. The bad news is that it only has 720p+ resolution (20:9). Also, it switches to DragonTrail 3 for its protective glass and a V-notch for its 8 MP selfie camera. It does keep the fingerprint reader on the back, though.

Also here is a basic 13 MP main camera, which at least matches the 1080p@30 fps video capabilities of the higher resolution camera on the V model. There’s no ultra-wide lens here, just a 2 MP macro and 2 MP depth modules.

The other change is the chipset – a Dimensity 700 (7 nm), which is actually slightly faster than the Snapdragon chip. It gets the same 4 GB of RAM, but half the storage, 64 GB (of which 43 GB are user accessible), plus a microSD slot for up to 512 GB more. Both phones are launching with Android 11 out of the box.

The phone supports HD Voice, along with VoLTE and VoWiFi and can be a Wi-Fi 5 (ac) hotspot for up to 10 devices. It lacks mmWave connectivity, but sub-6 5G should still be plenty fast.

Additionally, the TCL 30 XE has a 3.5 mm headphone jack, but only a single speaker (1W). The USB-C port supports the same 18W charging for the 4,500 mAh battery and again the charger is supplied in the retail package.

TCL 30 XE 5G Specifications

Network Properties

• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
• 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
• 5G bands: 25, 41, 66, 71, 77 SA/NSA
• Speed: HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

Launch

• Announced: 2022, January 04
• Status: Exp. release 2022, Q1

Design

• Dimensions: 164.1 x 74.9 x 9 mm (6.46 x 2.95 x 0.35 in)
• Weight: 195 g (6.88 oz)
• Build: Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
• Colors: Shadow Black
• SIM: Nano-SIM

Display

• Type: IPS LCD, 90Hz
• Size: 6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density
• Protection: Dragontrail Glass

Operating System

• Android 11, TCL UI

Hardware

• Chipset: MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
• GPU: Mali-G57 MC2
• Storage: 64GB 4GB RAM
• Memory Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Cameras

• Main Camera: Triple
  • 13 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide) 1/3.0″, 1.12µm, PDAF
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
  • 2 MP , f/2.4, (macro)
• Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
• Video: 1080p@30fps
• Selfie Camera: Single – 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Multimedia

• Radio:
• Loudspeaker: Yes, with dual speakers
• Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes

Connectivity

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, LE
• GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
• NFC: No
• USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyro, barometer

Battery

• Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
• Charging: Fast charging 18W

TCL 30 XE 5G Price and Availability

The pricing of the TCL 30 XE 5G is yet to be announced but it will be available in the US in the coming weeks. It will be launched on other US carriers later this year.

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