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Think marathon battery life on a modest budget. TCL quietly dropped two new 4G handsets — the K70 Power and a standard K70 — and the headline here is simple: endurance over spectacle.
The K70 Power is already listed on Lazada Thailand, and it makes a clear promise. A Helio G100 Turbo chipset drives the phone, paired with either 4GB or 8GB of RAM and a single 256GB storage option. Need more room? There’s a hybrid tray that lets you choose between two SIMs or one SIM plus microSD, so internal storage won’t be your only option.
Battery life is the real story. A 6,500mAh cell, 33W charging and a claimed three days of typical use. Push it hard and TCL says you can squeeze more than 12 hours of continuous gaming or roughly 21 hours of video playback. The maker rates the battery for 1,000 charge cycles while retaining at least 80% capacity — that’s the sort of longevity figure that changes the upgrade math for many users.
The screen won’t win awards for resolution, but it’s practical: a 6.8-inch LCD at 720 x 1,570 pixels with a 120Hz refresh rate. It can hit a 750-nit peak in sunlight mode, which helps outdoors. There’s an 8MP selfie camera in a punch-hole up front. On the rear, you get what looks like a multi-camera array but is effectively a single 50MP sensor backed by a helper lens — marketing optics, not a full sensor suite.
Connectivity is straightforward: 4G only, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC and a USB-C port wired at USB 2.0 speeds. There’s a 3.5mm jack and stereo speakers tuned with DTS. The fingerprint sensor sits on the side and the chassis carries an IP64 splash-resistance rating — splash, not swim.
Practicalities matter. The K70 Power ships with a USB-C 2.0 cable and a TPU case, but you’ll need to supply your own 33W charger. That’s an increasingly common omission, but worth flagging if you’re buying for immediate use.
Price in Thailand starts at THB 13,090 for the 4/256GB model and rises to THB 14,090 for 8/256GB — roughly $415 and $445 respectively. Two colors are listed: Nebula Blue and Space Gray, and pre-orders are live where TCL has chosen to soft-launch the device.
The standard TCL K70 plays a similar tune but at a lower power tier. It uses the same Helio G100 and the same 6.8-inch 120Hz 720p+ display, yet trims the battery to 5,200mAh and appears to be sold in a single 4/128GB configuration so far. A user manual is available on TCL’s site, but the phone itself remains elusive in retail channels.
Oddly, the K70 and K70 Power also showed up in a supplier listing on Infor Valencia — an IT maintenance firm rather than a typical retailer — with Euro prices that line up roughly with the official Thai pricing when taxes and margins are considered. It’s a reminder that device rollouts are rarely a single global event; often they’re a patchwork of local launches, limited pre-orders and slow rollouts.
One more thread: there’s evidence of a cheaper K70 SE model with 64GB of storage. No official word yet on pricing or availability, but the hint suggests TCL intends the K70 line to cover a few price points rather than a single niche.
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio G100 Turbo
- Battery: 6,500mAh (K70 Power) / 5,200mAh (K70)
- Display: 6.8" LCD, 720 x 1,570px, 120Hz
- Cameras: 50MP primary rear, 8MP front
- Storage/RAM: 4/256GB or 8/256GB (K70 Power); 4/128GB (K70)
- Extras: IP64 splash resistance, NFC, 3.5mm jack, stereo speakers
Put simply, these phones aren’t about flashy sensors or cutting-edge 5G modems. They’re about long days, long stretches between charges and reasonable performance for common uses. If you prioritize battery and a smooth 120Hz screen over premium photo hardware or the latest network standard, TCL’s new K70 family is worth a look — especially if the price lands where it currently sits.
Curious to see whether TCL will expand availability beyond select markets, or how the rumored SE and other variants will be positioned. For now, the K70 Power reads like a pragmatic choice for users who treat uptime as a feature, not an afterthought.
Source: gsmarena
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