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Nokia XR20 vs Nokia X30

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Nokia XR20 vs Nokia X30

56 out of 100
Nokia XR20
VS
64 out of 100
Nokia X30
Nokia XR20
Nokia X30

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Nokia XR20 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 480) that was released on June 27, 2021, against the Nokia X30, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 14 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nokia XR20
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Comes with 430 mAh larger battery capacity: 4630 vs 4200 mAh
  • Stereo speakers
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Nokia X30
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (435K versus 367K)
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (746 against 601 nits)
  • Thinner bezels – 8.2% more screen real estate
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • The phone is 1-year and 2-months newer
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 7.6 mm narrower
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Nokia XR20 and Nokia X30 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk ( * ) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nokia XR20
vs
Nokia X30

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 76.8% 85%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 128.3% 144.3%
PWM 1163000 Hz 92 Hz
Response time 26 ms 8 ms
Contrast 1815:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nokia XR20
601 nits
Nokia X30 +24%
746 nits

Design and build

Height 171.64 mm (6.76 inches) 158.9 mm (6.26 inches)
Width 81.5 mm (3.21 inches) 73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 10.64 mm (0.42 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 248 g (8.75 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray, Blue White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Nokia XR20 and Nokia X30 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold 		- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Lithography process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 825 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~422.4 GFLOPS ~486.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Nokia XR20
367439
Nokia X30 +19%
435969
CPU 117053 138399
GPU 73685 92935
Memory 81222 91603
UX 94010 109737
Total score 367439 435969
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 44.1 °C 39.2 °C
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 981 1211
PCMark 3.0
Web score 5649 6548
Video editing 4045 3972
Photo editing 14101 17689
Data manipulation 6301 7429
Writing score 8666 13092

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4, 6 GB 6, 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1833 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 128 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
OS size 13 GB 18 GB

Battery

Capacity 4630 mAh 4200 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:35 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:14 hr
Watching video - 16:50 hr
Gaming - 05:41 hr
Standby - 112 hr
General battery life

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No -
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 2 (48 MP + 13 MP) 2 (50 MP + 13 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.25" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Samsung GN5 (ISOCELL CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.06", OmniVision OV13B1 (CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 8 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4624 x 3468
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Pixel size 1.12 microns 1 microns
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/3.06"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat * 15 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nokia XR20 +2%
83.9 dB
Nokia X30
82.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2021 September 2022
Release date August 2021 September 2022
SAR (head) 1.13 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.43 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Not included
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nokia X30 is definitely a better buy.

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