The vivo S20 series comes out in China with upgraded processors, batteries, cameras, and more.
Both the vivo S20 and S20 Pro are equipped with 6.67-inch AMOLED screens with an FHD+ resolution, a fitting 120Hz refresh rate, and high 4500 nits of brightness.
Being the cheaper option, the vivo S20 has a flat screen while the Pro has curves on all four sides.
On the upside, both will receive 50-megapixel selfie cameras and an in-display fingerprint scanner.
The duo also have optically stabilized 50-megapixel main cameras, but the Pro has a more advanced IMX921 sensor from Sony while the latter uses an OmniVision OV50E.
What’s more, the more expensive has an IMX882 sensor with a 3x periscope zoom and 50-megapixel ultra-wide, while the non-Pro settles for a secondary 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor.
Their key difference lies in the processors. The vivo S20 uses a midrange Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, while the Pro model uses the last generation’s MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chipset.
Sadly it has a smaller but still large 5,500mAh battery, compared to the vivo S20’s 6,500mAh capacity. But, it charges faster via the 90W adapter than the S20’s 80W.
The vivo S20 Pro retails for CNY3,399 (~Php27,500) for the 12GB/256GB model, CNY3,799 (~Php30,700) for the 12GB/512GB, and CNY3,999 (~Php32,400) for the 16GB/512GB.
Meanwhile, the vivo S20 is available with the same configurations for a price of CNY3,399 (~Php27,500), CNY3,799 (~Php30,700), and CNY3,999 (~Php32,400), respectively, with the addition of a cheaper 8GB/256GB variant for CNY2,299 (~Php18,600). They will be available in China starting December 12, with global release details yet to be announced.
vivo S20 Pro Specs
- Android 15, OriginOS 5
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2800 x 1260 pixel resolution, ~460ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate
- 1600-nit High Brightness Mode, 5000-nit peak brightness
- 3.4GHz MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ octa-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU
- 256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 internal storage, non-expandable
- 50-megapixel front camera
- 50-megapixel (IMX921, f/1.9, PDAF, OIS) + 50-megapixel (3x periscope zoom, OIS, PDAF) + 50-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear cameras, Aura Light flash
- Stereo speakers
- Under-display fingerprint scanner Face unlock
- IP64 dust and water resistant
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, BDS
- NFC
- IR blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 160.6 x 75 x 7.5mm
- Weight: 194g
- Colors: Gold, Purple, Gray
- 5,500mAh non-removable battery, 90W wired fast charging
vivo S20 Specs
- Android 15, OriginOS 5
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2800 x 1260 pixel resolution, ~460ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate
- 1300-nits High Brightness Mode, 5000-nits peak brightness
- 2.63GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 octa-core processor
- 8GB/12GB/16GB RAM
- Adreno 720 GPU
- 256GB/512GB UFS 2.2 internal storage, non-expandable
- 50-megapixel front camera
- 50-megapixel (OV50E, f/1.9, PDAF, OIS) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear cameras, Aura Light LED flash
- IP64 dust and water resistant
- Under-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- Stereo speakers
- HSA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFI 6, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.4
- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, dual-band BDS
- NFC
- IR Blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 160.4 x 74.2 x 7.2mm
- Weight: 186g
- Colors: Gray, Gold, White
- 6,500mAh non-removable battery, 80W wired fast charging