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Calling it quits on my current smartphone and upgrading to a new one isn’t the kind of decision I make on a whim. Instead, it often amounts to months of research and then waiting for a sale before I finally pull the trigger. However, that wasn’t the case at all with the TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro.Now, while I know the ins and outs of the best phones, I’m not the type of person to drop a large sum of money on a flagship device. Part of the reason for this is that I prefer to buy my phones outright instead of going through my mobile carrier. This is why I usually go with a mid-range phone over a more premium one.In the past, I’ve been tempted by the best cheap phones, but one shortcoming or another always held me back. With the NXTPAPER 70 Pro, even though it does skimp out on some of my favorite, more premium features like wireless charging and a USB 3.0 port capable of video out, I was more than willing to leave my Nothing Phone (2) behind for it.Ever since I first saw TCL’s NXTPAPER tech in person at a mall in Taiwan, I’ve been enamored by the matte, glare-free displays the company uses for it. After trying out the larger NXTPAPER 11 Plus and NXTPAPER 14 tablets, I figured it was time to try using this unique display tech as my daily driver — and I’m glad I did.Here’s what it’s been like using the NXTPAPER 70 Pro for a month and why it will be especially hard going back to a phone with a glossy screen, even if it is more powerful.A more refined NXTPAPER phone
