Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs vivo V27

The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G scores 5.8 in our rating, and the vivo V27 scores 5.6. The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G leads in camera, design and software support, while the vivo V27 is ahead in display, performance and battery. The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is the newer phone, announced Mar 15, 2023.

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Samsung Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

5.8 From $449

Top score

vivo vivo V27

5.6 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,600 mAh
Better water resistance IP67 vs None
Newer model Mar 15, 2023 vs Mar 1, 2023
microSD card slot
Stereo speakers
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5

Why choose the vivo V27

Faster wired charging 66 W vs 25 W
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.4 inches
Brighter screen 1,300 nits vs 1,000 nits
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
Lighter 180 g vs 202 g
Thinner 7.36 mm vs 8.2 mm

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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 Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

Overall 5.8 5.6

Display 7.0 7.3

Performance 4.5 4.9

Camera 5.9 5.5

Battery 4.6 4.9

Design 7.7 5.5

Software support 6.9 3.5

Value for money 3.4 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

Size 6.4 inches 6.78 inches

Type OLED, Super AMOLED OLED, 3D Curved AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2340 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 403 ppi —

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No —

Peak brightness 1,000 nits 1,300 nits

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 —

Performance

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

Chipset Exynos 1380 Dimensity 7200

Process 5 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.8 GHz

GPU Mali-G68 MP5 —

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.88

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 12 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Front camera 32 MP 50 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

Capacity 5,000 mAh 4,600 mAh

Wired charging 25 W 66 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

Dimensions 158.2 × 76.7 × 8.2 mm 164.1 × 74.8 × 7.36 mm

Thickness 8.2 mm 7.36 mm

Weight 202 g 180 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Glass Glass

Water resistance IP67 None

Fingerprint Under-display optical —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Awesome Lime, Awesome Graphite, Awesome Violet, Awesome White Noble Black, Magic Blue, Flowing Gold, Emerald Green

Connectivity and features

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No —

Software

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

OS at launch Android 13 Android 13

Interface One UI 5.1 Funtouch OS 13

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 5 years —

Launch and price

Spec Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gvivo V27

Announced Mar 15, 2023 Mar 1, 2023

Released — Mar 23, 2023

Status Discontinued Released

US launch price $449 —

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