Vivo S20 series design, key features revealed ahead of debut
The Vivo S20 series will be launched in China at the end of November. The lineup includes the Vivo S20 and the Vivo S20 Pro. The company had previously teased the design of the upcoming handsets. Now, a senior executive has shown off the back panel of the handsets and revealed the design of the Vivo S20 series smartphones. He also revealed several key features of the expected phones, including chipset, display, camera, battery and dimensions. The Vivo S20 and S20 Pro models are expected to succeed the Vivo S19 and S19 Pro respectively.
Vivo S20 Series Design, Features
The design and key features of the Vivo S20 series handsets have been revealed in a Weibo after by Vivo Vice President Jia Jingdong. The phones have a pill-shaped camera module on the back with a round module on the top. The Pro version has a triple rear camera setup, while the vanilla option has a dual rear camera setup.
According to the post, the vanilla Vivo S20 will measure 7.19mm and weigh just over 180 grams. The Pro variant will be equipped with a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto camera and will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ SoC.
Both the Vivo S20 and S20 Pro handsets are said to have BOE Q10 OLED displays and 6,500mAh batteries each. The phones come with AI-assisted photography and photo editing features. They are confirmed to support a Dynamic Photo feature, which is similar to Live Photos on iOS, allowing users to capture 3-second clips.
The Vivo S20 series phones are currently available for pre-bookings in China. Previous leaks claimed that the Pro variant is likely to get a 50-megapixel selfie shooter and a triple rear camera setup, including a 50-megapixel Sony IMX921 main sensor, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor and another 50-megapixel Sony IMX882 periscope. megapixel telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom.
The Vivo S20 Pro is expected to support 90W wired fast charging. It is tipped to have a 6.67-inch display with a screen resolution of 1.5K (1,260×2,800 pixels). Interestingly, the base Vivo S20 was recently spotted on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, the same chipset as the Vivo S19.
