Earlier this week, vivo unveiled the first two members of its V20 series with the V20 and V20 Pro. Now there’s a third and more affordable option called vivo V20 SE. It is toned down variant in terms of specs and comes with a more aggressive price.
The V20 SE features a 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch and an in-display fingerprint scanner.
The phone comes in at 161.00×74.08×7.83mm and weighs in at 171 grams. The build is plastic throughout with the back housing a triple camera setup headlined by a 48MP primary shooter. The auxiliary modules are an 8MP ultrawide lens and a 2MP depth helper. The selfie cam has a 32MP sensor.
It is powered by Snapdragon 665 chipset at the helm, paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage which is further expandable via microSD.
There’s a 4,100 mAh battery with 33W wired fast charging which promises a 62% top-up in 30 minutes. On the software front, we have Funtouch OS 11 based on Android 10.
vivo V20 SE Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Launch
- Announced: 2020, September 24
- Status: Exp. release 2020, September
Design
- Dimensions: 161 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm (6.34 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
- Weight: 171 g (6.03 oz)
- Build: Plastic
- Colors: Gravity Black, Oxygen Blue
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.44 inches, 100.1 cm2 (~83.9% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 10, Funtouch 11
Hardware
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
- GPU: Adreno 610
- RAM: 8GB
- Internal Storage: 128GB
- Memory Card slot: microSDXC
Cameras
- Main Camera: Triple
- 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF
- 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm, AF
- 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
- Features: Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Selfie Camera: Single – 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.8µm
- Features: HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
- Radio: FM Radio
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 4100 mAh, non-removable
- Charging: Fast charging 33W, 62% in 30 min (advertised)
Price and Availability
The vivo V20 SE comes in black and white gradient colors. It comes with a starting price tag of RM 1,199 ($287) while availability will be announced soon.
