Vivo V30 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

61 out of 100
Vivo V30 Pro
VS
62 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V30 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8200) that was released on February 4, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo V30 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
  • 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1272K versus 1021K)
  • Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (1201 against 1014 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 16% higher pixel density (453 vs 390 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 25 grams less
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1225 and 1137 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (26:41 vs 23:02 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Stereo speakers
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
47.6
(Average)
Value Index
62.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 453 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2800 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Schott Alpha Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 85.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
V30 Pro +18%
1201 nits
1014 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.36 mm (6.47 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 77.4 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 7.45 mm (0.29 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green White, Blue, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
V30 Pro +5%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Samsung Exynos 1480
Max clock 3100 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 580 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC6 Xclipse 530
GPU shading units 384 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~729.6 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
V30 Pro +8%
1225
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
V30 Pro +8%
3715
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 4101
Single-core score 1225 1137
Multi-core score 3715 3437
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
V30 Pro +25%
1272440
1021736
CPU 443060 348485
GPU 229663 226076
Memory 241379 182794
UX 358338 264381
Total score 1272440 1021736
Samples [3 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
V30 Pro +46%
672
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 672 459
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 982
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11207
13134
Web score 8945 11788
Video editing 5208 7255
Photo editing 24181 23283
Data manipulation 9342 10941
Writing score 16703 17673

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V30 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-01 -> GuzmanAnTuTu 111367109
📘 2026-05-02 (Guzman)AnTuTu 111272440
📘 2025-11-03 (Kuya Jiboy)AnTuTu 111206715
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Funtouch 14 One UI 8.5
OS size - 20.1 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 3 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (77% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:53 hr 10:24 hr
Watching video 15:27 hr 17:52 hr
Gaming 05:53 hr 05:16 hr
Standby 72 hr 125 hr
General battery life
23:02 hr
26:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX920 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/1.9 -
Focal length 50 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX816 -
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 54
Zoom - 75
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
91.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2024 March 2024
Release date March 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $500 $439
Successor - Vivo V40 Pro - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.68 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.04 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G. But if the display, performance, and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Vivo V30 Pro.

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Jotaro-Kujo June 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Hi admin, in addition, can you also please update the sensor size of the vivo v30 pro? It is not 1/1.31", but 1/1.49" is the correct sensor size for the sony imx 920.
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Serhii June 9, 2026 at 09:13 AM
Thank you for a comment.
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Jotaro June 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Hi admin, can you please fix your vivo V30 Pro specs? Specifically the following: - The pmw of this phone is 2160hz - The Telephoto sensor of the v30 Pro is the sony imx 816, a 1/2.51" sensor size with a f1.85 aperture, not the Samsung Jn1 sensor which is incorrect as per your page - The Ultrawide sensor size of the v30 Pro is also wrong on your page, please update it to 1/2.76" samsung jn1 sensor, with a f2.0 aperture, not the 1/4.0" size. Source are from the official vivo page. Thanks admin.
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Serhii June 9, 2026 at 09:13 AM
Appreciate your help, Jotaro.
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