Alongside the not-so-new HMD T21 tablet, the company also quietly unveiled the HMD XR21 rugged smartphone. This is also a rebranded device, originally launched as the Nokia XR21 last year.
It sports the same 6.49-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD panel, 5G-enabled Snapdragon 695 SoC, and 4,800mAh battery with 33W charging. All the durability standards are here too: MIL-STD-810H and IP69K — the highest rating for dust and water resistance.
Just like the rebranded tablet, the HMD XR21 comes with a newer OS version, Android 13 with a promise of up to two years of OS upgrades.
HMD XR21 specs:
6.49-inch FHD+ IPS LCD
1080 x 2400 pixels, 120Hz refresh
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
6GB RAM
128GB storage
Dual rear cameras:
– 64MP main
– 8MP ultrawide
16MP selfie shooter (hole punch notch)
Dual nano-SIM, eSIM
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.1
GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS,NavIC, A-GPS/A-GLONASS
USB Type-C (USB 2.0)
3.5mm audio jack
NFC
Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock
IP68, IP69K, MIL-STD-810H
Dual speakers
Android 13
4800mAh battery
33W charging (wired)
168 x 75.58 x 10.45 mm
231g
Midnight Black
Price and availability
The HMD XR21 is currently launched for Europe, priced at EUR 599.99 (~Php37.4K). No word yet on a Philippine release.
The BEST phone HMD/Nokia has released to date — it’s basically the X30 and G60 but built to be as rugged as they could make it! Hopefully it’s a little less than ~P37.4k though, especially as it still only has the SD695. A price around ~P24k could make it more competitive for what it offers.