Nokia XR20 in the test: outdoor smartphone with Android updates until 2025

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The Nokia XR20 is an outdoor smartphone that is highly resistant to water, dust, drops and extreme temperatures. Nokia doesn't just refer to the hardware as durability, but also to software and security. With good results in the test, the Nokia XR20 is recommended for everyone who does not buy new items every year.

Table of contents

1 outdoor smartphone with Android updates by 2025
1. The technology and design of the Nokia XR20
2. The display under the microscope
3. Dual camera with dual flash
2 Performance, battery life and conclusion
1. The fastest outdoor smartphone in the test field
2. Battery life of the Nokia XR20

The Nokia XR20 not only wants to be an above-average stable outdoor smartphone and therefore designed for a long service life, but also to extend this service life to the area of software, as Nokia guarantees three years of Android upgrades and four years of security updates – even Google only guarantees three years Years with their own pixel smartphones. In addition, Nokia guarantees a one-time free replacement of the display for one year if it should break despite IP68 and MIL-STD-810H certification, and an extended three-year warranty.

The Nokia XR20 can be pre-ordered from today in the two colors “Ultra Blue” and “Granite Gray” in two versions. It will not be available until the end of August or the beginning of September. It is optionally available with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage for 499 euros or with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage for 579 euros. The latter variant in blue is used in the test. In addition to the smartphone, the scope of delivery includes a SIM card needle and a USB-A to USB charging cable, Nokia does not have a power adapter.

The technology and design of the Nokia XR20

IP68- and MIL-STD-810H certification

Like the smartphones from CAT, the XCover series from Samsung, individual models from Gigaset such as the GX290 (test) and the new Motorola Defy, the Nokia XR20 has a robust exterior that can cope with all situations, including water, dust and falls and high and low temperatures are not affected. The XR20 is certified to IP68 for this purpose – it is dustproof and can be submerged at a depth of 1.5 meters for 1 hour. According to MIL-STD-810H, it can withstand drops from 1.5 meters, Nokia also certifies that it can withstand drops from 1.8 meters onto concrete, according to its own tests. If the Nokia XR20 gets dirty, the user can simply clean it with soap and water. In addition, the XR20 withstands temperatures from 55 ° to -22 ° Celsius, salt fog, disinfectants and vibrations.

The display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and can also be operated with wet hands and gloves. In addition, the glass does not lie on when the Nokia XR20 is placed on the front, as “the protective cover” protrudes slightly over the edge and thus protects the display from scratches “id =” section_optisch_ein_smartphone_mit_schutzhuelle “> Optically a smartphone with a protective cover

From the outside, the high protection class of the Nokia XR20 cannot be seen immediately, because optically it could also be an ordinary smartphone with a protective cover. Gone are the days when an outdoor smartphone was synonymous with a clunky design and extremely thick frame. With a weight of 248 grams, the Nokia XR20's ambitions are more obvious and the dimensions, at 81.5 × 10.6 × 171.64 mm, are especially thicker than many current models class = “text-asset text-asset – with-border-bottom text-width”>

Nokia XR20

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6,67- Inch display in 20: 9 with FHD +

The display of the XR20 measures 6.67 inches diagonally and has an aspect ratio of 20: 9. In conjunction with the FHD + resolution of 1,080 × 2,400 pixels, this results in a pixel density of 395 ppi. Nokia specifies the brightness as 550 cd/m². The refresh rate is limited to 60 Hz. There is a hole in the upper area of the display for the front camera. Visually, the area directly around the recess is a little bit black, which is visible when the screen content is white.

As the SoC, Nokia uses the smallest Qualcomm Snapdragon with 5G support, the Snapdragon 480 5G. The SoC is based on Samsung's 8 nm production (8LPP) and a 2 + 6 configuration for the CPU cores. The two fast main cores are Kryo 460 Gold based on the Cortex-A76, the six efficiency cores are Kryo 460 Silver based on the Cortex-A55. The two performance cores can clock up to 2.0 GHz, the efficiency cores up to 1.8 GHz.

The Adreno 619 is used as a GPU Use that clocks at 650 MHz. Qualcomm promises a performance increase of at least 100 percent for both the CPU and the GPU compared to the Snapdragon 460.

5G modem of the Snapdragon 690

The Snapdragon 480 integrates the Snapdragon X51 modem presented with the Snapdragon 690 in June 2020, which is a descendant of the Snapdragon X52 from the Snapdragon 750G, 765 (G) and 768 (G) as an all-in-one solution that meets all current cellular standards handles from 2G to 5G. Although the name “X51” is identical to the implementation in the Snapdragon 690, the modem in the Snapdragon 480 does not quite achieve the same values: Qualcomm puts the maximum 5G downlink at the same 2.5 Gbit/s, but with LTE it is 800 Mbit/s instead of 1.2 Gbit/s. And in the 5G uplink, the chip is specified with 660 instead of 900 Mbit/s, while the LTE uplink is 210 Mbit/s in each case.

Nokia XR20 Cat Phones Cat S62 Pro Gigaset GX290 Cat Phones S42 Software:
(when released) Android 11.0 Android 10.0 Android 9.0 variant Android 10.0 Android 10.0 Display: 6.67 inches, 1.080 × 2.400 or 395 ppi, 60 Hz
LCD, Gorilla Glass Victus 5.70 inches, 1.080 × 2.160 < br> 424 ppi
IPS, Gorilla Glass 6 6.10 inches, 720 × 1,560
283 ppi
IPS, Gorilla Glass 3 5.50 inches, 720 × 1,440
293 ppi
IPS, Gorilla Glass 5 Operation: Touch , Fingerprint sensor, face scanner touch, fingerprint sensor, status LED touch, fingerprint sensor, face scanner touch, status LED SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
2 × Kryo 460 Gold, 2.00 GHz
6 × Kryo 460 Silver, 1, 80 GHz
8 nm, 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
4 × Kryo 260 Gold, 2.00 GHz
4 × Kryo 260 Silver, 1.84 GHz
14/14 nm, 64-bit MediaTek Helio P23
8 × Cortex-A53, 2.00 GHz
16 nm, 64-bit MediaTek Helio A20
4 × Cortex-A53, 1.80 GHz < br> 12 nm, 64-bit GPU: Adreno 619
650 MHz Adreno 512 Mali-G71 MP2
770 MHz PowerVR GE8320 RAM: 6,144 MB
LPDDR4X 3,072 MB, variant 4,096 MB 3,072 MB
LPDDR4 memory : 128 GB (expandable) 32/64 GB (expandable) 32 GB (expandable) 1st camera: 48.0 MP, 1080p
dual LED, f/1.8, AF 12.0 MP, 2160p
LED, f/1.8, AF 13.0 MP, 1080p
LED, f/2.0, AF 2nd camera: 13.0 MP, f/2.4 no 2.0 MP no 3rd camera: no 4th camera: no 5th camera: no 1st front camera: 8 0 MP, 1080p
f/2.0 8.0 MP 5.0 MP 2. Front camera: No GSM: GPRS + EDGE UMTS: HSPA +
↓ 42.2 ↑ 5.76 Mbit/s HSPA + Yes LTE : Advanced Pro
↓ 800 ↑ 210 Mbit/s Advanced
↓ 400 ↑ 150 Mbit/s Advanced
↓ 300 ↑ 50 Mbit/s Yes
↓ 300 ↑ 50 Mbit/s 5G: NSA/SA
↓ 2.50 ↑ 0.66 Gbit/s No WLAN: 802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax
Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Miracast 802.11 a/b/g/n 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth: 5.1 5.0 LE 5.0 Location: A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo Other standards : USB 3.0 Type C, NFC, 3.5 mm jack USB 2.0 Type C, NFC Micro-USB 2.0, NFC SIM card: Nano-SIM, Dual-SIM battery: 4,630 mAh, 18.0 W
permanently installed, wireless charging 4,000 mAh
permanently installed 6,200 mAh (23.87 Wh)
permanently installed, wireless charging 4,200 mAh
permanently installed size (W × H × D): 81.5 × 10.6 × 171.64 mm 76.7 × 158.5 × 11.90 mm 79.0 × 162.4 × 15.30 mm 77.2 × 161.3 × 12.70 mm Protection class: IP68 + MIL-STD-810H IP68 + MIL-STD-810G IP68 IP68 + MIL-STD-810G Weight: 248 g 279 g 220 g Price: € 579 from € 478 from € 279 €/329 € 249 €

Dual SIM and expandable memory

The internal memory of the test model is 128 GB. Both this and the variant with 64 GB of internal memory can be expanded with additional storage space via a microSD card. The microSD card shares its space in the smartphone with the second SIM card slot, so that the user may have to choose between the memory expansion or a second SIM. The LPDDR4X working memory in the test model is 6 GB, in the variant with 64 GB internal memory the working memory is also reduced to 4 GB.

Lateral fingerprint sensor and Google Assistant

Nokia has integrated the fingerprint sensor into the on/off switch on the right side of the housing so that it can be easily used with the thumb – alternatively, the front camera can also be used for biometric unlocking via face recognition. The two buttons for controlling the volume are located above the fingerprint sensor. At these points, as on the left-hand side, the metal frame emerges, which is protected by plastic (“3D nanotextured polymer”) on the back and the other sides. A button for the Google Assistant is located on the right side of the frame, while the 3.5 mm audio and USB-C ports are on the underside. On the other hand, there is a programmable emergency call button and the SIM card tray, which is protected with a rubber against the ingress of water and dust. The other connections dispense with covers and caps, which makes them much easier to use in everyday life.

WLAN, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC and GPS

In addition to Bluetooth 5.1 and the support of the aptX Adaptive audio codec, the Nokia XR20 also offers NFC to recognize the corresponding tags and, for example, to connect more easily to appropriately equipped headphones. WLAN is supported according to the 802.11 b/g/n/ac (Wi-Fi 5) standards at both 2.4 and 5 GHz, and the Nokia XR20 is also equipped for 802.11ax, alias Wi-Fi 6 (ax-ready). With A-GPS, Galileo, A-GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS and NavIC, the XR20 also offers complete coverage of the location standards.

Fast charging and wireless charging

The Nokia XR20 supports fast charging with up to 18 watts via the 5 Gbit/s fast USB-C port. In addition, it can also be charged wirelessly according to the Qi standard with up to 15 watts. The capacity of the built-in battery is 4,630 mAh and Nokia promises a battery life of two days with normal use.

The display under the magnifying glass

The display of the Nokia XR20 shines in the test with a maximum of 592 cd/m² with the full-surface display of white and is therefore brighter than the 550 cd/m² advertised by Nokia. Black glows at maximum brightness with 0.39 cd/m². The contrast of the XR20 is 1,518: 1, a typical, good value for smartphones. With a color temperature of 8150 Kelvin, the display is set too cool in the delivery state.

«Previous display brightness max. Display brightness min. Display contrast Next»

Display -Brightness max. Unit: luminance (cd/m²)
- automatic mode 100% APL:
  - Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra973 white point: approx. 6,700
  - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra969 white point: approx. 7,300
  - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra878White point: approx. 7,100
  - Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max854White point: approx. 6,300
  - Apple iPhone 12 Pro842 white point: approx. 6,300
  - Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max797 white point: approx. 6,900
  - OnePlus 9 Pro787 white point: approx. 6,800
  - Xiaomi Mi 11783 white point: approx. 6,900
  - OnePlus 9776 white point: approx. 6,700
  - OnePlus 8 Pro773 white point: approx. 7,400
  - Samsung Galaxy A52 5G772 white point: approx. 6,800
  - Samsung Galaxy S20763 white point: approx. 7,200
  - Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra762 white point: approx. 7,200
  - OnePlus 8T753 white point: approx. 6,800
  - Samsung Galaxy S20 + 752 White point: approx. 7,300
  - Oppo Find X3 Pro 745 White point: approx. 7,200
  - Unihertz Titan718 white point: approx. 6,900
  - Google Pixel 4a701 white point: approx. 7,000
  - LG Wing688 white point: approx. 7,200
  - Google Pixel 5687White point: approx. 6,500
  - Apple iPhone Xr686White point: approx. 7,000
  - Cat S61672White point: approx. 7,400
  - OnePlus 7T672 white point: approx. 7,300
  - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2672 white point: approx. 7,400
  - Gigaset GX290671 white point: approx. 9,800
  - Apple iPhone 11661 white point: approx. 6,800
  - Google Pixel 4a 5G655 white point: approx. 6,600
- Apple iPhone Xs Max644 white point: approx. 6,900
- Apple iPhone 12 mini643 white point : approx. 6,300
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9637 white point: approx. 7,800
- Motorola Moto G8 Plus634 white point: approx. 7,700
- OnePlus Nord629 white point: approx. 7,400
- Samsung Galaxy S9 + 624 white point: approx. 7,800
- Samsung Galaxy S9622 white point: approx. 7,700
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro616 white point: approx. 7,300
- Samsung Galaxy Grade 10 + 616 white point: approx. 7,200
- OnePlus Nord 2610 white point: approx. 7,100
- OnePlus 6607 white point: approx. 7,900
- Nokia XR20592 white point: approx. 8,150
- Motorola Moto G6589 white point: approx. 8,800
- OnePlus 7 Pro585 white point: approx . 7,300
- LG Velvet575 white point: approx. 7,800
- Sony Xperia XZ3569 white point: approx. 7,900
- Samsung Galaxy S10e562 white point: approx. 7,400
- Cat S52553 white point: approx. 6,900
- LG G7 ThinQ546 white point: approx. 9,300
- Cat S62 Pro543 white point: approx. 8,650
- Sony Xperia 1 II539 white point: approx. 8,400
- Sony Xperia 5 II536 white point: approx. 7,500
- Huawei P30 Pro531 white point: approx. 7,800
- Huawei P20 Pro527 white point : approx. 6,900
- Asus ZenFone 6525 white point: approx. 7,400
- Samsung Galaxy S10 + 524 white point: approx. 7,200
- Oppo Reno2521 white point: approx. 8,000
- Samsung Galaxy S10519 white point: approx. 7,200
- Motorola Moto G7 Plus518 white point: approx. 8,200
- Huawei P40 Pro516 white point: approx. 7,500
- Samsung Galaxy A50515 white point: approx. 7,100
- Motorola One Vision510 white point: approx. 8,000
- Cat S42510 white point: approx. 6,900
- Oppo A91508 white point: approx. 7,600
- Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact506 white point: approx. 7,900
- Motorola Moto G7 Power506 white point: approx. 6,900
- Vivo X60 Pro503 white point: approx. 7,600
- Gigaset GS4501 white point: approx. 9,700
- Oppo Find X2 Pro482 white point: approx. 7,900
- Nokia 7 Plus473 white point: approx. 7,800
- Motorola Moto G7473 white point: approx. 7,900
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S472 white point: approx. 7,800
- Motorola One470 white point: approx. 7,700
- Samsung Galaxy A6463 white point: approx. 8,100
- LG G8s455 white point: approx. 7,800
- Nokia 6.1452 white point: approx. 9,500
- Motorola Moto Z3 Play444 white point: approx. 7,500
- OnePlus 6T431 white point: approx. 8,100
- Google Pixel 4 XL428 white point: approx. 6,900
- BlackBerry Key2420 white point: approx. 7,800
- Google Pixel 3a406 white point: approx. 6,900
HTC U12 + 399 white point: approx. 7,500
Sony Xperia 1381 white point : approx. 7,600

Huawei P30 Pro5.000: 1OLED display

Google Pixel 3a5.000: 1OLED- Display

OnePlus 7 Pro5.000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy A505.000: 1OLED display

Sony Xperia 15,000: 1OLED display

LG G8s5,000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 + 5,000 : 1OLED display

OnePlus 7T5.000: 1OLED display

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max5.000: 1OLED display

Google Pixel 4 XL5.000: 1OLED display

Oppo Reno25.000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy S205.000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy S20 + 5,000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra5,000: 1OLED display

Oppo Find X2 Pro5.000: 1OLED-Display

Huawei P40 Pro5.000: 1OLED display

OnePlus 8 Pro5.000: 1OLED display

Oppo A915.000: 1OLED display

LG Velvet5.000: 1OLED display

Sony Xperia 1 II5.000: 1OLED display

OnePlus Nord5.000: 1OLED display

Google Pixel 4a5.000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra5 .000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 25,000: 1OLED display

Google Pixel 55,000: 1OLED display

OnePlus 8T5.000: 1OLED display

Sony Xperia 5 II5.000: 1OLED display

Google Pixel 4a 5G5.000: 1OLED display

Apple iPhone 125,000: 1OLED display

Apple iPhone 12 Pro5,000: 1OLED display

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max5 .000: 1OLED display

Apple iPhone 12 mini5.000: 1OLED display

LG Wing5.000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra5,000: 1OLED display

Xiaomi Mi 115,000: 1OLED display

OnePlus 95,000: 1OLED display

OnePlus 9 Pro5.000: 1OLED display

Oppo Find X3 Pro5.000: 1OLED display

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G5.000: 1OLED display

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra5.000: 1OLED display

Vivo X60 Pro5.000: 1OLED display

OnePlus Nord 25,000: 1OLED display

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S2.471: 1

HTC U12 + 2.241: 1

Nokia 7 Plus2.130: 1

Motorola One1.980: 1

LG G7 ThinQ1.876 : 1

BlackBerry Key21.875: 1

Motorola Moto G7 Power1.833: 1

Cat S521.728: 1

Apple iPhone Xr1.670: 1

< li class = "chart__row"> Motorola Moto G8 Plus1.665: 1

Apple iPhone 111.597: 1

Asus ZenFone 61.551: 1

Nokia XR201.518: 1

Motorola Moto G71.511: 1

Cat S62 Pro1.429: 1

Gigaset GS41.407: 1

Cat S611.400: 1

Cat S421.378: 1

Gigaset GX2901.367: 1

Motorola Moto G7 Plus1.230: 1

Nokia 6.11.180: 1

Motorola Moto G61.081: 1

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact1.068: 1

Motorola One Vision1.045: 1

Unihertz Titan953: 1

The minimum brightness of the display is 2.9 cd/m² – also a good, unproblematic value. The 200 cd/m² used for the battery measurements are achieved with the Nokia XR20 with a display brightness of 56 percent. The brightness control is therefore not evenly distributed, because otherwise 200 cd/m² would correspond to a brightness setting of around 34 percent of the maximum brightness of 592 cd/m².

Dual camera with dual flash

For photos, the Nokia XR20 relies on a 48-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture from Zeiss, with a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.4 aperture aside stands. It offers a field of view of 123 degrees. The front camera offers 8 megapixels with an f/2.0 aperture.