realme X7 vs vivo V20 SE

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Comparing the realme X7 vs vivo V20 SE 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: realme X7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,789, while vivo V20 SE scores 1,377, making realme X7 the better performer.


Display: vivo V20 SE offers a screen size of 6.44 inches, while realme X7 offers 6.4 inches, making vivo V20 SE the larger display of the two. realme X7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo V20 SE's AMOLED, making realme X7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme X7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while vivo V20 SE offers 48 MP, making realme X7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V20 SE offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme X7 offers 16 MP, making vivo V20 SE better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme X7 delivers longer battery life with 14h 29m, while vivo V20 SE delivers 11h 38m, making realme X7 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme X7 and vivo V20 SE offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme X7 and vivo V20 SE equally at 7.


User Rating: realme X7 and vivo V20 SE both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

78%
76%

Release Date

04 Feb, 2021
03 Nov, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Snapdragon 665
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4310 mAh
4100 mAh
50W Super Dart Charging
33W Flash Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Nice AMOLED panel
  • Dimensity 800U has good power efficiency
  • Decent daylight camera
  • Capable display
  • Daytime photography is excellent
  • Android 11

Cons

  • GPU performance is lacking
  • Night mode needs more fine-tuning
  • Screen brightness could have been higher
  • Average performance
  • Glossy back can get scratched
  • Battery life is average

User Ratings

4.3/5
(64,964 ratings)
4.3/5
(8,570 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

335,217
AnTuTu Score
184,721
AnTuTu Score
14h 29m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
11h 38m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 04, 2021
(Official)
Nov 03, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

3 Year
N/A

Security Updates

5 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6873V
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC3
Adreno 610

RAM

6 GB / 8 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.

335,217
184,721

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
28.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

43.5 %
29.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.61 %
84.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
90.12 %

Design

Height

160.9 mm
161 mm

Width

74.4 mm
74 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

176 grams
171 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.1 mm focal length 1/1.97" sensor size S5KGW3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera23.2 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.65µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4310 mAh
4100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Super Dart Charging 50% in 18 minutes
Yes 33W Flash Charging 62% in 30 minutes

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.

14h 29m
11h 38m

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

0h 50m 35s
0h 54m 24s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.917 W/kg Body: 0.561 W/kg
Head: 1.099 W/kg Body: 0.763 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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