Upper mid-range · 2019

vivo V17 Pro

Our Take

CPU capability matches lower-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A06 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A34's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Extras Optical zoom, Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.44″ AMOLED · 60Hz

675 8 / 128 GB

4100 mAh 18W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo V17 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.44″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.44"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

504 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Adreno 612

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

212,000

Kimovil · Antutu v8

176,791

GSMArena · v7

GeekBench

6,629

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 612

Process

11 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Kryo 460 2.0 GHz + 6x Kryo 360 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), Funtouch 9.1 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), Funtouch 9.1

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Telephoto

13 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX582 Exmor RS, 1/2.96", 0.6µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A34 , Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4100 mAh · 18 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4100 mAh

Lab endurance

107:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

Build & Design

8 g · 9.8 mm

Height

159.0 mm

Width

74.7 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm

Weight

8 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.44″ vs 6.1″ screen

32% larger battery capacity

4,100 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

177k vs 419k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

32% larger battery capacity

4,100 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.44″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

212k vs 390k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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