Nokia 106 4G (2023) vs Nokia XR21

Nokia 106 4G (2023)

Nokia XR21

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8

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

-

45.4 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

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

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

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

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

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

121.5 mm

168 mm
Width

50 mm

78.6 mm
Thickness

14.4 mm

10.6 mm
Weight

93 g

231 g
Waterproof

-

IP68/IP69K (1.5m and 60 mins)
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Dust proof

-

IP68/IP69K
MIL-STD-810H

-

Yes
Flashlight

Yes

-
Colors

Blue, Charcoal

Black, Green

Connectivity
WLAN

No

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
NFC

-

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

No

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

Yes

-
Java

No

-
Games

Yes

-
Sensors

-

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2"
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

-

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

-

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

-

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