After a brief introduction when it revealed its SQD-Mini LED TVs at CES 2026 in Vegas, we’ve got more details on TCL’s flagship TV for this year.
The SQD-Mini LED line-up, SQD standing for “Super Quantum Dot”, will be coming to the UK market, with the X11L leading the charge (from 75-inches and above), followed by the C8L and C7L models, with TCL stating that each TV is “designed to make viewing feel bigger, brighter, and more immersive.” It looks as if these models replace the C8K and C7K from 2025.
The X11L SQD-Mini LED is stacked with high performance numbers. TCL claims that it has up to 20,736 precise dimming zones, and can produce up to 10,000 nits of peak brightness, with support 100% BT.2020 colour gamut to deliver both vibrant and accurate, cinema-grade colour.
There has been slight controversy with the last point with a pre-review asserting the X11L did not meet those colour benchmarks (but there’s a suggestion this was measured in a mode that’s not the optimal picture mode).
The screen is a native 144Hz which should help with motion and gaming, while there’s HDR support in the form of HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, though arguably the brightness this TV offers means dynamic HDR formats aren’t the most necessary.
The X11L packs TCL’s WHVA 2.0 Ultra panel to ensure consistent colours, contrast, and brightness at wide viewing angles, and audio is once again supplied by Danish audio brand Bang & Olufsen.
The step-down C8L sees the number count fall from the highs of the X11L, with just the 4032 dimming zones and 6000 nits of peak brightness to rely upon.
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It keeps the 144Hz native refresh rate, and the sound system is built by Bang & Olufsen with Dolby Atmos support.
The specs fall again with the C7L, though the performance on paper still stretches past most other Mini LEDs on the market. There are 2176 dimming zones, 3000 nits of peak brightness; while the screen is 144Hz, there’s HDMI 2.1 support as well as Dolby Atmos on the sound side.
The C7L will be available in sizes that range from 55- to 98-inches. The C8L covers the same sizes while the X11L is available in 75-, 85- and 98-inch sizes.
There’s been no mention of price but we expect the SQD-Mini LED series to be available to buy from May 2026 onwards.
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