Honor 50 vs. Nokia XR21

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 50 and Nokia XR21. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 50 vs. Nokia XR21 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number NTH-NX9 TA-1486
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 159.96 mm 168 mm Nokia XR21 has greater height than Honor 50.
Width 73.76 mm 78.58 mm Nokia XR21 has greater width than Honor 50.
Depth 7.78 mm 10.45 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Honor 50.
Weight 175 g 231 g Honor 50 is lighter than Honor 50.
Body Colour Midnight black | Emerald Green Midnight black | Pine green
Body Material - Polycarbonate, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)
Protection - Dustproof, drop-proof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Nokia XR21 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68, IP69K, IP69
SAR Value 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb) 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.1 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.57" 6.49" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Nokia XR21.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Nokia XR21 has better screen resolution than Honor 50.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 1073.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz -
Display Features - Glove & Wet Touch, 82% NTSC
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Processor Number - SM6375
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Honor 50 Nokia XR21
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Honor 50 Nokia XR21
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 108 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Nokia XR21.
Sensor Size 1/1.52" -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 -
Pixel Size 2.1 μm -
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording AI Portait, Night Mode 2.0, SpeedWarp camera mode, Action Cam mode, flash shot mode
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 12032 x 9024 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ (protective lens glass), UW Capture fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Depth camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Nokia XR21.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 -
Field of View (Front) 90 degree(s) -
Camera Modes (Front) Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4300 mAh 4800 mAh Nokia XR21 has larger battery capacity than Honor 50.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 45 min -
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
CELLULAR Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 Android 12
User Interface Magic UI 4.2 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 LTE, 5G NR
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 BLE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
MEDIA Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC -
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio OZO Playback technology, OZO spatial sound recording with wind noise reduction, audio boost mode
FEATURES Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features - Dual microphones, 4 years of Security Updates, dual stereo speakers, 3 years of OS updates, SOS light signal function
OTHERS Honor 50 Nokia XR21
Included Accessories USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification IP68, IP69K, MIL-STD-810H
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium inner chassis
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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