If for some reason the vivo Y91 seemed expensive,
the newly released Y91i offers mostly the same specs but at a slightly lower
price. The naming is a bit of a mess though - the Indian Y91i is actually
the phone known as the Y91C in Pakistan. Yet this new Y91i is different from
the vivo Y91i sold in markets such as Malaysia and Thailand.
The phone features the same 6.22" HD+ display
with a waterdrop notch like the Y91. Inside is the 12nm Helio P22 with 2GB of
RAM. The base model comes with just 16GB of storage, but thankfully there's a
microSD card slot for expansion.
The vivo Y91i lacks a fingerprint sensor so you will
have to resort to the 8 MP front camera and its facial recognition features if
you want to go the biometric security way. On the back is a single 13MP f/2.2
shooter. The phone will run on vivo’s Funtouch OS 4.5 on top of Android 8.1
Oreo. Dual SIM slots are present and the device is powered by a solid 4,030 mAh
battery, which can be topped up via the dated microUSB.
Pricing starts at INR 7,990 (US$ 115) for the 16GB
model while the 32 GB will set you back INR 8,490 (US$ 121). The phone is
available in Fusion Black, Sunset Red and Ocean Blue colors starting today.
