First impressions when opening the Nokia is how sleek the device is. It has a 6.5” HD display and weighs 191 grams, slightly heavier than my iPhone 12, only by 27 grams but strangely feels lighter to hold, perhaps because of its thinner shape, with a 8.5mm thinness which Nokia say is designed to fit better in your hand. Nokia boasts the C21 Plus battery life lasts for days, two days in fact, and it's one of the main selling points of the phone: "With a 4000 mAh battery, delivering two-day battery life from a single charge – allowing you to stay connected for longer." The device comes with 2GB of RAM and just 32GB of internal space so you'll definitely need a memory card inserted if you're planning to use a lot of apps, take a lot of photos and more. The C21 Plus takes any micro SIM card and micro SD card, supporting memory up to 256 GB. Nowadays this once hot topic has appeared to slow down especially due to advances in technology, with the Samsung Galaxy's and Google Pixel's rivalling the likes of the Apple iPhone.

The phone has a micro-USB charging port at the bottom and the charging speeds are slightly poor to be honest. It took me just over two hours to get the phone from dead to fully charged. The phone does come with the charging cable though which is a big plus because not every mobile company has the charge included in the box. Camera When describing the camera Nokia says: "The 13MP dual camera with HDR technology captures memorable moments in stunning detail, whilst different modes like Portrait, Panorama and Beautification assist in creating professional-looking photos you can keep forever."Lets face it though, if you're getting this phone you're not buying it for the camera. You're purchasing it for its simplicity, it does what it says on the tin and is a decent phone for exactly what you need when you need it. Set up was really easy although I was surprised that the device needed not only a SIM card (that's normal obviously) but a memory card too. I've been so used to having Apple phones for so long that I didn't realise this was still a thing. I do like the smile detection on the camera though and the ability to change the screen size from a 4:3 size to a 16:9 or a full screen. Overall verdict Powered by a Unisoc SC9863A processor, the C21 Plus battery lasted just under two days for me, around 40 hours. I used it less in the day though and more in the evening. The phone is also quite responsive and fast to navigate, particular when switching from app to app and closing apps down. Overall the Nokia C21 Plus didn't persuade me to Android. However, it did give me some breathing space. What I mean by that is because the phone has a sleek feel, a simple set up and a big screen with clear graphics and easy navigation, I felt I could go onto the phone and find what I needed straight away, whereas on my iPhone apps can look too squashed together and just holding onto the home screen for too long can cause apps to move about or even delete - I didn't have that with the Nokia.