Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB) vs Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB) is ₹1,30,000 dearer.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB) vs Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB)
₹1,64,999
IPX8 with no dust rating is the specification that deserves attention on a folding phone: it survives water but carries no ingress protection for the hinge, and grit is what actually kills folding mechanisms.
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Vivo
Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹34,999
The camera system is the reason to buy this — a 50 MP front sensor with autofocus is rare, and the Zeiss-tuned rear pair produces the most consistent portraits in this price band.
Full details →Who the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G is for
Buy it if: Anyone who genuinely works on a tablet-sized screen daily and accepts the compromises.
Avoid it if: Anyone in dusty conditions -- there is no dust rating -- or who wants a normal-width front screen.
Who the Vivo V40 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who photograph people constantly and want the best portrait output near Rs35,000.
Avoid it if: Gamers — the chipset trails the POCO and OnePlus at lower prices.
Specifications, side by side
10 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G | Vivo V40 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,64,999 | ₹34,999 |
| Battery | 4400 mAh -- small for the screen area it drives | 5500 mAh |
| Charging | 25 W wired, about 75 minutes to full | 80 W wired, 50% in about 22 minutes |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Peak brightness | 1750 nits peak on the main panel | 4500 nits peak |
| RAM | 12 GB LPDDR5X | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Rear camera | 50 MP main with OIS + 10 MP telephoto 3x + 12 MP ultrawide | 50 MP Sony IMX921 with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide (f/2.0) |
| Storage | 512 GB UFS 4.0 | 128 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IPX8 -- water rated, but no dust rating at all, which matters for a hinge | IP68 |
| Weight | 253 g | 190 g |
| Cover display | 6.2 inch, 120 Hz, and unusually narrow at 23.1:9 | not published |
| Crease | Visible and permanent along the fold line | not published |
| Display | not published | 6.78 inch AMOLED curved |
| Display type | not published | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Fold rating | 200,000 folds, roughly 100 a day for 5 years | not published |
| Front camera | not published | 50 MP autofocus |
| Main display | 7.6 inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X foldable, 120 Hz | not published |
| Software support | not published | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.