vivo unveiled the Y78+ last month with the Snapdragon 695 SoC, and today the company followed up with the regular model, powered by the Dimensity 7020 chip. Another notable difference between the vivo Y78 and Y78+ is that the former is built around a 6.64" FullHD+ 120Hz LCD, while the latter packs a 6.78" FullHD+ 120Hz curved AMOLED display with a fingerprint reader underneath for biometric authentication. The vanilla model features a side-mounted solution instead.
Also, while both smartphones pack 5,000
mAh batteries with 44W wired charging, the vivo Y78 is actually thicker and
heavier (190g vs. 177g) than the Plus version. It's also worth mentioning that
the 50MP primary camera on the Y78+ has OIS, which the Y78's 50MP unit doesn't
have. Regardless, the primary camera on both smartphones is joined by 2MP depth
units, with the selfie camera on the front using an 8MP sensor.
The vivo Y78, like the Y78+, runs Android
13-based OriginOS 3 out of the box. It also features a USB-C port and a 3.5mm
headphone jack and has Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity instead of 5.1. The vivo Y78
is offered in three colors and three memory configurations - 8GB/128GB,
8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB priced at CNY 1,399 (US$ 200/€ 185/INR 16,570), CNY 1,699
(US$ 245/€ 225/INR 20,120), and CNY 1,999 (US$ 290/€ 265/INR 23,675), respectively. It
will go on sale in China starting May 13 through vivo's official Chinese
website, but we are still waiting to hear about its availability in other
markets.
