Nokia XR20 Review: Exceptional Build, Excellent Features at Premium Price | GadgetGuruBN

Last updated on 07/02/2022 11:45 PM IST.
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Nokia on 18/10/2021 launched the XR20 which is a budget android smartphone in India priced at Rs.46,999 & these are my honest thoughts about it. 
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1. Form Factor [9.1/10]
  • Dimensions: 171.64 x 81.5 x 10.64 mm & Weight: 248 gms.
  • Build: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus front, Polymer back & Aluminum frame. It also features IP68 rating for dust and water resistance and military rated MIL-STD-810H for drop resistance.
2. Features [8.8/10]
The device comes with excellent features which includes,
  • Important sensors: Fingerprint & Gyroscope.
  • Connectivity options: Dual-Band WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/), Bluetooth 5.1, USB Type-C port, GPS (A-GPS, GLONASS & Beidou), NFC, 5G, Dual SIM (dual nano SIM, dual 4G, VoLTE, VoWiFi) & Dedicated Micro SD card slot. It also features dedicated google assistant key. 
  • Audio features: Dual speakers & 3.5mm headphone jack.
3. Battery [8.5/10]
Device comes with Li-Po 4630 mAh battery which supports fast charging. The battery life should be excellent as it features,
  • Bigger battery size.
  • 8nm fabrication of the SOC.
Battery Life Stats
SOT [Screen on Time]: Upto 7:45 hrs average.
Battery Life: Upto 2 days average.

4. Performance [8.3/10]
Device comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 8nm SOC & runs Android 11 OS with Nokia's interface on top. The overall performance should be great as it features,
  • 2 ARM-Cortex A76 CPU clocked at 2.0 Ghz & 6 ARM-Cortex A55 CPU clocked at 1.8 Ghz with Adreno 619 GPU. 
  • 6GB LPDDR4X RAM & 128GB UFS 2.1 Storage.
5. Display [8.3/10]
Device comes with 6.67 inch display which should offer great quality as it features,
  • IPS LCD 60Hz refresh rate panel with HD+ [1920 X 1080 pixels] resolution.
  • Great 395 ppi sharpness, 550 nits peak brightness & 20:9 aspect ratio.
6. Camera [7.9/10]
Device comes with [1] rear cameras with dual LED dual tone & single flash & [1] front camera. The overall camera quality [image & video] should be great [8.1/10] in day & pretty good [7/10] in night as it features [camera features 0.3],
  • Main: 48MP with f/1.8 aperture, wide-angle lens, 1/2.25" Sensor size, 0.8 micron pixel, PDAF & HDR.
  • Ultrawide: 13MP with f/2.4 aperture, 123 ultrawide-angle lens, 1/3.0" Sensor size & 1.12 micron pixel.
  • Video recording options include HD [1080p@30fps]. It features Zeiss optics, Portrait mode Night Mode & more.
  • Front: 8MP with f/2.0 aperture, wide-angle lens, 1/4.0" Sensor size & 1.12 micron pixel.
  • Video recording options include HD [1080p@30fps].
7. Box Contents: Nokia XR20 [Device itself], Adapter, USB cable, Guides / Paper work & SIM tool.

8. Price, Variants, Colors & Availability
1 Price: Rs.46,999.
1 Variants: 6+128GB. 
2 Colors: Green & White.
Availability: Available from 30/10/2021 via,
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9. Pros, Cons, GadgetGuruBN Product Rating & VFM Rating
Pros Cons
 + Exceptional build  - Premium Price
 + Excellent features  - Camera quality could be much better 
 + Great battery life   - Display quality could be better
 + Great performance   - Better SOC could be used
 + Great display  
 + Pretty great camera   

1. Product Rating: 7.93/10.
2. VFM Rating: 6.5/10. 
3. GadgetGuruBN Rating: 7.49/10.

10. Final Words
Summing up my thoughts the Nokia XR20 is a great smartphone at a good price, Also do let me know your thoughts in the comments below. 

11. Why you should buy this smartphone?
If you are looking for a great smartphone with exceptional build & excellent features in the 47K budget than this smartphone might be the best option for you.
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