Nokia C21 and C21 Plus announced with metal frames and 6.5" displays

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The Nokia C21 Plus is pretty upscale as C-phones go with a metal chassis and an IP52 rating, a first for the series. It also has a toughened glass over the display (brand unknown). Speaking of the display, it is a large 6.5” panel with 720 x 1,600 px resolution (20:9). The phone runs a clean Android 11 Go Edition and will receive quarterly security patches for two years.

The phone is powered by the Unisoc SC9863A chipset (28 nm, eight Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.6 GHz and a PowerVR GE8322 GPU). It is matched with 2GB, 3GB or 4GB of Slam in addition to 32GB or 64GB capacity and there is a microSD opening accessible (it's a devoted space on the double SIM version). The 5MP selfie camera can be utilized for face opening. On the other hand, there is a finger impression peruser on the back. Also here is a 13 MP main camera (with AF) plus a 2MP depth sensor and an LED flash.

Nokia C21

The Nokia C21 is a more affordable version of the plus. It has the same 6.5” display (720 x 1,600 px) and the metal frame plus toughened glass. There’s no official IP rating on this one, however. The phone is powered by the same Unisoc chipset, except this time the choices for RAM capacity are limited to 2GB or 3GB, storage is again either 32GB or 64GB. The dedicated microSD slot remains as does the commitment for 2 years of security patches.

One of the major differences here is the battery – it has only 3,000 mAh capacity, 25% less than even the lower capacity version of the Nokia C21 Plus. Also, it only supports charging at 5W (and comes with a 5W charger and microUSB cable).The main camera has also been downgraded to 8 MP, but the selfie camera keeps its 5 MP sensor. Face and fingerprint unlocking are both available. The Nokia C21 and C21 Plus are coming soon, we will update this article with pricing info as soon as it is available.