vivo S2 FE vs vivo V29: Which is better?

Screen size

S2 FE6.8"+0.7%

V296.8"

Technology

S2 FE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

V29

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

S2 FE

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

V29

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

3G bands

S2 FE

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100

V29

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

S2 FE

1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66

Resolution

equal specs

S2 FE1,260 × 2,800 px

V291260 × 2800 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

S2 FE120 Hz

V29120 Hz

Peak brightness

S2 FE2,000 nits

V29—

Pixel density

S2 FE450 ppi

V29453 ppi+0.7%

CPU speed

S2 FEOcta-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)+4%

V29Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

S2 FE6.0 GB

V298.0 GB+25%

Storage

equal specs

S2 FE128 GB

V29128 GB

Main camera

equal specs

S2 FE50.0 MP

V2950.0 MP

Front camera

S2 FE32.0 MP

V2950.0 MP+36%

Battery

S2 FE10,000 mAh+54%

V294,600 mAh

Wired charging

S2 FE44 W

V2980 W+45%

Weight

S2 FE224 g

V29186 g+20%

Thickness

S2 FE8.6 mm

V297.5 mm+15%

IP rating

S2 FEIP69/IP68+0.2%

V29IP68

Wi‑Fi

S2 FEYes

V29Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

S2 FE5

V295.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive+3.8%

USB

equal specs

S2 FE2.0

V29USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

S2 FEYes

V29Yes

NFC

S2 FENo

V29Yes+100%

3.5mm jack

equal specs

S2 FENo

V29No

SD card

equal specs

S2 FENo

V29No

Stereo speakers

S2 FEYes

V29—

5G bands

S2 FE

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

V29

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 66, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

S2 FE

HSPA, LTE, 5G

V29

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

S2 FE

2026, October 06

V29

2023, July 31

Status

S2 FE

Released Oct 20, 2026

V29

Available. Released 2023, September

Dimensions

S2 FE

163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)

V29

164.2 x 74.4 x 7.5 mm (6.46 x 2.93 x 0.30 in)

Weight

S2 FE

224 g (7.90 oz)

V29

186 g (6.56 oz)

Build

S2 FE

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

V29

Glass front, glass back, plastic frame

SIM

S2 FE

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

V29

· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

S2 FE

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant* * does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

V29

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Type

S2 FE

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits, 2000 nits (HBM)

V29

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+

Size

S2 FE

6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)

V29

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

S2 FE

1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

V29

1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~453 ppi density)

S2 FE

Android 16, OriginOS 6

V29

Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 13

Chipset

S2 FE

Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)

V29

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

CPU

S2 FE

Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

V29

Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

S2 FE

Mali-G610

V29

Adreno 642L

Card slot

S2 FE

V29

Internal

S2 FE

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

V29

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Other

S2 FE

UFS 3.1

V29

UFS 2.2

Dual

S2 FE

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF Auxiliary lens

V29

Features

S2 FE

LED flash, HDR, panorama

V29

Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

S2 FE

Yes

V29

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Triple

S2 FE

V29

50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens

Single

S2 FE

32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)

V29

50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF

Video

S2 FE

1080p@30fps

V29

1080p@30fps

Features

S2 FE

V29

HDR

Loudspeaker

S2 FE

Yes, with stereo speakers

V29

Yes

3.5mm jack

S2 FE

V29

Other

S2 FE

V29

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

WLAN

S2 FE

Yes

V29

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

S2 FE

5.4, A2DP, LE

V29

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

S2 FE

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS

V29

GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)

NFC

S2 FE

V29

Yes

Radio

S2 FE

V29

USB

S2 FE

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

V29

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

S2 FE

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

V29

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Type

S2 FE

Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh

V29

4600 mAh

Charging

S2 FE

44W wired Reverse wired

V29

80W wired, 50% in 17 min

Colors

S2 FE

Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black

V29

Space Black, Himalayan Blue, Purple Fairy, Majestic Red

SAR

S2 FE

1.14 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)

V29

Price

S2 FE

About 360 EUR

V29

About 250 EUR

Models

S2 FE

V29

V2250

SAR EU

S2 FE

V29

0.94 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)

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