Vivo V29 vs Vivo V27
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V29 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on July 31, 2023, against the Vivo V27, which is powered by Mediatek Dimensity 7200 and came out 5 months before. 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 17% higher pixel density (453 vs 388 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo V27
- Shows 11% longer battery life (24:07 vs 21:42 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (974K versus 795K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- More energy-efficient CPU β Mediatek Dimensity 7200
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1200 and 1030 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.18 mm (6.46 inches) | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 74.37 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.46 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Purple | Black, Gold, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.99/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Mediatek Dimensity 7200 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | MediaTek APU 650 |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Mali-G610 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 1130 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS | ~578.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1030 | 1200 |
| Multi-core score | 2940 | 2695 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321092 | 372810 |
| GPU | 101462 | 152258 |
| Memory | 160292 | 161815 |
| UX | 213128 | 287368 |
| Total score | 795977 | 974251 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 226 | 447 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1158 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7032 | - |
| Video editing | 5610 | - |
| Photo editing | 18640 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8264 | - |
| Writing score | 11110 | - |
Recent User Tests
Vivo V29
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-17 (Yine) | AnTuTu 11 | 795977 |
| π 2026-02-21 (Alikhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 783664 |
| π 2024-02-23 (BILAL) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1030 / 2940 |
Vivo V27
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-30 -> HuuPhat | AnTuTu 11 | 996454 |
| π 2026-06-19 (engrfrog) | AnTuTu 11 | 961655 |
| π 2026-05-10 (Toxin_39t) | AnTuTu 11 | 955429 |
| π 2026-03-29 (Fakhri) | AnTuTu 11 | 1000176 |
| π 2026-03-19 (Vishnu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1005912 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 |
| ROM | Funtouch 14 | Funtouch OS 13 |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (77% in 30 min) | Yes (49% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:51 hr | 0:53 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 07:59 hr | 09:38 hr |
| Watching video | 12:40 hr | 14:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:21 hr | 06:06 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital (lossless), 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 108Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV02B1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | March 2023 |
| Release date | October 2023 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $530 | $380 |
| Successor | - Vivo V70 | - Vivo V70 |
| SAR (head) | 0.94 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.08 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
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