vivo V20 vs Huawei Nova 9 SE

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Comparing the vivo V20 vs Huawei Nova 9 SE across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 9 SE runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while vivo V20 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Huawei Nova 9 SE the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 9 SE offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while vivo V20 offers 6.44 inches, making Huawei Nova 9 SE the larger display of the two. vivo V20 features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 9 SE's IPS LCD, making vivo V20 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 9 SE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while vivo V20 offers 64 MP, making Huawei Nova 9 SE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 44 MP, while Huawei Nova 9 SE offers 16 MP, making vivo V20 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both vivo V20 and Huawei Nova 9 SE offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both vivo V20 and Huawei Nova 9 SE offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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vivo V20
₹27,990
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 9 SE
₹25,490
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

79%
78%

Release Date

12 Oct, 2020
08 Jun, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 680
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

44 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
33W Flash Charging
66W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous AMOLED display
  • Sleek design
  • Selfie shooter and daytime photography is good
  • Android 11
  • 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
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(23,600 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
Android v12

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Processor

Octa core

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

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno 610

RAM

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.

282,796
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.2 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
N/A

Pixel Density

409 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.66 %
89.19 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.37 %
N/A

Design

Height

161.3 mm
164.6 mm

Width

74.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

171 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.89 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle1/1.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
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 Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
12000 x 9000 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
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

44 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Flash Charging
Yes 66W Super Charging 75% in 20 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.

16h 51m
N/A

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

0h 40m 33s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 256 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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 0.49 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)

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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