Chinese handset maker vivo has quietly launched vivo Y31s as the world’s first smartphone powered by the all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 chipset. This device comes in a single 6GB + 128GB storage configuration priced at ¥1,698 ($262). It is already up for pre-order and will go on sale starting January 15 in China.

vivo Y31s Specifications and Features

The newly unveiled vivo Y31s resembles every other new device from the company with a camera array design that first debuted on the vivo X50 series. Apart from the new chip, the handset’s specs are identical to other vivo phones in the segment.

On the front, the smartphone sports a 6.58-inch IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 2408 × 1080 pixels (FHD+), 90Hz refresh rate, 20:7:9 aspect ratio, 90.61% screen-to-body ratio, and 1500:1 contrast ratio. There’s also a dewdrop notch housing an 8MP selfie camera.

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Whereas, the rear side of the phone includes a dual-camera setup consisting of a 13MP primary sensor, a 2MP depth sensor, and an LED flash. The back of the handset device does not feature a fingerprint sensor since it is embedded in the power key.

Further, as mentioned in the beginning, the phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC paired with 6GB LDDR4X RAM and 128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage. For connectivity, it comes with 5G, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, and GNSS (BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo).

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Other features of this smartphone include a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, compass, Funtouch OS 10.5 based on Android 11, and a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.

Last but not least, the vivo Y31s comes in three colors (Monot Color, Titanium Empty Gray, Ruby Red), measures 164.15 × 75.35 × 8.40mm in dimensions, and weighs about 185.5g.

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Last month, a Vivo phone with model number V2054A had appeared at China’s TENAA certification platform. The listing had revealed that it is a mid-range phone with 5G capabilities. The phone has now appeared in the database of China Telecom. It has revealed that it will be hitting the Chinese markets with Vivo Y31s moniker.

Vivo Y31s specification and price

The China Telecom listing of the Vivo Y31s states that it has a 6.58-inch IPS LCD display that produces a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels. The handset has a polycarbonate body that measures 165.15 x 75.35 x 8.4mm and weighs 185.5 grams.

The Vivo Y31s is preinstalled with Android 11 OS and it is powered by a mysterious Qualcomm chipset that is mentioned with its “sm4350” port number. The identity of the chip is not known yet. Could it be the Snapdragon 4-series 5G chipset that is expected to launch in Q1 2021? It is advisable to wait for the phone to go official to know which processor is present under its hood.

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For photography, it has a selfie camera of 8-megapixel. The square-shaped camera module placed on the rear shell of the device has a 13-megapixel main camera, a 2-megpaixel lens, and an LED flash unit. The device is backed by a 4,910mAh battery.

The listing further states that the phone will come in two models such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. The listing mentions that these models could be priced at 1798 Yuan (~$275) and 1,598 Yuan (~$248), respectively. The pricing information could be incorrect. It is expected to arrive in three colors like Titanium Gray, Monet, and Ruby Red.

In terms of specs and design, the Vivo Y31s is identical to the Vivo Y52s phone that went official in China recently. The only major difference is that the Y52s has the Dimensity 720 chipset onboard.

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