HMD has renamed the Nokia XR21 to HMD XR21 and sells it at a much higher price! Where's the logic?

Nokia XR21 is back HMD XR21

It seems that HMD is consistently moving away from the Nokia brand, at least in the smartphone segment. The HMD XR21 model has just appeared, which is simply the Nokia XR21 model that has been known for over a year.

Nokia XR21 was presented in May 2023 and now returns in virtually unchanged form, already as HMD XR21. The mentioned devices differ only in the logo on the casing - and in the price. More on that in a moment, for now let's remind you what HMD XR21 aka Nokia XR21 offers.

HMD XR21
photo: HMD

HMD XR21 is a smartphone with a reinforced structure. It has an aluminum and plastic housing with an IP69K tightness certificate and MIL-STD-810H durability - so it can withstand contact with clean water and falls from a height of over one and a half meters. The 6.49-inch IPS display with Full HD+ resolution and 120 Hz image refresh rate is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus, and the touch panel can be operated with a wet hand. The smartphone uses a Snapdragon 695 processor, supported by 6+128 GB memory, and is powered by a 4800 mAh battery with a 33-watt charging system. There is a 16-megapixel selfie camera (f/2.5) at the front, and a 64-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture and an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera (f/2.2) at the back. HMD XR21 debuts with the Android 13 operating system and will receive two system updates and 3 years of security support. The offer includes only a black casing and one memory set - and the price is as much as EUR 600. For comparison, the identical Nokia XR21 is available for purchase for 400 euros, which makes the HMD move slightly incomprehensible...