vivo V40 and V40 Pro debut with big batteries in ultra-thin bodies

The vivo V40 and vivo V40 Pro went official today, bringing substantial battery capacity upgrades while retaining their ultra-thin bodies. New camera setups and design are also part of the package.

The vivo V40 inherited the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 from the vivo V30, while the vivo V40 Pro made a big leap forward and now has a Dimensity 9200+ chip, which is a lot more powerful than the Dimensity 8200 that powered the previous three vivo V Pro phones.

The V40 and V40 Pro share the same dimensions (164.2 x 74.9 x 7.58 mm) and have the same display - a 6.78” AMOLED with up to 120 Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 2,800 x 1,260 pixels.

The screen now reaches 4,500 nits peak brightness, which is a huge upgrade over the same-sized panel of the V30 series. The panel has a punch hole for a single 50 MP Samsung ISOCELL JN1 camera.

vivo V40 • vivo V40 Pro

The back of the V40 Pro has a 50 MP main camera with a Sony IMX921 sensor, a 50 MP telephoto portrait camera with a Sony IMX816 sensor, and a 50 MP ultra-wide camera with an unnamed sensor.

The vanilla V40 makes do with two cameras on the island that is inspired by star constellation Gemini in the company's words – 50 MP main and 50 MP ultra-wide.

The main cameras have OIS, and an AI Aura Light Portrait enabled by a ring LED flash.

The phones ship with Funtouch OS 14, based on Android 14. The company promises "50-month smooth experience," indicating their software support length. Additionally the batteries are promised to do 1,600 full cycles and retain at least 80% of their original capacity, extending the life of the phones.

More impressively the V40 and V40 Pro bring 5,500 mAh batteries - the largest in the vivo V series yet. They also support speedy 80W FlashCharge over wire.

The vivo V40 has three memory options: 8/128 GB, 12/256 GB, and 12/512 GB. The vivo V40 Pro also comes in three different variants: 8/256 GB, 12/256 GB or 12/512 GB.

vivo V40 • vivo V40 Pro

Both vivo phones come in Meteor Blue, Moonlight White, and Stellar Silver colors, but the V40 has two more paint jobs – Nebula Purple and Sunglow Peach.

The vivo V40 and V40 Pro are now available in India and will then gradually roll to other markets. The V40 starts from INR39,999 ($480/€440), while the vivo V40 Pro base price is INR54,999 ($655/€600).