The Vivo V20 Pro is the latest model in Vivo’s V20 line, and from the looks of it, it is ready to be a direct competitor to the OnePlus Nord. We’ve seen two other phones in the same series recently, the Vivo V20 and the Vivo V20 SE, and now this new Pro model seems to address some of the V20’s shortcomings to give it a better chance to fight the competition. . I’ve spent a day using it so far, and this is my first impression of Vivo’s version of a Nord-killer.
The Vivo V20 Pro ships with a nice set of accessories. In addition to the usual charger and cable, you also get a 3.5mm headset and a Type-C to 3.5mm headset adapter, as the phone lacks a headphone jack. The back of the phone looks a lot like the one on the Vivo V20, which we tested recently, especially since I got the same Sunset Melody setting. It looks great in my opinion, but there is also a Midnight Jazz black colorway for those looking for something less flashy.
The Vivo V20 Pro’s hand feel is excellent. It is relatively compact, making it easy to grip with one hand. It’s not too heavy at just 170g and quite slim too at 7.49mm thickness. You get Schott’s Xensation Up scratch protection glass on the screen and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for the back panel. Despite its glossy plastic frame, the V20 Pro ends up looking and feeling very premium.
The AMOLED display is sharp and vivid, with a decent 6.44-inch size and Full-HD + resolution. There is also an in-display fingerprint sensor, which works well. Unfortunately, the Vivo V20 Pro misses a high refresh rate, as this panel only supports 60Hz. It also has a very wide notch, which reminds me a bit of the OnePlus 6. I would have liked to have seen a more modern perforation cut instead.
The Vivo V20 Pro has a vivid display, but the wide notch makes the design look a bit dated
The big update that sets this phone apart from the V20 is the SoC. The V20 Pro uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC that supports 5G and has more powerful CPU and GPU cores compared to the 720G SoC used in the Vivo V20. There is only one configuration available, with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, priced at Rs. 29,990.
The Vivo V20 Pro has performed very well so far, in the short time I’ve been using it. It runs Funtouch OS 11, which is based on Android 10, at least on my drive. Vivo says this phone will be updated to Android 11 with an OTA update. The interface includes many Vivo extras, some useful and some not so much, but at least the customizations of the main areas, such as the notification tone, etc., have been reduced a bit compared to previous versions.
The cameras are also one of the highlights of the phone. The Vivo V20 Pro shares a very similar camera setup with the V20, only here you get an additional 8-megapixel ultra-wide selfie camera alongside the main 44-megapixel one. At the rear, you get a 64-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera that can also take macro photos thanks to autofocus, and a 2-megapixel monochrome camera. The powerful SoC enables 4K 60fps video recording with the front and rear cameras on the Vivo V20 Pro, which is impressive.
The Vivo V20 Pro has three rear cameras that include a 64-megapixel main sensor
The 5G support makes the Vivo V20 Pro future-proof, but best of all, it’s quite aggressively priced at Rs. 29,990. It seems clear that Vivo is going after the OnePlus Nord with this model, but whether it succeeds or not will depend on the type of support that the company continues to offer after the first months of sale. We’ll be putting the Vivo V20 Pro to the test, so be sure to check back on Gadgets 360 for the full review, coming soon.
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