HMD XR21 Specifications
HMD announced its new 5G smartphone known as HMD XR21 with a price tag of $600 (Rs 49,999 in India) approx. In the XR21 smartphone, you will get a Li-Po 4800 mAh battery with 33W fast wired charging support. As for the display, you are getting a 6.49-inch IPS LCD screen that renders a 120Hz refresh rate and 550 nits brightness. The device comes with a powerful 6nm Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G with the ability to reach up to a 2×2.2GHz clocking speed supported by Adreno 619 GPU to help with the graphics rendering process.
The phone runs on the Android 12 OS. Besides that, the device comes with 128GB of internal storage with 6GB of RAM support. As for the cameras section, you’ll get a dual rear camera setup with a 64MP main sensor alongside an 8MP ultrawide sensor. For selfies, you have a 16MP front camera, while you can record videos in 1080p resolution. Not to forget, the screen is also protected by Gorilla Glass Victus protection and the smartphone has an IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant.
| Specifications | HMD XR21 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | May 2024 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.61 x 3.09 x 0.41 inches |
| Weight | 231 g |
| Size | 6.49 inches |
| Display | IPS LCD 120Hz 450-550 nits brightness 20:9 ratio ~406 PPI density |
| Protection/Others | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m MIL-STD-810H compliant |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 12 |
| Chipset | 6nm – Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G |
| CPU | Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver |
| GPU | Adreno 619 |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Internal | 128GB |
| Camera | 64 MP (wide), PDAF 8 MP (ultrawide) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, second LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie | 16 MP (wide) Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | Unspecified |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer 3-year warranty (Europe, Australia, and New Zealand) |
| Battery | Li-Po 4800 mAh 33W wired, PD2.0, QC3 |
| Colors | Midnight Black |
| Expected Price | $600 (Rs 49,999 in India) approx |
HMD XR21 Pros and Cons
Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the HMD XR21 smartphone.
Pros
- 5G and NFC-enabled smartphone.
- Decent battery support with 33W fast charging.
- IPS LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate.
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection and IP68/IP69K dust/water resistance.
- Comes with MIL-STD-810H compliant.
- Stereo speakers and an audio jack are present.
Cons
- Android 14 OS support is missing.
- No custom UI support.
- Without a microSD card slot.
- Heating issues appear on heavy use.
- Without reverse or Wireless charging.
- No 4K video recording support.
- Gyro-EIS support is missing.
- An optical zoom camera is missing.
- Available in single RAM and storage variants.
