Huawei P10 Plus vs. Nokia XR21

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P10 Plus 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

Huawei P10 Plus vs. Nokia XR21 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number VKY-L29 TA-1486
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 153.5 mm 168 mm Nokia XR21 has greater height than Huawei P10 Plus.
Width 74.2 mm 78.58 mm Nokia XR21 has greater width than Huawei P10 Plus.
Depth 6.98 mm 10.45 mm Huawei P10 Plus is narrower than Huawei P10 Plus.
Weight 165 g 231 g Huawei P10 Plus is lighter than Huawei P10 Plus.
Body Colour Graphite black Midnight black | Pine green
Body Material Metal 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 0.76 W/kg (body), 0.89 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.1 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology LTPS TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.49" Nokia XR21 has larger screen size than Huawei P10 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P10 Plus has better screen resolution than Nokia XR21.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 540 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Glove & Wet Touch, 82% NTSC
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Processor Number - SM6375
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei P10 Plus has higher clock speed than Nokia XR21.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P10 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Huawei P10 Plus 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.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Nokia XR21 has better camera resolution than Huawei P10 Plus.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P10 Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Special Effects Monochrome, RGB, Depth of field, Natural Bokeh -
Camera Modes Low-light shots, portrait mode AI Portait, Night Mode 2.0, SpeedWarp camera mode, Action Cam mode, flash shot mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) 3D facial detection - Huawei P10 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Hybrid Auto focus, ASPH, Leica Dual-Kamera 2.0 Pro Edition, dual SUMMILUX-H lenses, 2x Hybrid Zoom, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Dual-tone Flash, Superior low-light photography, Dynamic illumination, Flavor Studio Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ (protective lens glass), UW Capture fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P10 Plus has better second camera resolution than Nokia XR21.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Nokia XR21 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P10 Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Features (Front) Leica front camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4800 mAh Nokia XR21 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P10 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 90 min -
Standby Time 450 hours -
Talk Time 1680 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1680 min
Standby (3G): up to 399 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 450 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nokia XR21 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 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 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 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 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25
5G NR Frequency - 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 Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, RA -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
Sound Enhancements - OZO Playback technology, OZO spatial sound recording with wind noise reduction, audio boost mode
FEATURES Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Fingerprint 4.0, Knuckle, HUAWEI Ultra Memory technology Dual microphones, 4 years of Security Updates, dual stereo speakers, 3 years of OS updates, SOS light signal function
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Huawei P10 Plus Nokia XR21
Included Accessories Headset, protective cover, power adapter, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68, IP69K, MIL-STD-810H
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium inner chassis
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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