Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Vivo S30 Pro mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20
- Higher pixel density: 563ppi
- Lighter design: 163g vs 186g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
- Larger display: 6.31in
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | 8/128 GB | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 563 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 242 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 in) | 150.83 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 69.1 mm (2.72 in) | 71.76 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue - Red |
- White - Black - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 3020 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 550 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1139 | 2265 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3080 | 7183 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 15386 |
| CPU | 206940 | 465827 |
| GPU | 180770 | 784189 |
| Memory | 136999 | 346049 |
| UX | 155352 | 364035 |
| NanoReview Score | 680061 | 1960100 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 49.7 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 51 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 25 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 4221 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13300 | n/a |
| Web score | 9221 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6001 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8487 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11213 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 20.1 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (100% in 75 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:49 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 10:33 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:30 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 69 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 106 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 2592x3872 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | 22 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2020 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | June, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 490 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes 90 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
