Upper mid-range · 2022

vivo V23 5G

Name: vivo V23 5G
Brand: vivo
Price: 220000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦220,000 to ₦315,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A17

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Waterdrop notch

6.44″ AMOLED · 90Hz

920 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 44W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo V23 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.44″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.44"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

629 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Schott Xensation Up

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 920 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 920 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

500,949

GeekBench

2,140

Graphics test

GFXBench 22 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A78 2.5 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, Funtouch 14 · 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 12, upgradable to Android 14, Funtouch 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.9 main · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 44 W wired

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

Capacity

4200 mAh

Lab endurance

103:00h

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.5 LUFS) · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/256GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), NavIC System

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

179 g

Weight

179 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 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.44″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

28% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 18 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

501k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

₦235k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

14% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.44″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

501k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 179 g vs 167 g

₦15k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·New from ₦315,000·Used from ₦220,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦220,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦315,000

Paschal Chigozie

4.1 yrs · 40 feedback · 128GB

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

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