HMD International has launched the Nokia XR21, the observe as much as the award profitable Nokia XR20, among the best rugged smartphones available on the market which we reviewed in 2021. 

Pitched by the corporate because the smartphone model of the legendary Nokia 3310, it claims the XR21 is, “so sturdy that it could possibly stand up to a soaking from a 100-bar strain water hose jet with an 80 levels centigrade water temperature.”

The Nokia XR21 goes on sale within the UK for £499.99/$499 within the US/ AU$799 in Australia, and in contrast to its predecessor, just one mannequin (6GB RAM/128GB storage) will probably be accessible in two shade schemes, pine inexperienced and midnight black. It’s going to even be accessible for hire on Nokia’s Round subscription service for £22 per 30 days with a £30 setup price and a minimal of three month dedication.

Prepared for Android 15

The USP of the Nokia XR21 is its toughness, with a capability to face up to greater than only a little bit of tough and tumble. It’s licensed IP69Ok and MIL-STD-810H, which suggests that it’ll survive – in principle – drops of as much as 1.Eight meters and way more. Its strengthened chassis – manufactured from recycled aluminum – with what seems to be like a layer of rubberized coating on high ought to preserve it in fine condition even after some heavy dealing with.

HMD International has included a three-year guarantee as commonplace plus a 1-year display alternative guarantee for ANZ and EU prospects, in case the Gorilla Glass Victus safety was less than scratch (pun supposed). The remainder of the specification is what you’d anticipate from an entry-level to mid-range smartphone.

There’s a Qualcomm system-on-chip (Snapdragon 695) with 6GB of RAM and 128GB onboard storage, a 6.49-inch FHD+ show with a 120Hz refresh price and a staggering 550 nits brightness, two rear cameras (64-megapixel and 8-megapixel), one 16-megapixel entrance snapper, an audio jack (bear in mind these?) Wi-Fi-6E, a pair of audio system, NFC and eSIM help.

In comparison with the XR20 although, it has an even bigger battery (4800mAh), loses the wi-fi charging and downgrades the Sort-C connector to USB 2.0. Whereas it does help quick charging (as much as 33W), it doesn’t include a charger, solely a USB cable. 

The place the XR21 will attraction to an enterprise/enterprise viewers is the truth that it helps Android 15 (three Android updates from Android 12) and offers 4 years of month-to-month safety updates. Nice for safeguarding cell gadgets from any OS-based vulnerabilities.

There’s additionally area for 2 nano-SIM playing cards and HMD International engineers judiciously added two speedy entry buttons and an eSIM.

Of its predecessor, the XR20, I mentioned that “Nokia hits the correct notes with its try and convey rugged to the mainstream with the XR20. It does so in model with 5G connectivity, a big display and a glossy design, miles away from conventional rugged smartphones.”

It might be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Nokia brings out a sturdy model of the T21 to turn out to be a possible candidate for our greatest rugged pill shopping for information.