The subsequent rugged Nokia cellphone is coming quickly

The Nokia XR20 was an vital launch for HMD International in some methods, as the corporate embraced the rugged cellphone section. 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 cellphone with what seems to be an identical plastic rear cowl and thick bezels as its predecessor. We additionally get a take a look at black and inexperienced colour choices. Take a look at the pictures under, with extra out there 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 cellphone’s Snapdragon 480 SoC.

Different core specs embrace a 6.49-inch FHD+ LCD display (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 can 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 gadget is claimed to ship with Android 12. That is significantly annoying as Android 13 has been out there 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 presents optical stabilization {hardware}, whereas the Snapdragon 695 doesn’t help 4K recording both. A 16MP digital camera is claimed to deal with selfies and video calls.

Different particulars embrace a 3.5mm port, eSIM help, three years of main OS updates, and 4 years of safety patches. We’ve additionally bought an additional {hardware} key on the left-hand facet (presumably for Google Assistant), whereas we are able to barely make out what is likely to be an identical top-mounted customizable button because the older gadget.

We favored the earlier cellphone however thought there was some room for enchancment in our Nokia XR20 evaluation. Extra particularly, we took umbrage with the horsepower, digital camera high quality, fingerprint scanner, and lack of 5G on AT&T. It doesn’t seem to be HMD is addressing efficiency in a giant approach because the Snapdragon 695 remains 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 worth