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TL;DR
- Obvious Nokia XR21 specs and renders have been posted on-line.
- The telephone will ostensibly succeed 2021’s Nokia XR20 rugged telephone.
- A brand new chipset, sooner wired charging, and a telephoto digital camera are the principle upgrades right here.
The Nokia XR20 was an essential launch for HMD International in some methods, as the corporate embraced the rugged telephone phase. Now, it seems {that a} sequel is imminent, and it’s simply leaked in full.
Revered tech outlet WinFuture has posted a slew of Nokia XR21 specs and renders. The pictures present a telephone with what seems to be an identical plastic rear cowl and thick bezels as its predecessor. We additionally get a have a look at black and inexperienced shade choices. Try the photographs under, with extra obtainable by way of the supply.
The outlet additionally posted loads of specs, beginning with the core options. Count on a budget-tier Snapdragon 695 chipset right here, for one, which brings a CPU improve and a smaller manufacturing course of in comparison with the older telephone’s Snapdragon 480 SoC.
Different core specs embrace a 6.49-inch FHD+ LCD display screen (120Hz, Gorilla Glass Victus), 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 4,800mAh non-removable battery, and 33W wired charging. There’s no phrase on wi-fi charging simply but, however 33W wired charging could be a big improve over the XR20’s 18W speeds.
It’s no shock to listen to that the Nokia XR21 will pack an IP68 ranking for mud and water resistance. Nonetheless, one disappointment is that the machine is alleged to ship with Android 12. That is significantly annoying as Android 13 has been obtainable for roughly eight months.
Nokia XR21: What else are you getting?
As for digital camera particulars, the Nokia XR21 is tipped to reach with a 64MP predominant digital camera and an 8MP telephoto digital camera (as much as 8x digital zoom). Neither digital camera gives optical stabilization {hardware}, whereas the Snapdragon 695 doesn’t assist 4K recording both. A 16MP digital camera is alleged to deal with selfies and video calls.
Different particulars embrace a 3.5mm port, eSIM assist, three years of main OS updates, and 4 years of safety patches. We’ve additionally acquired an additional {hardware} key on the left-hand facet (presumably for Google Assistant), whereas we are able to barely make out what is perhaps an identical top-mounted customizable button because the older machine.
We preferred the earlier telephone however thought there was some room for enchancment in our Nokia XR20 evaluate. Extra particularly, we took umbrage with the horsepower, digital camera high quality, fingerprint scanner, and lack of 5G on AT&T. It doesn’t appear to be HMD is addressing efficiency in an enormous means because the Snapdragon 695 continues to be a budget-tier processor. However we hope to see enhancements elsewhere nonetheless.
There’s no phrase on pricing, however the Nokia XR20 retailed for $550. So we hope to see the Nokia XR21 packing an identical and even cheaper value
