vivo V20 vs OnePlus Nord 256GB

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Comparing the vivo V20 vs OnePlus Nord 256GB 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: OnePlus Nord 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,974, while vivo V20 scores 1,637, making OnePlus Nord 256GB the better performer.


Display: Both vivo V20 and OnePlus Nord 256GB offer the same screen size of 6.44 inches, but OnePlus Nord 256GB features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to vivo V20's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: vivo V20 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus Nord 256GB offers 48 MP, making vivo V20 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 44 MP, while OnePlus Nord 256GB offers 32 MP, making vivo V20 better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo V20 delivers longer battery life with 16h 51m, while OnePlus Nord 256GB delivers 10h 26m, making vivo V20 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: OnePlus Nord 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo V20 offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while vivo V20 is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo V20 and OnePlus Nord 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

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

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 765G
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

44 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4115 mAh
6000 mAh
33W Flash Charging
30W Warp Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1
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
  • Premium design
  • Top-notch display
  • Best-in-class software and UI
  • 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
  • Night mode needs work
  • Not made for intensive gaming
  • Average battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(23,600 ratings)
4.4/5
(113,928 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

282,796
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2020
(Official)
Aug 04, 2020
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Oxygen OS
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

2.3 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
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno 620
Adreno 810

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

282,796
N/A
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
21.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.2 %
12.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
409 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.66 %
86.29 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
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+
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.37 %
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

161.3 mm
158.3 mm
164.4 mm

Width

74.2 mm
73.3 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.2 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

171 grams
184 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
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
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
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel 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
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 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
32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.45 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4115 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Flash Charging
Yes 30W Warp Charging 70% in 30 minutes
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 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
10h 26m
N/A

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

0h 40m 33s
1h 18m 18s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
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 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:
TDD 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 0.78 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 MIMO
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

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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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