Stylish, affordable powerhouse with impressive features
Budget smartphone manufacturers are constantly looking for methods to win consumers’ attention when producing almost top-notch, feature-rich handsets at an affordable price. One such brand is Vivo, a company that zeroes in on designing and innovation, had successfully captured the mid-range niche through its Y line. And finally, the latest addition to this range-the Vivo Y100-promises a terrific user experience with great, solid performance and camera setup at an economical price tag.
The Vivo Y100 is set to launch early in 2024 as the device for someone who does want the best of both worlds: premium looks and heavy performance, all without the cost. Here’s an in-depth review of the Vivo Y100: design, display, performance, camera capabilities, battery life, and the software experience. So you can see how much it costs in the highly competitive budget smartphone market.
Design: sleek, modern look and feel.
Probably the best thing about Vivo Y100’s design is the fact that despite it costing a pretty affordable price, Vivo has put in a lot of effort in making this mobile phone look and feel really premium. The entire back of the mobile phone comes with the 3D curved glass design. Due to which, it feels very much silky smooth when you just hold your hands around it. Curved edges not only enhance the looks overall but also serve to improve ergonomics. It helps you feel easy while holding this phone.
A very thoughtful feature of the matte finish on the back panel, which reduces wrinkles and blemishes. It helps your device retain a pristine look over a long period of time. The design is minimalist. The rear camera module is structured in the top left corner well so as not to seem too bulky or intrusive but will provide a better form to the device. And Vivo’s choice of a sapphire blue color variant adds a sophisticated touch.
The Vivo Y100 weighs just 181 grams so it’s not too heavy. You could easily keep it in your pocket or bag. It is also relatively thin. It measures 7.7 mm in thickness, which is quite impressive for a smartphone in this price bracket. The IP54 rating allows giving some degree of water and dust resistance so it can withstand some splashes and dust exposure. This feature is often found in expensive phones.
In sum, the Vivo Y100 offers a premium design that knocks down the innings for its price bracket. Which comes with strong build quality and beautiful finishes to attract eyeballs.
Display: Good brightness and immersive experience to be used daily.
The Vivo Y100 brings a 6.38-inch AMOLED screen and Full HD+ resolution (2400 x 1080 pixels), which is rarely seen in budget-sorted phones. Then, of course, there’s the promise of AMOLED technology: rich colors and deep blacks at energy efficiency. Vivo has delivered all that with this device. Smoother scrolling, transitions, and gameplay guarantee this device should be pretty fluid and responsive, especially in the UI navigation or browsing through apps.
The peak brightness of 1300 nits ensures the screen is readable even in bright sunlight. HDR10 support also brings in the best for the display. It means there will be better dynamic range and popping colors in things you see, which are substantially eligible for HDR10-compatible content. Whether watching movies, I’m watching videos, or taking some photos, The Vivo Y100 renders vivid visuals with enough pops in contrast.
The fingerprint sensor placed under the display is fast and accurate. It provides a quick, secure way to unlock your phone. The display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5, ensuring better scratch and minor drop resistance.
In summary, the display of Vivo Y100 is one of its selling points. It provides a premium viewing experience usually reserved for pricier devices. Therefore, it is a very good option for users who care about the quality of their smartphones’ displays.
Performance: Power in Efficiency.
The Viv Y100 MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset is under the hood. It is a capable middle-of-the-line processor balancing all the power with as much performance. Built on a 6nm process, Dimension 920 offers solid performance in handling everyday tasks such as browsing, social media, and video streaming with relative ease and does not flinch even at more demanding applications and gaming.
The octa-core configuration comes in the form of two ARM Cortex-A78 cores at 2.5 GHz and six energy-efficient Cortex-A55 cores. This further enhances the operation of smooth multi-tasking with negligible lag. Whether you are switching between multiple apps, Streaming 4K content Or playing popular games like PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty Mobile, The Vivo Y100 deals with most tasks without breaking its sweat.
The Mali-G68 MC4 GPU handles intensive graphics-related tasks and gaming as well. To achieve smooth gaming performance, game settings often need to be set to medium or lower on graphically demanding titles. It also comes with 8GB of RAM (expandable to 16GB through the Extended RAM 3.0) to ensure quite a lot of smooth background multitasking applications don’t slow down the performance. 128 GB of internal storage has ample room for apps, media, and files. It can be further increased to as high as 1TB through a microSD card. Which is an odd but much-needed feature in budget smartphones.
Talking about the software.
The Vivo Y100 runs on Fun Touch OS 14. It is based on Android 13. The UI remains clean and intuitive. Various options come as required. Vivo has not made too many mistakes with the software. It keeps it looking nice and responsive and easy to navigate around. It also comes with a few features that are designed to improve battery performance. Like Power Saving Mode for maximum battery saving, and Game Mode allows you to fine-tune your setup to attain higher performance for games with fewer distractions.
Performance for the Price Overall, the Vivo Y100 performance leaves no worries for the money paid. It ensures a very smooth and efficient experience for most users. Whether it would be casual browsing, multitasking, or even gaming.
Vivo has always been concerned about camera technology. This is still the case with the Y100. Equipped is this particular smartphone with a primary 64MP camera via an aperture of f / 1.79.
Ultra-wide, 8MP; 120? field of view. Excels at wide-angle shots, landscapes, and group photos. Brings in lots of detail and almost entirely removes distortion near the edges. Macro, 2MP. Good for close-up photography. The performance is standard for budget devices: decent at macros but not nearly as fast as the main camera.
On the front, Vivo Y100 comes with a 16MP camera. The camera snaps super-sharp, lively selfie pictures. It challenges light conditions will be no issue for this one. AI Beauty Mode upgrades the features of the face. That ensures pleasing yet natural-looking selfies. The front camera also supports portrait mode. It adds a professional touch to selfies by blurring the background for a bokeh effect.
The rear Vivo Y100 camera can record videos up to 4K at 30fps. This is decent quality for creators. It’s not ideal for video recording, but it’s fantastic for a budget phone. EIS stabilizes the videos, even if recorded while walking or moving.
Battery life: reliable and long-lasting.
Vivo Y comes with 100.4500 mAh battery, that’s pretty much amply huge for running the device day-long. Whatever be the activity you do on your mobile such as browsing, social media, video streaming, you’ll feel free to spend whole day without ending up running out of juice. For users who need an extra little juice, there are also some modes of saving battery energy.
Its fast charging capability is 44W. That’s great for a budget phone. It can charge up to almost 50% in only 30 minutes, and it takes an hour to have it completely charged. This way, you will not spend much time connected to the charger. This best suits users that move around constantly.