Xiaomi 14T vs Vivo V40 5G
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 14T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Vivo V40 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 4 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 Xiaomi 14T
- 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1598K versus 1010K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Vivo V40 5G
- Shows 33% longer battery life (29:03 vs 21:55 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- Reverse charging feature
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-144 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Schott Xensation Alpha |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 164.16 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 74.93 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.58 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green | Silver, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: 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 | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G615 MP6 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8041 | 3540 |
| Single-core score | 1335 | 1126 |
| Multi-core score | 4107 | 3132 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 498423 | 400634 |
| GPU | 410822 | 213466 |
| Memory | 291621 | 156680 |
| UX | 397473 | 239928 |
| Total score | 1598339 | 1010711 |
| Samples | [25 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 836 | 495 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 14 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 13 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3346 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 14T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-29 (Zen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1670904 |
| π 2026-08-21 (FanzerNN) | AnTuTu 11 | 1664804 |
| π 2026-07-28 (Chisa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1620414 |
| π 2026-07-04 (Raze) | AnTuTu 11 | 1611939 |
| π 2026-05-10 (Pasaribu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1658131 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Funtouch 14 |
| OS size | 22 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (66% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:03 hr | 12:12 hr |
| Watching video | 13:20 hr | 17:26 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 07:14 hr |
| Standby | 95 hr | 135 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#63rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung GNJ |
| 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 | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 68 | - |
| Zoom | 140 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 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 6E (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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | Yes | 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 |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | June 2024 |
| Release date | September 2024 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $599 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T | - Vivo V70 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.97 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.14 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on Xiaomi 14T:
- The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
- The titanium version features a back panel protected by Panda X glass. The green model comes with an eco-leather back.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 14T. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Vivo V40 5G.
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