Monday, August 2, 2021

Nokia XR20 - A Worthy Successor Of The Nokia 3310 After 2 Decades

The new Nokia XR20 coming this August can withstand drops on concrete from as high as 4 metres, and the Gorilla Glass Victus screen won't have a single scratch. You can drop this device in a filled up bathtub for an hour, and it'll have no issues. You could use it all day and all night, yet still have enough battery for the next day.

This is the military grade Nokia XR20 with 5G network, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, 48MP #camera, 4630mAh battery, and N250,000 price tag coming out on August 24th, 2021.



Nokia XR20 The Brick Is Back


I'm crying because Nokia is finally back! I'm also crying because I just bought the Nokia X20 last month and was wondering why it didn't have water resistance since my last phone was destroyed by water. Anyway, I'm consoled by the fact that my X20 has 8GB RAM, 64MP camera, a free screen guard and free phone case. Although I'm still crying because who needs a screen guard and phone case when you've got the #XR20 which is also water resistant and has a 4630mAh battery compared to the slightly lower 4470mAh of mine.




About the 2-Day battery life of the Nokia X series, till I got one, I didn't believe it. As advised, it's always best that as soon as you buy a new phone, you first charge it fully, then use it till it discharges fully before charging fully again, and using as normal. Ladies and gentlemen, I charged this phone, discharging it became a problem. 


Nokia XR20 - front and back

Nokia XR20 - Camera View


After about 12 hours of watching movies, playing music with the very loud stereo speakers, using the WiFi hotspot to connect my laptop, and making videos, the battery had dropped to like 65% so I had to continue using it into the next day before it completely drained out. I'm still wondering about the fast charging though because it takes about 2 hours to fully charge from zero to 100% using the 18W charger.




It turns out that #Nokia used some basic tricks to make a less than 5000mAh battery last more than 24 hours on a 5G phone by shaving off some high-end features:


1. Processor is a Snapdragon 480 5G

2. Screen is an IPS LCD with 1080 x 2400 resolution

3. Radio is not as powerful as the S21 Ultra or iPhone 12 Pro Max.


So if you're thinking of  a new phone you better wait till August 24th!

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