Nokia XR20 6.67 Inch Android UK SIM Free Smartphone with 5G Connectivity – 4 GB RAM and 64 GB Storage (Dual SIM) – Granite Grey

I love this phone, I have the 6gb variant. I have taken a star off because the speakers on the phone itself aren’t great, they crackle and the volume goes up and down, also there’s no native music player app, however, playing music through external speakers or headphones is absolutely fine. Taking pics isn’t really something I have done loads of as I haven’t had the opportunity but the ones I have taken are perfectly acceptable, there is a manual mode so if you do know what you’re doing, there is a degree of control(I don’t), portrait mode setting is good for quick shots, there’s also a night mode. The screen colours can look a Iittle washed out and pale, even with the warmer setting, but I like a darker screen anyway so for me, it’s not that noticeable when watching tv. I realized I just didn’t use nor need all the bells and whistles that flagship phones have, I never used them on my recently discarded high end Sony Xperia 1 ii and as much as I told myself I would learn about photography to get the best out of it, well I just didn’t, and 4k is great if there is actually anything available to watch, also the licensed case cost over 40 for my old phone, so not needing a case is a real bonus; with this phone I am not scared of dropping it, which I haven’t yet btw; it’s reassuringly wide without being overly thick and not an issue for my fat but small hands to handle. I have no case on it, nor do I have a screen protector, I just have faith that it won’t shatter when dropped, I did buy a wrist lanyard, Nokia really should supply one, although if I am being honest, depending on your needs, it probably isn’t something everyone will want, having said that, they are missing a trick with the free advertising, because actually, the phone is aesthetically very pleasing, I have the green, generally I opt for black phones cos you’re probably going to put a case on it, but people have coveted it after seeing it with no restrictive case. Battery is pretty good, have been watching football on it and I would say it lost about 9% -10% over 90mins, I have about 33 % left at present and that’s after about 14hrs of use, including 3hrs of watching said football and TV over the net, I am not a gamer though so I don’t know how it would perform, having said that, I have played the odd game and it seems fine. It has wireless charging which has been great, I use my kindle fire 8 charger so it’s also a stand and that works very well. The internet connection hasn’t dropped, I can’t comment on 5g as I don’t think it’s available where I live, although it’s supported by the phone, Bluetooth is easy to connect and it has an expandable memory, the fingerprint scanner however, can be erratic but I don’t think that’s unique to this phone having had issues with my Xperia, (it could also be down to user error), the only phone I have had to send away to be fixed, to give some context, I have had many, many phones!! All in all, it’s a workhorse of a phone, my priorities may be different from yours but if you’re a parent whose kids mess with your phone, or you’re accident prone, careless, just wanting something functional you’re not scared of breaking cos it would cost too much to replace, but looks good, this phone is great.