Vivo V50 5G vs V40 5G

67 out of 100
Vivo V50 5G
VS
65 out of 100
Vivo V40 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Vivo V50 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on February 17, 2025, against the Vivo V40 5G, which is powered by the same chip and came out 8 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 V50 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Vivo V40 5G
  • 17% higher pixel density (453 vs 388 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V50 5G and V40 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
85
86
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
70*
67*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
45
45
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
27
28
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
84
82
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
69
65
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
67*
65*
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
80.4
(Good)
Value Index
13.0
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1300 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Diamond Shield Glass Schott Xensation Alpha
Screen-to-body ratio 88.4% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
1271 nits
V40 5G +6%
1342 nits

Design and build

Height 163.29 mm (6.43 inches) 164.16 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 76.72 mm (3.02 inches) 74.93 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 7.39 mm (0.29 inches) 7.58 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material - Glass
Frame material - Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Red Silver, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
88.4%
V40 5G +2%
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V50 5G and Vivo V40 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2630 MHz 2630 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 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)
L3 cache 3 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 720 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 512 512
GPU clock 975 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V50 5G and Vivo V40 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
V50 5G +1%
1137
1126
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3136
3132
Compute Score (GPU)
V50 5G +5%
3733
3540
Compute Score (GPU) 3733 3540
Single-core score 1137 1126
Multi-core score 3136 3132
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
V50 5G +1%
1018053
1010711
CPU 392758 400634
GPU 209866 213466
Memory 155021 156680
UX 260408 239928
Total score 1018053 1010711
Samples [10 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
483
V40 5G +2%
495
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 483 495
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V50 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Raad)AnTuTu 111022189
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge)AnTuTu 111051017
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-20 (Hylan)AnTuTu 111042032
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (M Hassan)AnTuTu 111018053
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Jeff)AnTuTu 111008194
Vivo V40 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Bryle)AnTuTu 111010711
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-21 (Pratama)Geekbench 6 GPU3540
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-21 (Pratama)Geekbench 6 CPU1126 / 3132

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM Funtouch OS 15 Funtouch 14
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (66% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr 0:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:34 hr 12:12 hr
Watching video 16:53 hr 17:26 hr
Gaming 07:02 hr 07:14 hr
Standby 138 hr 135 hr
General battery life
V50 5G +1%
29:17 hr
29:03 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
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 119Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) 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 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung JN1 Samsung GNJ
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
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 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.4 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* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2025 June 2024
Release date February 2025 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $400 $599
Successor - Vivo V70 - Vivo V70
SAR (head) - 0.97 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.14 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Vivo V50 5G. It has a better connectivity, software, and design.

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55 (29.4%)
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Total votes: 187

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