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Metro's Latest Entry-Level Phone is the TCL ION X

Jan 25, 2023, 7:00 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

This Thursday, Metro by T-Mobile will start selling the TCL ION X for $119 (for new customers). This entry-level 4G phone has a 13 megapixel camera with automatic scene recognition. It also has a 6-inch display, 3,000 mAh battery, and a headset jack. The MediaTek Helio G25 chipset is paired with 3 GB of RAM. The 32 GB of internal storage can be augmented with up to 512 GB of additional storage via memory card. TCL also recently launched the ION Z with Cricket and US Cellular. The ION Z has even lower-end specs.

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TCL ION Z

5.5" display HD+ resolution
MediaTek Helio A22 processor 3 GB RAM
3,000 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), Water-Resistant

TCL ION X / ION V

6" display HD+ resolution
MediaTek Helio G25 processor 3 GB RAM
3,000 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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Pinkman

Jan 25, 2023, 11:40 PM

Metro's Latest Entry-Level Phone is the TCL ION X

TCL ION X Android smartphone comes to Metro by T-Mobile tomorrow. A new TCL smartphone will be hitting prepaid carrier Metro by T-Mobile tomorrow (January 26). Called “ION X,” this Android 12 phone will cost only $119 for new customers. While that is an affordable price, the specifications aren't exactly exciting.

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Who cares if the specs 'aren't exciting'? Budget phones in general are under-rated these days... so many people turn up their high-minded noses at budget smartphones that they seem to forget that those can still make calls, send texts and messages, s...
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