As 5G connectivity expands, the demand for 5G smartphones will continue to rise. To this end, mobile phone manufacturers have continued to broaden their product offerings in the 5G market. Vivo has updated its portfolio with the launch of the Vivo Y51s in China.
Vivo Y51s is a midrange 5G phone with a premium design. The specs is similar to that of the Y70s which was announced recently, including an Exynos 880 SoC. The device packs a 6.53-inch LCD display with an FHD+ resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. This display features a hole-punch for the selfie camera located at the top left corner.
The phone is powered by an Exynos 880 chipset which integrates a 5G modem. The modem in this SoC is capable of supporting sub-6GHz 5G with a maximum downlink and uplink of 2.55Gbps and 1.28Gbps respectively. The processor is paired with 6GB RAM and there is 128GB of internal storage onboard.
On the camera side, the VivoY51s packs a triple camera setup aligned vertically at the top left corner. The main camera is a 48MP sensor paired with a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro shooter. The rear camera supports video shoot up to 4K resolution. The device packs a single 8MP sensor under the hole-punch for selfies.
The smartphone is fired up by a 4,500 mAh battery and has support for 18W fast charge. It utilises a micro USB port and packs a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. In addition, the Y51s runs on Android 10-based Funtouch OS 10.5.
As for the price, the Vivo Y51s is priced at 1,798 yuan (~$256) in China. The phone which comes in black, blue and white colours will be on sale from July 29. Presently, it is up for reservations via Vivo’s website.
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