vivo V20 2021 256GB vs iQOO Z3 256GB

Comparing the vivo V20 2021 256GB vs iQOO Z3 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO Z3 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while vivo V20 2021 256GB runs at 2.2 GHz, making iQOO Z3 256GB the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z3 256GB offers a screen size of 6.58 inches, while vivo V20 2021 256GB offers 6.44 inches, making iQOO Z3 256GB the larger display of the two. vivo V20 2021 256GB features a AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z3 256GB's IPS LCD, making vivo V20 2021 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both vivo V20 2021 256GB and iQOO Z3 256GB feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo V20 2021 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 44 MP, while iQOO Z3 256GB offers 16 MP, making vivo V20 2021 256GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo V20 2021 256GB delivers longer battery life with None, while iQOO Z3 256GB delivers 21h 39m, making vivo V20 2021 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both vivo V20 2021 256GB and iQOO Z3 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

User Rating: vivo V20 2021 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while iQOO Z3 256GB has a rating of 4.3.

vivo V20 2021 256GB

₹30,990

(Out of Stock)

iQOO Z3 256GB

₹22,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

10 Mar, 2021

08 Jun, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 730	Snapdragon 768G	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.44 inches (16.36 cm)	6.58 inches (16.71 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2408 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Mono Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


44 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	4400 mAh	6500 mAh
33W Flash Charging	55W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Good-looking design
Excellent performer
55W fast charging
Capable main sensor and selfie camera

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Haptic feedback is mushy
Audio setup not the best
Can't stream HDR content yet
Huge bezels bordering the display

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(6,339 ratings)

4.3/5

(69,707 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	379,927 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	21h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 10, 2021

(Official)

Jun 08, 2021

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 475

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618

Adreno 620

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

379,927

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

13.2 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2408 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

401 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.66 %

84.7 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.61 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

161.3 mm

163.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

74.2 mm

75.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.38 mm

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

171 grams

185.5 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.89 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length S5KGW3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

44 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

4400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Flash Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 55W Flash Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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

21h 39m

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 47m 35s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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)

5G Bands:

TDD N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

N/A

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.94 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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