Upper mid-range · 2024

vivo V40

Name: vivo V40
Brand: vivo
Price: 738000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦290,000 to ₦738,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a Camera shares the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 80W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7 Gen 3 8 / 128 GB

5500 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo V40 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

Eye comfort

2160 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Brightness

1353 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Schott Xensation Alpha

Performance

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.63 GHz · Adreno 720

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

855,000

v10

GeekBench

3,208

Graphics test

3DMark 1,492 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.63 GHz

GPU

Adreno 720

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

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 14, Funtouch 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

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

50 MP f/2.0

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung GNJ, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5500 mAh

Lab active use

15:06h

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.4 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.4 LUFS)

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 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78

Build & Design

190 g · 7.6 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

164.2 mm

Width

75.0 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

190 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 16

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

54% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

855k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship 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

190 g vs 170 g

₦425k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Longer tested battery life

15h 6m vs 12h 6m active use · 80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

855k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

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

Heavier in hand

190 g vs 167 g

₦75k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

5 sellers·New from ₦475,000 to ₦738,000·Used from ₦290,000

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

Jiji Used

₦290,000

Lowest of 5 Fair for used

Phone Tribes

3.7 yrs · 6 feedback · 512GB

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Jiji Used

₦320,000

Fair for used

Nonny Gadget Limited

4.6 yrs · 123 feedback · 12GB

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Jiji Used

₦325,000

Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦475,000

Adreham Global

7.0 yrs · 45 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦738,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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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 16

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