SpecEagle review · Nokia

Nokia C20 review: An Android 11 Go Edition entry phone for first-time buyers.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2021·$100
Overall
32/100
Class rank
#8 of 10
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Sub-$100 entry-tier Android Go.

Nokia C20 covered the absolute entry tier — Android 11 Go Edition on a 6.5" screen for under $100. Bare bones for first-time-smartphone buyers.

01Display

52/100

52/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.5 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

38/100

38/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2021 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main5 MP, autofocus, LED
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

32/100

32/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2021 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetUnisoc SC9863A
RAM1 / 2 GB
Storage16 / 32 GB · microSD

04Battery

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2021 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,000 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 220 hours

05Build

54/100

54/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

06Value

54/100

54/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • Sub-$100 4G smartphone.
  • Android 11 Go Edition.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Big 6.5" screen.
What doesn't
  • 1 GB RAM base.
  • 5 MP camera.
  • Very slow Unisoc chip.
  • HD+ resolution.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 10-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .