Review: TCL 10 Pro

By Canadian Reviewer Staff

TCL may not be the first company to come to mind when it comes to flagship smartphones. This is the world’s number two television maker after all and has built a name for itself in making premium screen technology widely available.  

What most people don’t know is that TCL has been in the smartphone game for some time. It was a licensee of brands like Alcatel, Palm, and BlackBerry. TCL was behind the resurgent KeyOne and Key2 models, the very last smartphones that featured QWERTY keyboards.  

The TCL 10 Pro comes as a complete surprise in a year where many of us are in dire need of good news. For the price of a base iPhone SE 2, the TCL 10 Pro offers an impressive and crisp 6.47” FHD curved AMOLED display the likes that we’ve only seen on flagship Samsung phones. This TCL 10 Pro has a four camera array with up to 64MP ultra-high resolution photo capability, plus standalone  macro, super-wide angle, and low-light cameras as well as a 24 megapixel front facing camera. It also features an in-display fingerprint sensor and face unlock, something that some other flagship smartphones don’t even have yet. 

Consider a fast-charging 4500 man battery with OTG reverse charging and a decent Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Octa-core processor with 6GB of RAM and 128 GB of onboard storage, and it looks like TCL has hit the sweet spot in terms of features given its  $700 CAD  (Bell) and 665 CAD (Telus) pricing. 

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Review: ViewSonic M1+ Mini LED Projector

Personal portable projectors might be one of the most underrated product categories today. Giving smartphone, streaming stick, and PC users a large canvas to watch videos or present slideshows, these palm-sized projectors are also multi-functional devices that serve as powerbanks, storage drives, and even Bluetooth speakers. ViewSonic's M1 projector  was a prime example of a well-rounded and reliable portable projector that appealed to business users as well as consumers who wanted a large-screen experience for their mobile devices and PCs.

ViewSonic kept all the outstanding features like the compact size, various ports, excellent battery life, and impressive picture quality of the M1 projector and added a host of features that make it even better.

Out of the box, the new ViseSonic M1+ is identical to the model it replaces. The pursposeful, yet elegant industrial design packs a lot of intuitive functionality and is easy for anyone to figure out without cracking open the user manual. The various improvements and upgrades all become evident once you take a closer look.

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Hey Alexa, can we talk about the election?

We are just days away from the Canadian Federal election and if you're still undecided on who to vote for, where can you turn to for the latest information? For the first time ever, Canadians can stay up to speed with developments on the campaign trail, or test their own knowledge of elections in Canada, using just their voice—by asking Alexa. 

Alexa can now help voters access answers to a range of election queries, whether you want to know what you should bring with you on voting day, confirm which riding you belong to, or even to show off to your friends how much you know about the Canadian political system.

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Review: Google Pixel 3a

At first glance, there’s very little difference between the new Pixel 3a and last year’s stellar Pixel 3. Both phones share Google’s sleek and rather muted aesthetics, they both run Pure Android efficiently, are build around Google Assistant and it’s AI features. Both Pixel models also feature outstanding cameras, with segment-leading Night Sight low light capability, and arguably the best camera software available today.

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