TCL Stylus 5G review: Budget stylus 5G phone for North American carriers.
Note-style stylus, carrier price.
TCL Stylus 5G brought a built-in stylus to T-Mobile shelves at $260 — a budget alternative to Galaxy Note styling for note-takers who didn't need Wacom precision.
01Display
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
58/10058/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Built-in stylus silo at $260 5G
- 50 MP main + 13 MP selfie
- Dolby Atmos stereo speakers
- Passive stylus (no Wacom)
- Dimensity 700 modest
- Heavy 209 g
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .