Nokia XR20 could be the world’s best-looking durable phone

Nokia XR20 could exist the world'due south best-looking durable telephone

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HMD Global just appear the new Nokia XR20, a phone built to survive life's extremes and look great while doing and then. Information technology's another rugged telephone, which is already a niche market place, but it'due south past far the all-time looking entry in that genre that nosotros've seen. It's a durable device, able to survive drops, an hour under h2o, and anything else you could probably throw at it —or throw it at.

The XR20 costs $549.99, and you're paying for the promised durability since the phone otherwise features the kind of mediocre specs y'all'd find in devices half that cost. Still, if y'all demand a phone to endure several beatings, information technology'south probably worth the cost.

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High and low temperatures — at least the ones that humans can operate in — mean null to the XR20, which can survive upwards to 131 degrees Fahrenheit (55C) or down to -4 degrees Fahrenheit (-20C). That'southward quite a spread, whether your telephone is indelible the heat of the desert or the cold of wintertime.

The XR20 can survive falls upwards to 1.8 meters (5'xi"). HMD says the XR20 tin last one hr under water at one.5 meters. And when the phone gets dirty, just launder it off with soap and water. It'll be fine.

Powering the XR20 is a Snapdragon 480 5G system-on-chip, an admittedly underpowered scrap in our experience. Coupled with 6GB of RAM, this telephone won't win whatsoever speed competitions, which is a mutual theme with rugged phones. The Nokia XR20 does accept 128GB of storage with a micro SD slot (upward to 512GB), though.

The 6.67-inch FHD+ (probably LCD) display sits underneath Gorilla Drinking glass Victus for added protection with a max effulgence of 550 nits. The 8MP front-facing camera sits in a pigsty-punch cutout in the display. On the back, there'south a 48MP main photographic camera and a 13MP ultrawide shooter. HMD also talked about the SpeedWarp characteristic, which "lets you fast forward to primal moments," likely in regard to video recording. So there's the OZO spatial audio to further enhance the sound experience in recorded video.

A 4,630 mAh battery keeps everything powered up, with 18W wired/15W wireless charging to top information technology off. And in that location's a three.5mm headphone jack, likewise. The XR20 too sports a programmable button that you can map to an app; in that location's a Google Assistant shortcut key, too.

Android 11 comes out of the box with a promised iii years of updates. HMD can be a bit slow when it comes to updates, but information technology's mostly skilful with keeping its promises in this regard. We applaud this update policy, which puts the Nokia XR20 in line with Samsung's and Google's best in terms of support.

You lot tin purchase the Nokia XR20 in 128GB/6GB configuration for $549.99 in Granite Gray or Ultra Blue. It's bachelor directly through Nokia starting August 24.

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