Vivo V40 Pro vs V30 Pro

71 out of 100
Vivo V40 Pro
VS
62 out of 100
Vivo V30 Pro

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 V30 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8200 and came out 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo V40 Pro
  • 50% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1914K versus 1272K)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (1317 against 1207 nits)
  • 46% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1792 and 1225 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo V30 Pro
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V40 Pro and V30 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
69*
56*
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
71*
62*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
54.6
(Average)
Value Index
49.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 453 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 4500 nits 2800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Schott Xensation Alpha Schott Alpha
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
V40 Pro +9%
1317 nits
1207 nits

Design and build

Height 164.16 mm (6.46 inches) 164.36 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 74.93 mm (2.95 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 7.58 mm (0.3 inches) 7.45 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material - Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.2%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V40 Pro and Vivo V30 Pro
SoC
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
GPU
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

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V40 Pro and Vivo V30 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
V40 Pro +46%
1792
1225
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
V40 Pro +34%
4984
3715
Compute Score (GPU)
11750
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 11750 -
Single-core score 1792 1225
Multi-core score 4984 3715
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
V40 Pro +50%
1914147
1272440
CPU 610928 443060
GPU 541519 229663
Memory 275958 241379
UX 485742 358338
Total score 1914147 1272440
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
672
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 672
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
n/a
11207
Web score - 8945
Video editing - 5208
Photo editing - 24181
Data manipulation - 9342
Writing score - 16703

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V40 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (Arterrita)AnTuTu 111914147
Vivo V30 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 -> GuzmanAnTuTu 111367109
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-02 (Guzman)AnTuTu 111272440
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-03 (Kuya Jiboy)AnTuTu 111206715

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14
ROM Funtouch 14 Funtouch 14
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (77% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 0:42 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:32 hr 12:53 hr
Watching video 11:14 hr 15:27 hr
Gaming 07:05 hr 05:53 hr
Standby 103 hr 72 hr
General battery life
22:26 hr
V30 Pro +3%
23:02 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
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 (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 Sony IMX920
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.49" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 50 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX816
Sensor size 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch) 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 5.4
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, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced August 2024 February 2024
Release date August 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $500
Successor - - Vivo V40 Pro
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 80 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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