TCL brings back removable battery with the Ion X smartphone!

TCL revealed its latest entry-level device called the "Ion X" which packs an unusual feature in the current smartphone era.

The handset's front and back design

TCL revives the removable battery feature w/ the Ion X phone!

The said tech is a thing of the past, phone makers slowly transitioned to non-removable ones due to reasons of having the ability to make more-premium feeling materials and create a unibody form factor.

However, that's not the case with the TCL Ion X highlighting a 3000mAh battery but with a removable design. This allows the users to easily swap out their battery whenever they have a backup instead of charging their devices to full. Anyway, you can charge them using a USB-C cable and a 10W power brick as well.

More images of the phone

While the rest of the details are a 6-inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of HD+ 720 x 1440, 12nm MTK Helio G25 SoC w/ PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 3GB RAM, and 32GB eMMC 5.1 storage

For cameras, it is equipped with 13MP single rear and a 5MP front-facing shooter for selfies.

Other features listed are loudspeakers and a 3.5mm headphone jack

Connectivity features are WiFi (dual-band) 4G LTE, GPS, and single SIM support.

The phone runs Android 12 w/ TCL UI out of the box.

US price with direct-to-PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

TCL Ion X - USD 119 (around PHP 6.5K)

The phone is available in the USD via Metro by T-Mobile. No word yet for the PH release though so you'll have to stay tuned.

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Source: Metro by T-Mobile