HMD Global, the Finland-based company that launches new Nokia-branded smartphones, has now announced two new devices in the brand’s budget-focused C-series, dubbed Nokia C21 and Nokia C21 Plus.
As for the pricing, the Nokia C21 starts at around £83 while the Nokia C21 Plus has a starting price of about £100. While the standard model is said to go on sale from March, the Plus model will be available in select markets from April.
The Nokia C21 is a pretty upscale smartphone compared to what the company has been offering so far in the C-series. It comes with a metal chassis that is rated IP52 for water and dust resistance.
It features a 6.5-inch HD+ display that offers a screen resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels with an aspect ratio of 20:9. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Unisoc SC9863A octa-core processor, coupled with PowerVR GE8322 GPU.
The device comes in three memory options — 2GB RAM, 3GB RAM, and 4GB RAM along with an option to choose from two internal storage — 32GB of 64GB. There’s also a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity.
In the camera department, there’s a dual-camera setup on the back that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an LED flash. On the front side, there’s a 5-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
The smartphone is running the Android 11 Go Edition operating system out-of-the-box and the company has promised to offer quarterly security updates for two years. Interestingly, there are two battery options — 5,050mAh and 4,000mAh battery.
On the other hand, the Nokia C21 features the same 6.5-inch HD+ 20:9 display with a screen resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels. It also has a metal frame but the company has dropped the IP ratings.
Under the hood, this one too comes powered by the Unisoc SC9863A processor but the memory options are limited to 2GB RAM or 3GB RAM and 32GB or 64GB internal storage. It also has a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity.
The phone has an 8-megapixel camera sensor on the back and a 5-megapixel snapper on the front side. It runs the Android 11 Go Edition operating system with a promise of getting security updates for two years and the device is powered by a 3,000mAh battery.
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