Nokia G21

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Nokia G21

Nokia G21
  • Screen: 6.5" IPS LCD - 720 x 1600
  • SoC: Unisoc T606
  • Camera: 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
  • Battery: 5050 mAh
  • OS: Android 13
  • Weight: 190 grams (6.7 oz)

Review

Display
54
Camera
62
Performance
33
Gaming
17
Battery
76
Connectivity
72
NanoReview Score
54

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Nokia G21

Display

Type IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
PPI 270 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 480 nits
HDR support No
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.6%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.9%
PWM Not detected
Response time 49 ms
Contrast 1070:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
479 nits

Design and build

Height 164.6 mm (6.48 inches)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Plastic
Frame material Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
81.6%

Performance

All specs and test Nokia G21 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T606
Max clock 1600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache 1 MB
Lithography process 12 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1
GPU shading units 64
GPU clock 650 MHz
FLOPS ~83.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
374
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1335
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
205478
CPU 70221
GPU 25466
Memory 53060
UX 57191
Total score 205478
3DMark Wild Life Performance
400
PCMark 3.0
7283
Web score 7607
Video editing 4730
Photo editing 11986
Data manipulation 5823
Writing score 8374

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3, 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)

Battery

Capacity 5050 mAh
Max charge power 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes (22% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:49 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:43 hr
Watching video 13:09 hr
Gaming 07:17 hr
Standby 127 hr
General battery life
37:49 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Nokia G21
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels
Zoom Digital
Flash LED
Stabilization Digital
8K video recording No
4K video recording No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS
Lenses 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Macro lens - 2 MP
Depth lens - 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0
Pixel size 1.12 microns
Sensor type CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Depends on the region
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM * 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support * No
Hybrid slot No
2G network GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network WCDMA 1, 5, 8
4G network LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes
FM radio Yes
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness
85.6 dB

Other

Category Budget
Announced February 2022
Release date February 2022
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Nokia G21 may differ by country or region
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