vivo U20 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime

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Comparing the vivo U20 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 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 Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime scores 1,203, making vivo U20 the better performer.


Display: Both vivo U20 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offer the same screen size of 6.53 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: vivo U20 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offers 13 MP, making vivo U20 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo U20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offers 8 MP, making vivo U20 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offers a higher battery capacity with 5020 mAh, while vivo U20 offers 5000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both vivo U20 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both vivo U20 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime equally at 8.


User Rating: vivo U20 and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
73%

Release Date

28 Nov, 2019
06 Aug, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 675
MediaTek Helio G80
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5020 mAh
18W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Great design
  • Strong performance
  • Amazing battery life
  • Full HD display
  • Solid battery life
  • Decent performance

Cons

  • Camera quality could've been better
  • Heavy UI
  • Average cameras
  • Lacks Night mode
  • Hefty build

User Ratings

4.3/5
(28,740 ratings)
4.3/5
(327,746 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

210,757
AnTuTu Score
191,437
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 06, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
MediaTek Helio G80

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 612
Mali-G52

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

210,757
191,437

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

31.7 %
13.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %
83.06 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.3 %
N/A

Design

Height

162.15 mm
163.3 mm

Width

76.47 mm
77 mm

Thickness

8.89 mm
9.1 mm

Weight

193 grams
198 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78IMX499 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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

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
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast 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.

N/A
13h 31m

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

1h 52m 50s
2h 52m 44s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 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 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.854 W/kg Body: 0.417 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

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 Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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