TCL NxtPaper 14 | Photo credit: TCL
TCL continues to launch new tablets that use its own version of E Ink technology. The brand new NxtPaper 14 tablet was recently unveiled at IFA 2024 and will soon go on sale in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East for €400. As the name suggests, TCL's new tablet features a large 14.3-inch NxtPaper 3.0 display with blue light filtering (up to 61%), 2400 x 1600 pixel resolution, 60 Hz refresh rate, and peak brightness of up to 400 nits.
Unfortunately, the NxtPaper 14 tablet comes with a disappointing MediaTek Helio G99 chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It lacks a microSD card slot and SIM card support.
An 8-megapixel main camera with autofocus is positioned in the center of a fairly large circular camera island. Surprisingly, the tablet has two cameras on the front, not just one: 13 MP + 5 MP.
TCL NxtPaper 14 | Photo credit: TCL
On the plus side, the NxtPaper 14 is powered by a massive 10,000mAh battery with 33W wired charging. TCL says it takes around 2 hours to fully charge the battery, but one charge should last for many days considering the display benefits from NxtPaper 3.0 technology.
Other highlights of the NxtPaper 14 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type C (2.0), four speakers, face unlock and stylus support. The tablet lacks a fingerprint sensor and a 3.5mm audio jack, but at least it runs Android 14 out of the box.
In related news, TCL announced the commercial availability of the Tab 11 Gen 2, a much more affordable tablet that was unveiled back in March at Mobile World Congress (MWC). The Tab 11 Gen 2 is now available in Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America for €200.
TCL Tab 11 Gen 2 | Photo credit: TCL
The tablet features a MediaTek Helio G80 processor, 6GB of RAM, and 256GB of internal storage (up to 1TB). It has an 11-inch FHD NxtVision LCD display with 60Hz refresh rate, an 8-megapixel main camera, a secondary 5-megapixel front camera, and a large 8,000mAh battery.