Declare yourself in the market of "state employees" - at the present time, that is still a task. Therefore, smartphone manufacturers are constantly looking for some unique features that will help sell more inexpensive smartphones. Make screens bigger, increase the number of modules in the camera, etc. In the case of the Y line of smartphones, Vivo decided to take a different path and focused on appearance, borrowing many design elements from the flagship Vivo X devices.


As a result, in a couple of years, Vivo has released a whole string of interesting and well-balanced devices that have imposed worthy competition on smartphones from Xiaomi, Redmi, Oppo and Realme. As befits their status, Vivo Y tubes have modest hardware capabilities (most often a Mediatek processor + 2-4 GB of RAM), simple IPS displays and the most ordinary cameras with 2 or 3 modules. The classic Vivo Y will be an excellent choice for parents, schoolchildren or students who do not need supercomputers, powerful cameras and do not plan to overpay.

The Y line is constantly changing and evolving, so it would be wrong to classify all models with the same brush. At the beginning of 2022, the Vivo Y range has about a dozen diverse models, which would be more correctly divided into three groups. The first is purebred state employees a la Vivo Y1s with the most basic functionality. The second group includes smartphones of the “low-cost +” subspecies costing up to 200 euros. Both externally and internally, these are much more interesting devices with fast charging, NFC and a decent level of dual-triple cameras. Well, the third small group includes mid-range smartphones like the Vivo Y53s. In the case of such a purchase, you can count on things like a metal case or reverse charging.