Nokia XR21 vs Apple iPhone 13
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.49-inch Nokia XR21 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on May 3, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 20 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nokia XR21
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1573 mAh larger battery capacity: 4800 vs 3227 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- The phone is 1-year and 8-months newer
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 20W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
- 2.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1215K versus 439K)
- Delivers 72% higher peak brightness (838 against 487 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Optical image stabilization
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Nokia
- Thinner bezels – 9% more screen real estate
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 13% higher pixel density (460 vs 406 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.08 mm narrower
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
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.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.49 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 406 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 77% | 86% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 129% |
| PWM | 55100 Hz | 609 Hz |
| Response time | 33 ms | 7.5 ms |
| Contrast | 1118:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168 mm (6.61 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 78.58 mm (3.09 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 10.45 mm (0.41 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 231 g (8.15 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~486.4 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | - | 325426 |
| GPU | - | 344274 |
| Memory | - | 223861 |
| UX | - | 310822 |
| Total score | 439471 | 1215370 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 54.3 °C | 45.7 °C |
| Stability | - | 78% |
| Graphics test | - | 52 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8702 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| OS size | 14 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4800 mAh | 3227 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 50 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:15 hr | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 13:11 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:33 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:23 hr |
| Standby | - | 123 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (64 MP + 8 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Sensor: 1/2" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2023 | September 2021 |
| Release date | June 2023 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | - |
*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 Apple iPhone 13 is definitely a better buy.
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