TCL 30 5G Unlocked Smartphone, 4/128GB, 50MP Camera, 5010mAh Battery, 6.7" FHD+ AMOLED Display, Android 12, US Verizon, Single-SIM, Tech Black

The TCL 40XL 2023 Unlocked Cellphone has been a fantastic choice for daily use by my kid! I wanted a reliable and affordable phone that could handle their everyday needs, and this phone delivers on all fronts.The screen is large and clear, making it perfect for watching videos, playing games, and browsing the internet. The colors are vibrant, and the touch response is smooth and accurate. My kid love using it for educational apps and entertainment, and I feel good knowing it’s a solid device.The battery life is impressive. Even with frequent use, the phone lasts all day, which is perfect for kids who might not always remember to charge their devices. The charging process is quick, so there’s minimal downtime.Performance-wise, the TCL 40XL handles apps and games well. There’s enough storage for all their favorite apps, and I haven’t noticed any lag or performance issues. The camera quality is also decent, allowing them to take clear photos and videos.Overall, the TCL 40XL 2023 is an excellent phone for kids. It’s durable, reliable, and offers great value for the price. I highly recommend it for families looking for a budget-friendly phone with all the essential features!

So I am giving this 5 stars. There is zero doubt this is a very quality smartphone. Cameras are solid, the battery is off the chart, comes with the full charger brick and even a phone case. The audio driver is awesome. 3.5mm headphone jack is awesome, but using my JBL earbuds, even better. Video records very well, will record in HDR, you can take HDR photos, the haptics are good, not great, and finally, the OS is easy to use.Why the but in the headline? So, if you are a phone snob or to be very frank someone that is constantly buried on your phone, sniffing through multiple apps at once, that much of a photo nerd that you can probably count the pixels per photos with your own eyes, THIS IS NOT THE PHONE FOR YOU. Pay the extra, go to the Samsung, Google, or Apple models. At times due to the 4gb of RAM, scrolling is not as smooth as you would hope for. Again, if you are a phone nerd, someone that buries themselves in their phone, this is not for you.With that, if you are looking for a solid smartphone, great click and share camera photos, good video quality, an AMAZING battery, good audio, buy this thing. Not to mention the last thing.....it is TCL. As in TV's.....as in the display on this thing is solid! It does not disappoint.To be very clear.....I am moving over from an iPhone 12, and for the past 48 hours, burning it up, downloading, watching movies, YouTube, etc.....great battery to be honest.Who is this for? People who want a solid smartphone, great display, even better battery, easy camera, easy OS, and comes with a ton of stuff out of the box.Who is this NOT for? Phone nerds, people who want the top end camera, people who require solid sound out of the phone speakers rather than using earbuds, and those who use multiple apps at once.Overall.....5 stars, but would say 4.7 out of 5.Battery 5Display 4.8Call quality (I use Tello) 5Camera 4.3Video 4Accessories out of the box 5Fingerprint on the side 5***update from 7/23/2023***This is without a doubt my daily driver now.As to the scrolling lag, that is not just on this phone but one app for weather that I am not going to call out is laggy even on an iPhone 14 Pro Max....the scroll and loading rate on this for this price point is solid.Tested out a UMIDIGI 5G Max to see if I was missing something on the price point. Already sent it back. The geekbench on this vs the UMIDIGI 5G was 2:1 faster. I want to say dual core on this one was 1867 vs 1302 on the UMIDIGI. To put it in perspective, my old iPhone SE 2020 was only 2118 on geekbench so not missing a ton out.The ONLY thing I am noticing is that in low light the camera is, meh, but I can live with it.Again.....if you are a phone nerd or snob, you will probably not be the happiest with this phone. If you need a solid smartphone, that does the trick, solid camera, UNREAL battery, and great TCL screen, for 219 after a 30.00 Amazon coupon, you cannot go wrong. And again......I am moving over from an iPhone 12. So take that for what you will.

This replaced my husband’s galaxy, and was originally going to be a temporary replacement until the new flagship model was released. 7 months later, it’s still going strong and he opted not to replace it until it dies.it has a very generic look and feel, but he doesn’t want flashy,Upsides:-price mostly!-It also supports 5G on our carrier (t mobile).- it is solid in his huge hands.- above-average battery life.- enough memory and processing power for his daily tasks.- the camera isn’t a trying to write home about, but it works for him.The downsides:-it won’t get any software updates beyond security patches and those will only be supported for 2 years.-it’s not shatter-resist. No Gorilla Glass- if you play games on your phone, this isn’t for you. Graphics are terrible.-lack of support. It’s been 7 months and apparently is already not being sold anymore!-no android updates. I know I already said this, but it’s a big deal.Still, it was a contender in this price range a,d he’s happy with it. I’m a bit more of a technophile and would have needed to upgrade soon, but it’s perfect for his needs.

Worste phone I have ever had and I have bought some cheap budget phones in the past.The only USB C cord that can charge the phone is the one provided with the phone upon purchase and it's very slow at charging. It takes at least 8 hours for it to fully charge while on airplane mode.I have had this phone for just over a year now and the battery dies after only a few hours of typical use. Even if it is fully charged when I get up in the morning, if I am messaging and on social media for more than an hour then I can expect my battery to be at about 40% before noon.The software is terrible. It has unavoidable prompts when there is a malfunction and you have no choice but to close an app.However it's not just specific apps that will stop working... I can't tell you how many times I've had the entire UI freeze on me and then your only option is to restart the whole system.Often the display will freeze and then I have to close the screen and then open again in order for an app to close when I am trying to get into my home screen.Not worth it, even for a budget phone.There are far better cheap Chinese phones out there.