vivo today revealed that it will soon launch a new smartphone under its affordable Y series in the Philippines soon—the Y16. Here's why you should wait for it.
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| Two colors of the vivo Y16 |
Why you should wait for the vivo Y16:
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| With shooting star patterns |
1. Neat design, slim frame - The vivo Y16 features a modern boxy 2.5D design with fluorite texture reminiscent of shooting star patterns in Drizzling Gold or Stellar Black colors. This is also not prone to fingerprint smudges and can withstand wear and tear making it "look new" always. Even the camera island design with two large rings housing its sensors is modern-looking.
It is also just 8.19 mm thick despite having a large 5,000mAh battery capacity.
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| 6.51-inch screen |
2. Large display - The vivo Y16 features a big 6.51-inch Halo FullView display with protection mode. vivo also said it is an LCD (IPS) panel with decent colors and HD+ 1600 x 720p resolution for respectable enough viewing sharpness.
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| Slim profile |
3. Large storage, battery - The upcoming vivo Y16 features a large 4GB RAM with 64GB or 128GB internal storage to help run most apps nicely and store plenty of files, apps, or games. It also has a large 5,000mAh capacity with USB-C 10W charging.
4. Other features - vivo also noted that the device has a side-mounted fingerprint reader, facial recognition tech, Multi-Turbo 5.5 to help make the experience smoother, and the Ultra Game mode to optimize gaming and prevent interruptions
5. Alleged affordable price - The company has yet to reveal its SRP, but it is said to have an affordable price for the features it is offering.
Let's see!
vivo Y16 Specs
Display: 6.51-inch 2.5D curved LCD screen w/ FHD+ 2408 x 1080 resolution at 270 ppi
CPU: 2.3GHz 12nm Helio P35 octa-core processor
GPU: PowerVR GE8320
RAM: 4GB
ROM: 64GB/128GB expandable storage via microSD card slot
Back Camera: 13MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4 + LED flash
Selfie Camera: 5MP f/2.2
Battery: 5,000mAh w/ 10W charging
OS: Android 12 w/ Funtouch OS 12
Connectivity: WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, dual SIM
Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Colors: Drizzling Gold, Stellar Black
Dimensions: 163.95 x 75.55 x 8.19 mm
Weight: 183 g
Price: TBC
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