TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- Camera score: 5.6 → 7.2
- Display score: 7.5 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,600 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Should You Upgrade From the vivo V50e?
How the vivo V50e 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.
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Our take
Worth considering
Security updates end around 2029 Newer phones are about 3× faster The best upgrade scores 2.4 points higher on performance and 2.2 on camera
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the vivo V50e, 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.
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 3× faster
- Camera score: 5.6 → 7.8
- Display score: 7.5 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,600 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G
What you’d gain
- 3× faster
- Camera score: 5.6 → 8.3
- Display score: 7.5 → 8.5
- Battery: 5,600 → 6,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Display score: 7.5 → 8.3
- Battery: 5,600 → 10,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 186 → 230 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 V50e upgrade FAQ
Is the vivo V50e still supported?
vivo promises 4 years of security updates for the vivo V50e, counted from its announcement in April 2025, so they should continue until around 2029. It gets 3 years of OS upgrades, until around 2028.
What is the best upgrade from the vivo V50e?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 6.4 for the vivo V50e. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the vivo V50e, 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 V50e?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 3 times as fast as the vivo V50e. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,970, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 1,443 vs 347.