The ongoing preselling of the P7,499 (around $155) Vivo Y20i in the Philippines is a success, with more than 30,000 units already preordered in just three days. But the top smartphone vendor in the country is not about to rest on its laurels.

(Update, October 23: And they’re official! Read Vivo V20 Pro 5G, Vivo V20, Vivo V20 SE launched in the Philippines.)

(Update, October 6: We have the Philippine launch date!)

The company is busy gearing up for the local launch of the Vivo 20 series, as revealed in a video it premiered on YouTube earlier today, September 29.

Vivo V20 series Philippine launch teaser

Vivo Philippines hasn’t announced the launch date yet nor has it specified which models in the lineup it is releasing here. However, the clip does show the only 5G-ready unit in the V20 family — the Vivo V20 Pro — so that’s pretty much in the bag.

The Vivo V20 Pro 5G is the global version of the Vivo S7, which is being endorsed by Korean pop group Blackpink’s Lisa Manoban in China. It uses a a 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chip; a 44-megapixel eye auto-focus selfie camera, which should help you take more detailed self-portraits; and a 64-megapixel triple AI camera on the back. In Thailand, the lone 8GB/128GB model is priced at ฿14,999 (P23,158 or $478).

The Vivo V20, on the other hand, gets many of the Pro’s features. It’s just that this device is powered by a Snapdragon 720G processor and does not have that extra front-facing ultra-wide sensor. In Indonesia, the 8GB/128GB V20 is retailing at Rp4,999,000 (P16,225 or $336).

The Vivo V20 SE, meanwhile, is a Snapdragon 665 smartphone that boasts a 32-megapixel selfie shooter, a 48-megapixel triple AI camera, a 6.44-inch AMOLED screen, and support for 33 watts of fast charging. It’s the most affordable in the series, selling for RM1,199 (around P13,977 or $288) in Malaysia.

Which of the non-5G phones is Vivo bringing here? Or is it going to make all three handsets available in the Philippines? There’s a listing for a V20 on the company’s site now, but the page is blank for now; we don’t want to assume it’s the regular variant just yet — even though the image shows it’s that indeed.

Vivo V20 Pro 5G specs

• 6.44-inch AMOLED dual-punch-hole display, 2,400 x 1,080 pixel resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 60Hz refresh rate
• Octa-core 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor
• Adreno 620 GPU
• 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 128GB UFS 2.1 storage
• Triple rear cameras: 64-megapixel, f/1.89 main + 8-megapixel, f/2.2 ultra wide + 2-megapixel, f/2.4 monochrome
• Dual front cameras: 44-megapixel, f/2.0 main + 8-megapixel, f/2.2 ultra wide
• Fingerprint reader (under-display)
• 4,000mAh battery with support for 33-watt fast wired charging
• Android 11
• Colors: Sunset Melody, Midnight Jazz, and Moonlight Sonata

Vivo V20 specs

• 6.44-inch AMOLED dual-punch-hole display, 2,400 x 1,080 pixel resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 60Hz refresh rate
• Octa-core 8nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor
• Adreno 618 GPU
• 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 128GB UFS 2.1 storage
• Triple rear cameras: 64-megapixel, f/1.89 main + 8-megapixel, f/2.2 ultra wide + 2-megapixel, f/2.4 monochrome
• 44-megapixel, f/2.0 front camera
• Fingerprint reader (under-display)
• 4,000mAh battery with support for 33-watt fast wired charging
• Android 11
• Colors: Sunset Melody and Midnight Jazz

Vivo V20 SE specs

• 6.44-inch AMOLED display, 2,400 x 1,080 resolution (20:9), 60Hz refresh rate
• Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
• 8GB RAM
• 128GB storage
• Triple 48-megapixel, f/1.8 (main), 8-megapixel, f/2.2 (ultra wide), 2-megapixel, f/2.4 (depth) rear cameras
• 32-megapixel f/2.0 front camera
• Fingerprint reader (under display)
• 4,100mAh battery with 33-watt fast charging
• Android 11
• Colors: Oxygen Blue, Gravity Black

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