Nokia 2.1 vs Nokia G21 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 2.1 Nokia G21
Released · Aug 10, 2018
Released · Mar 14, 2022
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
1GB · 8GB
3GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
5050 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018 Feb 14, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$115 €189

Design

Dimensions
6.05 x 3.06 x 0.38 inches
153.6 x 77.6 x 9.67 mm
6.48 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches
164.6 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g 6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.82% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Unisoc T606 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x1.6GHz Cortex-A75
6x1.6G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 308 Mali-G57 MP1
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB 3GB/64GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 5050 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 50 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 12, 2018
FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1080
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.42 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

for EMEA and APAC
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
With 4GB RAM
Memory 4GB
for India
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
With 4GB and 128GB internal storage
Memory 4GB/128GB
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