Recent reports had revealed that Vivo is planning to
introduce a smartphone named Vivo V5 in India. However, a fresh report by
91mobiles that claims to have received information from retail chain sources
has revealed that the Vivo Y5 will be launching as Vivo Y17 in the country. The
publication has also shared a leaked poster of the phone to confirm its
appearance.
However, it is difficult to determine from the
image whether the phone is equipped with a glossy plastic or glass rear. The
back panel features a vertically arranged triple camera setup followed by an
LED flash. A fingerprint scanner is also available on the rear shell of the
device.
The front side of the Vivo Y17 is mainly occupied
with waterdrop-style notched display with slim bezels around it. The major
selling points of the Y17 phone are AI triple rear cameras and fast charging.
There is no confirmation on whether the phone is equipped with a USB-C port.
The report has also claimed that its sources have revealed that the Vivo Y17
will be priced at Rs. 16,990. By this, the phone will be available as one of
the cheapest triple rear camera phones in the country.
Previous reports have revealed that the same phone will
be also releasing in China. The Vivo V1901A/T smartphone that was recently
certified by TENAA telecom agency seems to be Vivo Y17. However, there is no
confirmation on whether the smartphone will be launching with the same moniker
in China.
According to the TENAA listing of the phone, the
Vivo V1901A/T smartphone will be housing a 6.35-inch display and it will be
fueled by an octa-core processor that clocks at 2.3 GHz. Its Geekbench listing
had revealed that the phone will be powered by Helio P35 SoC and 4 GB of RAM.
The Android 9 Pie OS will come preloaded on the
device along with FunTouch OS UI. It will be available in China in 64 GB and
128 GB storage. Its triple camera setup
will include 13-megapixel sensor along with an 8-megapixel secondary sensor and
a 2-megapixel third lens. For shooting selfies, it will be featuring a
front-facing camera of 16-megapixel. It will be packed with a gargantuan
battery of 5,000mAh capacity.
There is no fresh information on the release date of
the smartphone. A previous report had claimed that the phone will be unveiled
in mid-April in India. Since it is already mid-April now, the launch of the
phone could be around the corner.
