The Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Vivo announced its Y-series smartphones in India last year by launching Y27L, Y31 and Y15S priced between Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 13,000. Today, the company has officially launched yet another smartphone in its Y series called as Vivo Y51L in India. The company also said that the new smartphone is assembled in the manufacturing plant in Greater Noida. The device is priced at Rs. 11,980 and is available for purchase via both online and offline platforms.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Alex Feng, CEO, Vivo India, said “The Indian smartphone market is tech savvy and price sensitive. The affordable segment is the growth driver, as the young generation today looks for a phone which is best in features, beautiful in design and is priced competitively. Last year, we witnessed huge sales and positive demand for products in the budget range across markets, which boosted us to launch the Y51L. The new launch will further strengthen our hold on the market and help us establish ourselves among our consumers.”
Regarding specifications, the Vivo Y51L flaunts a 5-inch (960×540 pixels) qHD IPS display offering a pixel density of 220ppi and comes powered by Snapdragon 410 64-bit quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz coupled with Adreno 306 GPU. The device supports dual sim dual standby and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop based Funtouch OS 2.5 out of the box. Connectivity options on the device include 4G-LTE/3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, GPS/A-GPS and microUSB 2.0 port with OTG support. The device has 2GB of RAM, 16GB of onboard storage and also includes microSD card slot for further expansion.
On the camera front, the smartphone sports an 8MP rear camera with LED flash with f/2.0 aperture and a 5MP front-facing camera with a f/2.4 aperture for video calling and selfie lovers. It comes with unique camera features like voice capture, palm capture, smart beauty mode and smart click. The device sports premium looks with Golden arc design and shining back cover. The device also comes with various gesture options for easy access. The handset packs a 2350mAh battery that can easily last for an entire day considering the low-end specifications of the device. The dimensions of the smartphone measure 143.8 x 71.7 x 7.5 mm weighs around 157 grams and comes in White with Gold and Black color options.
