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The secondary camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide, is okay for daylight photos, but you’ll see colour inaccuracy between the two rear sensors. Low-light photos with the ultrawide camera are blurry and have a watercolour-like effect.
I’m not sure why Vivo markets this as a pro camera for Portraits, as the phone doesn’t even have a depth sensor. It uses the primary camera, and you get to choose between a 1x or 2x crop. However, the results are somewhat nice, and you get a decent blur effect, but the edge detection could’ve been better. The Aura light also helps take nice portrait photos at night.
Portrait shot with Aura Light enabled
Switching over to the front, the 50-megapixel Samsung JN1 sensor with autofocus does a good job with selfies. The skin colours are mostly accurate, the colours are nice, and there’s a good amount of detail. Selfies in low-light conditions aren’t that great, though.
Moving on to video, you can record at 4K 30fps from the main rear and the front cameras. There is stabilisation available as well, which does a decent job of removing shakiness, but panning is janky. Video quality is decent when there’s a lot of light, with slightly boosted colours. However, I did notice that the dynamic range and white balance are all over the place.
Vivo V40e Battery: Impressive
- Capacity – 5,500mAh
- Charging speed – 80W
- Charger – 80W in the box
The battery performance of the Vivo V40e, as I’ve mentioned in the subheading, is impressive. The 5,500mAh battery easily lasts a day and more with regular usage. In our HD video loop test, the phone managed to last over 32 hours on a single charge. This was with the refresh rate set to 120Hz. Not a lot of phones in this price segment can manage that.
Charging is a quick affair
Charging is quite fast, thanks to the included 80W charger. A full charge from 0 to 100 percent took about an hour. It also doesn’t heat much when charging.
Vivo V40e Verdict
While the Vivo V40e is definitely not the one to get if you’re after Portrait photography, it is something I’d recommend if you want amazing battery life and a good-looking design. The Royal Bronze option is nice to look at, and the curved edges make the phone easy to hold. The phone also has a large, bright display for most conditions. Sound output is decent, the primary rear camera and the front camera are good during the day, and performance is also pretty decent.
As for alternatives, you can go for the Nothing Phone 2a Plus (Review) if you want a more unique design and better performance. The OnePlus Nord 4 (Review) is also an excellent choice if you prefer better cameras and much higher performance. There’s also the Infinix Zero 40 (Review), which offers much better performance and a good main rear camera.
