TCL 501 - user opinions and reviews
- barbaraallen
- kCn
Not so much opinion as question: I never see this listed as compatible with any US carriers. I want to use it as a backup phone home in the US and as a travel phone abroad (on prepaid pay as you go plans with appropriate SIM/eSIM. Is it not listed because it is too new? When given the chance to input its IMEI, it is also not found.
All the compatible phones seem to have 2 digits and one or more letters, like 50 XL but no 3 digit numbers like 501.
Can someone explain what is going on?
- Anonymous
- 3J1
Bought as a stop gap between upgrades as I lost my Samsung phone.
It is truly the worst phone I've ever had. I wasn't expecting much for £50 but it barely even functions.
There is a lag on opening any app. If you do get an app to open it will crash after 20 seconds.
It can just about manage to handle WhatsApp but forget trying to do anything else with this phone.
- Jonny Wishbone
- nyA
Absolute crap. Dropped it once, now unusable, totally dead, can't even hard reset it. Even while it was working, basic apps like youtube kept crashing in the first week of use. AVOID.
- Anonymous
- pqD
Utterly unusable! Don't get it even for free. Lag 10s+ to open any app (even the keyboard), lots of crashes. Worthless. It's surprising such thing exists, it's an anomaly.
- Anonymous
- Fek
It is 4 euro less than Moto G04 in my country.
Guess the choice is clear then...
- me
- 0AN
true, 27 May 2024is it true that one can expand the ram memory with 2 gb + 4 gb, wich it says on the tcl webpag... morenot possible to do that.
- me
- 0AN
Nick, 08 Jun 2024How to take screen shot with this model ?press the volume down key and on/off key quickly at the same time.
- Nick
- M%x
How to take screen shot with this model ?
- true
- M%x
is it true that one can expand the ram memory with 2 gb + 4 gb, wich it says on the tcl webpage, and if it is, how does one do it ?
- Em2048
- 7A2
IQ200, 26 Apr 2024Seems you like to carry more then one device with ya huh?
In almost every comment you'... morei have a collection of devices
the only ones i really use are a Pixel 7 and Essential PH-1
- AnonD-1040250
- nG9
This runs Go Edition
- IQ200
- LiQ
Em2048, 01 Apr 2024an android 14 phone with 2gb ram? i feel bad for anyone who buys this, because my motorola wit... moreSeems you like to carry more then one device with ya huh?
In almost every comment you're comparing phones with your old Galaxy S9, S10e or Motorola with 3Gigs of RAM...
So, how many (old) phones do you have in active use?
- Em2048
- 7A2
an android 14 phone with 2gb ram? i feel bad for anyone who buys this, because my motorola with 3gb of ram stuggles on android 12.
- Minu
- IWR
Azu10157, 01 Mar 2024You're right. I love the thick top and bottom bezels and I wish more companies went back ... moreOr simply switch to 16:9 displays, because literally every video and most photos fit like a glove in those displays 👍
- Azu10157
- jiJ
Minu, 01 Mar 2024And the fact that the phone and camera icons in the renders are ripped off from the Galaxy Not... moreYou're right. I love the thick top and bottom bezels and I wish more companies went back to doing that.
- Minu
- ter
Azu10157, 26 Feb 2024At less than $50 you can get yourself a Galaxy Note 5 (I have) and even that is way better tha... moreAnd the fact that the phone and camera icons in the renders are ripped off from the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 series (Touchwiz 5.0)
I like this design though, even if it's a low end
- AnonD-641645
- U}}
Dubious resolution aside, this phone should win a design award for not having holes on the screen. And I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out it has removable battery.
- Anonymous
- tPG
David 040882, 26 Feb 2024Did this come with the time machine or...?Probably, this design reminds me of Google Nexus phone tbh...
- Coast
- 0TG
This is the kinda phone "those" type of iPhone users will take as an example for the entire Android industry
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