Vivo V80 vs Vivo V29
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo V80 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on October 6, 2026, against the Vivo V29, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 3 years and 3 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 V80
- Delivers 182% higher peak brightness (2782 against 988 nits)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 4600 mAh
- Shows 71% longer battery life (37:12 vs 21:42 hours)
- 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1400K versus 795K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 3 years and 3 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Vivo V29
- Weighs 17 grams less
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 | 6.59 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2750 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 459 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.52 mm (6.2 inches) | 164.18 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 74.33 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.37 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.46 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Orange | Black, Blue, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.99/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3960 | - |
| Single-core score | 1222 | 1030 |
| Multi-core score | 3542 | 2940 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 480637 | 321092 |
| GPU | 326241 | 101462 |
| Memory | 234223 | 160292 |
| UX | 359331 | 213128 |
| Total score | 1400432 | 795977 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 226 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7032 |
| Video editing | - | 5610 |
| Photo editing | - | 18640 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8264 |
| Writing score | - | 11110 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo V80
No benchmark results yet
Vivo V29
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Yine) | AnTuTu 11 | 795977 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 (Alikhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 783664 |
| 📘 2024-02-23 (BILAL) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1030 / 2940 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 | Funtouch 14 |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7200 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (77% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | 0:51 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1600 cycles |
| Web browsing | 15:11 hr | 07:59 hr |
| Watching video | 25:14 hr | 12:40 hr |
| Gaming | 06:57 hr | 05:21 hr |
| Standby | 168 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#12th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | 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) |
| Angle of widest lens | 110° | 108° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | - |
| Focal length | 85 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 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 | 22 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2026 | July 2023 |
| Release date | October 2026 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $655 | $530 |
| Successor | - | - Vivo V80 |
| 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, 90 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 V80 is definitely a better buy.
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