TCL 505 announced with 90Hz NxtVision display and Helio G36 chipset

06 February 2024
The eighth member in the TCL 50 series is now official.

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  • M30
  • 27 Mar 2024

Available in Aus for $199-and I don't mind the fact it's using eMMC storage and the Helio G36 handles Genshin Impact at the lowest of low settings.

    rather have unisoc t612 than rebranded 6 year old chip.

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      • Anonymous
      • uS%
      • 07 Feb 2024

      i would rather have a Unisoc T602/6 than garbage Mediatek G3x soc on budget phones.

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        • Anonymous
        • uS%
        • 07 Feb 2024

        Dazz, 07 Feb 2024Yup, I agree. At least cortex A75 cpu is required minimum f... moreSD680 is also old 5yr rebadged soc with old A73/A53 cores only on newer node. Minimum should instead be SD4gen1.

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          • Anonymous
          • KiN
          • 07 Feb 2024

          This need to be around $50 for my country if this phone happen to enter the market.

            I don't get why they still use this chipset. Even for normal day to day usage it sucks these days. Two years ago it still performed OK for such activities but already back then it clearly showed it reached the limit of what is possible with that chip. I get it that it must be cheap but cheap doesn't mean it's only reserved for people who do zen mediation (read having the time to wait until it responds...). I have nothing against basic devices (I actually prefer such devices compared to ridiculously expensive powerhouses) but not with hardware that only frustrates for basic activities.

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              • Anonymous
              • 3SI
              • 07 Feb 2024

              Anonymous, 06 Feb 2024Helio G chips need to disappear. G70 and up are good for budget. G37 and below should indeed disappear

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                • Anonymous
                • 3SI
                • 07 Feb 2024

                G35 🙄

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                  • Dazz
                  • bxd
                  • 07 Feb 2024

                  Anonymous, 06 Feb 2024We need at least the Snapdragon 680/Helio G88 to make a wor... moreYup, I agree. At least cortex A75 cpu is required minimum for 2024.
                  Using cpu with cortex A53 is wasting resources anyway. Slow & laggy as hell.
                  For G series at least G88 or G99. SD suppose 680 & above.
                  But who know maybe target market is for old folks or child with minimum use of device.

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                    • raP
                    • 07 Feb 2024

                    what ? Helio G35, am i in 2019. is this before COVID.
                    I can save the world !!!!

                      TCL (505 Error)

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                        • Anonymous
                        • uS%
                        • 06 Feb 2024

                        Another E-waste.

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                          • Michael
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                          • 06 Feb 2024

                          The helio g chips need to retire why Mediate can't see this is beyond me the only one that's good is the g99 which to me should have been a first gen 5g chips they need to wake up.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 06 Feb 2024

                            Darth Caesium, 06 Feb 2024We need new entry-level chipsets that use A78 cores or bett... more4g3 on the way

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 06 Feb 2024

                              Helio G chips need to disappear.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • p4h
                                • 06 Feb 2024

                                We need at least the Snapdragon 680/Helio G88 to make a worthwhile smartphone. Anything less powerful is E-Waste.

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                                  • 3Kn
                                  • 06 Feb 2024

                                  Very good phone for people that won't updates.

                                    HyperionBurn, 06 Feb 2024next vision? more like no vision left after using this phone🤣NxtVision? More like PastVision with that HD+ resolution.

                                      R4TM4NN, 06 Feb 2024Why isn't the G3x and G8x series dead yet 😭😭, we need ... moreWe need new entry-level chipsets that use A78 cores or better and have support for UFS2.1 at the very least. Particularly the Helio G3x line is disgustingly bad.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • X%Q
                                        • 06 Feb 2024

                                        Wow,, What an Earth shattering announcement !!!!