Vivo smartphones — cheap models going into 2020

Vivo smartphones are designed and produced by BBK Electronics. This same Chinese firm produces the Oppo, Realme and OnePlus smartphone brands.

Although present globally and operational since 2009, the Vivo brand is still relatively less-known in Nigeria. Vivo is known to produce first-rate phone brands being feature-packed and classy.

Being a top phone brand, Vivo has genre of smartphones to suit various categories of users, ranging from the premium expensive buyers to those who prefer the feature-packed yet  cheaper ones.

Cheap Vivo smartphones

Vivo Z5i

Frontline features

• 5000mAh with 18W fast charging

Vivo Z5i features a 6.53-inch display that offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The device is almost bezel-less and has a waterdrop notch that houses the front camera.

Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor, the smartphone packs an 8GB RAM with internal storage of 128GB.

A triple linear rear camera setup alligned vertically outlines the device’s rear while a fingerprint sensor at the back rounds up the device rear design.

Specifications

Advatanges:

• Wide screen size and resolution.
• Convenient battery capacity
• Efficient memory capacity

Disadvantages:

• Primary and selfie camera pixel count is average.
• Doesn’t support 5G.

Vivo smartphones – Y19

Frontline features

• 5000mAh battery with fast charging support

Powered by the unique Mediatek’s Helio P65 (MT6768) octacore processor, the device processes faster due to the high 2Ghz frequency of the processor. More processor frequency demand more power, that’s why the smartphone is provided with a 5000mAh battery which supports fast charging.

Other specifications like the 16MP + 8MP + 2MP triple camera setup and 128GB internal storage capacity are similar to the ones used in most Vivo brands. Detailed specifications about this Vivo Y19 model could be gotten here.

Vivo Y9s

Frontline features

• 4500mAh with 18W fast charging
• In-display fingerprint sensor.

The 48 MP (wide) + 8 MP (ultrawide) + 2 MP (dedicated macro camera) + 2 MP depth sensor quad lenses used by this model is engraved in a diamond design — frequently used by Vivo recently.

The front camera of this model isn’t made to disappoint as well with a super 32MP wide lens for selfie capture.

The unique diamond design is replicated on the on-display fingerprint.
The device comes with a premium polycarbonate pack in colours: Fancy Sky, Knight Black, and Nebula Blue.

Specifications

Advatanges:

• A good battery capacity and fast charging t 18w
• Efficient memory capacity
• Excellent rear & selfie camera quality

Disadvantages:

• Doesn’t support 5G.

Vivo S5

Frontline features

• 22.5w fast charging
• Excellent cameras

Vivo introduced a laudable 22.5w fast charging with this model, but the 4100mAh battery really made this feat seem unimpressive.

Meanwhile, a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 octacore processor powers this 8GB RAM phone which has an internal storage as 128GB.

A quad rear camera setup takes the shape of a diamond. The primary lens comes powerful at 48MP while the selfie camera is a commendable 32MP lens.

The phone packs premium specifications and it’s price confirms so. The starting price of Vivo S5 is 130,000 naira.

More specifications about the Vivo S5 could be gotten here.

Vivo Smartphones – S1 pro

Frontline features

• In-display fingerprint sensor
• Exceptional camera quality

A wide AMOLED screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a teardrop notch outlines the S1 pro universal variant. The device comes almost bezel less, as thin bezels line up three sides of the smartphone. The remaining side has a much wider bezel than the rest.

The cameras are quite intriguing like most of Vivo’s models. A quad camera setup takes care of rear photography while a super 32MP camera mans the teardrop notch.

Although expensive, everything about the smartphone is quite alluring, starting from the underlying processors to the diamond designed in-display fingerprint sensor. Read more about the Vivo S1 Pro universal variant.

Vivo U20

Frontline features

• 18W fast charging
• 5000mAh battery capacity
• Rear mounted fingerprint sensor

The Vivo U20 smartphone aside being an upgrade to the U10 is created to sustain competition due to its N55,000 and
N60,000 variants prices.

In the full review of the Vivo U20 smartphone, I asserted that the strategic pricing and specifications are made to appeal certain class of buyers.

Although made with and upgraded and powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor, the cameras at the rear(triple) and front is subordinate to ones packed by various Vivo models.

There are no premium features like the in-display fingerprint sensor but the smartphone is excellent given the price tagged to it.

Vivo V17 Pro

Frontline features

• Optical fingerprint sensor
• Good camera specs.
• Wide fullview display

The pro version of Vivo V17 comes unique. The V series is Vivo’s most popular smartphone series.

The smartphone’s rear packs a 48 MP (wide) + 8 MP (ultrawide) + 13 MP (telephoto) 2x optical zoom + 2 MP depth sensor lenses. A LED flash is situated at the center of the four camera lenses i.e two upwards and two downward. The rear camera setup are aligned vertically and placed at the centre of the smartphone.

The front camera has a motorized pop-up 32 MP (wide) + Motorized pop-up 8 MP (ultrawide) sensors.

There is no water drop nor dot notch to situate the front camera as the later pops up from the top side of the smartphone when needs be.

The device comes all premium with the only drawback being it’s 4100mAh capacity battery.

One will have to deep hands further into his/her pocket as the crystal black, crystal sky, and midnight ocean variants smartphone is costly.

Specifications

Advatanges:

• The display size and resolution is wide
• Excellent rear & front camera setup
• Excellent memory capacity

Disadvantages

• Weighs slightly heavy
• Battery capacity is average

The above list of smartphones are the best released by Vivo in the later stages of 2019. They are top models sorted out to suit all classes of users.

Getting a good smartphone within budget brings delight. The list would greatly improve your buying decisions.

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