Lower mid-range · 2021

vivo V23e

Name: vivo V23e
Brand: vivo

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery shows its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (4050mAh)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.44″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Helio G96 8 / 128 GB

4050 mAh 44W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 50 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Display

6.44″ · 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

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek MT6781 Helio G96 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.05 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek MT6781 Helio G96 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

355,000

CPU

8-core, 2.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 50 MP selfie

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

0.7µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

4050 mAh · 44 W wired

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

Capacity

4050 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

172 g · 7.4 mm

Height

160.9 mm

Width

74.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

172 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 15 W charging · 4,050 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

355k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

44 W vs 25 W charging

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

355k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

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