HMD Global Thursday announced six new Nokia smartphones under three different series – Nokia X series, G-series, and at the bottom of the ladder is the C-series. The Nokia C-series is made up of the C10 and C20 smartphones.
The Nokia C10 adopts a nearly similar design to the C20. Both models adopt a decent 6.52-inch LCD display with an HD+ resolution of 720pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The LCD screen is capable of hitting a peak brightness of 400 nits and has 70% NTSC coverage. There is also a layer of Panda Glass protection ontop of the display.
Both models are powered by entry-level Unisoc processors with the C20 packing a Unisoc SC9863a processor while the Nokia C10 is powered by a Unisoc SC7331e chip which is the same SoC used on the Nokia C1. The processors are paired with 1GB/2GB of RAM on both models while there is 16GB and 32GB of internal storage onboard the models. If you consider the internal storage inadequate, there is a microSD slot on the smartphones.
For optics, the two smartphones equally come with similar camera setups. This includes a sole 5MP selfie camera housed in the water drop notch cut-out at the top of the display. The rear aspect is also graced by a single 5MP sensor with an LED flash.
For interface, the Nokia C10 and C20 run on Android 11 Go Edition and Nokia is promising to provide two whole years of updates that would be pushed quarterly to the two models. under the hood, there is a 3,000 mAh battery on both models with support for 5W charging over a microUSB port. You also get a 3.5mm audio jack on the models as well as FM radio. Other connectivity options include Category 4 4G LTE (for the Nokia C20), Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.2. The C10 peaks at 3G connectivity only.
As for the prices, the Nokia C10 which comes in Grey and Light Purple, will retail for €75 and will go on sale in June. On the other hand, the C20 comes in Dark Blue and Sand colour and will cost €90. It will be available later this month.
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