TCL 10 Pro Review: A Premium Package At An Affordable Price Tag

A good display and a vibrant performance is what describe TCL 10 Pro at its best. Although TCL may be more popular for electronic items and television, it is gradually foraying into the mobile phone market and catering to the mid-budget users. From the perspective of price, the TCL 10 Pro goes towards serving the higher end of the mod-market audience. When several other popular and reputed brands of mobile phones are struggling to make it to the target audience, TCL is relying on the appearance and build of phones among the mod-range Android devices that need to get attention.

The following aspects let you know how TCL 10 Pro is a budget device but packs some premium features.

• The TCL 10 Pro is one of those models among the flagship devices that are known for distinct looks. With curves around the sides, bezels that are small, and the position of the display notch central implies that the 6.47-inch display makes it easy to manage.

• TCL has successfully stepped into the camera features in this model with four cameras in the rear portion. Although the flash modules seem to have small paunches, but they are much better than most of the other expensive devices that some with flat surfaces. On the whole, you can experience the premium feeling with the sleek model of TCL 10 Pro.

• The USB-C at the bottom of the device comes with a charging capacity of up to 18W but it will not charge wirelessly, which may not surprise you at this point.

• Furthermore, the TCL 10 Pro has IP52 water resistance rating that allows it to withstand light to moderate sprays of water. Certainly, at this price, you cannot ask for a phone that can work fine even when completely immersed in water.

• As far as the design of TCL 10 Pro is concerned, it is just like one of those high-end smartphones with a glass and metal design, especially when you envisage that plastic is still one of the most prevalent materials available at this budget.

• The path breaking aspects of TCL 10 Pro is its fine display, combining OLED and FHD display, and it is nice to get such a superb display when note the competition in this segment and the budget.

• TCL 10 Pro comes with a high-speed Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor, 128 GB expandable storage and 6GB RAM, which makes it a solid device when you consider the specifications of other mid-range Android devices.

• The TCL 10 Pro includes an optical in-display fingerprint sensor, which is as good as any other sensor.

Camera

The disappointment of TCL 10 Pro lies in its camera that is good on the face but the functionality is questionable. From the four rear camera to the 64-megepixel sensor, 2-MP depth-sensing camera, and the 5-MP macro camera looks good from outside, but the experience of photography may not be as good as it sounds. Not only do the images appear high saturated, but most of them lack the natural zeal. 

Battery

Even though TCL 10 Pro with its FHD+AMOLED display satisfies the users, look wise with its vibrancy an richness, but the good news is that it does not ruin the battery experience of the device. The 4500mAh battery inside the device allows the charge to last longer than you think even with heavy usage. The chipset ensures that things do not come to a halt even when the camera undergoes extensive use. Although lack of wireless charging can out the model behind that the rest in this price category, but the fast charging capacity of 18W is a winner right away.

The takeaway

When it comes to TCL 10 Pro, you can call it a premium smartphone due to its specs and features despite the little bummers. The small issues in this device do not in any way steal the experience of using a smartphone although you are paying much less to get all those features in a single device. 

The nice and big display with reasonable bezels is a dealmaker for sure but the aggressiveness of TCL 10 Pro needs to become more rational, especially when you look at those extra-sharp images. TCL gas already made a good reputation in the segment of mid-range televisions, and it seems and it seems that the company is gradually heading on to become a winner in the category of mid-range Android devices.