After pulling the plug on its BlackBerry and Alcatel brands, TCL began selling a line of TCL 10 series mid-range smartphones under its own name earlier this year.
Now TCL is bringing a mid-range 4G LTE tablet to North America as well.
The TCL Tab 8 is available from Verizon for $200 starting today.
The tablet has an 8 inch FHD+ display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor, 3GB of RAM, and a 5,500 mAh battery. It also supports reverse wired charging, allowing you to use the tablet like a big power bank for recharging your smartphone on the go.
If the TCL Tab 8 looks familiar, that’s because it’s basically a new name for the TCL 10 TABMID tablet that the company first unveiled for the global market in September. But the new name makes a lot more sense for a tablet with an 8 inch screen.
Here’s a run-down of the tablet’s key specs:
| Display | 8 inch 1920 x 1200 pixels Dragontrail glass |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 4 x Kryo 260 Gold CPU cores @ 2 GHz 4 x Kryo 260 Silver CPU cores @ 1.8 GHz Adreno 610 graphics |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Storage | 32GB + microSD card (up to 256GB) |
| OS | Android 10 |
| Cameras | 8MP auto-focus (rear) 5MP fixed-focus (front) |
| Battery | 5,500 mAh |
| Wireless | WiFi 5 Bluetooth 5.0 4G LTE |
| Ports | USB 2.0 Type-C 3.5mm audio |
| Security | Fingerprint reader |
| Dimensions | 8.24″ x 4.93″ x 0.34″ |
| Weight | 11.5 oz |
| Price | $200 |
3gb bad start
I think they did what they needed to, to get under the $200 price. I’m waiting for reviews and then I plan on buying. I’m not happy about the Verizon spyware that can’t be removed.