vivo Y15 Price in the Philippines and Specification

The Selfie-Centric Notch Phone

Vivo Y15 was announced May 2019 and is them officially available in June in the Philippines. It has an official price of PHP10,999.

PROS

• Large display
• High-grade Selfie camera
• Relatively high-grade processor
 

CONS

• Mediocre rear-camera
• The thick bezel on the front-chin
• Only one ROM and RAM option
 

Display and Design

The device features a 6.35-inch Halo FullView Display with HD+ 720 x 1544 pixels resolution with an 81.4% screen-to-body ratio, 268 ppi density, making the display perfect for watching videos or playing games. Brightness is also average and does not need further adjusted in the settings.

The Vivo Y15 will be available in 3D gradient paint jobs of Aqua Blue and Burgundy Red color options. It has a dimension of 159.43 x 76.77 x 8.92 millimeters (6.28 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches) and weighs 190.5 grams (6.74 ounces).

Performance

Vivo Y15 has a 12nm based chipset for speed and power competence coupled with a Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 octa-core processor clocked at 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 and 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 which uses 64 bits architecture and a graphic processor of PowerVR GE8320. It runs an Android 9.0 (Pie) operating system based on a Funtouch 9 overlay. It is then supported by an ample 4GB RAM plus 64GB storage expandable up to 256GB. When it comes to speed, it has HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps capacity.  For its benchmark score in the AnTuTu test, Vivo Y15 got a score of 69000 points.

Funtouch 9 Overlay Features

• Remove the noise, retain the original only
• Customization with an exquisite simplicity
• Mark the tracks with soft gradient colors
• A new, unprecedented form
• Dark color mode
• Jovi Smart Scene
• Lockscreen Poster
• Smart Scan
• Game Box
• Smart Launcher
• Shortcuts Hub
• Camera (Ultra Night Scene, Time-Lapse Photos, Short Videos)
 

Camera

The main sensor is a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and PDAF technology. It is then supported by an 8-megapixel (ultrawide) sensor with f/2.2 aperture with a 16mm size. Rounding up the rear-camera set-up is a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. For the front-facing camera, it sports a 16-megapixel f/2.0 aperture sensor for your photography and selfie needs. Both sensors have a capacity of video capturing at 1080 pixels @ 30 frames per second.

Configuration

Substantially, on the right side, is a volume rocker and the power button. To the left, you will find a dual card tray solely which can be easily distinguished by the hole. Below, you will see it houses the headset jack, main microphone, micro USB port, and loudspeaker. The top does not have any buttons at all. At the metal back panel, you will find the single-rear camera with a single LED flash beneath the triple camera module. It also sports a rear fingerprint at the center. Then the usual Vivo logo placed at the lower-center gradient part of the device.

Visually, Y15 is well put together. The overall build quality of the device is great. The phone has a full metal unibody design with 2.5D curved glass protection on the front. This gives it a trendy look and feel.

Battery and Sensors

Power-wise, the device lasts a day-to-day performance thanks to the non-removable Li-Po 5000mAh battery. The phone manages to play most games and regularly lasts more than a day when in constant 4G or Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot connectivity.

It features accelerometer and proximity sensors as well as a Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, a front-mounted fingerprint sensor, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, and a compass.

This mid-range device highlights a triple rear camera setting and the massive 5,000mAh battery for under PHP 11K. That is not bad at all, some people would rather pay more to get the Pro variant with a pop-up camera.

August 21, 2019