vivo V20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M51

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Comparing the vivo V20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M51 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 V20 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,978, while Samsung Galaxy M51 scores 1,684, making vivo V20 Pro the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M51 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while vivo V20 Pro offers 6.44 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M51 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M51 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to vivo V20 Pro's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M51 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both vivo V20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M51 feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo V20 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 44 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M51 offers 32 MP, making vivo V20 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M51 delivers longer battery life with 20h 06m, while vivo V20 Pro delivers 17h 15m, making Samsung Galaxy M51 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both vivo V20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M51 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both vivo V20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M51 equally at 8.


User Rating: vivo V20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M51 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

02 Dec, 2020
17 Sep, 2020
29 Apr, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 765G
Snapdragon 730G
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

44 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
AF

Battery

4000 mAh
7000 mAh
6500 mAh
33W Flash Charging
25W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.2/10

Pros

  • Super-sleek and lightweight
  • Amazing set of cameras
  • Runs Android 11
  • Insane battery life
  • Vibrant, best-in-class display
  • Robust design
  • Slim design, excellent durability
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performance and battery life
  • Capable low light photography

Cons

  • Misses out on high screen refresh rate
  • Average battery life
  • Bulky and prone to scratches
  • Snapdragon 730G is now a bit old
  • Bloatware is still an issue
  • Thermal efficiency could have been better
  • Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.4/5
(12,851 ratings)
4.4/5
(36,319 ratings)
4.3/5
(1,016 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

322,450
AnTuTu Score
224,310
AnTuTu Score
2,194,258
AnTuTu Score
17h 15m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
20h 06m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 02, 2020
(Official)
Sep 17, 2020
(Official)
Apr 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Samsung One UI
Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
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Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 2.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 475
Octa core

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

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 620
Adreno 618
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

322,450
224,310
2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
23.0 s
17.0 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
N/A
4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.3 %
11.1 %
20.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
393 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.98 %
86.66 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.2 %
91 %
96.80 %

Design

Height

158.8 mm
163.9 mm
162.7 mm

Width

74.2 mm
76.3 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.39 mm
9.5 mm
6.99 mm

Weight

170 grams
213 grams
183 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes IP68 IP69

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.89 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

44 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.28 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
7000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Flash Charging 65% in 30 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 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.

17h 15m
20h 06m
14h 01m

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

55m 18s
1h 56m 33s
44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.183 W/kg Body: 0.725 W/kg
Head: 1.381 W/kg
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) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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