Home Phone comparison Vivo V30 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus - Which is better?

Vivo V30 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

68 out 100
Vivo V30
VS
78 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
Vivo V30
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo V30 Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo V30
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 195g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo V30 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo V30
vs
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2800 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 89 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo V30
1252 nits
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1201 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.36 mm (6.47 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 76.2 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.45 mm (0.29 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo V30
89.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
89 %

Performance

Testing Vivo V30 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 720 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 512 1536
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo V30
1134
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo V30
3377
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
4917
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11341856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33774917
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo V30
794296
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1546241
CPU264690380742
GPU249760611422
Memory122985279241
UX156861274836
NanoReview Score7942961546241
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo V30
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
12142
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.2 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12142
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo V30
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
15595
Writing scoren/a19600
Web scoren/a13816
Video editingn/a7828
Data manipulationn/a12458
NanoReview Scoren/a15595

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 42.5 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 14 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo V30
28:34
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
26:32
Web Browsing12:06 h10:37 h
Video Playback17:09 h15:54 h
Games06:21 h06:37 h
Standby Mode134 h128 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ESamsung S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.551/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo V30
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
129
Video quality
Vivo V30
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Vivo V30
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.24
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8UMTS 6/5/8/34
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo V30
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
91.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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