While it helps fight scratches, I found that taking it off improves the display's visibility, particularly outdoors. The TCL 10 Pro hits the sweet spot for midrange Android phones. You'll want to use headphones.A fingerprint scanner can be found on the back, which is responsive though not the fastest I've seen. Eli Blumenthal/CNET You have to feel a little for TCL, which finds itself at ground zero in terms of both release date and pricing.The TCL 10 Pro feels nice and balanced in the hand, with dimensions that more or less match those of the TCL has clearly worked very hard to give the 10 Pro the basic look and feel of a flagship. What we’re really disappointed about with the TCL 10 Pro’s camera is how inconsistent and glitchy it seems to be in regular conditions. One other thing: For some bizarre reason the "User Support" feedback app was locked in the notification tray and couldn't be swiped away.

Those are two higher-end devices.And with a low-powered chipset and an AMOLED display that doesn’t get crazy bright, the TCL 10 Pro will get you well into a second day of moderate usage.

Here’s a selection of photos that shows off its ability to take crisp well-lit shots, just about passable night shots, and plenty of crazy over-saturation in between.The TCL 10 Pro runs on a Snapdragon 675 chipset, and is backed by 6GB of RAM. And the app drawer (should you choose to display it) is laid out really counter-intuitively, with downloaded apps divided into categories.The lock screen, meanwhile, feels like it wastes the space and AMOLED technology it’s been given.

Night shoots are not one of the 10L's specialties. It’s not a bad phone, but you can get so much more for the money, whether you’re minded towards Android or iOS.The TCL 10 Pro looks and even feels quite a bit like a flagship phone, but a handful of rough edges can’t quite be waved away on the strength of some lower mid-range pricing.Its curvy AMOLED display, quad-lens camera, and dapper design make a strong first impression. An average Geekbench 4 multi-core score of just over 4,000 stands at around 40% less than the Realme X2 and its Snapdragon 730G.While it’s no racehorse, though, the 10 Pro still runs smoothly enough. There’s a slight greenish tinge to it in default Vivid mode, which is emphasized when you hold the TCL 10 Pro at a slight angle, while reds pop to a distracting degree.This may be because we’re so used to Samsung’s AMOLED displays by now - the South Korean manufacturer supplies the vast majority of the smartphone AMOLED market, after all.This is TCL’s own display, and it’s good to see competition in any marketplace. non-TCL) approach in the Settings menu.We’re glad there’s the option, and indeed this is quite a customizable UI in general.

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While your opinion will vary on the attractiveness of its horizontal strip design, the fact that it’s completely flush with the phone really stands out. When I played videos and music on the phone, the speaker was pretty bad, particularly at higher volumes. Super Night mode is a significant improvement, if not perfect.

Sitting just underneath that display, meanwhile, there’s an unreliable and sluggish in-display fingerprint sensor that may just drive you to frustration.The TCL 10 Pro’s ostensibly svelte design hides its own issues too, such as an uncomfortably pronounced ridge on the bottom rear edge. But not everyone will go delving into these deeper menus.