TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo
He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.I’ve spent most of the last couple weeks using an otherwise unexceptional midrange Android phone with one amazing feature: a matte OLED display. That screen is by far the best thing about the TCL P80 Ultra, and weirdly, it’s made me more excited for the iPhone Duo and its matte inner display.2023’s TCL Nxtpaper 40 first brought matte displays to the company’s phones, after they appeared on tablets in 2021. Nxtpaper is more than a simple matte finish on a panel: it also includes a paperlike feel and low-power, monochrome modes that create a reasonable facsimile of an E Ink screen.
- ▪He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.I’ve spent most of the last couple weeks using an otherwise unexceptional midrange Android phone with one amazing feature: a matte OLED display.
- ▪That screen is by far the best thing about the TCL P80 Ultra, and weirdly, it’s made me more excited for the iPhone Duo and its matte inner display.2023’s TCL Nxtpaper 40 first brought matte displays to the company’s phones, after they appe
- ▪Nxtpaper is more than a simple matte finish on a panel: it also includes a paperlike feel and low-power, monochrome modes that create a reasonable facsimile of an E Ink screen.
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TechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechGadgetsCloseGadgetsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GadgetsReportCloseReportPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All ReportTCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone DuoMore phones should have matte displays.by Dominic PrestonCloseDominic PrestonNews EditorPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Dominic PrestonOct 5, 2026, 12:02 PM UTCLinkShareGiftTCL’s P80 Ultra is its first Nxtpaper phone with an OLED screen.
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