
Nokia has avoided this, adding nothing more than slightly thicker corners and a useful texture grip on the back of the XR20. Manufacturers developing ruggedized phones have fallen into a trap of creating something that looks military. The phone's buttons are responsive, although the Assistant button is prone to accidental presses, and the thumbprint reader a little temperamental, although that seems to be common across all phones (or perhaps it’s my thumb that is the problem…). It’s Android as it was intended to be, similar to the Google Pixel phones. I've mostly recharged overnight with a Qi wireless charger, although one fast charge was attempted which doubled the available charge in about 45 minutes.īeyond this, the stripped-back Android One environment is preferable to that found on Samsung Galaxy Sx devices and other premium Android devices.

The key observations from day-to-day use of the device over the course of a week are that it is easy to hold (thanks to the rugged grip), the screen is bright, the display glass smooth, and surprisingly powerful in direct sunlight.

Your experience of the phone will differ from mine. Android-to-Android account syncs when upgrading to a new device have improved, but the process remains slower than that on iOS.

Following the setup of a backup from my previous phone, the Nokia XR20 was ready to use within an hour.
