Talk about fast product cycles. Five months barely passed after the Vivo V19 was made officially available in Singapore, and the Chinese smartphone brand is ready to launch their next-generation, entry-level smartphone, the Vivo V20 SE .
In a nutshell, Vivo is positioning the 4G-capable smartphone as an industry-leading handset for selfies. We can see why – the Vivo V20 SE has a 32MP front camera (like the Vivo V19), further piled on with a host of software features like stickers, special effects, and more.
Super Night Mode, a low-light photo-taking mode, is available on the front camera, so the user can count on getting properly-taken selfies even in dimly-lit conditions.
The Vivo V20 SE uses a 3D glass rear encasing its 7.83mm thin body, making it one of the slimmer devices out there (it’s slimmer than the svelte, premium-mid-range Vivo X50 Pro ). Despite the thin profile, V20 SE still packs in a 4,100mAh battery with up to 33W fast-charging support (11V/3A).
Also on the rear is a triple camera configuration with 48MP (wide-angle, f/1.8), 8MP (macro, f/2.2) and 2MP (bokeh, f/2.4) shooters. The main camera and the macro camera are further supported by autofocus, although it’s not clear what flavour of AF they officially have.
The front is a 6.44-inch AMOLED display rated at FHD+ (2,400 x 1,080 pixels resolution). Underneath is an in-display fingerprint sensor, making it a nice touch for the V20 SE feature set.
Of course, an entry-level smartphone wouldn’t have it all. The phone lacks 5G support, partly due to its choice of processor, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset.
There’s no NFC support or officially rated water resistance either. V20 SE comes with a USB Type-C port for charging and wired audio. Bluetooth 5.0 is available on-device for your nearby wireless needs.
The Vivo V20 SE officially retails at $399 on Dec 12, 2020. The handset will retail through its official Lazada , Qoo10 , and Shopee platforms, as well as at authorised retailers, which includes M1, Singtel, and Vivo standalone stores around the island.
Two colour variants are up for grabs – Gravity Black and Oxygen Blue .
This article was first published in Hardware Zone.
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