Honor 50 vs Nokia XR21

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71
5G network

5G band 1, 5, 8, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

45.4 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160 mm

168 mm
Width

73.8 mm

78.6 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

10.6 mm
Weight

175 g

231 g
Waterproof

-

IP68/IP69K (1.5m and 60 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68/IP69K
MIL-STD-810H

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Crystal, Green, Red

Black, Green

Display
Display type

OLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.57 inches

6.49 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

392 ppi

406 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen

2D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

120Hz, 75˚ curvature

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

8 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

512 GB

OS
OS

Android 11, Magic UI 4.2, Google Play Services (market dependent)

Android 12

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2"
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 17 mm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

12032 x 9024 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, speedwarp

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.2 , 78˚ , 1/3.14" inches

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.4
Selfie camera resolution

6528 x 4896 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11n ac, 802.11n ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Wi-Fi direct

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

aptX Adaptive
NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes