vivo V50 Lite 5G vs vivo V40 Lite 5G

The vivo V50 Lite 5G leads in display and battery, while the vivo V40 Lite 5G is ahead in performance. The vivo V50 Lite 5G is the newer phone, announced in March 2025.

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vivo vivo V50 Lite 5G

5.8 Price TBA

vivo vivo V40 Lite 5G

Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the vivo V50 Lite 5G

Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,500 mAh
Faster wired charging 90 W vs 44 W
Brighter screen 1,800 nits vs 1,300 nits
Better water resistance IP65 vs IP64
Newer model Mar 2025 vs Jun 14, 2024
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB

Why choose the vivo V40 Lite 5G

Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.77 inches
Lighter 188 g vs 197 g
Thinner 7.75 mm vs 7.79 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2400 px vs 1080 × 2392 px
Sharper display 388 ppi vs 387 ppi
microSD card slot

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Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

Overall 5.8 —

Display 7.4 7.2

Performance 3.8 4.3

Camera 4.6 —

Battery 6.7 5.4

Design 7.4 7.5

Software support 4.3 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

Size 6.77 inches 6.78 inches

Type OLED OLED, AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2392 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 387 ppi 388 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,800 nits 1,300 nits

Performance

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

Chipset Dimensity 6300 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Process 6 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 —

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.79 50 MP, f/1.79

Optical stabilization ✕ No —

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,500 mAh

Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion

Wired charging 90 W 44 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

Dimensions 163.77 × 76.28 × 7.79 mm 164.36 × 74.75 × 7.75 mm

Thickness 7.79 mm 7.75 mm

Weight 197 g 188 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back Plastic Glass

Water resistance IP65 IP64

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Phantom Black, Titanium Gold, Fantasy Purple Classy Brown, Dreamy White

Connectivity and features

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Bluetooth 5.4 5.1

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No —

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes —

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No —

Software

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

OS at launch Android 15 Android 14

Interface Funtouch OS 15 Funtouch OS 14

OS updates 2 years 2 years

Security updates 3 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec vivo V50 Lite 5Gvivo V40 Lite 5G

Announced Mar 2025 Jun 14, 2024

Status Released Released

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