The TCL Note A1 is a kinder, gentler tablet

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Website design is my passion." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/268711_TCL_Note_A1_Nxtpaper_review_AJohnson_0001.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Website design is my passion. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Without thinking, I scribbled over what I'd just written. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It's what I would have done if I was writing with pen and paper. But I didn't have a pen in my hand; my canvas was an LCD and the letters on my page were just pixels. Score one point to the TCL Note A1.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">TCL's <a href="https://us.tcl.com/products/tcl-a1-note">Note A1 Nxtpaper</a> tablet (its full government name) is supposed to make you forget that you're using a tablet. It has one of the company's signature low-glare matte displays and ships with a stylus. The pen's haptics even mimic the scratching of a pencil on paper.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">On the software side, the A1 takes a lot of cues from <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/922843/remarkable-paper-pure-e-ink-tablet-digital-notebook-notepad-hands-on">the Remarkable tablet</a>. Instead of a typical Android home scr …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984086/tcl-note-a1-nxtpaper-tablet-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>