The Nokia G20 successor has arrived, featuring enhancements to the battery, screen, and camera. No, none of the improvements will make your head spin; instead, the business is focusing on practical, dependable designs.
The Nokia G21's flagship feature finest exemplifies its dependability: it can operate for three days between charges on its 5,050 mAh battery. HMD improved its power-saving settings to make them less restrictive. This enabled the manufacturer to enable the first level of energy saving at 20% (rather than 10%), while at 10% you receive the second level of power reduction to increase battery life even more.
It's worth noting that the original G20 also had a 5,050 mAh battery and boasted a 3-day battery life. HMD did raise the maximum charging speed, increasing it to 18W. (USB PD 3.0 compatible). However, the phone comes with only a 10W adaptor, so you'll need to bring your own charger to get the benefits. Another enhancement is that HMD managed to reduce the phone's thickness by 5%, reducing it from 9.2mm to 8.5mm.
The G21's second major update is a high refresh rate display — a 6.5" LCD that can operate at up to 90Hz, a first for the G-series. Another first for the series is the ability to stream Netflix in HD, which is all that is required given the display's 720p+ quality. Also, if you want the 3-day battery life, select adaptive mode for the display so that it may reduce to 60 Hz to save juice when 90 Hz isn't required.
The camera is up next. The primary camera sports a new 50MP sensor (the G20 had a 48MP sensor). HMD is tight-lipped on lens aperture and sensor size details, instead focusing on the Super Resolution feature, which improves the detail of collected photos. There is also a Night mode. All of this is fantastic, but the G20's 5MP ultrawide sensor is vanished, leaving only a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. Although 5MP wasn't much, it was better than nothing.
The Nokia G21, on the other hand, has a substantially more powerful processor — a Unisoc T606. This 12nm processor contains two Cortex-A75 cores and six A55 cores, which is a significant improvement over the Helio G35, which only had eight A53 cores (not event A55). A Mali G57 MP1 GPU is used.
A Cat. 4 LTE modem is also included in the chipset. The G-series already has a 5G option, however this phone only has 4G. In any case, the processor is combined with 4GB of RAM and either 64GB or 128GB of storage. Because this is a dual-SIM phone with three card slots, you can always expand your capacity with a microSD card.
The G21 is "ready for Android 12," which means it will debut in 2021 running Android 11. It will receive two OS upgrades (Android 12 and 13) and three years of security fixes as part of HMD's standard software support cycle. HMD claims to release twice as many security fixes as the rivals. By the way, the G21 will come pre-installed with Spotify and ExpressVPN (with a 30-day free trial for the VPN).
The phone, as before, includes a fingerprint reader on the side. It also has an upgraded face unlock feature that can detect you with or without a mask on.
The Nokia G21 will go on sale soon for €170 (the G20 was released for €160). The new model will be available in two colours, Nordic Blue and Dusk, and will come with a 10W charger and USB cord. A headset, screen protector, and jelly case are also available in some locations. In that vein, the Clear Case for the G21 is built entirely of recyclable materials and will be available at Nokia.com.
The phone contains a 3.5mm headphone socket for use with the Nokia Wired Headphones, which have 40mm drivers, plush over-ear cushions, and a folding design. These will retail for $31 and will be available in a wireless version with a 62-hour battery life for $50.
There are also the smaller Nokia Go Earbuds2+, a TWS headset with a 24-hour battery life and an IPX certification (for $40). A fancier Nokia Go Earbuds2 Pro with low-latency audio capability is also on the way (a pair will set you back $45).
