Vivo V40 SE 5G vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo V40 SE 5G Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A17 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo V40 SE 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3274mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 191g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 8/256 GB - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo V40 SE 5G and Apple iPhone 15 Pro
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 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8 % 88.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo V40 SE 5G
1190 nits
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1801 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)476 Hz242 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.17 mm (6.42 in) 146.6 mm (5.77 in)
Width 75.81 mm (2.98 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 7.79 mm (0.31 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo V40 SE 5G
86.8 %
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
88.2 %

Performance

Testing Vivo V40 SE 5G and Apple iPhone 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Apple A17 Pro
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/2.11 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.78 (Everest)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 613 Apple A17 GPU
GPU Cores 192 768
GPU Frequency 955 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 244.5 GFLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo V40 SE 5G
923
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
2920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo V40 SE 5G
2236
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
7447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9232920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22367447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1532369
CPUn/a345236
GPUn/a562280
Memoryn/a275580
UXn/a349273
NanoReview Scoren/a1532369
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
10006

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2n/a
Memory CardMicroSDn/a

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 20 GB n/a
UI Skin Funtouch 14 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3274 mAh
Max Charging Power 44 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 25 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:57 h 1:33 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
24:47
Web Browsingn/a09:28 h
Video Playbackn/a17:33 h
Gamesn/a05:41 h
Standby Moden/a111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 139
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 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/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX803
Sensor sizen/a1/1.28
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
153
Video quality
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
158
Overall camera score
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
154
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a85

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
145
Video quality
Vivo V40 SE 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 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*21
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHzGSM/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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo V40 SE 5G
91.4 dB
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
79.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 279 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 44 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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