Vivo V29 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
53
out of 100
VS
80
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V29 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on July 31, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo V29
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- Weighs 46 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2341K versus 795K)
- Shows 22% longer battery life (26:30 vs 21:42 hours)
- Delivers 46% higher peak brightness (1445 against 988 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 11% higher pixel density (501 vs 453 PPI)
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 501 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Armor |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 480 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.18 mm (6.46 inches) | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 74.37 mm (2.93 inches) | 79 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.46 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Purple | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.99/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3390 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 15386 |
| Single-core score | 1030 | 2259 |
| Multi-core score | 2940 | 7330 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321092 | 717970 |
| GPU | 101462 | 790073 |
| Memory | 160292 | 341284 |
| UX | 213128 | 492067 |
| Total score | 795977 | 2341394 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [42 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 226 | 1527 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7748 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 59% |
| Graphics test | - | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4531 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7032 | 18499 |
| Video editing | 5610 | 8001 |
| Photo editing | 18640 | 35916 |
| Data manipulation | 8264 | 15552 |
| Writing score | 11110 | 22696 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#189th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo V29
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Yine) | AnTuTu 11 | 795977 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 (Alikhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 783664 |
| 📘 2024-02-23 (BILAL) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1030 / 2940 |
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 (Ratiii) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1995 / 6875 |
| 📘 2026-09-29 (gunissus) | AnTuTu 12 | 2654412 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Denislav Antimov) | AnTuTu 12 | 2573019 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (DEMON77) | AnTuTu 12 | 2536327 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Blackz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2368229 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Funtouch 14 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | - | 28 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (77% in 30 min) | Yes (69% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:51 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 07:59 hr | 10:18 hr |
| Watching video | 12:40 hr | 18:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:21 hr | 05:51 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#122nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 108° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | - | 111 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 82 |
| Zoom | - | 145 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | October 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $530 | $1299 |
| Successor | - Vivo V70 | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | 0.94 W/kg | 1.06 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.08 W/kg | 1.3 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
- There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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