Should You Upgrade From the vivo V27?

How the vivo V27 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

Operating system
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Your phone

vivo V27

Announced Mar 2023 · 3 years old

5.6
Security updates
No official promise

We can’t give our take on the vivo V27: its maker hasn’t published how long it gets security updates. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the vivo V27, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.

Same family

vivo V70

7.8Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 1.6× faster
  • Camera score: 5.5 → 7.3
  • Display score: 7.3 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,600 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

Nothing we can see in the specs.

Best mid-range upgrade

TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G

7.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • Camera score: 5.5 → 7.2
  • Display score: 7.3 → 8.8
  • Battery: 4,600 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
  • Better water resistance

What you’d give up

Nothing we can see in the specs.

Step up: upper mid-range

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

8.2Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.9× faster
  • Camera score: 5.5 → 7.8
  • Display score: 7.3 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,600 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box

Best camera

OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G

8.1Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.8× faster
  • Camera score: 5.5 → 8.3
  • Display score: 7.3 → 8.5
  • Battery: 4,600 → 6,000 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box

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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones

More upgrade checks for vivo phones

vivo V27 upgrade FAQ

Is the vivo V27 still supported?

vivo hasn’t published an official update policy for the vivo V27, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.

What is the best upgrade from the vivo V27?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 5.6 for the vivo V27. The newest model of the same family is the vivo V70. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the vivo V27, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.

How much faster is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro than the vivo V27?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 2.9 times as fast as the vivo V27. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,590, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 1,443 vs 443.

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