Customers often highlight the TCL A1's affordability and ease of use as significant strengths. However, the small screen size and battery life are frequently cited as weaknesses. Some users also expressed concerns about the camera quality. Overall, opinions are mixed, with positive feedback on price and usability balanced by negative comments regarding screen size, battery performance, and image quality.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great phone for the price
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Easy to fool with.Was a nice purchase for the price. cant beat the payment plan
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Simple and Mobile
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Handles demanding calls to far away customer service centers. Voice clarity when speaking with shouting teenage grandchildren. Fits perfectly in my prosthetic hand. Able to text every letter in the alphabet. Best of all, it is my new bluetooth roku remote and for that I am truly pleased. Fifteen bucks bruh.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Deal on a Basic, Up-to-Date Prepaid Phone
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good price; relatively current Android operating system. Appears to function adequately during my testing it out. Time will tell how durable it proves to be.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Speed
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good Backup Device
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good for a cheap backup device, but not so much for your primary device. It's too slow and lags too much to be any good for everyday use. But if you can get it for $20 or less, it's a good backup.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good deal
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This was perfect for my son. Decent phone. I would recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Phone
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this phone for my three year old so that he can play games on the phone an it is great for him. All he needed was something that he could get on the internet and watch paw patrol, team umi zoomi I’m sure it can be used for other things but nice phone and great price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Speed
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Good for almost nothing
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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A waste of money. Poor reception, too slow. Would never recommend.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Most Basic Smartphone There Is
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This phone gives you what you expect for the price. Everything is average. The biggest problem is that it can only play YouTube videos in 480p, not HD.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good for spare phone or child
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this phone for my 8yr old son. He takes the bus to and from school and was bored. This phone has fixed that. He’s able to go on YouTube and play the games that he has downloaded
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Did it job
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I needed a phone for 60 days why I went flying all over the USA for work. It did what it was designed to do but 1 month after being home the battery would not hold a charge.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Smaller than an Obama Phone
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This device was only $25 I gave it to someone for christmas but when I purchased it I tried to get them to activate it in store so I could get two months for price of 1. But they did not even attempt to activate it and told me to take it to the manufacturer's store. Even though it said to do it in the store I was at.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great phone for younger children
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
i got 2 of these phones for my granddaughters for christmas.it was a great price and does everything they need it to do
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A gift for my niece
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I bought the phone as a gift for my 5 yr old niece since her phone is broken and its only an 8 gb she only uses it to play her games I haven't been able to try it out yet but im sure she is gonna be so happy knowing that it is her brand new phone instead of a hand me down when someone upgrades their phone im very happy with how fast it was delivered and the price was perfect!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good quality
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
its a nice phone, i dont use all the things it offers. i usually only text and call on my phone.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great phone
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
very good phone
like a Samsung galaxy
worked without glitches
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great phone for bargain hunters!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a great phone for me because I wanted a low price with unlimited talk and text and didn’t care about high data levels because I have an IPad. The amount of data for the $25 monthly charge is adequate for my needs because I only want a phone to use when the power goes out in my home (my home phone is powered by the internet which goes off when the electricity goes off) and for emergencies away from home.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great phone
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Bought it for a camping trip for my grandson. Excellent coverage and battery life. Finding a case for it is all but impossible though. If you don't care about that, it is an affordable phone that works great.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Bought for beginners
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy way to keep track of my kid and to not have to spend to much money
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good phone
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good phone, work very good and great offer with 2nd month free
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to Use
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This phone is perfect for what we needed them for. The shipment was prompt, as promised, and activation was really easy!