What you need to know
- TCL has launched a new budget Android phone, the Ion X.
- The device is powered by the MediaTek chipset and features a removable 3,000mAh battery.
- The TCL Ion X will be available for purchase from Metro by T-Mobile starting January 26th.
One “feature” that smartphone users often overlook is the removable battery. It’s becoming increasingly rare to find this on a smartphone, but TCL’s latest entry brings it to the masses.
The new TCL Ion X is an affordable Android smartphone for Metro made by T-Mobile. Its specs aren’t immediately obvious, but the biggest feature is the removable 3,000mAh battery. It may not seem like a particularly large battery, especially when compared to many cheap Android phones, but the ability to replace it is nice.
Batteries tend to degrade over time, so this could be a useful feature to keep your phone running, and could also be useful if you don’t have a charger nearby and have a spare. There is. It is also a function that should be
In addition, TCL has features such as Smart Manager to help users monitor battery health.
Aside from the removable battery, the TCL Ion X has pretty poor specs. Powered by MediaTek Helio G25 and 3GB of RAM, it has a 6″ HD+ display, 13MP camera and 32GB of expandable storage. The phone runs Android 12 out of the box and doesn’t have 5G.
It’s not a terrible looking phone, despite the rather large top and bottom bezels. The unevenness on the back is also a nice touch. However, judging from the appearance, there is no doubt that it is a cheap smartphone.
The TCL Iox X is available at Metro by T-Mobile for a fairly modest $119. If you can get past that drawback, this could be a decent option for those craving the nostalgic convenience of swapping batteries.
TCL Ion X is a unique smartphone for 2023 as one of the few smartphones with a removable battery. This makes it easy to replace the battery when it’s running low or has deteriorated and can no longer be charged.
