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Redmi 9-series officially entered into the African smartphone market in the close of July last month. The series includes the entry-level Redmi 9A, Redmi 9C and the vanilla Redmi 9, which have the upper spec sheet in the trio. We were able to get a unit of the standard Redmi 9, and this is our review of the device.

Redmi 9 Key Specifications and Features

Dimensions; weight: 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm; 198 grams

Display: 6.53-inch IPS LCD 1080 x 2340px FHD+ with 19.5:9 ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection

CPU: 2.0GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 with Mali-G52 MC2 GPU

Storage and RAM: 64 GB and 4GB RAM; expandable up to 256GB via microSD

OS: Android 10.0 with MIUI v12

Camera: Quad-cameras: 13MP f/2.2 main camera; 8MP f/2.2 wide lens; 5MP macro and 2MP depth lens

Front camera: 8MP f/2.0 Selfie

Video recording: 1080p/720@30fps

Connectivity: Dual Nano-SIM: GSM��/ HSPA / LTE

Other Features: Fingerprint scanner (rear), USB Type-C

Colors: Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green, Pink/Blue

Battery: 5020mAh with 18W fast charging

What’s the box content of the Redmi 9?

The Redmi 9 is available in Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green and Pink/Blue colors. The box comes with two of those colors plastered atop. Luckily for us, one of the colors on the box, was what we saw when when opened the box. The full box content of the Redmi 9 includes:

Redmi 9 smartphone

Wall charger (10W)

USB Type-C cable

SIM ejector pin

Multiple language User manual

Design and Built Quality

If you are coming to the Redmi 9 from the Redmi 5 or 6, you may notice sharp changes in design, but if you’ve used the Redmi 8-series, or even the Note 8, you may not notice much changes in design. Generally, I found the Redmi 9 to be far sturdy than the Redmi 5 of 2018, but you might not notice much improvement in built-quality if you’ve owned a recent Redmi phone. Besides, who makes a crappy, cranky phone in 2020, except the device is sold below $70 USD, which the Redmi 9 is not.

Button placement remains industry stardard; power button and Volume rocker to the right hand side, IR blaster and secondary mic atop the phone, triple card slot to the left hand side and 3.5mm audio jack, USB Type-C and a single loud speaker at the basement.

The back of the device has a circular textured finishing, which help formed the visible circle towards the four rear camera modules at the back.

As far as built quality goes, the device is very sturdy but, it tad weighty too. Official specs mentioned 198 grams, but my review unit peaked at 202 grams without SIM and SD card inserted. But hey, a 5020mAh battery lies on the inside, which should make up for the extra weight.

Redmi has great display, if not for the brightness nit

The Xiaomi Redmi 9 spot a 6.53-inches display with a dew-drop notch above the screen and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. On paper, the device has Full-HD+ screen with 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. At the price, the display has great colors, and don’t even think of noticing any pixel with your naked eyes. But there is one problem, the screen is not bright enough for outdoor use.

You’ll enjoy the display while indoor, and you might need to reduced the brightness at some lighting situations. But this is not the case during outdoor use, and you might need to shade the screen with your palm, especially under direct sunlight use. Surprsingly, a smaller, cheaper device with HD+ screen did better under direct sunlight than the Redmi 9.

A 1080p juicy screen marred with weaker brightness nit

I think Xiaomi is being careful not to strain users eyes with overpowering brightness. They even did include Reader Mode which ultimately alter display color reproduction and overall brightness for a better indoor use.

So display wise, the Redmi 9 is a win for some, and rather ‘not-win’ for others, sort of. The outdoor busy guys might not enjoy covering the display of their device while in use during sunny days, but for indoor loners like myself, the Redmi 9 screen is much more enough, considering other great features that this device offers, like the ones below.

Hardware can’t get any better at this price!

Intel inside!, Sorry I meat Mediatek inside!. The CPU inside the Redmi 9 is Helio G80 chip from Mediatek. The Helio G-series are Mediatek gaming CPU for not just mid-range smartphones anymore, but also for entry level device like the Redmi 9A and 9C.

So is the Xiaomi Redmi 9 a gaming smartphone? Yes, sort of. But should I be having the likes of Blackshark phone or, Asus ROG Phone or even the recent Lenovo Legion Phone on my table right now, I would never call the Redmi 9, a gaming phone (I’m looking at you Infinix Note 7). But since I don’t have those phones, and to anyone who don’t have any of those phones, well, the Xiaomi Redmi 9 is of course a gaming phone.

On paper, the Mediatek Helio G80 in the Redmi 9 has Octa-core CPU in all. There is a dual 2.0 GHz from Cortex-A75, and Six 1.7 GHz from Cortex-A55, pegged with Mali-G52 GPU (up to 950MHz). Our review unit has 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

Sadly, I don’t play games, for now, so I did not run any gaming performance test. But we’ll surely start doing gaming tests when we resume back on YouTube, hopefully soon. You can check out our long abandoned channel here, and if it is okay by you, please subscribe to it. We are surely coming back soon.

Talking about testing, we did run few benchmarking test though, and our results are shown below.

Xiaomi Redmi 9 Benchmarking Tests

AnTuTu V8: 200,007

GeekBench v5.1: Single-core: 361

GeekBench v5.1: Multi-core: 1,320

3DMark SSE – OpenGLES 3.1: 1,332

3DMark SSE – Vulkan: 1,323

Even though we did not run any practical gaming performance test, no one would expect a smartphone touching 200k in Antutu benchmark to stutter while surfing even the heaviest web page on the internet. Thankfully, the Redmi 9 and it Helio G80 CPU did not stutter during all our basic test.

But we wanted to see the limit of the phone, so we loaded 10 different web pages in 10 Google Chrome tabs, to see how many tabs will refresh when we switch back and forth between the tabs. Interestingly, the Redmi 9 and it 4GB RAM handled all the 10 tabs without a single refresh on any page. But when we pushed it to 20 tabs, some of the initial tabs started refreshing when revisited.

In all, the Helio G80 is a worthy mid-range offer, and offers hug and notable improvement over the Snapdragon 439 CPU used in the Redmi 8-series. to be, the CPU is one of the major stand-out specs of the Xiaomi Redmi 9.

Camera Performance of the Redmi 9

There are four camera modules at the back of the Redmi 9. The main 13-megapixel snapper, with 8-megapixel wide lens, 5-megapixel macro snapper and a 2-megapixel depth shooter, while a single 8-megapixel selfie seats upfront.

We tried out all the sensors above, and they all worked as intended. The 13-megapixel main snapper can capture crisp images in outdoor shots. As for indoor snaps, well, good images are assured with good lightening condition and stable hands. But on the contrary, images get grainy with high noise level.

Sadly, the single LED flash at the back did not really help much as well. I’m not even sure whether there is a software glitch here or something else. For example, when the LED light is set to auto, it won’t fire during some low-light shoots especially when the object is bright, but not adequately bright.

One other issue I have with the LED flash is, it use same focusing light as capture light. This is what I mean, usually, a smartphone LED light is fine-tuned to produced low light during image focusing, then fire a more stronger and bright light to capture the image. But the Redmi 9 is not so, same focusing light captures the image without even a blink, leading to sharp-less indoor images. But again, images taken under good lightening conditions are great.

Sincerely, I enjoy playing around with the camera on Redmi 9. You could also capture a larger filed of field on the device, that is where the bundled 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens comes in, but it can’t go above 118 degrees.

Then, there is the isolated 5-megapixel macro lens, which performed incredible well in my test. Thanks to the lens, I was able to count the legs of this House Fly, or is this Bush Fly?

Finally, the frontal selfie snapper, which can shoot in normal mode or AI portrait mode, and surpsingly, even though there is no LED flash upfront, the frontal 8-megapixel lens is still able to capture decent images.

Normal (Good light)

Portrait (Good light)

Indoor (low light)

Software is MIUI 11 Above Android 10.

The Redmi 9 runs on MIUI 11 out of the box with Android 10 underneath. Usually, with MIUI, you get all apps on the home screen without additional drawer, and the app drawer fans mostly resort to a third party launcher to get their beloved feature. Well, with MIUI 11, extra launcher may not be needed as the OS now have two home screen interface, of which the second interface is app drawer based.

One major argument for MIUI is the customization features. Through the MIUI theme app on the Redmi 9, users can access and download almost unlimited skin and themes of varying customization, given that viewing and interacting with Adsense Ads is okay with you.

Aside the Ads, it is important to note that Xiaomi have it own services and apps, tailored for the Chinese world, a little similar to Google service and apps. Most of these apps and services are preloaded even on the international variants of Redmi and Xiaomi Mi devices. And for phones like the Redmi 9 that come with Google Services and apps, as well as Xiaomi Services and apps, expect a handful number of bloatware.

Aside the two issues above, MIUI is a great OS. Yes, you read that well, MIUI isn’t just a User Interface (UI) but an Operating System (OS), and when combined with Google’s fastest OS till-date (the Android 10), the result is a smooth and buttery fluid User Experience (UX). Although the combination took out above 12GB ROM from the built in 64GB of storage.

I don’t really like the old ‘all apps on the home screen’ feature of MIUI, so after setting up the device, I instantly switch to the App drawer version of the interface. For what it worth, OS alone won’t amount to a smoother interface, the hardware department also has it role to play, thankfully, the Helio G80 CPU plays it game very well. And if there is any area I did not encounter any issue with the Redmi 9, is in the software department.

The notification drawer is kept very minimal, and a single click (inside phone setting), will switch you from normal to dark mode in seconds. Software connecting the peripherals of the phone are will optimized as well. The phone will guide you to set up the fast fingerprint scanner, the built-in speaker is loud enough for my Parlor. The camera components are connected fairly well, except for the LED flash talked above earlier.

How About Battery Performance?

One of the reason while the Redmi 9 is a bit weighty, is due to the built-in 5020mAh battery. After a whole 24 hours of pushing and pressing the Redmi 9, I had to, reluctantly, charge it remaining 30% juice this morning for charging sake, and not because I know the device might be going off anytime soon.

The Redmi 9 also come with great battery management app, which when turned on, gives you almost twice your battery run time, but to the detriment of background running apps, like emails, chat notifications etc.

Charging the device from 30% to 100% this morning took around 1H:37M. Kinda slow right? Well, perhaps, and that is because even though the Redmi 9 support 18W fast charger, a 10W charger is what you’ll get out of the box, and not the faster 18W charger.

Xiaomi Redmi 9 Pricing, Alternative and Conclusion

On the international front, the Redmi 9 starts at around $119 for the base model with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage. But in local market, Nigeria for example, the device is available with 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage and price at N66,000.

Phones with similar specs you can get at this price includes: Infinix Note 7 Lite, Samsung Galaxy M11, Tecno Camon 15, Huawei Y7p and the OPPO A31 smartphone.

When I got the Redmi 9, I wasn’t expecting the device to tick all spec box, knowing fully well that it a mid-range offer, but it did, sort of. Seriously, it interesting to see how much specs and features Xiaomi has pack into the Redmi 9, and despite the little hitches we noticed in the camera department and the less-bright LCD screen, the Redmi 9 is still a big bang for the buck, offering Mediatek Helio G80 under $120 dollars.

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ourredminote7review-blog · 5 years ago

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Redmi Note 7 Review

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 full review Following a Chinese launch in January the Redmi Note 7 officially went on sale in the UK on 7 May, charging straight into the top spot in both our UK and Chinese budget phone charts, knocking the Mi A2 Lite off its perch. It's the first phone from newly spun-off Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi, and as such it marks a huge departure from Redmi as you know it.

Headlining is a 48Mp dual-lens camera, and Redmi Note 7 was actually the first Xiaomi phone to pack such a high megapixel count - though Mi 9 then came along and did it better. There are some similarities between this budget phone and Xiaomi's flagship, but Redmi Note 7 is much more closely aligned in specs and performance with the Oppo F11 Pro, another Chinese phone that has not yet gone on sale in the UK (and may not ever do so).

It's also got a large 6.3in Full-HD+ screen and promises all day runtime from a 4000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4 support. Plus some users will be very happy to see the inclusion of a traditional 3.5mm headphone jack.

Xiaomi has kept down costs by specifying a mid-range Snapdragon 660 chip and 3- or 4GB of RAM, allowing this budget Android to be available from as little as £179. That's for the 3GB RAM, 32GB storage model, while the 6GB RAM, 64GB storage model we review here costs £199. There's also a 128GB storage version at £249. You can choose from Space Black or Neptune Blue colour options.

Right now GearBest is offering an incredible deal on the entry-level 3GB/32GB option, where it costs just £113.54.

You can also buy Redmi Note 7 direct from Xiaomi, or from retailers such as Amazon. It will also be available on a contract basis from Vodafone.

The Redmi Note 7 is available in Europe from 179€, but if you're looking to buy in the US you'll need to import it from a site such as GearBest or Geekbuying. The latter is currently stocking the global version of the top-end Redmi Note 7 at the discounted price of £170.01/$209.99/185.57€. Do remember to take into account potential import duty fees, which is calculated at 20 percent of the value on the shipping paperwork.

Redmi Note 7 review (Also see: Best Xiaomi Deals)

Redmi Note 7 Design & Build Redmi Note 7 is not all that dissimilar in design to the flagship Mi 9, which packs a fractionally larger (6.39in) screen into an ever so slightly smaller chassis. Both have tall 19.5:9 panels and slim bezels - naturally slimmer on the Mi 9, but the only place this is really obvious to the untrained eye is on its smaller chin.

Each also feature a Dot Drop (waterdrop-style) notch to maximise the available screen space and house the selfie camera, which is more obvious on Mi 9 with its larger 20Mp sensor (Redmi Note 7 has a 13Mp front camera). There's also a blink-and-you'll-miss-it slit at the extreme edge between the screen and frame for the earpiece.

Around the back you'll find some more obvious differences, however, with a dual- rather than triple lens camera on the Redmi Note 7, the Redmi rather than Mi logo, and a physical fingerprint sensor. All members of the flagship Mi 9 family now use an in-display fingerprint sensor.

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Arguably physical fingerprint sensors typically work better than these early in-display versions, and though it might be a fancy new feature to have the omission is not a game-changer.

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Redmi Note 7 Cameras & Photography For a budget phone the Redmi Note 7's cameras are pretty good, though not quite as good as the marketing might have you believe.

There's also an option to shoot in 48Mp, though all this is going to really do for you is gobble through your storage, since the results are not any better for the extra pixels.

The Redmi Note 7 supports 1080p video capture at 30- or 60fps with image stabilisation, but 4K and slow-mo video is off limits.

Around the front is a 13Mp AI camera for selfies, and in this mode the app offers quick access to various beauty settings.

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On paper the capacious 4,000mAh battery looks amazing; in reality you should get a full day's use from it.

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Motorola Moto G82 5G launch date revealed for the Indian market

Motorola has just confirmed the launch date of the Moto G82 5G for the Indian market. The device will debut this month with impressive specs over the competition. It will come with a 10-bit pOLED panel and have 50MP cameras. Upon launch, the phone will rival the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, and Realme 9 Pro 5G. Also Read - Motorola Moto E32s goes official with a 90Hz display

Motorola G82 5G Launch date in India

Motorola has officially confirmed that its next phone in the G-series, the Motorola Moto G82 5G will debut on June 7 in India. It is expected to arrive in White Lily and Meteorite Gray color variants. The phone will be available to purchase from online stores like Flipkart, Reliance Digital, and Motorola’s official website. Also Read - Motorola Maven a.k.a Razr 3 shows up in a hands-on video

Motorola G82 5G Specifications

Coming to the specifications, the Motorola Moto G82 5G will come with a 6.6-inch pOLED panel with a Full-HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The screen will have a DCI-P3 color gamut, 360Hz touch sampling rate, and DC dimming support. Interestingly, the phone will feature a 10-bit panel, which is usually seen in premium phones. Also Read - Motorola schedules a launch for July for its 200MP camera phone, likely the Motorola Frontier.

As for power, the smartphone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G processor with Adreno 619L GPU. It will be paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It will also have a microSD card slot for additional storage of up to 1TB.

It will come with a triple camera system at the rear with a 50MP main lens, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 2MP macro unit. The main sensor will have an f/1.8 aperture and feature Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) support. Upfront, it will have a 16MP selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture.

The phone will come with a 5,000mAh battery with support for 30W Turbo fast charging support. It will boot on Android 12 OS out of the box and have My UX skin on top of it. The device will also have IP52 water and dust resistant rating.

Expected Pricing

Motorola is yet to reveal the phone’s pricing, but if an educated guess is to be done, we expect the phone to cost around Rs. 20,000. With that price, the phone is expected to take on the likes of the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, Realme 9 Pro 5G.

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ZTE axon 20 5G Price, Pros, Cons & Review

ZTE axon 20 5G Price, Pros, Cons & Review This is the first under display camera phone to hit the market. The phone was brought by ZTE. The model of the phone is ZTE axon 20 5G. Speaking of its special features, it has a 4,220 mAh battery with 30 watt fast charging, a Snapdragon 65G processor and a large old screen. As always ZTE axon 20 5G Price, Pros, Cons & Review is highlighted. Axon 20 5G Pros & Cons You are reading:- ZTE axon 20 5G Price, Pros, Cons & Review You Can Read:- OPPO Reno 4 price in BD Infinix hot 9 play pros cons & review Xiaomi Redmi 9 prime pros cons & review Google Pixel 4A pros cons & review Realme C11 price pros cons & review in BD Walton primo H9 pros cons & review RealMe 6 price, pros, cons & review in BD Xiaomi Redmi 9C price, pros, cons & review Display The ZTE Exxon 20 5G phone has a 6.92-inch Full HD Plus OLED display. This screen supports 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and 10 bit color depth. The resolution of this display is 2460 × 1080 pixels and the aspect ratio is 20.5: 9. This display has a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a touch sampling rate of 240 Hz, which will give you a full screen view. The camera The ZTE Action 20 5G phone has a quad camera setup on the back. Its primary camera is a 64 megapixel camera. It also uses an 8-megapixel ultra wide angle lens with a 120-degree view, a 2-megapixel macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Read the full article

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Redmi Note 9 Pro Max vs POCO X2

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max vs POCO X2 detailed camera comparison, you guys have been asking for this one ever since I purchased the RedmiNote 9, Pro Max. Hey guys it’s kutty from kuttynews and in this article let us take a deep dive, and compare every aspect of the cameras on these 2 phones. I took over 400 image and video samples with these 2 phones, and out of those, we are going to review at around 85 of them in this article. Redmi Note 9 Pro Max vs POCO X2 So if you want a complete idea of where the camera on each of these phones shines, make sure to read the complete article. Most of you wanted me to compare these 2 because they come at a somewhat similar price point, and from outside, it looks that they might have a similar set of cameras, which cant be further from the truth. Both do get quad cameras on their back, and the main camera is a 64-megapixel shooter on both, but the specifics are a bit different. To begin with, the superficial things, design of the camera module are different on both. POCO X2 gets the 4 cameras in a more traditional elongated cluster, while the Note 9 Pro Max takes a new square like cluster approach. These camera modules stick out quite a bit on both, and both get LED flash below their respective cameras. POCO X2 gets a dual-LED flash, while the Note9 Pro Max gets a single LED flash. The primary camera on both get a 64-megapixel sensor, but POCO X2 uses a Sony IMX686 sensor with F/1.9 Aperture and 26mm Lens. Read the full article

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Best 5G Phones in 2020

Qualcomm’s latest chipsets which were launched in 2019, the Snapdragon duo 865 and 765 are bundled with 5G support. Qualcomm has made it mandatory for the OEMs to bundle 5G modem if they are launching the phones with these chipsets. While the Snapdragon 865 is the flagship chipset, the latter is the midrange chipset which will be powering the budget-smartphones.

So below we have the best 5G phones in 2020 which users can buy and make their purchase future proof. 5G in India is said to be launched by the year 2021 as per the reports from Jio. Further, if you want to know how 5G works and everything about 5G then head to this link.

10 Best 5G Phones to Buy in 2020

The below list of best 5G phones in 2020 is a mix of both mid-tier smartphones and the top-tier flagship smartphones that are 5G ready.

1. OnePlus Nord

The recently launched OnePlus Nord packs Snapdragon 765G processor which is 5G ready. The phone is coupled with 6 to 12 GB of RAM and has storage options all the way up to 256 GB. The phone is a budget mid-tier phone and competes against Apple’s iPhone SE and Samsung’s A-series smartphones.

Just like the elder Oneplus 8 series, the Oneplus Nord also runs on Oxygen OS and gives almost all the flagship-level smartphone experience with few cost-cutting here and there to make the phone more affordable. The phone has a 6.4 inch of 90 Hz refresh rate AMOLED display along with 4 rear cameras and dual front cameras that are capable of 4k 60 fps video recording.

The phone has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 at the front and back. It misses out a few of the features like wireless charging and an official IP rating. The phone is very well built and feels very much solid in hand. OnePlus Nord has 4115 mAh of battery and supports warp charge 30T.

The starting price of the OnePlus Nord is Rs. 24,999. At this price, this is the most practical and value for money 5G phone, therefore, making it one of the best 5G phones in 2020.

2. iQOO Neo 3

The Vivo’s iQOO Neo 3 is the most affordable phone that comes with Snapdragon 865 processor which has 5G modem built-in. The phone has some insane specs for its price. To start with, the phone comes with a 55W fast charger that charges its 4440 mAh of battery in less than an hour.

The company also claims 50% of charge in just 15 mins. Next, there is the Snapdragon 865 to give you the highest-end performance any android phone can get as of now. The phone has 8 GB of RAM and a fast UFS 3.0 storage of 128 or256 GB. The phone also has a carbon fiber vapor cooling system.

It has 6.44 inch of FHD+ AMOLED display with a pair of touch buttons at the side of the phone which has touch sampling of 180 Hz. The screen of the phone is HDR 10+ certified and is covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 for protection.

It has an in-screen fingerprint scanner which the company claims to unlock within 0.29 seconds. The phone is features to have quad-camera setup at the back and a single punch hole camera at the front.

3. OnePlus 8

With the launch of the OnePlus 8 series, the company has really stepped up its flagship game. The OnePlus 8 is the flagship phone which sits right below the top of the line phones like iPhone 11 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S20 series. The Oneplus 8 has a 6.55 inch 90 Hz of refresh rate display having fluid AMOLED curved display.

The phone has top of the line Snapdragon 865 5G processor coupled with 6 to 12 GB of RAM and fast UFS 3.0 storage goes up to 256 GB. It has frosted matte finish at the back which feels very premium in hand. OnePlus 8 has 4300 mAh of battery which the company claims can be charged up to 50% in 23 minutes using its warp charge 30T technology.

It’s Oxygen OS is just the right icing on top of its top of the line hardware. The phone feels fluid in day-to-day usage. As far as optics the phone has triple camera setup having a 48 MP main camera followed by an ultrawide lens and a 5 MP macro lens.

The phone feels very much light in hand and its smaller footprints make it a bit handy in the era of 6.8- and 6.9 inches phones. Not to mention this is one of the cheapest flagship quality 5G phones in 2020 which you can buy.

4. OnePlus 8 Pro

The OnePlus 8 Pro is the best OnePlus has to offer as of now. The phone has all the bells and whistles of a flagship phone and the hardware is just right up to the mark. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 865 5G coupled with 8 to 12 GB of RAM.

This is the very first OnePlus phone that has an IP68 rating and a wireless charging option. Its key feature is the display which OnePlus exaggerated a lot in its keynote. With 6.78 inches of fluid AMOLED display having a QHD+ resolution along with 120 Hz of refresh rate and support of HDR 10+, this is one of the best displays in the market.

The phone is very well solidly built and has corning gorilla glass 5 at the front and back as well. It has a quad-camera setup at the back having a 48 MP main camera followed by an ultrawide, a telephoto lens and a color filter camera.

The minimal UI powered by Oxygen OS just makes the phone so snappy to use and navigate through apps along with its nifty little features baked in the OS just makes it one of the best 5G phones in 2020 with top of the line specs.

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5. Samsung Galaxy S20 5G

Not many good compact-sized smartphones are there in the market as of now. Especially if you look at the flagship-level hardware, the display always goes all the way up to 6.7 inches on an average. But if you are looking for a high-end flagship 5G phone to buy in 2020 in a compact size then the Galaxy S20 is the right choice for you. The Galaxy S20 doesn’t miss out any major feature from the S20 Ultra except that witty 100x zoom lens and the battery size. Rest of the specs remain the same.

The S20 has 6.2 inches of QHD+ dynamic AMOLED display with a 120 HZ of high refresh rate. The phone has a 4000 mAh of battery which can be charged with its 25W fast charging. It has IP 68 water rating, wireless charging, reverse wireless charging ou name any flagship feature its already in the S20.

The Galaxy S20 undoubtedly has one of the best cameras in the market as of now. It packs the top of the line Exynos 990 or Snapdragon 865 depending on the region where you buy. In some regions like India where 5G isn’t coming anytime soon the S20 series has been launched in 4G variant only.

However, the international variant is 5G ready and considering its compact design and with flagship level hardware this is easily the best compact 5g phone to buy in 2020.

6. Oppo Find X2

Oppo’s take on the flagship game starts right from its top of the line Oppo Find X2. This time Oppo has used the top of the line hardware and materials to make this perfect flagship 5G phone for 2020. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 865 5G chip coupled with 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and has a 256 GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The Find X2 has a 6.7 inch of AMOLED display having QHD+ resolution along with a 120 Hz of high refresh rate.

It has a 4260 mAh of battery which can be charged through its super VOOC 65 watt charger which charges the phone to 100% in just about 38 minutes. It has a 48 MP triple camera setup at the back which clicks decent photos. Oppo Find X2 runs on colour OS 7.1 based on Android 10.

There is a pro version of the Oppo Find X2 as well which more or less is the same phone except with a different back design and a slightly better camera. Not only that Oppo has recently even revealed a Lamborghini edition of its Find X2. Considering such attractive designs and options from oppo it makes a striking contender that is in the list of best 5G phones in 2020.

7. Motorola Edge+

Motorola in 2020 is back with its top tier flagship phone that has all the bells and whistles of a flagship phone. The phone has a massive 6.7 inches curved AMOLED display with a 90 Hz of refresh rate. Powering the phone is the Qualcomm’s snapdragon 865 5G chipset along with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

Motorola has really bumped up the specs game this year at least on paper. Speaking of which the phone has a massive 5000 mAh of battery which supports turbocharging, wireless charging and does have reverse wireless charging as well. The edge+ has a 108 MP main sensor along with an ultrawide and a macro lens at the back and a 25 MP front camera for selfie.

The phone is a bit chunky because of its battery but has overall very good build quality and the design is also very much like a modern 2020 flagship phone.

8. Xiaomi Mi 10 5G

Xiaomi’s 2020 flagship phone is the Xiaomi Mi 10. This flagship phone by Xiaomi gives all the performance from a modern flagship phone but undercuts the price by almost 40%. The Mi 10 is powered by Snapdragon 865 5G processor along with 8 to 12 GB of RAM. It has storage options up to 256 GB. The phone also has a 6.67 inches curved AMOLED display with a 90 Hz of high refresh rate. The phone runs on Android 10 based on MIUI.

It has a 4780 mAh of battery which supports 30W fast wired charging and 30w of fast wireless charging. The phone has a quad rear camera setup having a 108 MP main sensor followed by an ultrawide lens, macro and a depth sensor. On the front, the phone has a 20 MP front camera for selfies.

Considering such a big battery and Xiaomi’s optimizations the battery backup is pretty well balanced. The Xiaomi Mi 10 in India starts with the price tag of Rs. 49,999. A 5G phone in 2020 at this price is just terrific.

9. Redmi K30 Pro 5G

Another flagship killer of 2020. Xiaomi has given a lot of the best 5G phones in 2020 which are affordable as well. The Redmi k30 pro is a smartphone that comes in budget-friendly pricing while giving high-end chipsets like Snapdragon 865 5G processor along with 6 to 12 GB of RAM and a fast UFS 3.0 storage of up to 256 GB.

The phone also packs 6.67 inches of FHD+ super AMOLED display along with HDR10+ support. It has no notch or camera cutout since the front camera is a pop-up camera. The Redmi K30 Pro is capable of 8K video recording from its 64-MP quad camera setup. At the front, it has a 20-MP motorized pop-up camera which is a decent camera for selfie.

It has a 4700 mAh of battery with 30W charger which can fully charge the phone in about an hour. The phone runs on Android 10 based on MIUI 12 giving you the latest software experience by Xiaomi. The Redmi k30 pro is priced at Rs. 33,000.

10. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G

Samsung just launched the successor of their flip phone from last year the Galaxy Z flip 5G. The phone has a very unique foldable display flip phone design. This is by far the most innovative phone by Samsung. The phone has Snapdragon 865+ 5G Soc making it one of the first phones to get the higher-end variant of snapdragon 865.

The Z flip has 6.70 inches of FHD+ AMOLED display which is foldable. It also features a 1.10-inch as its second display which can be helpful to check the notifications at a glance. The Z flip packs a 3300 mAh of battery that should last a day easily.

There is a dual 12 MP camera at the back and a 10 MP camera at the front. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G runs One UI 2.0 based on Android 10. The phone packs 256GB of inbuilt storage. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that doubles as a power button.

The Z flip 5G is the most unique and innovative phone in this list of best 5G phones in 2020. Overall the design of the phone is very unique and the look and in-hand feel of the phone is very much premium. The phone is priced at Rs. 108,990.

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XIAOMI INTRODUCES REDMI K30 PRO AND REDMI K30 PRO ZOOM EDITION

Xiaomi today presented its latest additions to the Redmi K30 line: Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition. Redmi's new flagship smartphones feature a variety of powerful new configurations, including Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1. The new line aims to enhance your viewing and photo-taking experience with Samsung's AMOLED full-screen display with a pop-up camera and rear camera setup with up to 3x optical zoom and dual optical image stabilization (OIS). The new Redmi K30 Pro includes many performance upgrades while retaining all the core features of the Redmi K30 series, including the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, LPDDR5, and UFS 3.1 flash storage. The Redmi K30 Pro, powered by the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, offers a 20% performance increase over the previous model. Built on the latest ARM Cortex-A77 microarchitecture and with a 7 nm process, the CPU runs power-efficient regardless of core size. The Redmi K30 Pro is impressed by its ultimate full-screen experience. Equipped with a pop-up selfie camera and an ultra-thin bezel for an incredible 92.7% screen-to-body ratio with the pop-up selfie camera. The pop-up self-camera pops up in just 0.58 seconds with almost no delay, allowing users to easily switch between the front and rear cameras. it is equipped with an AMOLED full-screen display and it also has built-in light sensors on both the front and rear to precisely detect ambient light conditions. It then calibrates the screen brightness to ensure a comfortable viewing experience, even in backlit situations. The Redmi K30 Pro uses an asymmetric quad-camera setup, and the main camera uses a large 1 / 1.7 inch Sony IMX686 sensor, so it can output high-resolution images of 9248 x 6944 directly. The Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition is the first Redmi phone to use a 3x optical zoom lens with up to 30x digital zoom. Both the 64MP ultra-high-resolution main camera and the 3x telephoto lens have 4-axis optical image stabilization (OIS), which dramatically improves the quality of photos, especially in dark locations. Redmi K30 Pro will be available for purchase in three variants: 6GB + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition that features a 3x optical zoom and dual OIS will be available in two variants: 8GB+128GB and 8GB+235GB Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition Quick Specs: Redmi K30 Pro Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition Screen 6.67” Full-screen AMOLED display 20:9 2400×1080 FHD+ 60Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate 5000000:1 contrast ratio 1200nit max brightness DCI-P3 and HDR10+ support 360° Triple ambient light sensor Corning Gorilla Glass 5 TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification Body Skyline Blue, Lunar White, Space Grey AG, Interstellar Purple AG Corning Gorilla Glass 5, IP53 Dimension 163.3mm x 75.4mm x 8.9mm, 218g Bands SA+NSA dual-mode 5G Support n1/n3/n41/n78/n79 Support Wi-Fi 6 and MultiLink Technology Performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 clocked at 2.84GHz TÜV Rheinland low blue light certification Storage LPDDR5 + UFS 3.1 LPDDR4x + UFS 3.0 on 6GB+128GB variant Heat dissipation Vapor Chamber + Multiple-layer graphite + Graphene Rear camera 64MP Sony IMX686 13MP ultra-wide sensor, 123°FOV 5MP macro sensor, AF3-10cm 2MP depth sensor, 1.75μm 64MP Sony IMX686 with OIS support 13MP ultra-wide sensor, 123°FOV 8MP telephoto sensor, 30x digital zoom with OIS support 2MP depth sensor, 1.75μm Front camera 20MP pop-up camera Connectivity Multi-functional NFC IR blaster Unlock Ultra-thin in-screen optical fingerprint sensor Charging 4700mAh battery 33W fast charge 63min to 100% 33W in-box charger Audio 1216 Linear speakers Flexible rear cavity 3.5mm Headphone jack Hi-Res Audio certification Motor Z-axis linear haptic motor System MIUI 11 based on Android 10 Storage 6GB+128GB 8GB+128GB 8GB+256GB 8GB+128GB 8GB+235GB via Read the full article

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Which is better in Poco X3, Realme 7 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max?

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Redmi K30 Pro, RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition Refresh Launching Today: How to Watch Live Stream, More

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Redmi K30 Pro, RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition Refresh Launching Today: How to Watch Live Stream, More

Redmi K30 Pro is all set to launch in China today as a part of an online presentation. In addition to Redmi K30 Pro, Xiaomi is also likely to unveil Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition, alongside a host of other products. A refreshed RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition may also be unveiled as well as Mi Air Purifier F1. The company is also teasing Redmi x Keith Haring accessories on its Weibo channel, hinting at a probable headphone or phone case range launch alongside as well.

Redmi K30 Pro launch timing, live stream

The Redmi K30 Pro launch event will be live streamed via the company’s Weibo account. The event will begin 2pm local time (11.30am IST), and the company should outline pricing, specifications, and availability details of the Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition. Details about the global debut of the two phones are yet to be known. To recall, the Redmi K30 was launched in India as the Poco X2, and it remains to be seen how the company intends to launch these new phones in India.

Redmi K30 Pro price, specifications (expected and teased)

The Redmi K30 Pro is tipped to be priced somewhere around CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 35,200), however we recommend you take the pricing with a pinch of salt. Recent teasers suggest that the Redmi K30 Pro will come with an HDR10+ display with a Super AMOLED panel, 1200 nits of peak brightness, and a 180Hz touch sampling rate. The Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition phones are expectedto be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC, paired with UFS 3.1 storage for faster file transfer.

The teasers confirm that the Redmi K30 Pro will come with a pop-up selfie camera setup, unlike the Redmi K30 that came with a hole-punch design. There’s a quad circular camera module at the back that will include a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 sensor. Camera features include 3x optical zoom, and dual optical image stabilisation. There’s no word on the camera details of the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition, but we expect an amplified telephoto sensor on board.

Past teasers also suggest that the Redmi K30 Pro will have the largest vapour chamber (VC) liquid cooling. It will sport a 3.5mm audio hack and an infrared (IR) blaster as well. Connectivity options are likely to include dual-mode 5G, and Wi-Fi 6. As per a recent leak, the Redmi K30 Pro is expected to come in two variants – 6GB + 128GB internal storage and 8GB + 128GB internal storage. The phone is also tipped to be offered in Moonlight White, Sky Blue, Purple, and Space Grey colour options.

The Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition, on the other hand, is expected to come in 8GB + 128GB storage, 8GB + 256GB storage, and 12GB + 512GB storage option. It should also be offered in the same colour options as the Redmi K30 Pro.

Refreshed RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition, Mi Air Purifier F1, Redmi x Keith Haring Accessories Expected

Tipster Ishan Agarwal suggests that Xiaomi will also introduce a refreshed RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition alongside Redmi K30 Pro. The model will pack 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. Details are scant at the moment, but the 2020 model may come with the latest Ryzen 4000 series of APUs. The 2019 model came with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U or AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processor options. Xiaomi may introduce the Mi Air Purifier F1 at the event as well, however no details are known of this product at the moment. A new Redmi TV model is also expected to be unveiled.

Lastly, the company is teasing the arrival of Redmi x Keith Haring accessories at the event, but it didn’t divulge on what that may be. It could well be a range of phone cases, or headphones, or something completely different. We will know all official details when the event starts today.

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Xiaomi Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, And Redmi 9 may launch in India in mid-March

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi recently launched the i10 and i10 Pro in China. According to a new report, the Mi 10 smartphone could be launched in India in mid-March. And in addition to the Mi 10, the Redmi 9 will also be openly launched at the same event. The Redmi 9 is one of those mysterious phones that Xiaomi didn't tell us much about. Xiaomi's Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain has said that soon I can start 10m in India. Xiaomi Mi 10 India is likely to launch as I launched the 108-megapixel camera phone from India a few months ago. The latest Xiaomi Mi 10 has a quad rear camera setup, which has a 108-megapixel sensor.

Full features of the Xiaomi Mi 10

The latest Xiaomi Mi 10 features a curved 6.7-inch AMOLED display with 1,120 Nits peak brightness. The device comes with a single hole-punch display design. The smartphone panel supports a 90Hz refresh rate and a 180Hz touch sampling rate. The newly launched i10 display offers a contrast ratio of 5000000: 1. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. The brand revealed that it's Mi 10 phone has finally hit 585,232. The company has added a large 4,780mAh battery to the phone. The Mi 10 will support 30W wired flash charge technology, 30W wireless charging as well as 10W reverse wireless charging. The Pro version of the phone comes with 50W charging support and has 4,500 mAh battery. It provides support for the latest standard Wi-Fi 6 for home wireless networks. It's the successor to Wi-Fi 802.11ac, now called Wi-Fi 5. There are a total of four cameras in the back for photography. The newly launched Xiaomi Mi 10 features a 108-megapixel main camera that uses Samsung's Isokel Bright HMX sensor. The rear camera setup has a 13-megapixel sensor and two 2-megapixel sensors. The phone has 8K video recording support, OIS and EIS. On the front, the device packs a 20-megapixel sensor for selfies and video. Connectivity options on Mi 10 include 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, dual-frequency GPS, high-res audio, NFC and infrared (IR) blaster.

Xiaomi Redmi 9's design teased

Xiaomi has shared some teasers about the Redmi 9 probe, which gives us an idea of what to expect on the front and rear of the device. According to the teaser, we get a drop notch display on the top of the smartphone. In addition, we also get a thicker chin with Redmi branding in the center of the bottom of the device. This is rumored to be Xiaomi Redmi 9, similar to Redmi 8 launched last year. Xiaomi is marketing upcoming smartphones with the tagline "Country Smartphone Smartphone".

In addition, Xiaomi also says that Redmi 9 will be "strong" in various aspects of performance. These aspects include entertainment, cameras, and batteries. We're not sure about the front-camera resolution, but the screenshot shows portrait mode with a built-in Google lens. Xiaomi also confirmed that the Redmi will come with a 95,000mAh battery. Read the full article

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vivo U20 Review - The Budget Phone You Cannot Miss!

Vivo had recently launched the second phone under its U Series – the vivo U20. It’s the successor to the vivo U10 which received quite a nice response and feedback from buyers and now, the vivo U20 comes with further improvements. It is now powered by a more powerful processor and packs a huge 5000mAh battery. However, the pricing is still very humble as the phone starts at Rs. 10990. As per the specs sheet, the phone should be a good deal for most people but is it really worth paying for U20 when there are competitors out there? Let’s find out.

Design & Display

The vivo U20 features a 6.53-inch In-cell LCD 2.5D display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. It is a Full HD+ display with a pixel density of about 394 PPI. There are minimal bezels around the display. The display is bright, sunlight visibility is also good. The colors are vibrant and texts look quite sharp.

There is a waterdrop notch above the display which houses the 16-megapixel camera and above the camera, there is an earpiece, but, there is no notification LED. On the right edge of the phone, there are the power button and the volume rockers whereas the dual SIM card slot and the dedicated microSD slots are placed at the left edge. vivo has opted for a triple slot instead of two separate slots for microSD and SIM cards. The bottom of the phone houses the 3.5mm audio jack, microphone, micro USB port, and the loudspeaker grill.

The back of the phone is quite packed with cameras. There is a triple camera setup placed at the left edge which houses three cameras vertically. There is the 16-megapixel Sony IMX499 sensor with f/1.78 aperture, 8-megapixel 120° wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture and a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture. Below the three sensors, there is an LED flash. The camera module has some sort of ring going around it and it protrudes out a bit. There is a fingerprint sensor next to the camera module, placed symmetrically in the middle.

The back has a gradient look and it’s quite glossy. It looks premium but attracts fingerprints quite easily. We have the Racing Black color version, and the phone also comes in Blazing Blue color with a clear case right in the box, and using it makes the camera bump less noticeable. The phone is a tad heavy to hold in the hand, due to the huge 5000mAh battery. In terms of design, looks and display the phone is quite good actually and despite being a bit heavy, most people who are looking for a phone with a great battery won’t complain including me.

Camera

vivo is a brand that has been emphasizing the camera at a lot for its smartphones and the vivo U20 is no exception. At the launch of the phone, the company had given a lot of importance to the camera. On paper, the camera department looks quite good on the vivo U20. There is the 16-megapixel Sony IMX499 sensor with f/1.78 aperture, 8-megapixel SKHynix Hi-846 sensor 120° wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture and a 2-megapixel GalaxyCore GC2375 sensor with f/2.4 aperture for macro shots. On the front, the vivo U20 sports a16-megapixel camera for video calls and selfies. However, we can see the presence of an LED flash only on the back but not on the front.

The camera UI is quite good – Simple but with toggles the most used features like flash, HDR, filters, aspect ratio, and the camera settings on top. A button in the camera UI for camera settings is something new here and it’s a well-thought implementation in my opinion. At the bottom, there are the options to switch between ultra-wide camera and super macro. Beyond that, outside the viewfinder, there are those classic scrollable camera modes and there are quite a few of them-Night, Portrait, Photo, Video, along with an option opens up more modes like Panorama, Live Photo, Slo-mo, Time-Lapse, Pro, AR Stickers, Jovi AI and Doc mode. Below that there is an image preview button on the left, shutter key at the middle and the toggle for changing between the front and rear camera on the right side. The vivo U20 supports Camera2 API by default, but it doesn’t support capturing in RAW.

vivo U20 Camera Samples

Now, in terms of the actual performance of the camera, pictures taken in broad daylight are quite nice, macro shots are also quite good, and the wide-angle camera gets the job done. There is no dedicated depth sensor or a telephoto, so the software processes the portrait shots. The portrait shots are great most of the time, but not the best as sometimes it messes up the edge detection. The photos taken in low light are decent, but the situation can ben improved a bit using the Night Mode.

The front camera on the vivo U20 is good. It comes with AI-based beautification which improves shots for many, but well, I’m not a fan of beautification so I turned it off right away. Overall, in terms of pictures, the vivo U20 is quite nice for the budget and will not disappoint! In terms of videos, it can record in 4k 30 fps and 1080p videos at up to 60 fps. The video quality is good and EIS works fine, although EIS works only for 1080p videos. You can also record full HD videos using the ultra-wide camera and the phone also supports slow-mo and time-lapse captures.

Performance

The vivo U20 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 64-bit octa-core processor built which has got two Cortex A76-based Kryo 460 CPUs clocked at 2GHz and other six Cortex A55 Kryo 460 CPUs, clocked at 1.7GHz. It comes with Adreno 612 GPU and 6GB LPDDR4x RAM. The actual performance of the phone is quite good. There were no issues with regular usage like browsing, watching videos and multitasking. Even during intense gaming, I didn’t notice any frame drops or lags, especially while playing PUBG with settings set to medium. I tried a couple of games on the phones and well it handled everything quite nicely. So, performance-wise, there aren’t any compromises for the price you pay, I would say. However, if you’re a gamer and if you have the extra budget, you may look for alternatives but at this price, this is one of the choices out there for gamers as well. And for normal users, the performance is beyond the limit they can push.

Software

In terms of software, the vivo U20 runs the Funtouch OS 9.2 based on Android 9 Pie. I saw that the phone is having the security patch for November and small updates are always rolling out, which is a good thing in terms of bug fixes as well as for keeping the phone safe. As of now, there are no words from vivo regarding the Android 10 upgrade.

FunTouch OS 9.2 is quite improved. There are navigation gestures by vivo which I am a fan of works great but ultimately I feel comfortable more with the navigation button. There are many features packed into the software like Smart Wake, Smart Turn On/Off for the display, One-handed Mode, App clone and a lot of other features.

There is the Game Cube, which is quite handy while gaming. There is Flashlight Notifications Option that blinks for incoming calls, messages and event alerts. In terms of bloatware, there are quite a lot of preinstalled apps – Facebook, WhatsApp, Gaana, Amazon, Dailyhunt, Opera, Paytm and WhatsApp and of course, users can uninstall these apps anytime, so that’s not an issue you may be bothered about.

Battery

The vivo U20 packs a huge 5000mAh battery and the phone can easily last for two days under moderate usage. I could easily get through one and a half days after I fully charged the phone. The phone supports 18W fast charging and as per my observation, the phone takes just around 50 minutes to get charged from 0-50% and for one full charge, it takes around two hours. There is also support for reverse charging so that you can charge another phone by connecting it to the vivo U20. In terms of battery life and with that reverse charging, the phone reminds me of the Zenfone Max series from ASUS. After the Zenfone Max series, this is the first time, I have seen any phone performing this well in terms of battery. I’ve been able to get 6-7 hours of Screen-on-time with around 2-3 days of standby which includes lots of battery-intensive gaming & video streaming.

Final Verdict

The vivo U20 is a really promising phone and it’s worth spending the amount on it. The overall performance is good, the camera is promising & battery life is killer on the device. U series devices by vivo compete against budget devices of Redmi & Realme and for the overall experience & quality, I would recommend buying U20 over those.

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