Should You Upgrade From the vivo V29?

How the vivo V29 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 V29

Announced Jul 2023 · 3 years old

5.8
Security updates
No official promise

We can’t give our take on the vivo V29: 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 V29, so we compare it with upper mid-range phones and flagships, 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

  • 1.5× faster
  • Camera score: 5.5 → 7.3
  • Display score: 7.6 → 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 upper mid-range upgrade

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

8.2Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.4× faster
  • Camera score: 5.5 → 7.8
  • Display score: 7.6 → 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

Step up: flagshipBest camera

OPPO Find X9 Ultra

9.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 4.1× faster
  • Camera score: 5.5 → 9.0
  • Display score: 7.6 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,600 → 7,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (10× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box
  • Heavier: 186 → 236 g

Best battery

POCO F9 Ultra

9.3Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 4.1× faster
  • Camera score: 5.5 → 8.7
  • Display score: 7.6 → 8.7
  • Battery: 4,600 → 8,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box
  • Heavier: 186 → 235 g

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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 V29 upgrade FAQ

Is the vivo V29 still supported?

vivo hasn’t published an official update policy for the vivo V29, 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 V29?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 5.8 for the vivo V29. The newest model of the same family is the vivo V70. The best upper mid-range upgrade is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the vivo V29, so we looked at upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.

How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the vivo V29?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 4.1 times as fast as the vivo V29. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 2,690.

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