Nokia G20 and G10 unveiled with large batteries, Android Go-powered Nokia C20 and C10 join in
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- Anonymous
- Dkd
- 09 Apr 2021
Hear me out you phone designer freaks in your white castles..come down to the ground.
The average guy in Africa or India or wherever is never bothered about OS updates or stock android or even quality of software (often over-rated..porate the good.ones) or cutting-edge technology, or material (aluminum !?).
When we buy phones we look for Price, large battery, one good camera, lots of memory, average processor to play average games, and good build quality.
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- LAW321
- ypc
- 09 Apr 2021
It's so funny to see people are concerned with only high specs here when they know that the UI on the Chinese phones are one of the crappiest in the whole world with load of ads, stuttering and unwanted apps running in the background. There are so many comments asking people what to buy and not to buy.
But the commitment of OS upgrades and monthly security updates are not followed by any companies. My other loved brand Samsung also does not provide monthly security updates. But I trust Nokia and Samsung than any Chinese s**t and I'll always buy and use only them.
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- Maria
- sEB
- 09 Apr 2021
I do not use Nokia since 2006 but still have sweet memory with Nokia. I suggest to Nokia: please bring back your design ability to the phone so it will be different with others.
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- m2J
- 08 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 08 Apr 2021Don't blame Nokia for having the poor at heart The C... morei dont want to offend you buy you Nigerians have too much money if you buy Nokia phones and think it's low cost.
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- m2J
- 08 Apr 2021
sq2013, 08 Apr 2021I don't see any issues with this. They're pricing... moreYou have way better options in these price range. Take Like Redmi note 10 4G Version with SD678 and FHD+ AMOLED screen or 10-20 more and Note 10 5G with 90hz LCD screen. Both are under 200 euro and both are light years more better in every way. And this 3 years updates is nothing. I rather have great hardware that last me 3 years then have updates for hardware that is already 3 years plus old
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- m2J
- 08 Apr 2021
Jimieangel, 08 Apr 2021Nokia will get the same fate as LG if they target the lower end.I dont know or understand what they are targeting but it's not even low end as the cost of there phones should be up to 50 euro with these specs
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- Jimmy Q
- 7%%
- 08 Apr 2021
HMD global used to make amazing phones, like the 7 plus or the 8.1.
This new set of phones is both a disgrace and an insult to anyone that even remotely had an interest in their clean OS phones... Yikes.
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- sq2013
- smT
- 08 Apr 2021
[deleted post]Exactly, a class action lawsuit over an 80 euros phone. Like, on what basis, it will be judged on whether it sells or not. You can't sue a company that sells products you think aren't good enough. It's madness. Just don't buy it.
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- Zoser
- 847
- 08 Apr 2021
Mmeco, 08 Apr 2021Why not at least make C series compact, say 5.5". Perhaps to appear more than what they really are. They are not worth any for the price they ask. Also once HMD stops updating them there will be no future for them other than having very slow and bad hardware. They don't have even full Android only Android Go running on slow Unisonic SoC and 1Gb of RAM.
Before buying a C20 or C10 it is better to buy a Xiaomi Redmi 9. There is no comparison. It has three times better hardware and capacity in both memory and processing power. Better in everything, cameras, display, etc. All better. It costs 84 euros today. And above is unlockable something that Nokia does not allow. Which means that in the future you will be able to install custom Android ROMs. I'm sure there will be up to Android 14 custom Roms for the Xiaomi Redmi 9.
Not even the G20 - G10 are attractive when you can buy a Redmi Note 10 or a Poco X3 NFC for the same price. Better hardware, better cameras to equally better support both from Xiaomi and in the future from the developer community as these are popular phones that many more people own and buy.
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- qKM
- 08 Apr 2021
Waaba, 08 Apr 2021Dear lord... CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT because a company dared t... morePeople on here take phones way too seriously lol. They act offended when companies release devices like this as though a smartphone launch personally attacked them in their own home. Like, a class action lawsuit? Lol really? I swear, Gsmarena commentors have less brain cells than the average consumer sometimes.
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- 08 Apr 2021
Alex 94, 08 Apr 2021C series are og for basic use and have great price. But G i... moreThe prices for the C20 and C10 aren't also that good. All is relative. Those phones come with crap specifications, Unisonic SoC, 1G RAM 16Gb/32Gb Rom, microUSB, 5W charge and crappy 5Mp cameras. 90 euros for the C20? only 3G for the C10 and asking 75 euros?
Why that poor people doesn't deserve get a good value for the money phones too? If fact that people need the best phones that their little money that has cost them so much to earn can buy.
A good phone in value for money in the price range of C20 and C10 is the Xiaomi Redmi 9:
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_9-10233.php
84 euros today. 6.53 inches with 1080 x 2340 pixels IPS LCD display, Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm), 32GB ROM 3GB RAM (the 84 euros version) although you can find variants upto 128GB 6GB RAM eMMC 5.1. Li-Po 5020 mAh battery with fast charging 18W, audio jack, FM radio, microSDXC, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE. And obviously better cameras too:
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
All that for 84 euros today. And the Redmi offers also updates as i already has experimented with two of their phones. Not as often as my flagship but enough. And add two BIG advantages in software over this crappy C20 and C10 phones from HMD in my eyes:
First: you have full Android with Redmi 9 over the capped Android Go of the C20 and C10 and the other one is about the software.
Second: Redmi 9 is a popular phone with unlockable bootloader, something that Nokia doesn't let you officially. Which means that in the future you'll be able to update your Redmi 9 with a custom "Android 14" Rom for sure. Something that will no but possible with the Unisonic HMD C20 and 10 phones... So even in updates and future proof sofware the Redmi 9 is a lot better inversion of poor people to keep it even a decade and still have a good and smoth experience with it after all that time.
So the price is no all. What matters is the value of what you get for that price despite the money you are spending.
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- Waaba
- FMY
- 08 Apr 2021
umeshk, 08 Apr 2021A 3G only phone??? When is this hmd-nokia BS ending.... I t... moreDear lord... CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT because a company dared to release a budget-spec phone... The mind boggles at how some people think.
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- Anonymous
- 6sE
- 08 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 08 Apr 2021Don't blame Nokia for having the poor at heart The C... moreYou re damn right buddy
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- AJJAIN
- rJ5
- 08 Apr 2021
1 of the boring thing of nokia phones is they all looking ugly and same from back specially the camera setup design
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- Anonymous
- sUv
- 08 Apr 2021
Certified Gamer, 08 Apr 2021C Series is for people living in the 2000’sSome countries still are like that. Where 2g is considered god level speed. These phones are made for people to connect to the world, just like Nokia's older phones.
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- Anonymous
- sUv
- 08 Apr 2021
Alex 94, 08 Apr 2021C series are og for basic use and have great price. But G i... moreNote that Nokia aims for software updates. Most redmi phones only get two major updates, then done.
- Alex 94
- Ld5
- 08 Apr 2021
C series are og for basic use and have great price. But G is to expensive. Note 10 have the same price like this g20. Impossible to compare this two units.
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- Anonymous
- 847
- 08 Apr 2021
MicroUSB Both C20 and C10? The C10 with only 3G? Unisonic SoCs?
Buy a Redmi 9 for 84 euros with Helio G80, 6,53· LCD IPS 1080 x 2340 px FHD+, USB-C, audio jack, FM radio, microSD, 5000mAh battery, 13 Mpx Omnivision OV13B10 main camera, 8 Mpx Samsung S5K4H7 Ultrawide, 5 Mpx Macro, 8 Mpx Samsung S5K4H7 portrait/depth and 8 Mpx selfie camera.
And G10 - G20 for 140 - 160 euros? Helio G25 - G35 with 720+ display?
Choose:
Redmi Note 10 cost 159 euros here in Europe. 6.43" Super Amoled 1080 x 2400 px FHD+, SD678, better cameras, etc. The Poco X3 NFC SD732G, also better display and cameras for 168 euros...
Even the old Redmi Note 8 Pro for 140 euros has a G90 SOC.
You can find them with 6Gb/128GB for those prices and choose what you prefer already updated to Android 11 or with Android 11 out of the box.