On Wednesday, the Vivo Y78 5G was introduced in China. The phone was introduced as a replacement for the Vivo Y77 5G, which was released in July of last year and received significant upgrades and improvements. The recently released Vivo Y78 uses an octa-core 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 5G SoC in contrast to the previous device’s MediaTek Dimensity 930 SoC. A 5,000mAh battery unit that supports 44W flash charging powers the phone. A 5,000mAh battery was also included in the Y77 5G, but it supported 18W fast charging instead.
Price and Availability:
The Vivo Y78 5G is currently only sold in China and comes in three color options: Bright Night Black, Jade Porcelain Blue, and Phoenix Feather Gold. It comes in two different configurations: 8GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage. The price of the former is CNY 1,699, while the price of the variant with 12GB RAM is CNY 1,999. The phone pre-ordering process will begin on May 13 at 10 AM local time (07:00 AM PST).
The company has not yet affirmed that the device is accessible outside of China.
Specs:
Display and Processor:
The Vivo Y78 5G has a 6.64-inch Full HD+ (23881080) IPS LCD display panel and offers up to 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. The screen has a screen-to-body ratio of 91.06 percent and a 20.9:9 aspect ratio. Additionally, it has a 394ppi pixel density.
Storage:
An octa-core 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 7020 5G SoC, up to 12GB of LPDDR4x RAM, and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage power the phone. Origin OS 3 is installed over Android 13 by default on the Vivo Y78 5G.
Cameras:
The Vivo Y78 5G’s dual rear camera system consists of a 50-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor. At the top of the display panel, there is a center-aligned hole-punch slot where the 8-megapixel front camera is located.
Battery and Charging:
A 5,000mAh battery with 44W flash charging support powers the Vivo Y78 5G.
Dimensions and Weight:
The phone’s dimensions are 164.06mm by 76.17mm by 7.98mm, and it weighs 190 grams.
Features:
The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and dual-band Wi-Fi support.
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