Nov 05, 2016 02:14 PM
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(Updated Nov 05, 2016 02:18 PM)
Anyone who has used a mid-range Sony Xperia smartphone will immediately spot the similarities in design with the Vivo Y15. The Y15 has a similar shaped body with sharp corners, a glossy plastic rear cover with a metal trim running around the edges and a metallic ring around the camera lens. At 9mm, the Y15 is not exactly slim and the 130g weight makes it slightly heavy. Also, the body doesn't really provide a nice grip and we sometimes ended up dropping the phone. It is available in white and black. All said and done, we think the Y15 is one of the better looking phones in this price range.
The bezels around the 4.5-inch screen are not too thick. Below the screen is a row of capacitive buttons that aren't backlit but are printed quite legibly. The earpiece, an array of sensors and the front camera are all present above the display. The power button and the volume rocker are on the left edge. These buttons have decent travel and feel sturdy. A Micro-USB port for charging and a microphone for calls are on the bottom edge whereas a lone 3.5mm audio jack sits on top. On the bottom left corner of the rear are two grilles for the speaker. The primary camera and the flash are in the top right corner at the rear.
The 4.5-inch screen has a resolution of 480x854, which results in a pixel density of 218ppi. The low-resolution screen is a bit of a downer; text has jagged edges and images look pixelated. On the bright side, the screen is pretty vibrant with saturated colours. The protective glass(unspecified) is very reflective and as a result viewing angles and sunlight legibility take a hit.
Specifications and software
Under the hood is a Mediatek MT6582 SoC with a 1.3GHz quad core processor and a Mali-400MP2 GPU. There is 512MB of RAM, which is very low by today's standards. Also, only around 1.05GB of the total internal storage space of 4GB is available for users, which clearly won't suffice for large apps and games. Thankfully, Vivo provides the option of adding a microSD card for storing other data. The Y15 accepts cards of up to 128GB in capacity
