When Nokia outlined their three-tiered smartphone startegy a number of months in the past, we had been promised some experimental or wild designs of their X-line of merchandise. Nokia XR20 is the primary that really lives as much as that intention. A delightfully overengineered robust smartphone that in testing has taken a blast from the left foot of Roberto Carlos (sure, that<\/em> left foot) and been juggled by freestyle world champion Lisa Zimouche. You need to give credit score to their advertising and marketing staff on this one.<\/p>\n Together with surviving being punted by one of many lovely sport\u2019s legends, Nokia are calling their XR20 \u201cprobably the most sturdy smartphone\u201d that the Finnish firm has ever made. In truth, they provide a one-year display screen guarantee<\/strong> to place their cash the place their mouths are.<\/p>\n The show\u2019s hardiness comes from its Gorilla Glass Victus<\/strong> display screen. Drop-rated for 2 metres<\/strong> (6.5ft) on to strong concrete and twice as scratch resistant as their very own subsequent hardest glass, Victus is sort of a step ahead by way of supplies know-how. <\/p>\n Nokia XR20 can also be IP68-rated<\/strong> and can survive for an hour beneath 1.5 metres of water. The system conforms to the MIL-STD-810H<\/strong> spec.<\/p>\n And the sense of safety isn\u2019t simply case-deep. Nokia XR20 comes with 4 years of Android safety updates<\/strong> \u2013 an additional yr on their class-leading three yr years of updates. Nokia XR20 additionally comes with three years of OS upgrades<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In line with Nokia\u2019s personal analysis, 42% of their customers selected their units on the promise of their smartphone lasting three years. Sturdiness is what the model is understood for \u2013 why not provide one thing to those that require one thing extraordinarily robust. <\/p>\n Those that work or play outside need one thing that may survive their world of tough and tumble. These in enterprise need a system that may final, each bodily and by way of digital safety.<\/p>\n Ruggedised units are likely to price a premium. Equally, units with longer-term software program assist often come at a value. Nokia XR20 is keenly priced at \u20ac499<\/strong> making it a distinctly mid-range system.<\/p>\n XR20 runs on the Snapdragon SD480<\/strong> platfrom. Whereas there are higher chipsets accessible in units at and even under 5 hundred quid, none will survive a drop in your rest room flooring. <\/p>\n It may be simple to miss different elements of a telephone\u2019s design in an period when uncooked energy comparisons for each system are available. Peace of thoughts simply isn\u2019t as simple to elucidate to folks. <\/p>\n Or as Dave Mustaine as soon as stated \u2018Peace (of thoughts) sells\u2026 however Who\u2019s Shopping for?\u2019.<\/p>\n Fortunately, Nokia XR20 stands out as a gorgeous system. It solely barely chunky at 10.8mm thick and each colors characteristic a wonderful pinstripe that solely leaps out when the rear catches the sunshine. This shy indirect pinstripe is a present Nokia styling that I recognize not simply because it\u2019s visually arresting however as a result of it\u2019s not an imitation of costlier units.<\/p>\n There’s a fetching \u2018X\u2019 design housing the 2 digicam lenses and the twin flash LEDs. The double LED association is a pleasant contact for these taking work photographs beneath darkish circumstances.<\/p>\n One other neat productiveness element is the extra-loud speaker (96db) so customers can hear their telephone ring on a busy constructing website or take a name hands-free outside.<\/p>\n Video:<\/strong> Video:<\/strong> Nokia XR20 hits cabinets in August 2021 at an RRP of round \u20ac499. For extra info, together with data on Nokia\u2019s one-year free display screen alternative, click on right here\u2026<\/em> For a evaluate, come again to us in a number of weeks \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nDrier Information<\/em> About Sturdiness<\/em><\/h2>\n
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\n Chipset:<\/strong><\/td>\n Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n RAM:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n 6GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Storage<\/strong>:<\/td>\n 128GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Show:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n 6.67\u2033, IPS LCD, 1080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 ratio, 550 nits peak brightness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Digital camera:<\/strong><\/td>\n \u2013 48 MP, f\/1.8, (huge), 1\/2.25\u2033, 0.8\u00b5m, PDAF
\u2013 13 MP, f\/2.4, 123\u02da (ultrawide), 1\/3.0\u2033, 1.12\u00b5m
Twin-flash, HDR, panorama<\/p>\n
[email\u00a0protected]<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Selfie Cam:<\/strong><\/td>\n 8 MP, f\/2.0 (huge), 1\/4.0\u2033, 1.12\u00b5m<\/p>\n
[email\u00a0protected]<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n OS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n Android 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Connectivity:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n \u2013 Wi-Fi 802.11 a\/b\/g\/n\/ac\/6
\u2013 BT 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
\u2013 A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
\u2013 USB-C 3.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Battery:<\/strong><\/td>\n Li-Po 4630 mAh, 18W wired charging, 15W wi-fi charging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Dimensions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n 171.6 x 81.5 x 10.6 mm (6.76 x 3.21 x 0.42 in)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Weight<\/strong>:<\/td>\n 248g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Colors:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n Extremely Blue, Granite Grey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n