Announcement. Vivo Y17s – an inexpensive smartphone for Singapore

The Vivo Y17s smartphone was spotted on sale in banana-lemon Singapore.

Vivo Y17s

In terms of its characteristics, the newcomer is very similar to last year’s Vivo Y22 Global, which was also sold in Russia. Only the appearance is different, and the Android is fresher.

Vivo Y22 Global

The chipset is the old MediaTek Helio G85 (~270K in AnTuTu10). Without support for 5G networks, of course.

Memory. We are expecting a single 6+128 GB variant. There is support for memory cards. (Vivo Y22 Global additionally has a 4+64GB version).

The screen is simple, without a high refresh rate. Diagonal 6.56″ (103 cm²). The resolution is low, only 269 ppi (720×1612).

The set of cameras is also simple. 8 MP front, 50+2 MP rear.

The battery is standard, 5000 mAh. Charging is slow, 15 W.

There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, Type-C, dual-band Wi-Fi. There is no gyroscope and NFC module.

Vivo Y17s will cost 199 Singapore dollars (₽14,100, $146) at launch.

Vivo Y17s Key Features:

ScreenS-IPS, 6.56″, 103 cm², 720×1612, 269 ppi, 60 Hz, 16M colors, touch, capacitive, multi-touch
IronMediaTek Helio G85
2 GHz, 2 x Cortex-A75, 6 x Cortex-A55, Mali-G52 MC2
MemoryRAM 6 GB, ROM 128 GB, Micro-SD up to 1 TB, separate slot, LPDDR4X, eMMC 5.1
Mobile Internet LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networksLTE Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41
UMTS Bands 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
GSM Bands 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
Li-Pol battery, 5000 mAh, fast charging 15 W
Dimensions163.74 x 75.43 x 8.09 mm
Weight 186 g
Rear Camera: Dual, Flash, Auto Focus

- 50 MP, f / 1.8

- 2 MP, f / 2.4
front camera: 8 MP, f / 2.0, no flash, no autofocus
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OS Android 13, Funtouch OS 13
SensorsAccelerometer, Compass, Proximity, Illuminance, Fingerprint (side)
USBType-C v2.0, USB-OTG

George Kiselyov