CMF Phone 1 vs vivo V40 SE 5G

The CMF Phone 1 scores 5.5 in our rating, and the vivo V40 SE 5G scores 5.4. The CMF Phone 1 leads in performance and camera, while the vivo V40 SE 5G is ahead in battery and design. The CMF Phone 1 is the newer phone, announced Jul 8, 2024.

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CMF CMF Phone 1

5.5 Price TBA

Top score

vivo vivo V40 SE 5G

5.4 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

Brighter screen 2,000 nits vs 1,800 nits
Newer model Jul 8, 2024 vs Mar 2024
Sharper display 395 ppi vs 394 ppi
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5

Why choose the vivo V40 SE 5G

Faster wired charging 44 W vs 33 W
Better water resistance IP54 vs IP52
Lighter 185.5 g vs 197 g
Thinner 7.79 mm vs 8 mm
Stereo speakers
NFC for payments

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

Overall 5.5 5.4

Display 7.5 7.4

Performance 4.7 3.9

Camera 4.8 4.6

Battery 4.8 5.0

Design 5.7 6.9

Software support 4.3 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Super AMOLED OLED, Ultra Vision AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 395 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 2,000 nits 1,800 nits

Protection Dragontrail Pro —

Performance

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

Chipset Dimensity 7300 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G615 MC2 —

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 256 GB

Storage type — UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95" 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✕ No

Ultrawide — 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 —

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Battery and charging

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type — Li-Ion

Wired charging 33 W 44 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No —

Design and build

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

Dimensions 164 × 77 × 8 mm 163.17 × 75.81 × 7.79 mm

Thickness 8 mm 7.79 mm

Weight 197 g 185.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP52 IP54

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Blue, Orange, Light Green Crystal Black, Leather Purple

Connectivity and features

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.0

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✕ No ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No —

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No —

Software

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface Nothing OS 2.6 Funtouch OS 14

OS updates 2 years 2 years

Security updates 3 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec CMF Phone 1vivo V40 SE 5G

Announced Jul 8, 2024 Mar 2024

Released Jul 12, 2024 —

Status Released Released

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