In 2020, vivo launched a couple of cool budget-friendly smartphones into the Nigeria smartphone market. That momentum doesn’t look like it is dropping this year as the company has just introduced the new vivo y51, the successor to the vivo y50 it released in 2020. This device is the latest addition to the Y-series family.
The vivo y51 comes with upgrades in major departments: rear camera, operating system, storage capacity, and so on.
vivo y51 Specifications
- Display: 6.58 inches FHD,1080 x 2408 pixels
- OS: Android 11, Funtouch 11
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
- RAM: 8GB RAM
- Internal Storage: 128GB
- Rear Camera: 48 MP (wide) + 8 MP (super-wide) + 2 MP (macro)
- Selfie Camera: 16 MP (wide)
- Fingerprint: Fingerprint (side-mounted)
- Fast Charging: 18W fast charging
- Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable battery
The vivo y51 maintains a similar specification as its predecessor in certain areas. It comes with a 6.58 inches FHD+ Halo FullView screen with a 1080 x 2408 pixels wide display, which is just slightly wider than its predecessor.
This smartphone is powered by a 5,000mAh non-removable battery, a Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 chipset, a massive 8GB RAM, and 128GB storage space built-in (Expandable to 1TB). The smartphone runs on the latest Android 11.
In addition, there is an array of improved cameras (48 Mega-Pixel) on the rear of the smartphone and a single 16 Mega-Pixel tear-drop camera up front.
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Price and Availability
The vivo y51 is available for purchase in authorized retail stores nationwide. As hinted on its official Twitter page for Nigeria, you can pre-order the smartphone and get a smartwatch and 24 months warranty during the ‘Y51 pre-order phase‘ which ends on the 31st of Jan 2021. You can pre-order the device via this link.