SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo V27 Pro review: Aura Light portrait mid-range with Dimensity 8200 and curved AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2023·$549
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#2 of 11
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Why pick the V27 Pro?

Vivo aimed this phone squarely at portrait obsessives: the 50 MP front camera with a soft Aura Light fill makes selfies pop in dim restaurants, and Dimensity 8200 is the rare mid-range SoC that holds 120Hz without thermal-throttle dips.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

TypeAMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits peak
Size6.78 inches, dual-curved
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Main50 MP Sony IMX766V 1/1.56", f/1.88, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2, 108 deg
Macro2 MP, f/2.4
Selfie50 MP, f/2.45 with Aura Light

03Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 (4nm TSMC)
CPU1x A78 @ 3.1 + 3x A78 + 4x A55
GPUMali-G610 MC6

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Capacity4600 mAh
ChargingFlashCharge 66W wired

05Build

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

What works
  • Standout 50 MP front camera with Aura Light
  • Dimensity 8200 punches above mid-range
  • Curved AMOLED feels premium
What doesn't
  • 8 MP ultrawide drags photo set
  • Macro lens is filler
  • Funtouch OS update cadence inconsistent

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 11-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .