Three months after the astonishing Z5x, Vivo unveiled a brand new mid-ranger focused on quality-price ratio: the Vivo Z5. The new smartphone looks very promising because it offers upper-midrange specifications at a very affordable price. But there are a lot of phones with such a value for money out there in 2019, including best-sellers. Will the new Z5 be able to compete with these devices or it will be cannibalized? In order to predict its success and establish if it is worth choosing it among the many actual choices, we decided to compare it with the best-selling Redmi K20 and the new Oppo Reno Z which is making a lot of success even in the global market.
Vivo Z5 vs Redmi K20 vs Oppo Reno Z
| Vivo Z5 | Xiaomi Redmi K20 | Samsung Galaxy A80 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT | 159.5 x 75.2 x 8.1 mm, 187 grams | 156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm, 191 grams | 157.3 x 74.9 x 9.1 mm, 186 grams |
| DISPLAY | 6.38 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), 404 ppi, Super AMOLED | 6.39 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), 403 ppi, AMOLED | 6.4 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), 402 ppi, AMOLED |
| PROCESSOR | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712, octa-core 2.3 GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730, octa-core 2.2 GHz | MediaTek Helio P90, octa-core 2.2 GHz |
| MEMORY | 6 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 256 GB – micro SD card slot | 6 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB | 4 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 256 GB |
| SOFTWARE | Android 9 Pie, Funtouch | Android 9 Pie, MIUI | Android 9 Pie, Color OS |
| CONNECTIVITY | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS |
| CAMERA | Triple 48 + 8 + 5 MP f/1.8 and f/2.2 and f/2.4 32 MP f/2.0 front camera |
Triple 48 + 13 + 8 MP f/1.8 and f/2.4 and f/2.4 20 MP f/2.2 front camera |
Dual 48 + 5 MP f/1.7 and f/2.4 |
| BATTERY | 4500 mAh, fast charging 22.5W | 4000 mAh, fast charging 18W | 4035 mAh, fast charging 20W with VOOC 3.0 |
| ADDITIONAL FEATURES | Hybrid Dual SIM slot | Dual SIM slot | Dual SIM slot |
Design
No stories: Redmi K20 is the best, at least according to my tastes. First of all, it features premium materials, including an elegant glass back with suggestive effects on light reflection and an aluminum frame. Secondly, it is equipped with a full borderless display, so there is no notch and its bezels are very narrow. This is possible thanks to the presence of a motorized pop-up camera. Both Vivo Z5 and Oppo Reno Z boast a classic waterdrop display, as well as an elegant reflective back available in gradient hues. Both are beautiful and well-built handsets, but when it comes to the design, they are nothing compared to the Xiaomi Redmi K20.
Display
Given the support to the HDR technology, Redmi K20 and Oppo Reno Z show more brilliant and realistic colors through their displays. However, you get brilliant colors in each case as all of these devices feature AMOLED panels. Even the display sizes are more or less the same, and all of them have an in-display fingerprint reader. So you do not get so many difference when it comes to display, that is the reason why we recommend you to focus on other specifications.
Specs & Software
Snapdragon 712 for the Vivo Z5, Snapdragon 730 for the Redmi K20 and Mediatek Helio P90 for the Oppo Reno Z. Three amazing upper-midrange processors, but Snapdragon 730 is above all of its opponents. It is built at just 8 nm, so it is very efficient and also very performing (both CPU and GPU). You can not find a better midrange chipset in the actual Qualcomm’s line-up. Snapdragon 712 and Helio P90 offer very similar performances in a lot of scenarios, but Snapdragon 712 is definitely better when it comes to speed and reactivity, while Helio P90 is faster to perform AI tasks. Note that Redmi K20 even comes in the best memory configuration with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage.
Camera
The most convincing rear camera setup is on board of the Redmi K20. The mid-ranger from Xiaomi’s sub-brand features a 48 MP main sensor, a pretty nice ultrawide lens with a 13 MP resolution and even a telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. The second place goes to the Vivo Z5 which has a worse rear camera than Redmi K20 but a way better selfie camera. Oppo Reno Z is the only to feature a dual camera instead of a triple camera, but its rear main sensor is still awesome thanks to its bright aperture and a pretty nice stabilization.
Battery
Vivo Z5 is powered by a huge 4500 mAh battery and it wins the battery life comparison in most of the scenarios, followed by the Redmi K20 with its very efficient 8 nm chipset and a 4k mAh battery.
Price
Vivo Z5 is the most affordable with a €210/$235 starting price, Redmi K20 starts from €260/$291 and Reno Z carries a €330/$370 price. At the end of the day, Redmi K20 looks a lot better thanks to its higher performance, better design, nice display, and amazing cameras.
Vivo Z5 vs Redmi K20 vs Oppo Reno Z: PROs and CONS
Xiaomi Redmi K20
PROs
- Amazing cameras
- Big battery
- High performance
- HDR display
CONS
- No micro SD
Vivo Z5
PROs
- Affordable price
- Bigger battery
- Faster charging technology
- Good selfie camera
CONS
- Inferior display
Oppo Reno Z
PROs
- Big battery
- Good selfie camera
- A lot of memory configurations
- HDR display
CONS
- No micro SD
- Costlier
