vivo V40 vs realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB

Comparing the vivo V40 vs realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo V40 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,216, while realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB scores 2,815, making vivo V40 the better performer.

Display: vivo V40 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB offers 6.7 inches, making vivo V40 the larger display of the two. vivo V40 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB's OLED, making vivo V40 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both vivo V40 and realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo V40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB offers 32 MP, making vivo V40 better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo V40 delivers longer battery life with 13h 00m, while realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB delivers 11h 34m, making vivo V40 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while vivo V40 offers 128 GB, making realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both vivo V40 and realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB equally at 7.5.

User Rating: vivo V40 and realme 13 Pro Plus 512GB both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

vivo V40

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Summary

Release Date

07 Aug, 2024

30 Jul, 2024

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 2	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.63 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	OLED	Extreme AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2412 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5500 mAh	5200 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Flash Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	512 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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7.5/10

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N/A

Pros

Impressive portrait photography
Peak display brightness of 4500 nits
Slim design with 5500mAh battery

Premium design
Vibrant display
Versatile cameras with AI

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Same chipset as its predecessor
Cameras struggle with capturing details

Performance could have been better
Only two years of major OS updates

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(8,912 ratings)

4.5/5

(505 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

810,653 AnTuTu Score	617,481 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 07, 2024

(Official)

Jul 30, 2024

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.63 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 720

Adreno 710

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

810,653

617,481

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

22.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.8 %

16.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

OLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2412 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

20.1:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

394 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.23 %

90.89 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass v7i Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

164.16 mm

161.34 mm

162.7 mm

Width

74.93 mm

73.91 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.58 mm

8.23 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Mineral Glass Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNJ ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 701 CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Periscope Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8192 x 6144 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

5200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 00m

11h 34m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 36m 0s

0h 39m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.970 W/kg Body: 0.90 W/kg

Head: 1.191 W/kg Body: 1.133 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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