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  • CypherQ
  • MJ{
  • 23 Feb 2022

I bought this phone in June '21 as a replacement for my Pixel 3XL which was running out of service patches in October.

Having being used to flagship phones I was pleasantly surprised with this phone. It looks great (IMHO!) and is nice solid feeling device. It has a large screen which makes it easy to use but I guess can be handful for those with smaller hands.

The phone is responsive enough although does have the odd stutter now and again when scrolling around etc - nothing hugely noticeable unless you are coming from a flagship phone.

Camera(s) are adequate - although again coming from a Pixel 3XL not quite up to that spec but well good enough TBH. Also has some nice additions to the camera like wide mode, and duo camera support so you can have for example front and rear camera recording into the same video which is great for narrating a video for example. Also has things like auto watermarking photos etc. So whilst the images aren't quite as good as a flagship it makes up for with a little more creativity options!

The other great thing about this phone is that it is almost pure Android with absolutely no bloat on it. Also you get three years worth of security and OS patches! The OS updates are swift to getting Android 12 a couple of months after release to Pixel devices.

Slight niggle is the Google button on the left hand side which gets caught to easy. Although easy to disable so no great problems just a shame that it seems wasted really.

Worth a look - especially at the price it is being offered at. A good, solid well designed and engineered phone.

    I had high hopes for this phone as it was highly recommended for its camera but reality is a different matter. It's a big phone and trying to hold and open it with your left hand causes problems with the useless Google button on the left hand side. I've had to disable it as it kept opening when touched. The camera is fairly good under normal use but has limited manual functions. Taking photos at night result in blurry, grainy shots that wouldn't be out of place on a cheaper phone. Not worth the time, look at better alternatives.

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      • nIX
      • 12 Feb 2022

      Carol, 19 Jan 2022Hmm, maybe you have an XD card installed? And the SD card i... moreI don't bother with SD cards now, just use phones memory seems to eliminate any problems that can arise.

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        • Carol
        • 3td
        • 19 Jan 2022

        Anonymous, 19 Jan 2022I mean much worse then most of the phones. There is backgro... moreHmm, maybe you have an XD card installed? And the SD card is crappy? Never heard of this. The device works quite good and i find the sound as all other, maybe even a bit better then someY even tough i do not know what better for a phones would be. They all sound annoying...

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          • dPZ
          • 19 Jan 2022

          Carol, 17 Jan 2022Awfull? what did you expect? JBL extreme or something? It i... moreI mean much worse then most of the phones. There is background noise, music is lagging almost stops when playing. I guess mine is faulty that's why I got a free earphone with the phone.

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            • mek
            • 17 Jan 2022

            Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022The sound quality is awful. Everything else is good. Why th... moreAwfull? what did you expect? JBL extreme or something? It is actually like all other smartphones, it is a phone for g sake....

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              • dPZ
              • 12 Jan 2022

              The sound quality is awful. Everything else is good. Why this phone doesn't support important music formats like aptx, aptx hd, LDAC...? All formats are greyed out for me, means it doesn't support.

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                • Anonymous
                • na1
                • 04 Jan 2022

                The screen is amazing, very sharp and colour accurate. Personally I prefer LCD over OLED so I am glad they gone for LCD.

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                  • nid
                  • 30 Dec 2021

                  Absurd how good this device is!!

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                    • mek
                    • 27 Dec 2021

                    technus, 27 Dec 2021Does this phone build heat alot?Does not get wormer tgen your hands keeping it worm

                      Does this phone build heat alot?

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                        • Carol
                        • n@x
                        • 26 Dec 2021

                        punit sharma, 26 Dec 2021What is battery performance?1 day with heavy use, i mean really heavy use. Around 3 days if you use it normaly, no gaming or whatever other CPU/graphics heavy tasks.

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                          • Dk4
                          • 26 Dec 2021

                          What is battery performance?

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                            • Carol
                            • 3td
                            • 26 Dec 2021

                            Ballenjongen, 22 Dec 2021My Nokia 6.1 is due for replacement and I am considering th... moreIf you do not need the extra features nokia xr20 brings, then go for x20 or x10. The x20 fingerprint is pretty fast, no issues there... with android 12 my wife also had no problems till now, well, she's using it only for about 4 days now. I set up the device and to tell you the truth, i was impressed by the performance of the 480 CPU, i did not expect that. Of course is Not flagship level, but it ain't bad at all, i knew it was good, but did not expected it to be this performant.

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                              • Ballenjongen
                              • ptT
                              • 25 Dec 2021

                              Thanks for the advice. I have thought about it and came to the conclusion to order the X20. Also because it's not that bulky as the XR20. It's still big but not as big and hefty. I am from NL so I do not know when my package will arrive not sure it even arrives before new year because it's extremely busy with packages now because of the lockdown everyone is buying stuff online. I bought it from belsimpel website and the reviews are very very positive. So I am sure it's a good buy.

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                                • Bofferbrauer
                                • mT7
                                • 23 Dec 2021

                                Ballenjongen, 22 Dec 2021My Nokia 6.1 is due for replacement and I am considering th... moreIf you don't need the extra ruggedness, I would suggest the X20. I don't know where you live, but here the price difference between the X20 and the XR20 is about 120€, which makes the XR20 unappealing to me since that's almost 50% extra.

                                The X20 also has more memory (XR20 tops out at 6GB vs 8GB on the X20) and much better cameras (especially the selfie camera, 32MP vs 8MP).

                                On the other hand, the XR20 has a somewhat brighter screen (550 nits vs 450 nits) and can be charged wirelessly.

                                It also comes with wider GPS options and USB-C 3.0 instead of 2.0 and slightly more modern Bluetooth (5.1 vs 5.0), but I wouldn't consider any of those some dealbreaker. USB 3.0 is nice however if you have lots of data to transfer between your phone and your computer, so this one could be useful to you in that specific scenario.

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                                  • LAW321
                                  • mTW
                                  • 23 Dec 2021

                                  Ballenjongen, 22 Dec 2021My Nokia 6.1 is due for replacement and I am considering th... moreI am using Nokia X20 from the past 23 days and I am in love with this phone.
                                  Was using Nokia 7.1 from the last three years.
                                  But the only thing I miss when compared to Nokia 7.1 is the Pure Display Technology.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 64i
                                    • 22 Dec 2021

                                    Ballenjongen, 22 Dec 2021Also how is the fingerprint sensor working? Is it good and ... moreworks very good really fast and easy because it's in the power on/off button

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                                      • Ballenjongen
                                      • 8pK
                                      • 22 Dec 2021

                                      Also how is the fingerprint sensor working? Is it good and fast? Thanks.

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                                        • Ballenjongen
                                        • 8pK
                                        • 22 Dec 2021

                                        My Nokia 6.1 is due for replacement and I am considering the X20, or the XR20. Don't necessarily need the ruggedness but it looks pretty cool. The X20 is cheaper, so I am still in doubt let's say X20 60% and XR20 40%. Which one would you choose? Also I am only going for a Nokia phone. It's the only brand I buy. Thanks in advance.