Upper mid-range · 2023

vivo V29

Name: vivo V29
Brand: vivo
Price: 650000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦260,000 to ₦650,000 · 7 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 80W fast charging

Extras Curved display, IP68 water resistance

Watch out Plastic build

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

778G 5G 8 / 128 GB

4600 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo V29 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1260 × 2800 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1260 × 2800 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

996 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

620,950

v10

GeekBench

3,014

Graphics test

GFXBench 22 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.5GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.4GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 13 · 3-year support

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 13

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

~0 year

Camera

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

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4600 mAh · 80 W wired

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

Capacity

4600 mAh

Lab endurance

99:00h

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.7 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NavIC System

USB

USB-C 2.0

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 B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

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

Build & Design

186 g · 7.5 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

164.2 mm

Width

74.4 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

186 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

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 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1260 × 2800 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

37% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 20 W charging · 4,600 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

621k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

186 g vs 171 g

₦230k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

18% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 4,600 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

621k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

186 g vs 168 g

₦120k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

7 sellers·New from ₦570,000 to ₦650,000·Used from ₦260,000

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Jiji Used

₦260,000

Lowest of 7 Fair for used

Primetech Phones

19 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦275,000

Fair for used

David Peter

6.8 yrs · 16 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦298,000

Fair for used

Nonny Gadget Limited

4.6 yrs · 123 feedback · 12GB

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Jiji Used

₦360,000

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦570,000

Paschal Chigozie

4.1 yrs · 40 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦650,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦300,000

Iyagan Samuel Francis

1.6 yrs · 1 feedback · 256GB

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