After a series of many leaks and rumours, Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Thursday officially announced its latest two camera-centric smartphones, the Vivo X20 and Vivo X20 Plus in the Chinese tech market. The Vivo X20 and Vivo X20 Plus are the company’s second offerings to come with full-screen display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, after the announcement of the Vivo V7 Plus in India. The Vivo X20 comes in two variants based on its internal storage configuration: Vivo X20 with 64GB ROM and Vivo X20 with 128GB ROM. On the other hand, the Vivo X20 Plus comes in 64GB internal storage only.
The Vivo X20 with 64GB internal storage variant has been launched in China with a price tag of CNY 2998 (approximately Rs. 29,500 or $455), while the Vivo X20 with 128GB internal storage has been priced at CNY 3398 (approximately Rs. 33,450 or $515). On the other hand, the Vivo X20 Plus comes with a price tag of CNY 3498 (approximately Rs. 34,450 or $530). Both the models or variants will be available for pre-order in China starting today (September 22) and the same will be going on sale in China starting September 30 (Saturday) in Gold, Rose Gold and Matte Black colour options. The main highlights of the Vivo X20 and Vivo X20 Plus are their full-screen display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, dual rear-facing camera setup (12MP + 5MP) and Google’s Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system, and a new Face Wake feature to unlock the devices. Sadly, the company has made no official announcements about the pricing details and availability of these two new smartphones for other markets.
Design:
In terms of design, both the Vivo X20 and Vivo X20 Plus smartphones borrow a lot of their design languages from company’s latest Vivo V7 Plus. The Vivo X20 and Vivo X20 Plus sport a 3D arc design and a sleek back finish with curved metal edges, meaning that the devices come with a relatively premium build quality. The 3D arc design is specially designed to provide a comfortable grip in your palm. Both the smartphones feature a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, that is housed on the back panel of the devices. The power-key button and volume up-down keys are all placed on the right-hand edge of the devices and a 3.5mm audio jack is placed on the very bottom edge of the phone. The horizontally arranged dual rear camera setup is still positioned exactly the top left corner of the rear panel, the front-facing camera is fixed on the top left corner of the front panel. The speaker grilles are seen at the bottom edge of the handsets along with a microUSB charging port sitting in the middle.
Both the smartphones feature fingerprint recognition button and Face Wake facial recognition technology for high-grade biometric security. Face Wake face unlock feature is said to unlock the smartphone in just 0.1 seconds. The company claims that it can detect up to 128 different facial features before proceeding to unlock the device.
Vivo X20 Features and Specifications:
Starting with the smaller version, the new Vivo X20 sports a 6.01-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels and a scratch resistance 2.5D curved glass coating on top. The display has an 18:9 aspect ratio and offers up to 85.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 512 GPU. In terms of memory, the device is backed up by a 4GB of RAM and 64GB / 128GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. Talking about its software front, the Vivo X20 runs on Google’s Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system with company’s proprietary FunTouch 3.2 custom UI skin running on top.
In terms of photography, the Vivo X20 comes with a dual rear-facing camera setup, which is the main highlight of this device. However, the dual rear-facing camera setup includes a 12-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, OIS, LED flash and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor. The 12-megapixel primary sensor comes with dual-pixel technology so that you can take images up to 24-megapixel resolution. On the front side, the Vivo X20 features a 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 aperture, and soft LED flash for capturing bright selfies even in low light conditions.
For connectivity, the Vivo X20 supports dual-SIM dual standby using the Hybrid Dual SIM configuration (micro+nano/microSD). That means you can either use this as a dual-SIM phone without memory card option or single-SIM phone with memory card option. Apart from this, the smartphone also offers various connectivity options including 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.5 GHz & 5.0 GHz), hotspot, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, Bluetooth 5.0, AK4376A DAC for HiFi audio, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microUSB port for charging and connectivity. Sensors on the device include a Proximity sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Gyroscope and E-compass sensor. On the battery front, the Vivo X20 packs a decent 3,245mAh battery with fast charging support. Dimensionally, the device measures 155.85 x 75.15 x 7.2mm and weighs 159 grams.
Vivo X20 Plus Features and Specifications:
Moving on the bigger version, the Vivo X20 Plus comes equipped with a huge 6.43-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels and a scratch resistance 2.5D curved glass coating on top. The display has an 18:9 aspect ratio and offers up to 86.11 percent screen-to-body ratio. Talking about its power and performance, the Vivo X20 Plus is powered by the same 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 512 GPU to handle the graphics. In terms of memory, the smartphone comes loaded with a 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. Talking about its software front, the Vivo X20 Plus also runs company’s proprietary FunTouch 3.2 custom UI skin, based on Google’s Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system.
In terms of optics, the Vivo X9S Plus houses the same dual rear-facing camera setup that comes combined with a 12-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, OIS, LED flash and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor for capturing high-quality bokeh images. The 12-megapixel primary sensor comes with dual-pixel technology so that you can take images up to 24-megapixel resolution. On the front side, the Vivo X20 features a 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 aperture, and soft LED flash for capturing bright selfies even in low light conditions. The front-facing camera also uses the same dual-pixel technology and also takes portrait images.
On the connectivity front, the Vivo X20 Plus supports the same connectivity options like the Vivo X20. Connectivity options offered by the Vivo X20 Plus include dual-SIM dual standby, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac with dual-band connectivity (2.5 GHz & 5.0 GHz), GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, Bluetooth 5.0, ES9318 DAC for HiFi audio, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microUSB port for charging and other connectivity. On the battery front, the Vivo X20 Plus model packs a little bigger 3,905mAh battery due to its bigger screen. Dimension wise, the handset measures 165.32 x 80.09 x 7.45mm and weighs 181.5 grams.
