Vivo Philippines has a surprise about its newest entry to the budget-smartphone category.
Announced locally by vice president and head of sales Hazel Bascon three days ago, the Vivo Y71 finally gets priced. The higher-specced variant costs P8,990 (roughly $173) while the other model goes on sale for P7,990 ($153).
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The Vivo Y71 looks like the P12,990 ($249) Vivo V7 and the P17,990 ($345) Vivo V7+, with the front dominated by a screen with 1,440 x 720 resolution and a tall, 18:9 aspect ratio and a body made of metal or plastic that looks a lot like metal. It just lacks a fingerprint sensor at the back.
The two Vivo Y71 variants rely on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 425 chipset and come with 16GB of expandable memory, a 5-megapixel selfie camera, and a battery that’s rated at 3,360mAh. They ship with Android 8.1 Oreo-based Funtouch OS 4.0 out of the box.
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Their differences? They boil down to the amount of RAM and the megapixel count of the rear camera. The cheaper Y71 has 2GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel sensor, while the higher-specced model features 3GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel sensor.
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Vivo Y71 specs
- 6-inch LCD display, 1,440 x 720 resolution (18:9)
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor
- 2GB/3GB RAM
- 16GB expandable storage, microSD up to 256GB
- 8-megapixel/13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
- 5-megapixel front camera
- 3,360mAh battery
- Android 8.1 Oreo (Funtouch OS 4.0)
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