CES 2022: TCL launches budget 30XE 5G and 30V 5G smartphones

Apart from its new tablets, TCL recently launched two new affordable 5G-ready smartphones at the CES 2022 event—the 30XE 5G and 30V 5G.

Likely, these are affordable 5G phones!

Two new TCL entry-level 5G smartphones!

The TCL 30XE 5G is a smaller offering featuring a Dragontrail 3 protected 6.52-inch LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate, HD+ 1600 x 720 resolution, and a v-shaped notch to house an 8MP selfie camera.

TCL 30XE 5G

Inside, it is powered by MTK's 7nm Dimensity 700 5G chip. It is paired with 4GB RAM, 64GB expandable storage via a microSD card slot up to 512GB, and a 4,500mAh battery with a USB-C 2.0 9V/2A charger included in the package.

For cameras, it uses  a13MP main + 2MP macro + 2MP depth + LED flash. It also has a rear-mounted fingerprint reader, 3.5mm headphone jack slot, dual-band-WiFi, 5G, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.1, and Android 11 OS.

It measures 164.08 x 74.93 x 8.5 mm and weighs 195 grams.

TCL 30V 5G

Next is the TCL 30V 5G. It's a slightly bigger and better device. It uses a Gorilla Glass 3 protected 6.67-inch large LCD panel with FHD+ resolution and a punch-hole for the 16MP selfie camera. It has no high-refresh rate mode though.

Under the hood, it is equipped with Qualcomm's 8nm Snapdragon 480 SoC paired with 4GB RAM, 128GB expandable storage via microSD card slot up to 1TB, and a 4,500mAh battery with USB-C 3.0 18W fast charging.

For cameras, it has a 50MP main shooter + 5MP ultra-wide camera + 2MP macro camera. It also has a fingerprint scanner at the back, stereo speakers, dual-band WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.1, Android 11 OS.

There is no word about the pricing and international availability details of the new phones yet.