Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These are my initial thoughts on this device. PROS: First, out of the box, I was stunned at how beautiful it was. When I turned it on and took the first look at the display, I was again stunned by the beauty. The photos I've taken in the past (usually of nature) look SO good. It turned on easily, and loaded quickly. The 6g ram, 256g hard drive is unheard of for this price. I'm not one who is willing to pay $1,500 for a device that is going to last the same year or two as all the rest. For $426 I got the same O/S, ram, rom, etc as those. This device has allowed me to get all the bells and whistles of the more expensive brands for less than a third of the cost. So far, it has been responsive and done everything it should. As this is only my initial thoughts about the device and as I haven't had enough time to get a good idea of what it's issues are, I will certainly be updating the review at a later time. CONS: The face detection is so responsive that it is an inconvenience and I disabled it. It kept making the screen turn on and even though I manually turned it off, the moment I moved it, it came back on. The screen seems to constantly come on, unlocked, while I'm on the phone and don't want the screen on. There's a lot for me to learn about and I'm not going to say anything negative because of my own ignorance of the device like so many others tend to do. Next is the beveled screen. I'm not sure what the purpose is for this design but I see too many negatives in the design and wouldn't choose it. Putting a screen protector on it is going to look silly and be difficult to fit. But I hate scratched and broken screens so it is needed. I found out that they make a beveled protector but the reviews are terrible, saying that the screen doesn’t work week with it on. The battery life is terrible so far. Not sure why as I'm not on it much, made sure there was nothing unusual running in the background but when I got up, it was at 100% and I used it for about 15 minutes and two hours later it was at 84%. Perhaps I got a bad battery, idk. I'm going to thoroughly read the manual and see what I can find to solve the issue and then call tech support if needed. Advice: ALWAYS do THOROUGH research before making a fool of yourself for complaining about something YOU caused or could have prevented by doing it. The only other negative at this time is the keyboard selection icon at the bottom right of the screen when the keyboard is open. With the bevel and position of this, it is almost impossible to not hit it constantly, which I do. The natural way that everyone holds their phone to type especially,makes this constantly being hit by accident. I'll attempt to find a way to remove this and hopefully it can be removed. Possibly with another keyboard. I wanted this phone to be a wonderful addition to my experience with phones but it wasn’t and I returned the second one too as it’s battery was also garbage. It couldn’t make a whole day and I am not on it much. All other phones I have had, the batteries lasted at least two days. 06/17/22 update: The device has begun glitching badly. The battery, though huge and should last at minimum two full days the way I use them, won't last a day. Even with the facial recognition turned off, the screen will not stay off and I end up hitting mute or hanging up on the person I am trying to speak with. The speakers suck. Turning it up as high as it goes, I can barely hear when on speaker. I am returning the unit but only to replace it with another in hopes that I got a dud and the next will be alright. I would hate to have such a wonderful unit be a total failure. Especially when the reviews were so good. Of course many people just jump on and give 5 stars out of the box simply because it's a new toy and they're like children with new toys on Christmas. They gush and then never update again with pertinent information. So, hopefully the unit they're sending is an actual representation of the great reviews this phone has. Fingers crossed. Final update 7/06/2022: I got the second phone and it was exactly the same as the first. While this phone is beautiful and feels like it should be magnificent, it is actually worth about $200 max. The battery is trash and not because I don’t know what I’m doing. No background memory being used either. There are many glitches in the device that should not be there as both of the devices were new. I genuinely hope that TCL is able to fix it and make it the flagship it should be for the company. I believe it could be a competitor to Samsung and Apple if they do. I was VERY disappointed that it didn’t work out.