Vivo V27 Pro vs Vivo V25

75 out of 100
Vivo V27 Pro
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65 out of 100
Vivo V25

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V27 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8200) that was released on March 1, 2023, against the Vivo V25, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 900 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo V27 Pro
  • 79% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (917K versus 513K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (36:50 vs 33:19 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 44W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
  • Thinner bezels – 5.7% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Vivo V25
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (781 against 686 nits)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V27 Pro and Vivo V25 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2404 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 84.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Peak brightness test (auto)
686 nits
Vivo V25 +14%
781 nits

Design and build

Height 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) 159.2 mm (6.27 inches)
Width 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) 74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 7.79 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
V27 Pro +7%
90.4%
84.7%

Performance

Tests of Vivo V27 Pro and Vivo V25 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 MediaTek Dimensity 900
Max clock 3100 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU clock 950 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~1442 GFLOPS ~621 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
V27 Pro +63%
1459
894
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
V27 Pro +83%
4008
2192
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
V27 Pro +79%
917825
513228
CPU 275604 158693
GPU 238705 122840
Memory 184878 105819
UX 211522 125737
Total score 917825 513228
3DMark Wild Life Performance
V27 Pro +203%
6567
2169
Stability 63% 98%
Graphics test 39 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 6567 2169
PCMark 3.0
V27 Pro +26%
10789
8557
Web score 7994 5927
Video editing 5252 5839
Photo editing 23855 15148
Data manipulation 8229 7597
Writing score 17106 11509
Sources: 3DMark [3], [4]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8, 12 GB 8, 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 12
ROM Funtouch OS 13 Funtouch 12

Battery

Capacity 4600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 44 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (42% in 15 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 1:11 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:41 hr 12:42 hr
Watching video 17:28 hr 16:32 hr
Gaming 07:09 hr 06:57 hr
Standby 92 hr 83 hr
General battery life
V27 Pro +11%
36:50 hr
33:19 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9248 x 6936
Zoom Digital (lossless), 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 23 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Pixel size: 0.7 micron
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 16 mm
- Sensor: 1/4", OmniVision OV8D1 (CMOS)
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 16 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/4"
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 24 mm
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm -
Pixel size 0.64 microns -
Sensor type ISOCELL CMOS -
Sensor size 1/2.76" -
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 August 2022
Release date March 2023 August 2022
SAR (head) 1.22 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.89 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 44 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo V27 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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