Vivo U20 Smartphone Review with Key Features

In addition to flagships, Vivo strives to create affordable smartphones that have pretty good performance and attractive looks. I would like to note that they do it very well.

So the next affordable novelty of the company was the Vivo U20. Official presentation in India - November 22.

Vivo U20 review

The market for inexpensive smartphones provides just a huge range of devices, which, of course, is good, since the buyer will be able to find the best option for himself based on his preferences. But often an overabundance of new products creates a problem in choosing the best option, and tables with characteristics provide incomplete information. The editors of the site "mytop.techinfus.com/en/" invites you to receive detailed information about the new product, from which you will learn about the following parameters:

• battery capacity and battery life;
• the volume and standard of memory, the possibility of its expansion, as well as the cost of the smartphone;
• appearance and location of connectors, buttons and cameras;
• display and its characteristics;
• photo opportunities;
• productivity;
• operating system and shell;
• embedded sensors, communications and networking;
• complete set.

Battery capacity and battery life

The battery life is one of the main advantages of the Vivo U20. The non-removable lithium polymer battery has a capacity of up to 5,000 milliampere-hours. With moderate use, the smartphone will last more than 3 days without a charge. Active use shows the following results:

• with continuous viewing of videos on the YouTube channel, the battery capacity will last for 11 hours;
• using the social network Facebook will discharge the device in 17 hours;
• autonomy for working with Instagram is enough for 21 hours.

In addition to high capacity, Vivo U20 will delight with support for fast charging, the power of which is 18W.

Memory and price

The smartphone has a hybrid slot that supports dual dual sim or one SIM and microSD card. The maximum memory expansion possible is 256 gigabytes.

Vivo U20 is available to buyers in one variant: 6 gigabytes of RAM and 64 gigabytes of flash storage. The interaction of the built-in memory with the system is carried out using a universal flash drive of the UFS2.1 standard.

The UFS2.1 standard shows the following download speed results:

• sequential write - 137.73 MB / s, random write - 55.45 MB / s;
• sequential read - 569.12 MB / s, random read - 94 MB / s.

The price of Vivo U20 is about 130 euros.

Design and ergonomics

Vivo always delights consumers with the beautiful appearance of smartphones. The case of Vivo U20 was made of plastic that simulates glass. Buyers are available in a gradient of black, blue or green, which shimmer very beautifully on the perfectly smooth surface of the lid.

At the top of the lid is a fingerprint scanner and a rear camera. The rear camera is installed on the left side and consists of 3 sensors and an LED flash, combined into one vertical module.The fingerprint scanner also occupies the upper part of the rear panel, installed in the middle.

The bezel has a moderate chin and thin bezels. The front camera looks neat, which the manufacturers have placed in a drop-shaped cutout in the middle of the thin "bangs". 84% (or 104.7 cm2) of the working surface is a 6.53-inch screen.

Let's move on to the bottom edge of the case. There is a 3.5mm headphone jack, microphone, noise canceling microphone, microUSB 2.0 connector and speaker grill. The top face is empty.

The hybrid slot is located on the left side. On the right side are:

• rocker, which is responsible for adjusting the sound volume;
• button to turn on / off the device, as well as lock / unlock it.

The aspect ratio of the Vivo U20 19.5 to 9 creates a comfortable environment for watching videos, surfing the Internet and for active games.

Display

The capacitive touchscreen display is made using IPS LCD technology and is expressed with a resolution of 1,080 by 2,340 pixels, a pixel density of 395 ppi and 16 million color dots.

The screen has a large margin of brightness, good viewing angles and realistic transmission. The screen also performs well when used in the sun.

Cameras

Selfie camera expressed by a 16-megapixel sensor, with a light bandwidth of f / 2.0. Supports HDR technology and face unlock. You can record video at 1080 pixels at 30 frames per second.

Main camera expressed by three sensors:

1. Widescreen with 16-megapixel resolution, f / 1.8 aperture.
2. Ultra-wide with a resolution of 8 megapixels, f / 2.2 aperture and a focal length of 13 millimeters.
3. 2 megapixel sensor for scene depth and macro shooting. Its aperture is f / 2.4.

The main camera specifications are as follows:

• maximum image resolution - 4 616 by 3 464;
• support for video recording in Full HD and HD formats;
• video recording with a resolution of 1080 pixels and a frequency of 30 frames per second, as well as with a resolution of 720 pixels at a frequency of 60 frames per second;
• panoramic and continuous shooting;
• digital stabilization and digital zoom;
• autofocus and geotagging;
• HDR and touch focus;
• setting white balance and ISO;
• auto start and exposure compensation;
• scene selection mode and phase detection;
• LED flash and night mode.

You should not expect high quality photos from Vivo U20, because inexpensive smartphones are not designed for this. Nevertheless, the device shows quite good results.

Sample photos taken by Vivo U20

• The first photo consists of two shots, where the first was taken using the main sensor, the second using the ultra-wide sensor;
• The second photo shows how the phone takes pictures at night. The photo on the left was taken in standard mode, on the right using night mode;
• Third frame - standard mode on the left, HDR technology on the right;
• The fourth and fifth photos show how the U20 handles macro mode.

Performance

Vivo U20 will show itself on the good side not only in everyday tasks, but also in work with many modern applications with fairly high requirements. This is facilitated by the powerful Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 processor, which positions itself as a powerful gaming chipset for mid-range smartphones.

The CPU is powered by 8 Kryo 460 cores, with a clock speed of six cores - 1.7 GHz, and two cores - 2 GHz. The central processing unit is manufactured according to an 11-nanometer technological process.
The graphics are converted to the Adreno 612 graphics card, which supports Vulkan, the OpenGL ES 3.2 API, and Open CL.

Interface

Vivo U20 runs Android 9.0 Pie and Funtouch 9.0 shell.

Funtouch 9.0 shell provides the user with a beautiful design, easy control and intuitive interface customization. The software will minimize noise and adjust brightness when using night mode, and also provide manual adjustments in time-lapse photography. Calculating the number of calories eaten and steps taken will become easy, a personal assistant will take care of this.The game assistant is in charge of optimizing the gameplay. A useful feature will be the ability to run multiple applications at the same time, as well as a countdown that will inform you about the start of the game battle.

Networking, communications and embedded sensors

Vivo U20 supports 2, 3 and 4G bands, as well as wireless network standards: GSM, HSPA and LTE, with HSPA 42.2 / 5.76 Mbps, LTE-A.

The following communications are supported:

• GPS navigation, which includes BDS, GLONASS and A-GPS;
• Bluetooth 5 version with A2DP, LE, aptX codecs;
• FM radio;
• USB microUSB 2.0 and USB On-The-Go connectors;
• dual band Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot and Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac.

The device has a built-in proximity sensor, compass, accelerometer and fingerprint scanner.

Equipment

Vivo U20 comes in a compact white box. In it, the user will find:

• smartphone and transparent silicone case;
• operating information;
• warranty card;
• key to open the slot;
• Charger.

Specifications Vivo U20

Advantages and disadvantages of new items

After a detailed review of the new smartphone, conclusions can be drawn about its advantages and disadvantages:

• high indicators of autonomous work;
• support for fast charging;
• hybrid slot and memory card support;
• UFS2.1 standard;
• affordable cost;
• convenient location of connectors and buttons;
• Beautiful design;
• high-quality display;
• good quality of the front and main cameras;
• powerful processor and video card;
• multifunctional interface.

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Conclusion

While exploring the huge market for low-cost smartphones, be sure to check out the Vivo U20. For an affordable price you will receive:

• interesting and beautiful design;
• battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh;
• good memory capacity and UFS2.1 standard;
• high quality IPS LCD;
• good enough quality of photos;
• many interface functions.