TCL Stylus 5G Launched, Specs & Price

Chinese manufacturer TCL Communication has announced the TCL Stylus 5G (T779W), a 5G smartphone with a built-in stylus pen in the United States.

The TCL Stylus 5G also offers a built-in stylus like the Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra. While less advanced than the Samsung’s Bluetooth S Pen, TCL Stylus 5G has some custom software tweaks like a GIF creator, screen magnification, images scribbling and storing e-signatures.

TCL Stylus features a 6.81-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. The display also packs a 13MP selfie cam. The back houses a 50MP main sensor (0.64μm pixels) alongside a 5MP ultrawide module, a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth lens.

MediaTek’s Dimensity 700 5G chip sits at the helm alongside 4GB RAM and 128GB storage which is expandable up to 2TB via the microSD slot. The software side is covered by Android 12 while the battery capacity comes in at 4,000 mAh and does up to 18W charging. The phone also brings a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and headphone jack.

TCL Stylus 5G Specifications

Network Properties

• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
• 4G bands: 2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71
• 5G bands: 25, 41, 66, 77 SA/NSA/Sub6
• Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE, 5G

Launch

• Announced: 2022, June 02
• Status: Available. Released 2022, June 02

Design

• Dimensions: 169.6 x 76.5 x 9 mm (6.68 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
• Weight: 213 g (7.51 oz)
• Build: Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
• Colors: Lunar Black
• SIM: Nano-SIM
• Stylus

Display

• Type: IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
• Size: 6.81 inches, 110.1 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 1080 x 2460 pixels (~395 ppi density)
• Protection: NEG

Operating System

• Android 12, TCL UI 4.0

Hardware

• Chipset: MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 (7 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
• GPU: Mali-G57 MC2
• Memory Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)
• Internal: 128GB 4GB RAM

Cameras

• Main Camera: Triple
  • 50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, PDAF
  • 5 MP, 115˚ (ultrawide)
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
• Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
• Video: 1080p@30fps
• Selfie Camera: Single – 13 MP, f/2.3, 19mm (ultrawide), 1/3″, 1.12µm
• Features: HDR
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Multimedia

• Radio:
• Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
• Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes

Connectivity

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP, LE
• GPS: Yes, with A-GPS
• NFC: Yes
• USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

• Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
• Charging: Fast charging 18W

Models: T779W

TCL Stylus 5G Price and Availability

TCL Stylus 5G comes in a single Lunar Black color and is already available from T-Mobile for $258. At this price, the handset is a fraction of the cost of Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra yet you still get the convenience of a built-in stylus.

The company is also bundling some apps that take advantage of the phone’s stylus like MyScript Calculator 2 ($2.99) and Nebo Notes ($11.99).