Vivo V40 Pro vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo V40 Pro Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediatek Dimensity 9200 Plus, vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2023 with chipsetApple A17 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo V40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4441mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo V40 Pro and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 4500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo V40 Pro
1300 nits
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
1789 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.16 mm (6.46 in) 159.9 mm (6.3 in)
Width 74.93 mm (2.95 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.58 mm (0.3 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo V40 Pro
90.2 %
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Vivo V40 Pro and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9200 Plus Apple A17 Pro
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/2.11 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.78 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 690 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 Apple A17 GPU
GPU Cores 2112 768
GPU Frequency 995 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 4202.8 GFLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo V40 Pro
1792
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
2935
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo V40 Pro
4984
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
7328
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17922935
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49847328
Geekbench Compute (GPU)11750n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo V40 Pro
1500716
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
1544984
CPU374509375584
GPU543050531835
Memory277043267777
UX306114339788
NanoReview Score15007161544984
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo V40 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
10006

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size n/a 17.6 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 14 n/a

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4441 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo V40 Pro
22:26
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
31:37
Web Browsing10:32 h12:36 h
Video Playback11:14 h22:07 h
Games07:05 h06:58 h
Standby Mode103 h139 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x 142
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX921Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.561/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.78 - 2.8
Focal length21 mm120 mm
SensorSony IMX816Sony IMX913
Sensor size1/2.511/3.06
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo V40 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
153
Video quality
Vivo V40 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
158
Overall camera score
Vivo V40 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
154
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a86

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo V40 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
145
Video quality
Vivo V40 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.3 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE ()
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo V40 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
92.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face 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 Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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