TCL Idol X successor will be the nearly borderless TCL N3!

Robin MaxwellAugust 23, 2013

TCL are working on a newflagshipphone to replace the successful TCL Idol X, what they have come up with is the very stunning TCLN3.

Replacing the TCLIdol X is a tall order. It is by far one of the prettiest Chinese phones on the market, and it packs a cracking specification to boot (1080 display, 2GB RAM , MT6589T processor), but what TCL’s boffins have come up with looks like a worthy successor.

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Named the TCLN3 and seen here in these official renders the phone has been designed to have the minimum amount of screen bezel possible, meaning they phone can feature a larger 5.7-inch display without increasing the overall footprint of the phone too much.

The rest of the details remain a mystery. Will it feature an 8-core MT6592 processor or one of the new 4G LTE Mediatek chips? How large is the battery and how much RAM will it have? Come on TCL we want to know.

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Robin Maxwell
Hi, Robin Maxwell here! Mobile technology is my passions, and while I've been known to dabble with iOS devices I'm a firm Android convert, currently waiting for the Oppo Find 5 to launch!!

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KennyG
August 23, 2013
The idol x was one of my favorite phones of 2013..I can not wait to see you guys do a video of the next TCL hardware.

Derp
August 23, 2013
Narrow bezels are seen in many renders. I hope this will end up really looking like this
- Louisclub
  August 23, 2013
  right. thanks for reminding. it looks like the early renders of the xiaomi mi3, which looked borderless and caught my attention. now i know xiaomi are nowhere to release a borderless phone anytime soon

CPO
August 23, 2013
Awesome phone. I’m skeptical that they can get it that thin tho. It doesn’t look any thicker than 6mm from that rendering. Great job on the bezels. This is where devices need to go. Mi3 has a pretty thin bezel too. No reason to not maximize that real estate.
I’m pleased with the progress I’m seeing now from China. Bezels need to be eliminated and phones need to be thinner, and they know the game plan. The days of high profit margins on phones died about when Steve Jobs did. By the time the Galaxy S5 comes out, it will probably be the only Galaxy selling. They are still trying to push the S2 for like $350 on tmobile. For $350, what do you think people want? An outdated S2? Or a Xiaomi Mi3?
The phone war is officially underway. May the best phones win!
trung
August 24, 2013