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SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo X20 review: An 18:9 FullView phone with face unlock and dual cameras.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2017·$430
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#31 of 63
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Vivo's FullView mid-flagship.

Vivo X20 brought the 18:9 FullView trend, face unlock and dual cameras to a $430 phone — a strong China and India seller.

01Display

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 9 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 18:9 FullView
Size6.01 inches
Resolution2,160 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Main12 MP + 5 MP depth
Selfie12 MP (Face Beauty)

03Performance

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 660 (14 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Capacity3,245 mAh
Wired18 W Dual-Engine

05Build

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

06Value

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

What works
  • 18:9 FullView AMOLED.
  • Face unlock + dual cameras.
  • Hi-Fi DAC + jack.
  • Light 159 g aluminium body.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker.
  • Funtouch heavy.
  • SD660 mid-tier.
  • 5 MP depth filler.
Cross-shop it against
Nokia 7 Plus
$429 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 63-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .