Vivo, a prominent player in the smartphone industry, continues its efforts to expand its product range. The Chinese manufacturer unveiled the V29 5G model earlier this month and recently introduced the device for the European market. As part of this, promises were made to users regarding updates for the phone.

Two major Android and three-year security patches promise for Vivo V29

During the presentation, Vivo’s product manager, Daniel Goetz, mentioned that the Vivo V29 5G will receive two major Android updates and three years of security patches. It’s worth recalling that the smartphone initially came with Android 13-based FunTouch OS 13 out of the box. Considering the company’s statement, we can infer that the device will also receive Android 14 and 15 updates.

The Vivo V29 5G model comes with a 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with a resolution of 1260 x 2800 pixels and a 55-degree curvature, providing a 120 Hz refresh rate. Additionally, it measures 7.46 mm in thickness and weighs 186 grams.

Powering the Vivo V29 5G is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor. Manufactured using a 6 nm fabrication process, this chipset features a configuration of 1x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 (Kryo 670), x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 (Kryo 670), and 4x 1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 cores, along with the Adreno 642L graphics unit.

The device offers 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage in this iteration. Furthermore, there is MicroSD card support allowing storage expansion of up to 1 TB.

On the front, there is a 50-megapixel selfie camera, while the rear features a triple-camera setup comprising a 50-megapixel main sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. In terms of battery, the device is equipped with a 4,600 mAh battery with 80W fast charging support. Lastly, it runs on the FunTouch OS 13 interface based on Android 13.