realme Narzo 20 vs vivo U20

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Comparing the realme Narzo 20 vs vivo U20 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo U20 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,566, while realme Narzo 20 scores 1,282, making vivo U20 the better performer.


Display: vivo U20 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while realme Narzo 20 offers 6.5 inches, making vivo U20 the larger display of the two. Both realme Narzo 20 and vivo U20 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme Narzo 20 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while vivo U20 offers 16 MP, making realme Narzo 20 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo U20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while realme Narzo 20 offers 8 MP, making vivo U20 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme Narzo 20 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while vivo U20 offers 5000 mAh, making realme Narzo 20 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both realme Narzo 20 and vivo U20 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme Narzo 20 and vivo U20 equally at 8.


User Rating: realme Narzo 20 and vivo U20 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

74%
76%

Release Date

21 Sep, 2020
28 Nov, 2019

Performance

MediaTek Helio G85
Snapdragon 675
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Quick Charging
18W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Huge 6,000mAh battery
  • Smooth performance
  • Nice design
  • Great design
  • Strong performance
  • Amazing battery life

Cons

  • Very bulky
  • Macro camera isn't very useful
  • Camera quality could've been better
  • Heavy UI

User Ratings

4.3/5
(529,865 ratings)
4.3/5
(28,740 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

204,495
AnTuTu Score
210,757
AnTuTu Score
19h 16m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Sep 21, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Realme UI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Adreno 612

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

204,495
210,757

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

37.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.1 %
31.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

450 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.7 %
84.23 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.7 %
90.3 %

Design

Height

164.5 mm
162.15 mm

Width

75.9 mm
76.47 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm
8.89 mm

Weight

208 grams
193 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78IMX499 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

19h 16m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

3h 22m 6s
1h 52m 50s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.73 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope