New Y series smartphones by Vivo to shake up budget smartphone market

With the introduction of the Y22s and Y35, two smartphones from Vivo’s Y series, the company is prepared to upend the low-cost smartphone market.

The new smartphones are equipped with an octa-core Snapdragon 680 processor for exceptional all-around performance. The phones also have exceptional battery life and striking design along with trendy handset colours, excellent craftsmanship, and superior photography.

The water and dust-resistant smartphones feature a minimalistic body that rests comfortably in the user’s hand, with the body of the 5.55-inch Y22s and 6.58-inch Y35 maintaining a 2.5D curvature with rounded, symmetrical corners. Additionally, the frosted anti-glare surface across each device is resistant to scratches and fingerprints.

The Y22s and Y35 both have comparable features like Face Wake and Side Fingerprint meaning users can power on and unlock the phone at the same time along with unlocking their phone via their face.

The smartphones also include a Multi-Turbo 5.5 and Ultra Game Mode for a lag-free experience – sure to satisfy both the core gamer and everyday smartphone user.

Both smartphones come with Funtouch OS 12. The feature brings to the home screen the most frequently used applications for elevated usability and time-saving. Additionally, it comes with iManager, which manages crucial functions like risk checking and clearing the cache to free up vital storage space while optimising phone performance.

Upgraded capacity

Both smartphone offer a generous 128GB of space, users are in total control of utilizing the capacity to hold even more photos, games, applications, and more.

The smartphones include a three-card slot layout that enables the addition of a memory card with a maximum capacity of 1 TB.

Y35 sports an extended RAM 3.0 up to 8GB and features like app grouping, app compression and data aggregation which allow users to store large amounts of data with effective use of the devices meory and low power use.

Faster charging and outstanding battery performance 

Y22 comes with a 18W Fast Charge which gives 258 minutes of video or five rounds of games in a mere 15-minute charge. It can reach 0 to 70% charge within 70 minutes.

Meanwhile, Y35 boasts a 44W Flash Charge. Within 15 minutes, it will have sufficient power while in 34 minutes, the device will reach 70 percent charge.

A single charge powers both smartphones’ 5000mAh batteries for up to two days in standby mode, 21.5 hours of online HD movie streaming, or 9.4 hours of graphics-intensive games on the Y22s and 14.3 hours of online HD movie streaming, or 7.05 hours of such games on the Y35, respectively.

Smarter photography

The vivo Y22s and Y35 deliver unique camera photos with a single touch thanks to a 50MP main camera and macro camera. The phone’s macro camera offers razor-sharp focus up to 4 cm away for incredibly detailed pictures.

The Y22s includes a host of further smart camera features, from HD-clear selfies to a super night camera, multi-style portrait, and a smart-face beauty video algorithm. Various dynamic modes create a natural look while capturing the subject’s unique profile and appearance.

Y35 gives portraits greater depths and its bokef camera allows for more sophisticated looks. Users also click stable shots due to the Rear Camera Video EIS and Bokeh Flair Portrait which adjust to different point lights as needed.

The Vivo Y22s is available with either a glittering Starlit Blue colour finish or Summer Cyan, which evokes a cool breeze on a sunny day. The Y35, meanwhile, is available in a sophisticated Agate Black or Dawn Gold, the latter inspired by the glow of an ocean sunrise.

vivo Y22s is priced at AED 779 and Y35 at AED 899.