The successor to NOKIA G20, Nokia G21, has been unveiled with improvements in battery, screen and camera.
NOKIA G21 carries a 5,5050mah battery that officials say lasts for three days. HMD has modified its power-saving mode to enable the first power-saving mode when 20% of the battery is left, and the second power-saving mode when 10% is left to further extend battery life.
The battery capacity and battery life of the new phone are the same as those of its predecessor, but the charging speed of the new phone has been improved to 18W (compatible with USB PD 3.0). However, the phone only comes with a 10W charger in the box, so you’ll need to buy a faster charger to take advantage of the 18W fast charging feature. In another improvement, HMD managed to make the phone 5% thinner, from 9.2mm to 8.5mm.
The second major upgrade to the G21 is the high refresh rate display, which uses a 6.5-inch LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and 720p+ resolution. It also supports an adaptive refresh rate mode that can be lowered to 60 Hz to save power when 90 Hz is not needed.
As for its camera, the main camera has a 50-megapixel sensor, and HMD won’t say much about the details of lens aperture and sensor size. Instead, it focuses on super resolution, which enhances the detail of images taken, and night mode. However, the G20’s 5-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera is gone, leaving only a 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
Nokia G21 comes with a more powerful chipset, the Unzig T606. The 12-nanometer chip has two Cortex-A75 cores and six A55 cores, a big jump from the Helio G35, which has just eight A53 cores, The new GPU is the Mali G57 MP1, but the chip only supports 4G networks.
The new phone has 4GB of ram and 64GB or 128GB of storage, with a three-card slot, supporting for dual SIM cards and the ability to add more storage with microSD cards. It has a side-mounted fingerprint reader, an improved face unlock feature that works even with a mask, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It comes pre-installed with Android 11 and will get two major Android updates and three years of security patches.
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Igeekphone has learned that Nokia G21 will be available soon, starting at €170. The new model will come in two color schemes, Nordic blue and Dusk, and comes with a 10W charger and USB cable in the box. Some areas will also get a headset, screen protector and a jelly box. In addition, the G21’s transparent shell is made of 100 percent recycled material and will be sold on Nokia.com.