Nokia C21 and C21 Plus announced with metal frames and 6.5" displays

HMD brought its first Nokia C-collection smartphone in 2020 and within the quick time since the cheap Android Go Edition phones have end up quite popular. They already account for sixteen% of the business enterprise’s overall phone sales inside the remaining five years. Here come a pair of recent gadgets to reinforce the employer’s portfolio.

Nokia C21 Plus

The Nokia C21 Plus is pretty upscale as C-phones go with a steel chassis and an IP52 score, a first for the collection. It also has a toughened glass over the show (emblem unknown).

Nokia C21 Plus

Speaking of the show, it's miles a massive 6.5” panel with 720 x 1,six hundred px resolution (20:9). The smartphone runs a smooth Android eleven Go Edition and could get hold of quarterly safety patches for two years. The cellphone is powered by means of the Unisoc SC9863A chipset (28 nm, 8 Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.6 GHz and a PowerVR GE8322 GPU). It is paired with 2GB, 3GB or 4GB of RAM plus 32GB or 64GB garage and there is a microSD slot to be had (it’s a dedicated slot at the twin-SIM version). Nokia C21 Plus with a 6.Five" 720 x 1,600 px display (20:9) with toughened glass The 5MP selfie digicam may be used for face unlocking. Alternatively, there may be a fingerprint reader on the lower back. Also here's a thirteen MP major digital camera (with AF) plus a 2MP depth sensor and an LED flash. Nokia C21 Plus with a 13+2 MP camera at the lower back and 5 MP selfie cam at the front

One has a five,050 mAh battery for 3 day battery life, the alternative is lighter with a 4,000 mAh battery capability for 2 day battery life. In both case you get a 10W charger (that works over microUSB) inside the retail package deal.

Nokia C21

The Nokia C21 is a extra less expensive version of the plus. It has the same 6.Five” show (720 x 1,600 px) and the metallic frame plus toughened glass. There’s no legit IP score in this one, however. Nokia C21 Plus The smartphone is powered by way of the equal Unisoc chipset, except this time the selections for RAM potential are limited to 2GB or 3GB, storage is again both 32GB or 64GB. The committed microSD slot remains as does the commitment for 2 years of safety patches. One of the principal variations right here is the battery – it has best 3,000 mAh capacity, 25% much less than even the lower capability model of the C21 Plus. Also, it most effective supports charging at 5W (and springs with a 5W charger and microUSB cable).

The foremost digicam has also been downgraded to 8 MP, but the selfie camera keeps its five MP sensor. Face and fingerprint unlocking are both available. The Nokia C21 and C21 Plus are coming soon, we will update this newsletter with pricing data as soon as it is to be had.