vivo V20 256GB vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G

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Comparing the vivo V20 256GB vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,333, while vivo V20 256GB scores 1,637, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers a screen size of 6.99 inches, while vivo V20 256GB offers 6.44 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G the larger display of the two. vivo V20 256GB features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G's OLED, making vivo V20 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: vivo V20 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers 50 MP, making vivo V20 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V20 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 44 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers 8 MP, making vivo V20 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo V20 256GB delivers longer battery life with 16h 51m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G delivers 16h 14m, making vivo V20 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: vivo V20 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers 128 GB, making vivo V20 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while vivo V20 256GB is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo V20 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G has a rating of 3.3.

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Summary

Release Date

13 Oct, 2020
12 Aug, 2026
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.99 inches (17.75 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED
OLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2396 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

44 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
8000 mAh
6000 mAh
33W Flash Charging
45W Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous AMOLED display
  • Sleek design
  • Selfie shooter and daytime photography is good
  • Android 11
  • Massive, sharp AMOLED display
  • Battery can last up to 2 days
  • Top-notch software support
  • Acceptable performance for basic tasks
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Refresh rate locked at 60Hz
  • Could have used a better chipset
  • Bloatware is still an issue
  • Night photography could be improved
  • Only 128GB internal storage
  • Comes with single speaker
  • Cameras could be better
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(25,992 ratings)
3.3/5
(91 ratings)
4.3/5
(1,074 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

282,796
AnTuTu Score
622,466
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 14m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 13, 2020
(Official)
Aug 06, 2026
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v16
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
HyperOS
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650
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Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 465 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 465
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno
Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 10416 mm²
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.

282,796
622,466
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
30.0 s
N/A

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
183
N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.2 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
OLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.99 inches  (17.75 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2396 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
1800 nits
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
480 Hz

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
1000 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
376 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.66 %
87.84 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.37 %
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

161.3 mm
169.70 mm
164.4 mm

Width

74.2 mm
79.14 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.4 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

171 grams
225 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.89 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes
Yes

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Filters
Voice Shutter
N/A

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
Slow Motion
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

44 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
8000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Si/C Li-Ion
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Flash Charging
Yes 45W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging
Yes 7.5W Reverse 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.

16h 51m
16h 14m
N/A

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

40m 33s
1h 19m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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