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Color
All
Grey
Storage
All
128GB
Buyers who want the cheapest possible large-screen Android phone for calls, messaging and video, with a headphone jack, microSD support and battery life that lasts.
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Upfront Cost:
£154.99
Cashback:
£0.00
Upfront Cost:
£154.99
Compare 8 contract deals, 6 upgrade deals and 2 SIM-free offers for the TCL K70 from UK retailers.
The best TCL K70 contract deal starts from £11.95/month with Metrofone.
Over 24 months, the cheapest contract totals £286.80. Buying SIM-free at £154.99 plus a comparable SIM-only deal (~£8.00/mo for 15GB) totals £346.99 — making the contract £60.19 cheaper overall.
Buy the TCL K70 SIM-free from £154.99 at Metrofone.
The TCL K70 is an entry-level Android phone built around endurance and screen size rather than performance. TCL has fitted a 6.75-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate, which is the kind of thing usually reserved for pricier handsets and makes menus and social feeds feel noticeably smoother than the 60Hz panels most cheap phones still use. Behind it sits a 5,200mAh battery and a MediaTek Helio G100, a chip that handles calls, messaging, maps and streaming without complaint but will not keep up with demanding games. The practical touches are the real appeal: stereo speakers, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD slot, NFC for contactless payments, a side fingerprint reader and an IP64 rating for dust and splashes. Compromises are exactly where you would expect - the screen is only HD+ at 720 x 1570, the camera is a single 50MP sensor that records video at 1080p, and this is a 4G phone with no 5G support. Independent review coverage in the UK is limited, so treat the launch specification as the guide.
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Tracking the best prices since 6 Jul 2026.
| Feature | TCL K70 | TCL 605 |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.75-inch IPS LCD, 720 x 1570, 120Hz, 750 nits | 6.7-inch IPS LCD, 720 x 1600, 90Hz, 480 nits |
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G100 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
| Memory | 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, microSD | 8GB RAM, 128GB or 256GB storage, microSD |
| Camera | 50MP main, 8MP front | 50MP main, 5MP front |
| Battery | 5,200 mAh | 5,200 mAh, 18W wired charging |
| Protection | IP64 dust and splash resistant | IP54 dust protected and splash resistant |
| Dimensions | 167.7 x 79.1 x 8.3 mm, 190 g | 165.6 x 76.2 x 8.3 mm, 190 g |
| SIM-free price | From £154.99 | From £62.79 |
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Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.
Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.
Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality.
Based on selfie megapixels and max selfie-video resolution.
Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.
167.7 x 79.1 x 8.3
190 g
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Android 16
Unspecified
Space Grey
50
50 , f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
1080@30fs
50 , f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
50 , f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
8 , f/2.1, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080
1080@30fs
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 750 nits
6.75
720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Helio G100
Mali-G57 MC2
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
HSPA, LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
6.0, A2DP, LE
USB Type-C 2.0
Yes
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
5200
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
