Vivo V40 5G vs Infinix Zero 40 5G
65
out of 100
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63
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V40 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on June 17, 2024, against the Infinix Zero 40 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate and came out 3 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 V40 5G
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- 15% higher pixel density (453 vs 393 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Infinix Zero 40 5G
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1315K versus 1010K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1251 and 1126 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Schott Xensation Alpha | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 90.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.16 mm (6.46 inches) | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 74.93 mm (2.95 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.58 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP54 |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Purple | Black, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate |
| Max clock | 2630 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 580 |
| Graphics | Adreno 720 | Mali-G610 MC6 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 975 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS | ~729.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3540 | 4512 |
| Single-core score | 1126 | 1251 |
| Multi-core score | 3132 | 3932 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 400634 | 440381 |
| GPU | 213466 | 230211 |
| Memory | 156680 | 247644 |
| UX | 239928 | 397232 |
| Total score | 1010711 | 1315468 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 495 | 626 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14787 |
| Video editing | - | 6553 |
| Photo editing | - | 45740 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10546 |
| Writing score | - | 23431 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo V40 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-21 (Bryle) | AnTuTu 11 | 1010711 |
| π 2025-03-21 (Pratama) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3540 |
| π 2025-03-21 (Pratama) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1126 / 3132 |
Infinix Zero 40 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 -> chmak | AnTuTu 12 | 1394231 |
| π 2026-08-29 (Dragon73828) | AnTuTu 11 | 1329392 |
| π 2026-07-02 (Fredddd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1344605 |
| π 2026-04-22 (Shakeel Afridi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1315468 |
| π 2026-02-22 (Shakeel Afridi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1301107 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Funtouch 14 | XOS 14.5 |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (66% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:46 hr | 1:04 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:12 hr | - |
| Watching video | 17:26 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:14 hr | - |
| Standby | 135 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#63rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung GNJ | Samsung S5KHM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2024 | August 2024 |
| Release date | July 2024 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $345 |
| Successor | - Vivo V70 | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.97 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.14 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 45 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Vivo V40 5G. But if the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority β go for the Infinix Zero 40 5G.
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