TCL is bringing three of its 20-series telephones to the US at the moment, with the $499 20 Pro 5G main the best way. It’s joined by the $249 TCL 20S with a trimmed-down characteristic set and the $189 TCL 20 SE geared up with a large show and 5,000mAh battery.

First introduced in April, the 20 Pro 5G is positioned to tackle midrange units just like the Google Pixel 4A 5G and Samsung Galaxy A52 5G. It options a big curved 6.67-inch 1080p OLED display, a 48-megapixel predominant digicam with OIS, wi-fi charging, and sub-6GHz 5G connectivity. The gadget comes commonplace with 256GB of built-in storage and 6GB of RAM coupled with a Snapdragon 750G processor. There’s even a headphone jack.

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Qi wi-fi charging at as much as 15W is supported, and the 20 Pro 5G is supplied with a 4,500mAh battery. It ships with Android 11, and TCL says it can get no less than two OS platform updates. At launch, it can work on T-Mobile’s 4G and 5G networks and AT&T’s 4G, and can achieve compatibility with Verizon’s 4G and low-band 5G networks “in the coming weeks.” Spec-for-spec, it seems like a worthy midrange competitor. Wireless charging continues to be considerably scarce within the $500-and-below class, and the 20 Pro affords extra built-in storage than the A52 5G or the Pixel 4A 5G for a similar value. Throw in a giant, 1080p OLED display, and it’s an intriguing proposition.

A step down on the worth scale, the 20S and 20 SE are geared up to compete with the Moto G and lower-tier Samsung Galaxy A-series units of the world, with bigger-than-average screens and extra beneficiant built-in storage than is typical. The TCL 20S affords a 6.67-inch 1080p display with out the curve on the 20 Pro 5G — and misses out on a number of of the higher-tier mannequin’s options like wi-fi charging and an optically stabilized predominant digicam. It makes use of a Snapdragon 665 processor with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and affords an even bigger 5,000mAh battery.

The 20 SE, because the least costly of the three, will get an enormous 6.82-inch 720p show, Snapdragon 460 processor with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 5,000mAh battery. It additionally seems the a part of a price range gadget, with a extra distinguished chin in comparison with the 20S and its slimmer bezels in addition to a notch for the front-facing digicam. Both will work on AT&T and T-Mobile; the 20 SE received’t be suitable with Verizon, whereas the 20S will.