TCL 40 NxtPaper 5G unboxing
- atichko
- M{V
- 10 Dec 2024
Well, I had the opportunity to use the NxtPaper 40 Pro and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. It was a well made, sturdy device with a very good display. I like this kind of fake e-ink display which isn't anything more than an LCD with a filter on it. While I absolutely hate LCD's because of that unpleasant glare of the back-lighting I had no issues with this throw at paper-like LCD. No issues with the colours either. There were actually only 3 downsides, the lack of any decent software support (in terms of major releases and security patches), the max brightness is too low, especially as the filter makes it harder to see what is on the display on a bright day and the sharp edges of the frame towards backside. It's asymmetrical. While the edges from the frame towards the screen are very nice it is the opposite for the back side. For this reason only I would opt for this 5G version as it is more "old-school" in terms of design with rounded edges and frame. The NxtPaper 50 series do solve the brightness issue but not the two other issues. Anyway I had no issues what so ever to use 40 pro as a daily driver for about 2 months. Now I'm seriously thinking of buying this 5G version as a back-up phone.
- J
- Jr
- xjH
- 27 Nov 2023
At least a 1080p screen would have been better 720p is not sufficient for such a phone
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 27 Nov 2023
Anonymous, 26 Nov 2023A lot of people seem to be complaining that its not real e-... moreThey can't. Or nobody can't. E-ink is locked by patents. And Hisense are the real e-ink phones which lag a bit more than TCL's "ips" display.
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- Imaginationx
- dSW
- 27 Nov 2023
IpsDisplay, 27 Nov 2023I'm not buying your explanation LCD is very efficient ... moreWith a username like ipsdisplay, you sure don't know much about how ips lcd works! Lol
Here is a link that might help explain a bit for you
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/208874/does-greyscale-grayscale-mode-save-battery-life#208876
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- IpsDisplay
- ri0
- 27 Nov 2023
Imaginationx, 26 Nov 2023Yes. No benefits, as it's an lcd panel, not amoled. Th... moreI'm not buying your explanation LCD is very efficient with whites because of the backlight
Don't tell me your one of those people that think only OLED can save energy based on what it's displaying
Monochrome or desaturation will save energy that just a fact
If you want to argue that this display on the TCL isn't anything special I can accept that but implying no energy savings is absurd
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- Imaginationx
- dSW
- 26 Nov 2023
IpsDisplay, 26 Nov 2023Are you sure that there are no battery benefits for running... moreYes. No benefits, as it's an lcd panel, not amoled. Therefore no battery benefits.
nxtpaper modes are direct copies of the "ebook" modes already offered (years ago) by huawei/honor in emui,magic ui, and similar to the reading/paper modes in xiaomi's miui. Monochrome mode is also available in every android phone already. Put a matte protector on and it's the same thing.
TCL is using marketing gimmicks. Nothing more. they've applied a good quality multi layer matte protector on top of nxtpaper display, but these multi layer matte anti glare protectors can also be purchased by anyone for any other phone. They just cost a bit more than the usual cheaper grainy matte protectors.
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- Urs
- nDJ
- 26 Nov 2023
Any gadget without a charger in the box should be ilegal anywhere on the globe!
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- Anonymous
- 6Aq
- 26 Nov 2023
A lot of people seem to be complaining that its not real e-ink, but i think thats for the best. There are real e-ink phones from hisense and while the screens look nice, they have horrendously slow refresh rates. This doesn't suffer from that drawback. I hope TCL goes on to make more phones with this tech, and more powerful phones with this tech.
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- IpsDisplay
- ri0
- 26 Nov 2023
Imaginationx, 26 Nov 2023This is NOT an EINK device. It is a typical LCD phone wi... moreAre you sure that there are no battery benefits for running a display in disaturated colors???
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- Anonymous
- 3SI
- 26 Nov 2023
Anonymous, 26 Nov 2023*Galaxy S S3 beat the living crap out of the 5 with functi... morehuh?
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- Anonymous
- FJw
- 26 Nov 2023
Eink is so underrated. I would get a Eink phone made by Samsung in a heartbeat. This just seems like a cheap knockoff. Go all the way or don't do it at all
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- Imaginationx
- dSW
- 26 Nov 2023
This is NOT an EINK device.
It is a typical LCD phone with a matte anti glare protector. There are absolutely no battery benefits compared to a standard lcd android phone.
People need to stop falling for TCLs marketing
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- IpsDisplay
- iV%
- 26 Nov 2023
If the nxtpaper mode makes running 4k 60 a breeze
Will you guys at gsmarena test if it impacts video game frame rates??????
Or does this tech not apply in such a scenario
An I have so many questions and scenarios
But imma bet the gsmarena is gonna give it the standard generic review treatment 😕😔
Can you imagine what if another option for better GPU performance wasn't just fans / heat pipes what if they gave a flagship soc a screen like this would the efficiency skyrocket???
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- IpsDisplay
- iV%
- 26 Nov 2023
Gsmarena team in your full review can you please do a battery run test with the display in nxtpaper mode only if love to see the endurance in that state
Gsmarena team probably won't read this
So I'm going to use some trigger words to get their attention... Thats if they don't delete this comment.. so here we go:
Murder, kill, racism, death, slavery, slave trade, human trafficking , politics
- you have to suffer
- txG
- 26 Nov 2023
Mills, 26 Nov 2023G54 has Dolby Atmos, Very good display (can drop to 30hz) a... moreat least its got OIS. so 1080p30 is enough and it won't look like earthquake when recording video as well. while this.. you pay more for the e ink screen, nothing else. you got the usual 50mp with no OIS and no gyro for video stabilization, and 2 useless cameras for the sake of looks.
- Mills
- kB5
- 26 Nov 2023
you have to suffer, 26 Nov 2023better buy moto g54 than this.G54 has Dolby Atmos, Very good display (can drop to 30hz) and good camera quality with 5G, 3.5mm jack with SDXC but the D7020 can only handle 1080p30 recording. I understand 1080p60 but thats sort of a dealbreaker. CPU performance is fine for the price however
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- Anonymous
- 0xU
- 26 Nov 2023
Anonymous, 26 Nov 2023I Imagine this to feel horrible, like those cheap matte pla... more*Galaxy S
S3 beat the living crap out of the 5 with functionality that todays phones are starting to lose.
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 26 Nov 2023
pl2rts, 26 Nov 2023Seems like a lot dont seems to understand that this phone c... moreThat's not the problem here. TCL e-ink is fake e-ink. I'd love to have a legit one but the tech is held back. Which makes PWM/eye strain sufferers put up with LCD or Amoleds with Dimming stuff.
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- Italianostalliano
- 5UU
- 26 Nov 2023
Nxtpaper 40 is a 100% gimmick
Nothing like real eink
Boox palma is real eink with smartphone style portability
In italy i use one last week and laughed because it so bad and tcl lying marketing this like it is eink. Its nothing like eink. Its just usual android phone with glare n matte protector
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- pl2rts
- J9W
- 26 Nov 2023
Seems like a lot dont seems to understand that this phone cause of it's screen is not made for smartphone addicts. This screen consumes a lot less power then LCD and AMOLED probably so you cant really enjoy playing games or watch video content with it.
For people who use light web browsing and mostly calls and text that phone be probably best. The problem with this phone is that with this screen it is too big and should be at most like 6inch or 5.5 inch screen to make sense as you dont really need that large screen for it when you cant enjoy the big screen on gaming graphics and videos with quality if this is the type of e-inc