The TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus is a budget Android tablet that finally does something different

I just got done reviewing two of the best, yet most boring, budget Android tablets from Samsung (the Galaxy Tab A11 Plus) and Lenovo (the Idea Tab Plus). They were both perfectly competent devices that did almost everything I expected, but there was nothing particularly exciting about either.

So when an offer to test the TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus () came up, I expected more of the same. I’d already formed my opinions on what a $250 Android tablet is. But this was also my first chance to properly experience TCL’s much-talked-about “paper-like” display, so I set those expectations aside. Three weeks later, I’m glad I did.