Nokia Claims Its Newest Phone Is ‘Life-Proof’

Nokia father or mother firm HMD Global introduced an enormous Nokia cellphone revamp earlier this 12 months, and now the corporate has formally introduced that the primary X-series Nokia cellphone is coming to the U.S. subsequent month.

The $550 XR20, which launches Aug. 24, is the most costly cellphone in Nokia’s up to date portfolio. Nokia claims the XR20, which boasts stable specs and doubtlessly higher sturdiness than different mid-range handsets, is the corporate’s first “life-proof” cellphone.

HMD/Nokia dropped a teaser on Twitter final week that hints the XR20 is an try and dwell as much as the legendary sturdiness provided by Nokia’s previous characteristic telephones.

The XR20 has a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus display screen, which is alleged to be 4 instances extra scratch-resistant than a typical smartphone show, and a physique that HMD says can stand up to drops of as much as six ft with out a case.

HMD additionally claims that XR20 has been examined to work in temps as excessive as 131 levels Fahrenheit or as little as -4 levels, with water-resistance in a position to stand up to submersions of as much as 5 ft for an hour. In a stunt to show how robust the XR20 is, Nokia/HMD gave the cellphone to well-known soccer gamers Roberto Carlos and Lisa Zimouche to kick, punt, and flip the cellphone throughout numerous surfaces and circumstances.

The XR20 includes a 6.67-inch 2400 x 1080 show powered by a Snapdragon 480 5G chip with 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a built-in microSD card slot. For cameras, you get an 8-MP hole-punch selfie cam in entrance and 48-MP primary cam and a 13-MP ultra-wide cam in again. The XR20 additionally will get help for a few of Nokia’s OZO spatial audio and noise cancellation tech.

Like all good finances and mid-range telephones, the XR20 additionally includes a USB-C port for charging and a 3.5mm jack for wired audio, plus 15-watt Qi wi-fi charging and a 4,630 mAh battery. And in what would possibly find yourself being essentially the most under-appreciated improve, HMD says the XR20 will get a full 4 years of month-to-month safety patches together with as much as three years of software program upgrades.

The XR20 isn’t practically as flashy or progressive as a few of Nokia’s extra premium telephones over the previous few years, however it’s good to see Nokia/HMD try and return to its roots with a easy, well-designed cellphone that’s made to final.

The Nokia XR20 shall be out there in two colours (Ultra Blue and Granite Gray) when it arrives subsequent month.