Upper mid-range · 2022

vivo V23 Pro

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (measured)

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Waterdrop notch

6.56″ AMOLED · 90Hz

1200 8 / 128 GB

4300 mAh 44W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 50 MP selfie

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

Display

6.56″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2376 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.56"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2376 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

798 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Schott Xensation α glass

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Mali-G77 MC9

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

716,766

GSMArena · v9

710,000

Kimovil · Antutu v9

635,060

GSMArena · v8

GeekBench

3,021

Graphics test

GFXBench 45 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G77 MC9

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A78 3.0 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, Funtouch 12 · 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, Funtouch 12

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 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

108 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro , Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4300 mAh · 44 W wired

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

Capacity

4300 mAh

Lab endurance

110:00h

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.6 LUFS) · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.6 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 · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

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

Works

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, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

171 g · 7.4 mm

Height

159.5 mm

Width

73.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

171 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 · 6.56″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2376 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

31% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 18 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

717k vs 817k AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

16% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.56″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

717k vs 881k AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

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