Vivo V40 Pro vs V27 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V40 Pro (with Mediatek Dimensity 9200 Plus) that was released on August 7, 2024, against the Vivo V27 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8200 and came out 1 year and 6 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 V40 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 92% higher peak brightness (1317 against 686 nits)
- 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1914K versus 1219K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 4600 mAh
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 17% higher pixel density (453 vs 388 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 4500 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Schott Xensation Alpha | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 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 | 164.16 mm (6.46 inches) | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 74.93 mm (2.95 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.58 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | - | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9200 Plus | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 690 | MediaTek APU 580 |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G715 MC11 | Mali-G610 MC6 |
| GPU shading units | 1408 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3238.4 GFLOPS | ~729.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 11750 | - |
| Single-core score | 1792 | 1447 |
| Multi-core score | 4984 | 3987 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 610928 | 442411 |
| GPU | 541519 | 228546 |
| Memory | 275958 | 203654 |
| UX | 485742 | 344566 |
| Total score | 1914147 | 1219177 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 64% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 674 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1788 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8918 |
| Video editing | - | 5913 |
| Photo editing | - | 25480 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10318 |
| Writing score | - | 17141 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo V40 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-30 (Arterrita) | AnTuTu 11 | 1914147 |
Vivo V27 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-19 (Hari) | AnTuTu 11 | 1219177 |
| π 2025-11-07 (Oronno) | AnTuTu 11 | 1214735 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 |
| ROM | Funtouch 14 | Funtouch OS 13 |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 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 | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:44 hr | 0:51 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:32 hr | 09:15 hr |
| Watching video | 11:14 hr | 14:15 hr |
| Gaming | 07:05 hr | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | 103 hr | 93 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital (lossless), 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 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 | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV8D1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV02B1 |
| 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 | 21 mm | 24 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 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2024 | March 2023 |
| Release date | August 2024 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $600 | $459 |
| Successor | - | - Vivo V40 Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.89 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, 66 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 V40 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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