Irvine, California, April 9, 2026, 04:23 PDT
TCL has started selling its NXTPAPER 70 Pro in the United States for $199.99 through T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile. The move gives the company a concrete U.S. carrier launch for a handset built around its paper-like display system. 1
That matters because TCL told Mobile World Congress in March only that the phone would reach the U.S. in April, without naming a carrier. Recent U.S. coverage had flagged that gap and noted that last year’s NXTPAPER 60 Ultra never made it to the country. 2
The phone is arriving in a crowded stretch of the market. Metro’s current lineup lists Samsung’s Galaxy A16 5G and Motorola’s moto g (2026) at $189.99 regular prices, while T-Mobile’s Revvl 8 Pro is marked at $249.99, putting TCL roughly in the middle of the budget field and forcing it to stand out on display rather than price alone. 3
NXTPAPER is TCL’s matte, low-glare display system, designed to cut blue light and flicker while keeping a full-color smartphone display. A dedicated NXTPAPER key switches between Color Paper, Ink Paper and Max Ink modes, and TCL says the last setting can stretch reading time to as much as seven days on a charge. 1
Mitch Peterson, general manager of TCL Mobile North America, called the device “a good phone with a great screen” and said it was aimed at people who spend hours a day on their handsets. 1
According to TCL’s U.S. product page, the handset runs Android 16 on MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300 chip and comes with 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 5,200 mAh battery, 33W wired charging, IP68 water and dust resistance, and cameras led by a 50-megapixel main sensor, plus an 8-megapixel ultrawide and a 32-megapixel front camera. 4
There is a catch. Metro is already pushing Samsung and Motorola devices in the same price band with aggressive switcher offers, and TCL’s own U.S. storefront separately showed the NXTPAPER 70 Pro at a $299.99 regular price and sold out, suggesting demand may be harder to read once carrier discounts and promotions drop out. 3
In March, Peterson called the handset “the next chapter” in TCL’s display push. The U.S. launch now gives the company a clearer test of whether eye-comfort features can move a daily-use phone in a market full of discounted Android alternatives. 2
