vivo V40 SE 5G launches in Europe with Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

vivo has introduced a new smartphone for the European market, the V40 SE 5G. It's a lower-midrange device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset.

This is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage which is expandable with up to 1TB microSD cards. The triple rear camera system comprises of a 50 MP f/1.8 main shooter, an 8 MP f/2.2 ultrawide, and a 2 MP f/2.4 macro camera, while for selfies there's a 16 MP f/2.0 snapper.

The phone has a 6.67-inch 1080x2400 120 Hz AMOLED touchscreen with 1,800-nit peak brightness (1,200 nits in High Brightness mode) and an embedded optical fingerprint sensor, dual speakers, and a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 44W fast wired charging, although there's no charger in the box.

The V40 SE 5G runs Android 14 with vivo's Funtouch OS 14 on top. It's going to be offered in two colorways: Crystal Black and Leather Purple, the latter with a fake leather finish, as the name implies. The phone measures 163.17 x 75.81 x 7.79 mm (for the Crystal Black version), while in Leather Purple the thickness is 7.99 mm. Weight differs too: 185.5g for Crystal Black, 191g for Leather Purple.

It's currently listed on both vivo's pan-European site as well as its local Austrian site, so we expect it to make it to other European countries shortly. Pricing information isn't available just yet.