Vivo has announced an entry-level smartphone for the Indian market. The Vivo Y3s comes as the latest offering under the Y series but that is just for the Indian market. The device was announced in China last year alongside the Y30. What it brings with it, aside from the decent specs line, is a super-affordable price tag of Rs. 9,490 (~$126).

As for the specifications, the Vivo Y3s features a 6.51-inch Halo FullView display with an HD+ resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The device is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P35 12nm processor with IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The processor is paired with 2GB RAM while there is 32GB of expandable memory onboard.

For photography, the Vivo Y3s packs a single 13MP main camera with f/2.2 aperture and LED flash at the rear. For selfies, there is a 5MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture. The phone doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner.

For interface, the Y3s runs on Android 11-based FunTouch OS 11. Under the hood, there is a decent 5000mAh battery with 10W charging over a MicroUSB port. It equally packs dual SIM slots and dedicated MicroSD slots. You also get a 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou.

The vivo Y3s is available from Vivo India’s e-store, Amazon India, Flipkart, Tata CLiQ, Paytm, Bajaj Finserv EMI store, and across all retail stores right now. The phone comes in Starry Blue, Pearl White, and Mint Green colors with a gradient back design.

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Earlier this month, Vivo announced the Dimensity 720 chipset powered Vivo Y73s 5G smartphone with a price tag of 1,998 Yuan (~$299). Now, the Chinese brand has silently unveiled two new handsets named Vivo Y30 and Vivo Y3s in the home market.

Vivo Y30 specifications and price

The Vivo Y30 that debuted in China is not the same Y30 phone that is already available in India. In fact, the Chinese model is a rebranded version of the Vivo Y20 (India edition) with better RAM and storage. The Vivo Y30 4G phone for China has a 6.51-inch ISP LCD HD+ display with a teardrop notch and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The phone comes with a Snapdragon 460 mobile platform, 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM, 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage, and a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It is loaded with FunTouch OS 10.5 based Android 10 OS.

It has an 8-megapixel front camera and a 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megapixel (depth) triple camera setup on its rear. The phone comes with offer features like a side-facing fingerprint scanner, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, microUSB, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It is priced at 1,498 Yuan (~$224) and it comes in Aqua Blue, Dawn White, and Obsidian Black color options.

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Vivo Y3s specifications and price

The Vivo Y3s is a new variant of the Vivo Y3 that was announced last year in China. The Vivo Y3s is a tweaked version of the Vivo Y17 available in India. It has a 6.35-inch IPS LCD HD+ waterdrop notch screen with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The Helio P35 chipset powered phone has 4 GB of LPPDR4x RAM, 128 GB of built-in eMMC 5.1 storage, and 10W charging enabled 5,000mAh battery. It has FunTouch OS 9 based Android 9 Pie OS.

The Vivo Y3s has an 8-megapixel front camera and a 13-megapixel + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 2-megapixel (depth) triple camera system. In comparison, the Y17 has a 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual-camera system. Its other features include a rear-mounted fingerprint reader, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, microUSB, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone costs 1,198 Yuan (~$180), and its color variants are Sea Breeze, Dark Blue, and Red.

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