Nokia XR21 vs Nokia G21 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia XR21

Nokia XR21

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Nokia G21

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Nokia XR21 or Nokia G21 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia XR21 Nokia G21
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Release date 2023, May 03 2022, February 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 168 x 78.6 x 10.5 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.09 in 164.6 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm | 6.48 x 6.48 x 2.99 in
Weight 231 g | 8.15 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Midnight Black, Pine Green Nordic Blue, Dusk
Battery 4800 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5050 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.49" in 6.5" in
Screen area 101.7 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.0% 81.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 406 PPI 270 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 120Hz, 450 nits (typ), 550 nits (HBM) - 90Hz
-400 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Dual 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2'', PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-50 MP, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, (macro)
-2 MP, (depth)
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, second LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.4 (wide) 8 MP, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12 Android 11
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) - Unisoc T606 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver) - Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MP1
External memory Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 396353 155341
GeekBench 5 Single Core 672 312
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1912 1157

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 2, 5, 25, 38, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - International 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W
-Power Delivery 2.0
-Quick Charge 3
- IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 60 min)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m
-MIL-STD-810H compliant

- Fast battery charging 18W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0

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