Launch report · Vivo
Vivo V29e: A curved-AMOLED, ring-light selfie phone for portrait-first buyers.
SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2023·$330·Score 66/100
V29e sells the selfie — a 50 MP front camera, a curved screen and Vivo's Aura ring light that flatters faces in low light. The Snapdragon 695 is the obvious mismatch at $330; buyers here are paying for the camera-and-design package, not performance.
Key specs at launch
Display
6.67" AMOLED 120 Hz
Chipset
Snapdragon 695
Memory
8 GB · 256 GB
Main cam
50 MP · OIS
Battery
5,000 mAh
Weight
186 g
What stands out
- Curved AMOLED + 50 MP selfie + ring light for portraits.
- OIS main camera.
- Slim 7.7 mm / 186 g.
- 44 W charging.
What to watch
- Snapdragon 695 is slow for $330.
- Single speaker, no jack.
- 2 MP filler lens, no ultrawide.
- Wi-Fi 5 only.
The phone it has to beat
Pixel 8a
$499 · score 83/100