Vivo Y91C is a budget phone with big screen and 12nm chip for PHP 6,499

Vivo has silently revealed its budget phone for 2019, the Y91C. It highlights a big display with tiny notch and a capable 12nm MediaTek powered chip.

Vivo Y91C for PHP 6,499

Another budget phone with good MediaTek chip

Vivo Y91C comes with a curved back gradient design in fusion black or ocean blue color option and a 6.22-inch 2.5D curved IPS screen in front with tiny halo notch. The display has a massive 88.6 percent screen-to-body ratio.

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Under the hood, it runs with the 12nm 2.0GHz 64-bit Helio P22 octa-core processor with PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage, and 4,030mAh battery capacity.

To recall, Helio P22 is the same chip found on the capable Alcatel 5V.

The device is also equipped with a 13MP f/2.2 main camera and a 5MP f/1.8 selfie camera with AI face unlock.

The rest of the specs are found below.

Vivo Y91C Specs

Display: 6.22-inch 2.5D curved IPS screen w/ HD+ 1520 x 720 resolution at 270 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 64-bit Helio P22 octa-core processor

GPU: PowerVR GE8320

RAM: 2GB

ROM: 32GB expandable via microSD card slot

Back Camera: 13MP f/2.2 w/ AF and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 5MP f/1.8 w/ AI face beauty and screen flash

Battery: 4,030mAh

OS: Android 8.1 Oreo w/ Funtouch OS 4.5

Connectivity: WiFi, 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, OTG, FM Radio, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDuo, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope

Others: Face unlock, Colors: fusion black, ocean blue

Dimensions: 155.11 x 75.09 x 8.28 mm

Weight: 163.5 g

Price: PHP 6,499 (PHP 5,999 new SRP)

Price and availability

Sale Alert: Vivo slashes Y91C's price down to PHP 5,999!

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