vivo has introduced the S20 and S20 Pro smartphones in the S19 series in China, as it had promised. The phones feature a 6.67-inch 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED BOE Q10 panel with 3840Hz high frequency PWM dimming, and up to 4500 nits peak brightness. The S20 has a flat screen and the S20 Pro has a quad curved screen.
The phones feature a 50MP autofocus front camera. The S20 has a 50MP main camera, and a 8MP ultra wide angle camera. The Pro model has a 50Mp IMX921 sensor, 50Mp ultra-wide angle camera and a 50Mp IMX882 3X periscope telephoto camera with CIPA4.5 camera-level image stabilization, and macro option.
The S20 has a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC same as the predecessor and the S20 Pro is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ SoC, an upgrade from Dimensity 9200+ in the predecessor. The company claims AnTuTu score up to 2.25 million points.
The phones come in new Phoenix Feather Gold colour with photolithography and embroidery craftsmanship, thousands of flashing lines shape the golden silk phoenix feathers like brocade. The Purple Air from the East has a unique texture in each back cover is unique with magical cloud craftsmanship and the flashing visual effect of flowing crystals.
There are also Jade Dew White as clear as jade, and Pine Smoke Ink colours.
Even though the S20 is just 7.19mm thick, it packs a huge 6500mAh battery and the S20 Pro packs a 5500mAh battery. Both the phones support 90W fast charging. These still have an optical fingerprint scanner.
vivo S20 specifications
- 6.67-inch (2800×1260 pixels) 1.5K AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio flat AMOLED screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 3840Hz high frequency PWM dimming, up to 5000 nits peak brightness
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4nm) Mobile Platform with Adreno 720 GPU
- 8GB / 12GB / 16GB RAM LPDDR4X RAM, 256GB / 512GB UFS 2.2 storage
- Android 15 with OriginOS 5
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP camera with OV50E sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, Aura light
- 50MP autofocus front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Dust and Splash resistant (IP64)
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
- Dimensions:160.35×74.18×7.19mm; Weight:186g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 6500mAh (typ) / 6365mAh (min) battery with 80W fast charging
vivo S20 Pro specifications
- 6.67-inch (2800×1260 pixels) 1.5K AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio quad curved AMOLED screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz high frequency PWM dimming, up to 5000 nits peak brightness
- Octa-Core Dimensity 9300+ 4nm SoC with Immortalis-G720 GPU
- 12GB LPDDR5 / 16GB RAM LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 15 with OriginOS 5
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP main camera with Sony IMX921 sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, 50MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.05 aperture, 50MP IMX882 3x periscope telephoto camera with f/2.55 aperture, Aura light
- 50MP autofocus front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
- Dust and Splash resistant (IP64)
- Dimensions:160.56×75.02×7.43mm; Weight:193g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 5500mAh (typ) battery with 90W fast charging
Pricing and availability
- vivo S20 8GB+256GB – 2299 yuan (USD 317 / Rs. 26,790 approx.)
- vivo S20 12GB+256GB – 2599 yuan (USD 358 / Rs. 30,280 approx.)
- vivo S20 12GB+512GB – 2799 yuan (USD 386 / Rs. 32,610 approx.)
- vivo S20 16GB+512GB – 2999 yuan (USD 413 / Rs. 34,940 approx.)
- vivo S20 Pro 12GB+256GB – 3399 yuan (USD 468 / Rs. 39,600 approx.)
- vivo S20 Pro 16GB+256GB – 3799 yuan (USD 524 / Rs. 44,260 approx.)
- vivo S20 Pro 16GB+512GB – 3999 yuan (USD 551 / Rs. 46,590 approx.)
The phones are available to order from today and will go on sale in China stating from December 6th and 12th, respectively.