Vivo is making some very good devices for all the price points in the market. They have been working on some new devices and the specifications are on par with most other famous brands of the industry. Vivo has been making devices that are now seen as a worthy investment by most people due to the name of the brand being associated with many big brands. Vivo Y81i is a budget price range smartphone that is priced at around 10000 Rupees.
The Vivo Y81i has a 6.22 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen and has a screen resolution of about 720 x 1520 pixels with a pixel density of 270 ppi. The color reproduction is good and the pixel density is decent which makes the images sharper and crisper. The sunlight viewing is okay but the brightness setting enhances it more when turned to full. The device has a cutout notch design at the top of the display which gives the device its premium look when compared to other flagship devices when the notch design was first introduced.
The cameras on the Vivo devices get the work done and you can click some decent pictures with them. The Vivo Y81i has a single camera in the rear, a 13 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.2. The front camera is a 5 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.2 and you can click some beautiful selfies with it. The camera software works in the background and enhances the images to make them even better. Pictures snapped from these cameras are good and you can see much detail in them. The selfie shots have good bokeh effect.
The Vivo Y81i is powered by Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 chipset with Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processors and PowerVR GE8320 graphics chipset. The device runs on the Funtouch OS 4 and is overlaid on top of the Android v8.1 Oreo. The device comes with a 2GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage. You can also expand the memory up to 256 GB using the dedicated MicroSD card slot.
The Vivo Y81i has a 3260 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and it is shipped with a normal charger. The device is able to sustain for a day and a half before running out of juice with average usage. It goes from 0-100 in about 2-3 hours.
The Vivo Y81i comes in Black and Red color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
November 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Rubber Case, Warranty Card, Getting Started Guide, Fast Charger, Charging or Data cable |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000 - 30000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Material |
Main body: Front glass, plastic frame |
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Dimensions |
155.1 x 75 x 7.8 mm (6.11 x 2.95 x 0.31 in) |
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Weight |
143 g (5.04 oz) |
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SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
6.22 inches |
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Colors |
Black, Red |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Resolution |
720 x 1520 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
270 ppi |
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Technology |
IPS LCD |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor Always-on display |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF Autofocus LED flash, HDR, panorama |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
1080p@30fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
5 MP, f/2.2 |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo) Skin - Funtouch OS 4 |
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Chipset |
Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm) |
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Processor |
Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
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Graphics processor |
PowerVR GE8320 |
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System memory |
2 GB RAM |
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Internal memory |
16 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Capacity |
3260 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
No |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
3.5 mm |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM)+Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Sensors |
Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY
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Factors |
Vivo Y81i |
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Bluetooth |
v5.0, A2DP, LE |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 b/g/n |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
microUSB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
microUSB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
6.22 inch IPS LCD display.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 84.0%.
270 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are Good.
3260mAh battery.
CONS –
Low light camera pictures have a bit noise in them.
No USB Type-C.
Funtouch OS needs some improvements.
No Fingerprint Sensor.
The Vivo Y81i is a good device that has some very good features and specifications for the price range it is being sold at.
The cameras take decent quality images. The colour reproduction is natural and crisp. Vivo has tried its best to make the images look good with its AI settings.
The device has a 3260mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day and a half which is good and by charging it during the day for half an hour helps in keeping the device running during crunch periods where one can’t fully charge the device.
The device is suitably priced in the budget price range and is a premium built device from Vivo. Go for this device as it won’t leave you unsatisfied.
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