Chinese tech company TCL has launched a new smartphone that may likely become available for the global market. The TCL NXTPAPER 12 Pro Android tablet, as it is called, was launched in Russia and it is equipped with a decent specs lineup that could make it a great fit for gaming and for handling several tasks at the same time.
The NXTPAPER 12 Pro is equipped with an
expansive 12.2-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2160 x 1440 pixels.
The tablet is powered by a MediaTek Kompanio 800T processor paired with a
massive 8GB of RAM while there is 256GB of storage space onboard. The MediaTek
Kompanio 800T processor is a 6nm octa-core chip with two 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 CPU
cores, six Cortex-A55 cores, and a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. The storage can also be
expanded up to 512GB via a microSD card.
A major feature of this tablet is the
coating of the touch screen, which has anti-reflection and anti-fingerprint
characteristics, and looks and feels similar to paper, making it possible for
users to see the content on the display clearly without backlight. Under the
hood, the NXTPAPER 12 Pro crams an 8000mAh battery and is equipped with an 18W
charger. In terms of imaging, the slate has a 13MP rear camera and a special
dual 8MP camera on the front.
Furthermore, the tablet brings support for
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, USB Type-C interface, four speakers, and dual
microphones. in terms of the dimension, the slate measures 279 x 192 x 6.9 mm,
and weighs 599 grams. The bottom has touchpoints that may support an external
keyboard. The tablet runs Android 12.
As for the pricing, the TCL NXTPAPER 12
Pro is presently on sale in Russia for 35,000 rubles and is expected to be
announced for more markets at CES 2023.
