Nokia XR21 5G 6.49” Smartphone with 64MP AI camera, 2-day Battery life, 6GB/128GB Storage, IP69K Water & Dust-proof, Drop-proof with MIL-STD-810H level durability, Dual Sim - Black

I wanted a sturdy phone that is also not irritatingly slow. This one ticks all the boxes: well built, incredibly strong (already dropped it a couple of times), as fast as any decent Android phone. It runs on Android One - not the usual bloated version that other manufacturers supply. And its waterproof! Seriously, it even functions underwater - well, I swiped through the apps (I couldn't actually speak to anybody). 3 year warranty and Android updates, 4 years of security updates and 1 year guarantee on the screen itself!

Glue holding phone screen in completely fell apart after less than a year (no trauma causing it; literally just came loose and completely fell off after day later). Contacted seller multiple times about the 3 year warranty to see about repairs on what is clearly a manufacturer defect (I’ve never even heard of a glued in screen coming out, especially on a phone so young) with 0 response after a full week.

Fantastic for travel

It is tough , screen brightness is good enough during day, try using a matte screen film and battery life is good even on hotspot being on most of the time, the good news ends there. Hotspot turns off every time you make or receive a call, you have to constantly keep turning it on manually if your main use is mobile hotspot. Even momentary glitches in network would turn off hotspot. No automatic data switching between sims during calls unlike my huawei which switches to data on backup sim during calls on one sim. Software is somewhat half baked for experienced users though moderate users may not feel the difference. As usual bootloader unlock etc are tricky with Nokia. For some strange reason some settings such as notch shape in developer options cannot be rolled back without complete factory reset of phone. As I said before, only experienced users will notice these limitations. Frankly I am disappointed because I had high hopes and the phone fell short.

Major downgrade to the XR20. Software is shocking and the screen is 40% worse including its durability. I should have gave the £400 to charity and ran my business with no phone :(

Just don't waste your time or money with this "Nokia". The screen is utter rubbish. Also looks to be installing some sort of VPN malware 2 versions behind on Android. No security updates. Worse than most dodgy Chinese phones. Steer clear.

great phone all round would buy again

I bought this phone to replace my iPhone. The phone is well built and durable. My issue was more with android system. Although fairly stock Android, the pop ups and poor App Store printed me to return back to IOS. I have returned the phone. Like I said, great phone, poor OS.