Traditionally, the very first devices with the final version of the latest Android are Google Pixel smartphones. It was expected that this will be the case with the new Google Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5, which will be announced today. But the Chinese Vivo decided to make a nice move with the release of the Vivo V20 model, out of the box running on the latest Android 11.
The press release states that “the V20 series will run on Android 11”, based on which one might think about the usual premature announcement of the brand about the future update of their devices to the current version of Android. But, the Vivo V20 has already fallen into the hands of Indonesian bloggers who have published a video of the unboxing.
On the settings screen, you can see that the smartphone is indeed running Android 11 (API level 30), effectively making it the world’s first new device to roll off the assembly line with Android 11 preinstalled. At the same time, the other two models of the V20 line (V20 SE and V20 Pro) are based on the previous Android 10. And although the Vivo V20 is fully disclosed by the official website, its price has not yet been announced, and the official launch in India is due on October 12.
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Earlier this month, Vivo has revealed the Vivo V20 SE and Vivo V20 Pro smartphones, and here is a reminder of their specifications:
Vivo V20 SE specifications
- 6.44-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display
- Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 610 GPU
- 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 10 with Funtouch OS 11
- Dual SIM
- 48MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 8MP wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 161.00×74.08×7.83mm; Weight: 171g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 4100mAh (typical) battery with 33W fast charging
vivo V20 Pro specifications
- Display: 6.44-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 AMOLED display with 408ppi
- SoC: Octa-Core (1 x 2.4GHz + 1 x 2.2GHz + 6 x 1.8GHz Kryo 475 CPUs) Snapdragon 765G 7nm EUV Mobile Platform with Adreno 620 GPU
- RAM: 8GB LPDDR4X
- ROM: 128GB (UFS 2.1)
- OS: Android 10 with Funtouch OS 11
- SIM: Dual SIM
- Cameras: Rear – 64MP (primary with f/1.89) + 8MP (a wide-angle lens that can capture macro/bokeh shots as well ) + 2MP (Mono with f/2.4 aperture)
- Front – 44MP (primary with f/2.0 aperture) + 8MP (ultra-wide with f/2.28 aperture)
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- D5 Liquid Cooling Pipes, USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio
- Dimensions: 158.82 × 74.20 × 7.39mm; Weight: 170g
- Connectivity: 5G SA (n1 / n3 / n41 / n77 / n78), 5G NSA (n41 / n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- Battery: 4000mAh with 33W fast charging
- Colors: Midnight Jazz, Moonlight Sonata, and Sunset Melody
