TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper : Review – A settings toolbar will appear at the top when you click on a note with the pen to open it in edit mode. Pen type, color, line thickness, and all other writing or drawing tools can be set up here. In my opinion, the editing interface is nearly ideal since it strikes a balance between simplicity and providing you with the necessary controls.
The Inspiration Space is another feature of the Note A1 UI that I liked. I can quickly extract a small portion of text from any document (even web pages), store it, and then utilize any of the other onboard AI-powered tools or automatically convert it to text for use in something else. Since I stopped using Evernote, it’s one of the greatest clip-and-save programs I’ve come across.
The file management system was something I wasn’t as excited about. It functions, but there are perplexing flaws. For instance, I was unable to figure out how to open a note in reading mode and then change it to editing from within. This appears to be a very typical use case. However, you must close the note, return to the main notes menu, and then open it again in editing mode.
The user interface lacks intuitiveness. In order to open two documents side by side, which is a drag-and-drop feature in every other Android device I’ve tested (including those with heavily customized user interfaces), I had to refer to the manual. TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper : Review
A Remark on Previous Versions
TCL announced the Note A1 via Kickstarter, which is odd for a big publicly traded company. However, the company obviously already had plenty of the tablet accessible, which it gave to YouTube influencers. If you look for early reviews of these Kickstarter gadgets, you’ll find complaints about the lack of a Google Play Store, the limited availability of apps, the need to sideload software via F-Droid, the Aurora Store, and other shenanigans.
The Google Play Store is preinstalled on the Note A1 that I tested and that is currently available at all major shops, making it simple to download any program you require. It can be a little cumbersome to access installed apps because they pile up in the sidebar menu, but it’s not too hard to have everything you need close at hand if you make good use of the launcher’s customization options. For the sake of completeness, I also installed the Aurora Store and F-Droid, both of which function (albeit apps installed via F-Droid will stop operating on all Android devices next year if Google continues with its current development plans for Android). TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper : Review
Competition
Here, there are two rivals. An E-ink tablet is the first. The E Ink is the best option if you want the most paper-like experience. However, you won’t be browsing social media or viewing movies. The Note A1 is the obvious choice if you want 80% of the E Ink experience together with the flexibility to use your device like any other Android tablet.
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