TCL A30 Unlocked Smartphone with 5.5 HD+ Display, 8MP Rear Camera, 32GB+3GB RAM, 3000mAh Battery, Android 11, Prime Black

have been pleased with this phone until this week. Purchased in March, 2022 and it has worked fine for normal use, occasional calls (using T-Mobile), texts, internet. Photos, not great quality but fine and as expected considering the cost of the phone. Suddenly, a few days ago, phone was slow to load, stopped charging and now is totally dead. Not worth the cost of repair. Very disappointing, just needed a simple phone. Thought it should have lasted longer than it did.

Bought it less than a year ago, and it has not been working well..drop calls, auto power off by itself....Not a good connection to network...etc...

I wanted my daughter to start learning more about phones and how they work, get familiar with the tech, etc. I tried giving her one of my old, retired phones, but performance just wasnt there. I got this for her to use WiFi only (no SIM card, for now). I liked it so much I almost bought one for myself. Its quick and responsive, battery life is good, camera is decent. My daughter loves it for emailing and chatting with grandma, watching YT, playing a few games and setting alarms and reminders. The only thing I found missing was a fingerprint sensor, so I opted for the TCL 10L for myself.

Decently fast, smallish battery, no problems, until I saw there was no way to enable wifi calling.... because there is no wifi calling on this phone (except with T-mobile, apparently). I used this for a couple days and returned it. Tech support did respond right away confirming this...

What was not explained above?

Works Ok, but hope phone design improves next time. The biggest flaw with this one is that the on/off button is on the right side where the volume buttons are also located. So have to be careful and look where Im putting my finger every time. Itd be best to have the a physical home/shut off button at the button like the old Samsung J3 did. Also, during a call the screen turns black after 2 minutes following the screensaver setting. However, the screen should remain lit during a call because, when youre ready to hang up, you have to look for the unfriendly shut off button.

bought this to replace my old LGE and although theres a learning curve with the buttons (keep hitting the side button and unintentionally summoning hey google) Im pretty much adjusted to it. Photos are nice and sharp, text functions are pretty on par, and phone itself sounds clear. No problems on home wifi or 4G. The only thing I do not like is the clock function. I like to be able to set alarms weeks in advance for dr appts etc. But the alarm feature only allows me to set for the current week, or recurring weekly alarms (like getting up for work). I know I can set alarms and such under calendars but Im old and the clock alarms were just so easy to do and I dont want to learn a whole new process. But I guess thats a me problem.

A perfect phone for the elderly Since my mothers last phone lacked a front camera, I ordered the TCL A30 for her so she could make video calls with her grandchild and me. The phones back is composed of hard plastic, but it does not feel cheap in hand. My mother likes the size of the phone. Its the perfect size for her to slip into her pocket. Other than that, the phone is easy to use. Everything was put up in less than ten minutes. Now, my mum has learned to make video calls, read online newspapers and take selfies with this phone.

I was disappointed when I saw that it wasnt a built-in battery phone.

The only things outdated on this phone is the camera quality and the physical screen quality as far as I can tell, but you wont notice a thing if you arent a tech geek like myself. Im really impressed by the battery life, I had music playing through Bluetooth earbuds all throughout my 8 hour shift yesterday and the battery went from 88% to 50% on this little 3000mah battery which Is incredibly good. The standby battery life is great too, I charged it fully this morning and almost 12 hours later its on 93% though Ive only made 2 calls and a couple internet searches. Ive no idea how this things battery last longer than my broken galaxy s21 which has better specs all around, but I wont question it.