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Nokia XR20 teardown tape reveals a tough phone that's like hard to repair 05 August 2021 What makes a phone like the Nokia XR20 tough? It starts with the choice of outfit. The phone has rubberized sides for a secure grip, it ’smid￾frame is made out of aluminum, which proved thick enough to defy bending yea with all the internals taken out. The first thing to do if you need to repair an XR20 is to remove the plastic back cover – it may not be glamorous, but it's durable and can be removed freely without cracking (the the same ca n’t be said about glass rears). And if you just cracked the glass over the cameras and LED flash, that ’s easy enough to remove with a bit of heat. The phone has an IP68 rank for dust and water resistance (up up to1.5 m for 60 jiffies), so there are rubber gaskets around the USB­C harbor and the loudspeaker. This model is Manufactory­STD­810H conformable as well. PBKreviews gives the Nokia XR20 a form score of6.5/ 10. While nothing is too nasty to remove

Nigeria produces five of seven unicorns in Africa By Adeyemi Adepetun 26 January 2022 | 3:57 am • Flutterwave, Opay, Andela join Interswitch, Jumia The Nigerian FinTech ecosystem maintained its growth trajectory within the African continent with three more unicorns – Flutterwave, OPay and Andela – joining Interswitch and Jumia as five out of the seven unicorns on the continent. According to FinTechNGR,’s fintech association, which disclosed this, noted that Nigeria’s FinTech ecosystem’s stronger and improved brand appeal to global investors, showed that the country is an economy positioned for growth, financial inclusion and a narrowing poverty gap. FinTechNGR, in a document, said Nigeria was ranked as sixth in real-time payments by Finshots, and also as one of the top crypto trading countries by Statista, amongst other ground-breaking feats, which attest to the value of the country’s ecosystem. Also, FintechNGR said it will continue to develop robust venture cap