Price in India, Design, Specifications and more

Vivo V27 is the latest premium mid-ranger from the company. It was launched in India along with its Pro sibling. The smartphone has a unique design that changes color when exposed to direct bright light. Apart from its attractive design, the device is well known for its price tag, which starts from Rs.32,999. At this price, there is another device from Vivo’s subsidiary brand iQOO worth considering, the iQOO Neo 7. In this article, we will compare Vivo V27 with iQOO Neo 7.

Vivo V27 vs iQOO Neo 7: Price and Availability in India

The all-new Vivo V27 is available in India at a starting price of Rs 32,999 for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model. The high-end 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant costs Rs 36,999. On the other hand, the iQOO Neo 7 comes with a price tag of Rs 29,999 in India for the base 8GB RAM and 128GB storage option, and the 256GB storage unit with 12GB RAM is available for Rs 33,999.

While the iQOO Neo 7 is available for purchase through Amazon and the company’s official website, you will have to wait till March 23 to get your hands on the Vivo V27. The difference between the Indian pricing of Vivo V27 and iQOO Neo 7 is Rs 4,000, with the V27 being more expensive.

Vivo V27 vs iQOO Neo 7: Specifications, Features

Specifications

design

Vivo V27 and iQOO Neo 7 are made Very various materials. The IQOO Neo 7 sports a curved plastic back with the company’s logo at the bottom and a square camera island housing the triple camera setup with two lenses housed in a circular module while the third is positioned above the LED flash.

You get two color options for the iQO Neo 7: Interstellar Black and Frost Blue. It is a tall smartphone with 164.8 x 76.9 x 8.6mm dimensions, but it should be easy to hold, as it weighs only 193 grams.

While the iQOO Neo 7 has simple and refined aesthetics, the Vivo V27 takes a completely different approach: its curved glass back panel changes color when exposed to bright light, making it more premium than the iQOO Neo 7 . This color changing rear is available. In two colors: Noble Black and Magic Blue.

The device sports a rectangular camera island at the back, which houses a triple camera setup and an LED flash. While the Vivo V27 is similarly tall with 164.1×74.8×7.4mm dimensions, it is slightly lighter, weighing only 180 grams, and overall thinner than the iQOO Neo 7.

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Vivo V27 and iQOO Neo 7 feature 1080p displays with the same 20:9 aspect ratio and size. The V27 features a curved 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with a hole-punch camera set in the top middle of the screen and thin symmetrical bezels, while the Neo 7 sports a flat 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a hole-punch camera in the corner. And thick bottom chin apart from thick bezels.

Both the devices support 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, up to 1300 nits peak brightness, 388PPI density, an optical under-display fingerprint scanner, and Always-On Display if you choose to enable it. There is no Corning Gorilla Glass protection layer on top in either of these devices.

software

The Vivo V27 Pro runs Android 13-based Funtouch OS 13 out of the box. The company promised to provide two major Android updates and three years of security patches for the V27, which means it will receive software updates till Android 15.

Since iQOO is a subsidiary of Vivo, it follows in Vivo’s footsteps, which means that iQOO will also be rolling out two major Android updates and three years of security patches for the Neo 7. The device also runs on Android 13-based Funtouch OS 13 out-of-the-box and will receive software updates till Android 15.

Display

In the performance department, the Vivo V27 draws power from the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 SoC that is clocked at 2800MHz and built on a 4nm process. It is powered by Mali-G610 MC4 GPU, 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage. The chipset scored 7,94,531 points on the AnTuTu benchmark and 851 points in single-core and 2,281 points in multi-core tests in Geekbench.

On the other hand, the iQOO Neo 7 packs a powerful MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC clocked at 3100MHz and built on 4nm process. It comes with Mali-G610 MC6 GPU, 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 2,392mm² vapor chamber, and multi-layer graphite 3D cooling system. The phone scores 8,54,741 points on AnTuTu benchmark, and in Geekbench, it scores 994 points in single-core and 3,94 points in multi-core tests.

Battery and Charging

With the Vivo V27, you get a 4,600mAh cell that supports 66W fast charging, which should be good enough for a full day’s use. The company claims that its 66W charger gives you 50% battery in just 19 minutes of charge. We’ll have to investigate this claim, so stick with us for our in-depth review.

iQOO Neo 7 packs a massive 5,000mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging speeds, which fully charged the device in under 27 minutes during our testing. The device scored around 18 hours in PCMark’s battery test.

Whichever device you choose, they’re both phones to last a whole day, or even more.

camera

The Vivo V27 sports a 50MP front-facing snapper and a triple rear camera setup: 50MP primary, 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro lens. On the other hand, you get a 16MP selfie shooter and triple rear camera setup on the iQOO Neo 7: 64MP primary sensor, 2MP macro shooter, and 2MP depth lens. The Vivo V27 can capture up to 4K video at 60fps, while the iQOO Neo 7 maxes out at 4K resolution at 30fps.

Again, without testing the cameras in real-world scenarios, it’s hard to tell which phone has better photography capabilities just by looking at the megapixel counts of both the phones’ cameras. However, the iQOO has a better primary shooter than the V27, which should result in more detailed photos, at least on paper.