Upper mid-range · 2024

vivo S20

Name: vivo S20
Brand: vivo

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with all-day battery and 90W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (6500mAh), 90W fast charging

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 8 / 256 GB

6500 mAh 90W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1260 × 2800 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1260 × 2800 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

5000 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Scratch/drop-resistant glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.63 GHz · Adreno 720

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

866,863

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.63 GHz

GPU

Adreno 720

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50A, 1/1.55", 1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

6500 mAh · 90 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

6500 mAh

Wired charging

90 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

186 g · 7.2 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

160.4 mm

Width

74.2 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

Weight

186 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 16

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1260 × 2800 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

83% larger battery capacity

90 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

867k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

186 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

63% larger battery capacity

90 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

867k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

186 g vs 167 g

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