After launching the Vivo V7+ in markets like India, the Chinese manufacturer had launched a similar phone with Vivo Y79 moniker in China. In the same way, after the launch of Vivo V7, the company has today unveiled the Vivo Y75 phone with similar specs.

Vivo Y75 Specifications and Features

The Vivo Y75 comes with a 5.7-inch display that produces an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The display supports an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is powered by Helio P23 chipset that includes an octa-core processor and 4 GB of RAM. The native storage available on the Vivo Y75 is 32 GB. It also supports a microSD card slot through the hybrid dual SIM slot.

For snapping photos, it features an f/2.2 aperture 13-megapixel rear camera instead of the 16-megapixel primary camera found on the Vivo V7. Also, instead of the impressive 24-megapixel selfie snapper found on the V7, the Y75 phone has 16-megapixel front-facing camera. It does not feature a frontal LED flash that is found on the Vivo V7 smartphone.

The handset is running on Android 7.1.2 Nougat that is customized with FunTouch 3.2. It also equipped with Face Wake feature for unlocking the device by scanning the face of the user. The other features available on this phone include 3,000mAh battery, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi and v4.0 Bluetooth.

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Vivo Y75 Pricing and Availability

The Vivo Y75 is available in China with a pricing of 1,598 Yuan (~$240).  It can be availed in color choices such as Black, Gold, or Rose Gold.

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Vivo has today launched a new smartphone in its home country China — Vivo Y79. Apparently, this is the re-branded model of Vivo V7+ with processor being the only difference in terms of specs.

The smartphone comes with a 6-inch full-screen HD “FullView” display with screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels, and an aspect ratio of 18:9. The display covers around 84.4 percent area on the font panel. The bezels surrounding the display are thin at the sides, and highly reduced at the top and bottom edges.

Powering the handset is Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, clocked at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for expanding storage up to 256GB.

There is a 13-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture and a dual LED flash on the back, placed at the top left region. It is capable of capturing of 64-megapiel Ultra HD photos with topnotch clarity. There is also a fingerprint sensor at the back for added security measures.

On the front, the Vivo Y79 comes with a 24-megapixel Moonlight selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and 1/2.78-inch sensor. The LED flash alongside the front camera module provides ‘Moonlight Glow’ soft selfie light in locations with dim lighting.

The front camera can capture optimized selfies as it comes with Face Beauty 7.0 that studies the features of face and captures the details. There is also a Portrait Mode which can blur the background by focusing fully on the subject.

Along with the fingerprint sensor, there is a Face Wake feature — a new biometric feature that can be used to unlock the device by scanning the face. The smartphone is fueled by a 3,225mAh battery.

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It runs on the company’s own FunTouch OS, based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. The company says that the phone has a unique ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode for gaming which prevents interreption of calls, messages, etc. when a user is playing games.

The Vivo Y79 has been priced at 2,498 Yuan and will be available in four color options — Black, Rose Gold,  Matte Black and Champagne Gold.

Pre-orders for the smartphone have started at Vivo Mall, Vivo’s Official Stores on TMall and JD.com. The smartphone will be available from November 11th.

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In the previous month, Vivo had unveiled the Vivo V7+ smartphone with full screen design in India. A new device with Vivo Y79 has received TENAA certification in China. Its specifications suggest that Vivo V7+ may launch as Vivo Y79 in China.

The images of the Vivo Y79 shows that it resembles the Vivo V7+. The TENAA listing show that the Vivo Y79 measures 155.87 x 75.74 x 7.7 and its weight is 160 grams. Like the Vivo V7+, the Y79 features a 5.99-inch display that supports HD+ resolution of 720 x 1,440 pixels. It may boast a high screen-to-body ratio of over 84 percent.

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The Vivo Y79 is fueled by 1.8 GHz processor and 4 GB of RAM. It appears that the smartphone would be driven by 1.8 GHz Snapdragon 450 SoC that powers the Vivo V7+. Both the handsets feature 64 GB of storage. The Vivo Y79 will be coming preinstalled with Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS that will be probably overlaid with FunTouch OS.

A 16-megapixel camera will be present on the rear side of the Vivo Y79 whereas its front may feature a 24-megapixel Moonlight selfie camera. The back panel of the phone features a fingerprint reader. The only major difference between the Vivo V7+ and Vivo Y79 is that the former includes a 3,225mAh battery and the latter has a 3,150mAh battery.

TENAA has also certified another Vivo phone with Vivo Y79A moniker. Except for support for CDMA 2000 network on Vivo Y79A, both the Y79phones seem to carry the same specs. Like V7+, the Y79 may come with similar features like Hi-Fi audio chip and face scanning. It is expected to arrive only in gold color.

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