Just yesterday, TCL announced its latest NxtPaper smartphone at CES 2026 – the NxtPaper 70 Pro. We’ve now managed to get our hands on a unit, and these are our first impressions.
The main feature of the NxtPaper 70 Pro is its massive 6.9-inch NxtPaper 4.0 display. Like all entries in the NxtPaper lineup, it’s an IPS LCD panel with a matte coating that reduces glare and reflections. This makes everything from reading to watching videos very easy on the eyes.
It’s kind of like an e-ink display, although you still get full 100% sRGB color gamut coverage, ample FHD+ resolution, and a 120Hz refresh rate. TCL also claims 900 nits peak brightness and 1,000:1 contrast ratio.
While we’re certainly fans of TCL’s approach with NxtPaper displays, the NxtPaper 70 Pro has a tendency to look bad when placed side-by-side with modern OLED phone displays.
The NxtPaper 70 Pro also brings a custom switch called the NxtPaper Key, which toggles the display between its different profiles. Color Paper mode features rich and vibrant colors for regular use. Ink Paper mode goes to grayscale for a more pleasant reading experience, while Max Ink mode takes it up a notch by going monochrome and also enables longer battery life. TCL claims up to 7 days of reading or 26 days of standby.
The display of the NxtPaper 70 Pro has a number of eye-care features including zero flicker and blue light purification. There’s also stylus support via the optional TCL T-Pen – a nice option if you’re interested in writing notes or sketches on your phone. TCL also added some neat features like AI handwriting input and off-screen memos.
On the back, TCL has applied a textured material that feels great and helps with grip. We also appreciate TCL’s redesigned camera bump, which looks much cleaner than the circular cutout on its previous generation phones.
The phone boots Android 16 with TCL’s custom interface on top. It feels almost stock, with all your familiar Google apps pre-installed and ready to use. Talking about the specs, you are getting MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300 with 8GB RAM and up to 256/512GB storage. On the back there is a 32MP selfie camera and a 50MP main shooter. The battery is 5,200 mAh and features 33W wired charging.
TCL confirmed that the NxtPaper 70 Pro will be available globally from the end of February, with prices starting at €339.
