HMD Global Launches the Nokia C21 Plus to the Kenyan Market

HMD Global has introduced to the Kenyan market, a new phone to its C-series family, the Nokia C21 Plus. The phone was launched on Monday and will be available in warm grey and comes in 2/64GB variant starting from Ksh 15,499 ($132).

The C21 Plus not only looks good but maintains the robust build quality and long-lasting battery capabilities that Nokia phones became famous for all those years ago.

“The C-Series is all about introducing consumers to quality smartphones. Nokia C21 Plus has designed to address consumers’ top pain points in the affordable price tier; battery life, the storage capacity of the phone and camera quality,” Florian Seiche, CEO at HMD Global said.

The newly launched smartphone comes with a 6.52-inch touchscreen display providing a resolution of 720×1600 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. The phone measures 165.00 x 75.90 x 8.55mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 178.00 grams. It is powered by an octa-core Unisoc SC9863A processor and comes with 2GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

The Nokia C21 Plus runs Android 11 (Go edition) and is powered by a 4000mAh battery.

For the cameras, the phone packs a dual-camera setup at the back featuring a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel camera. There’s a single front camera setup for selfies, featuring a 5-megapixel sensor.

The phone is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards.