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Vivo V40 Pro review: A Zeiss portrait specialist at $599 — the sub-flagship V-series at its peak.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2024·$599
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#22 of 50
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The portrait-photography sub-flagship.

V40 Pro brings the X-series' Zeiss tuning and triple-50 MP camera array to a $599 sub-flagship — undercutting Oppo Reno 12 Pro and matching Galaxy A56 5G on price while leading on camera class.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

TypeCurved AMOLED, 120 Hz, Dolby Vision
Size6.78 inches
Resolution2,800 × 1,260 px
Peak brightness4,500 nits peak HBM

02Camera

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among premium phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP Sony LYT-602, f/1.88, OIS, Zeiss
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0, 119°
Telephoto50 MP, 2× optical, f/2.0, OIS
Selfie50 MP, autofocus

03Performance

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9200+ (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB LPDDR5X
Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB UFS 3.1

04Battery

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

Capacity5,500 mAh
Wired80 W FlashCharge

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

06Value

80/100

80/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for premium phones of 2024.

What works
  • Triple-50 MP Zeiss-tuned cameras at $599.
  • 5,500 mAh in a slim 7.58 mm body.
  • IP69 + 4,500-nit peak brightness.
  • Studio-grade Aura Light for selfies.
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 9200+ trails SD 8 Gen 3 on benchmarks.
  • Wi-Fi 6 (not 7).
  • No wireless charging.
  • Funtouch 14 has ads.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16
$799 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 50-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .