Nokia G21 review

9 March 2022


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AnonD-785804, 28 Mar 2022I use Nokia 2.4 with 4500mah battery that lasts 2 days. SOT... moreAs I said.That phone had P22 if I am not wrong and is one of the basic smartphone of the Nokia lineup.
I don't remember RAM or storage options, but I am certain that 2.4 can't run any of the heavy apps.
So, even if you want, you can't use it heavily.

Also, I don't think any manufacturer have mandated anyone to use charger of a particular wattage. The advantage of 30W/65W charging is that, you can charge it at that rate, whenever you want. But you can't do it with HMD.

And I'd suggest you to watch MKBHD's recent video regarding the same topic rather than believing adverts and conspiracy theories.

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    Anonymous, 11 Mar 2022Ok, ok you like Nokia we can see that. But why the need to ... moreThey never reviewed Nokia devices much and just see spec sheet.

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      SShreyas, 13 Mar 2022I wonder not many people in this world use their phones to ... moreI use Nokia 2.4 with 4500mah battery that lasts 2 days. SOT 9-10 hours. Charges at 15% till 90+%. I have my data to prove.

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        • 25 Mar 2022

        Wow For the first time in my life, this probably the most massive comments I have seen in GSM comment section 😅 literally everyone with their paragraph....(sorry for bad grammar)

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          Wow For the first time in my life, this probably the most massive comments I have seen in GSM comment section 😅 literally everyone with their paragraph....(sorry for bad grammar)

            SShreyas, 21 Mar 2022Dude, don't just compare the cores, frequency and GPU ... moreYeah, UniSOC chips are worse than even Mediatek ones. Even then, typically phones with UniSOC (or formerly known as Spreadtrum, remember that?) chips are typically cheaper than a similarly performing Mediatek or Snapdragon phones. Not this one however.

              Anonymous, 16 Mar 2022Well, it sure is a matter of choice. Also, yes a person can... more"The companies of the east collect twice as much as data than what Google collects"
              I am wondering what data of mine can be "left" apart from my location, call logs, messages, emails, browsing history, interests, video preferences, etc. (Google have access to all of this data of mine). Let alone than data being "twice" as much.

              "To start off with, just block access to all cookies and trackers then try to access any given chinese websites and you should notice that you simply cannot access (or) log into those websites"
              So, you're preaching me to work in the industry and you yourself don't understand the difference between "accessing a website" and "using a phone"? You're just sounding like a perpetual teen who can't withstand a word against his favorite brand and starts giving random, irrelevant statements.

              "This is the very reason why you would not see any given eastern company launching phones with stock android"
              OR the reason may be that *each and every brand that relied on stock Android has failed* like Essential, Fairphone, Motorola, HMD, Pixel.

              "to the recent concerns raised by the government of India"
              So, now you'll "enlighten" me about my country? That's great. But, one should know the whole story before trying to "enlighten" others.
              BTW, you what those "concerns" are? They are the Sino-Indian border skirmish of 2020. Not that they found any vulnerability or traces of collection of information.

              "When your own country is raising red flags over security concerns then you must be a fool to having not reconsider what exactly is going on"
              My country has banned Twitter for not revoking accounts critical of ruling party, asked WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram to trace the source of a message (in other words, quitting the end-to-end encryption), asked Google to deleted YouTube channels critical of them.
              I'd prefer to be a "fool" for you rather than actually being a fool and acting like one by paying heed to my government.

              "Nokia is replacing Huawei for providing and maintaining telecom network in India"
              I think I am talking of the middle-man called HMD Global, not the "Nokia" that has only one business (apart from selling its name to everyone it can), the telecom business.

              "The CEO who should be leading from the front has no idea at all and that's why the sinking ship."
              First the fanboy committee blamed Juho. Now that he left for Qualcomm, you are after CEO.
              And HMD is NOT a "sinking ship". Its a freely falling Columbia space shuttle.

              "either read a lot to know what exactly is going on (or) perhaps would suggest you to work in the Industry before you could type such comment's trying to target people without having to know anything at all."
              At least we agree on one statement. You should really read and study more before trying to "enlighten" others about their own government/politics when you yourself don't have any idea what you're blurting.

                Swaraj, 16 Mar 2022I said " people like you " . Go to high school gr... moreIDK why my reply got deleted. Well, here's one, again:
                "I said " people like you ""
                Okay, preschool grammar teacher. Even for labelling me in a group on a decade long event, you must know someone close to me. Since me or my family/friends don't know anyone called "Swaraj", what else should I assume (apart from my employees)?

                "And yes in a democracy anyone can sue any tech giant . With valid proof of course."
                I think I provided you with more than one proof. Now go and sue them, please. Or you think (just like the other anonymous dude) that recording your every movement, exploiting your search history, video preferences, interests, photos, etc. are "limited" only?

                "Tell me one real invention they gave the world"
                Well, unlike HMD, they did have a better and greater impact on today's smartphone industry. For example:
                1. Affordable phones: Especially for those who can't spend a fortune to have a good phone with seamless experience.
                2. High end features in affordable phones: Unlike HMD that provides LCD display and eMMC storage in a €600 8.3 5G, they are literally provided UFS 2.1/2.2 in €100 phones, amazing quality AMOLED in €170 dollar phone.
                3. Revolution in modern day smartphone camera: Huawei pushed everyone (incl. Apple and Samsung) to invest way more on camera and optics of their phones. They introduced periscope lens, amazing algorithm for image processing. That was the time cameras evolved faster than anyone thought and have come to an almost standstill since "The Bully" have banned Huawei.
                4. Fast charging technology: Now that one "can" charge their phone enough to last a day in merely 5 to 10 minutes is something that nobody even dreamt of prior to that.

                A question for you: Tell me one real innovation HMD gave the world?

                "The us didn't find proof of backdoors Huawei used before they were wiped"
                So, an establishment with billions of dollars in funding couldn't even recover the data a corporate deleted? Lol. What can be more embarrassing than this?

                "The reason why they only banned and not drag their a** to court"
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                "i can sue them . Good luck trying that in China"
                Please make up your mind if one can sue them or not.

                  GENZA, 17 Mar 2022looking at the GPU numbers I thought that the Mali-57 MP1 o... moreDude, don't just compare the cores, frequency and GPU with some other brands. Unisoc's chipsets are the worse choice even if you have to pay a bit less price. They are less power efficient, have poor optimization on most apps, and very poor image processing (so poor that using anything other than stock camera would lead to degraded images). Apart from these, Unisoc being relatively very tiny (much like HMD itself), I doubt if they can fix any vulnerability (if one arises) as fast as Qualcomm or MediaTek (if they can fix it at all).

                  Its any day better to spend more on established SoC brands than Unisoc.

                    Carol, 20 Mar 2022Yeah, the only problem is the obvious, nothing comes cheep ... moreMy dear old friend, if you think Samsung asks money for its brand name, Apple sell their phones at premium. Then, remember that HMD simply asks you to donate your money to them.
                    That being said, HMD itself outsources all of it's design and manufacturing to the same "cheap Chinese ODMs" mainly to Wingtech, Huaqin, Chino and Longcheer.
                    These are the same brands that OPPO, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Samsung and Meizu choose to outsource their entry level and mid-range lineup.

                    I wonder what makes you think the phones made by these ODMs for others are "cheap" plastic bricks and the phones made by these ODMs for Nokia automatically becomes worthy of more expensive price tag just for slapping Nokia logo on the back.
                    Also, if your campaign is against Chinese, remember HMD with Unisoc is way more Chinese than the Chinese themselves, although they shamelessly asks for premium because they're headquartered in Finland.

                    P.S: I don't know what makes you think that you aren't the product when you're using an Android but becomes one when you're using an Android with custom UI.

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                      GENZA, 18 Mar 2022Using the Amazon Europe link provided by GSMARENA as a refe... moreYeah, the only problem is the obvious, nothing comes cheep or for free, so why do you think xiaromi and mostly all chinese brands are cheapper then anything else while packing a little bit better paper specs hardware? If you think, that's because "why not" or "so is fair priced", think twice or even 100 times as whith those prices they are whatever you want to call them but certainly not fair priced. So they spread stolen tech at low price to make them selfes known, but how are they making money? Well, you're the product.

                        GENZA, 18 Mar 2022Using the Amazon Europe link provided by GSMARENA as a refe... moreG21 has things which made it unique, Camera is Decent, it has Alluminium frame compare to plastic in most low-end, Near stock Stock Android, and this unisoc Soc can compete with sd 680,

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                          Hemedans, 10 Mar 2022Nokia G21 and G11 especially the later are very competitive... moreUsing the Amazon Europe link provided by GSMARENA as a reference the Nokia G21 is priced at €180-€189 for the 4/64GB version while the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 is priced at €179-€199for 4/64GB version I made this comment on March 18, 2022.

                          So phones from other brands are still much better than what Nokia has to offer especially now that Xiaomi has started providing security updates for 3 years like my Redmi Note 10S which promised to get security updates until 2024.

                          Even in Europe the Chinese brand has a bigger market share than Nokia, it shows that even most Europeans themselves think that Nokia phones are not worthy enough for their money.

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                            looking at the GPU numbers I thought that the Mali-57 MP1 on the Nokia G21 would have better performance than the Mali-G52 MC2 used by the Galaxy A22/M22 but it turns out that Unisoc is not as good as the Mediatek.

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                              • 16 Mar 2022

                              I like the phone very much it's actually really affordable and it has aluminium frame so it feels kinda solid and good in the hands, the grippy texture on the back is nice too since it doesn't cause many fingerprints and it gives some grip when you use it without a case. Design might be a bit generic but ah well most phones in this segment look exactly like the others.

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                                Swaraj, 15 Mar 2022Yeah that's all true , but at least if i find Google s... moreIndeed, quite a few of your point's are right. However, Google too does spy on it's user but it sure is governed and limited. Yes, a person can file a lawsuit against Google if they go a step beyond and violate their terms and conditions to collect data of a user.

                                Also, windows phone were great but they did not fail just because people shamed them but because windows phones were targeted for the business segment. It was not as open as android. However, if HMD Global made android phones with those lumia designs then I am pretty sure their sales would have been remarkable. However, HMD Global isn't doing what exactly it should be doing right now.

                                Well, it is quite a hard task to explain people with very little knowledge about software and hardware quality over what is good (or) bad. They would just stick to being happy with the nonsense provided in the name of "features".

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                                  SShreyas, 16 Mar 2022You can sue who? Google? A person who can only afford a No... moreI said " people like you " . Go to high school grammar class first , then come here spill your hate on people . And yes in a democracy anyone can sue any tech giant . With valid proof of course.

                                  The Chinese companies you hail have dominated tech world for a decade now . Tell me one real invention they gave the world . Just one. They can't even make a os from scratch without using Android source code .

                                  The us didn't find proof of backdoors Huawei used before they were wiped . The reason why they only banned and not drag their a** to court .

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                                    SShreyas, 16 Mar 2022You can sue who? Google? A person who can only afford a No... moreWell, it sure is a matter of choice. Also, yes a person can file a lawsuit against Google if they happen to go a step beyond, violating their terms and conditions in order to collect user's data. Google is actually governed by the laws of the state, let EU for the fact be an example where Google get's fined heavily for violating privacy norms. Likewise, let India for the fact be another example where Google came under scrutiny and were fined. There are countries that have strict laws, where Google cannot collect data of people.

                                    But I do agree to your point that Google does collect user data, however it's an advertising company.

                                    On the contrary, I do feel you have very little knowledge on how the eastern companies work when it come's to collection of user data. The companies of the east collect twice as much as data than what Google collects. There are also code's which you could run just to find the number of spywares in the device, and these have already been verified before denouncing it. To start off with, just block access to all cookies and trackers then try to access any given chinese websites and you should notice that you simply cannot access (or) log into those websites. This is the very reason why you would not see any given eastern company launching phones with stock android. I am not sure, if the state of your country governs them. But if they did, you would know the actual nature of the eastern companies.

                                    Also, US did find out about the notorious activities of Huawei which is why they booted them out of US and also advised Google to cut the slack with Huawei. Let me also enlighten you by informing that Nokia is replacing Huawei for providing and maintaining telecom network in India due to the recent concerns raised by the government of India. When your own country is raising red flags over security concerns then you must be a fool to having not reconsider what exactly is going on. It would just be about time when India too starts going hard on these eastern companies, which is when the truth would be unveiled right before you until then you can keep going gaga over what ever you are using.

                                    I do agree that Nokia isn't doing well and we expect a lot more better but the biggest concern is the management which has been taking wrong decisions one after the other. The CEO who should be leading from the front has no idea at all and that's why the sinking ship.

                                    One last piece of advise, either read a lot to know what exactly is going on (or) perhaps would suggest you to work in the Industry before you could type such comment's trying to target people without having to know anything at all.

                                      Swaraj, 15 Mar 2022Yeah that's all true , but at least if i find Google s... moreYou can sue who? Google?
                                      A person who can only afford a Nokia is thinking of taking Google to courts. That's called day dreaming.
                                      Nevertheless, Google's business model is same as Facebook.
                                      1. The search engine tracks your searches and display adverts related to it.
                                      2. The search engine also recommends the product and website prioritising them according to amount charged from them.
                                      3. The YouTube tracks your interest and recommends video related to it (ofc, by charging the creators).
                                      4. The maps keep tracking your location 24×7 to show the "traffic density" to you.
                                      5. The data from your phone is used for other B2B ventures of Google (such as AdSense).

                                      Now go and try to sue them.
                                      And, I don't remember employing you or someone from your family as my servant. So, how do you know that I "shamed" Windows Phone a decade earlier?
                                      Also, who do you think you are? Chief of servant to US President? Why would China, or Chinese brands will spy on you?
                                      Or you're just one of those conspiracy theorists who keeps claiming that Chinese phones steals user data?
                                      Well, if that's the case, better go and start searching for proofs. US couldn't provide any proof against ZTE or Huawei, Germans found nothing against Xiaomi recently.
                                      Please help your favorite brand to really mark a distinction by proving that's Chinese brands spies on someone like you.

                                        For less than 200 euro a very capable device.

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