SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo Y20s review: A side-fingerprint, 5,000 mAh Vivo budget for emerging markets.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2020·$219
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#88 of 118
Tier
Budget
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

Reliable entry-tier essentials.

Y20s did the budget basics — 5,000 mAh, side fingerprint, microSD, jack — on the steady Snapdragon 460. The HD+ 60 Hz panel was firmly entry-tier; for emerging-market first phones it was a tidy, dependable choice.

01Display

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2020 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size6.51 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

48/100

48/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2020 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP, f/2.2
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

42/100

42/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2020 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 460 (11 nm)
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

What works
  • Side fingerprint at the entry tier.
  • 5,000 mAh + microSD + jack.
  • Snapdragon 460 was reliable.
  • Tidy industrial design.
What doesn't
  • HD+ 60 Hz panel.
  • 4G + 4 GB are slow.
  • 13 MP single useful camera.
  • 18 W charging, support ended.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · 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 118-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .