In the budget segment of smartphones with 5G support, the replenishment is the Vivo Y31s. The peculiarity of the gadget is that it stands out among its competitors with popularity. After all, this is a representative of the cool Chinese brand BBK Electronics. Apart from the attractive price, the cheapest 5G phone attracts attention with its design. And also, the gadget has wonderful technical characteristics for its class. There is no need to expect gaming capabilities from a smartphone. But the phone can handle the rest of the programs easily.
Cheapest 5G phone Vivo Y31s: specifications
Screen diagonal, resolution | 6.58 ”, FullHD + (2408х1080) |
Image refresh rate | 90 Hz |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
Processor | 8хKryo 460 up to 2 GHz |
Video card | Adreno 619 (OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1, OpenCL 2.0) |
RAM | 6 GB |
ROM | 128 GB |
Operating system | Android 11 (shell Funtouch OS 10.5) |
Bluetooth | 5.1 |
Wi-Fi | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac /ax, DUAL 2.4 and 5 GHz |
Navigation | Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, NavIC, GNSS, QZSS, SBAS |
SENSORS | Illumination, approximation, gyroscope, compass |
Battery, fast charging | 5000 mAh, 18 W |
Camera (main) | 13 Mp and 2 Mp |
Front camera (selfie) | 8 MP |
Interfaces | USB-C, Audio Jack 3.5mm |
Smartphone dimensions | X 164.15 75.35 8.4 mm x |
The weight | 185.5 grams |
Price (in China) | $260 |
Color colors | Ruby, pearl, titanium |
What are the prospects for the smartphone Vivo Y31s
The best part is that the manufacturer took the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 chipset as a basis. Let it not shine with increased performance. But it has very important performance characteristics for a budget device:
- Installed Snapdragon X51 5G modem. The trick is that this chip (among state employees) is considered the most stable in terms of data transfer at high speeds. The owner of the Vivo Y31s smartphone in 5G networks will feel like the king of wireless backbones.
- Low power consumption. Don't look that the Snapdragon 480 comes with 8nm technology. With its characteristics, even at 2 GHz, the processor will be as efficient as possible to save battery power.
The declared screen frequency of 90 Hz is cool. But the budget Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 chipset has 120Hz support. They were greedy at BBK. Let the cheapest 5G phone, the Vivo Y31s, cost $ 10 more. But the owner would proudly tell everyone that his display works at 120 Hz. A trifle, but very nice.
The disadvantages include the main camera. The design with an elegant camera unit has been pulled from the Vivo V20. Only what kind of camera modules are installed in Vivo Y31s is unknown. We could, for example, remove this block altogether - make a neat camera, like in the Vivo Y11 model. Smartphone design would benefit from this.