The Vivo Y22s is a premium budget Android smartphone that was released in August 2022 but has yet to arrive in the Kenyan market.
The Y22s is part of Vivo’s latest Y-series smartphones and features a decent technical profile. Some of the device’s major highlights include its fast-performing Snapdragon 680 chipset, an HD+ display, and a 50MP rear main camera.
That said, here’s what the Y22s has to offer.
Key Specs of the Vivo Y22s
- Display Size: 6.55-inches
- Dimensions: 164.30×76.10×8.38mm
- RAM: 8GB
- Back Camera: 50+2MP
- Battery Capacity: Li-Po 5000mAh
- Price in Kenya: Ksh. 29,999
Display
Display Size: 6.55-inches
Display Type: IPS LCD
Screen Resolution: 720 x 1612 pixels.
Screen Resolution Density: –
The Vivo Y22s sports a 6.55-inch LCD panel that produces an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1612 pixels. The screen comes with a brightness of up to 530 nits and a smooth scrolling refresh rate of 90Hz.
Design
Dimensions: 164.30×76.10×8.38mm
The Y22s is a good-looking smartphone. Built with a 2.5D curvature, it’s slim and sleek with a generous screen view.The dual ring lens and matte rear cover make the device look exquisite as well. The smartphone is available in two color options: Starlit Blue and Summer Cyan.
Performance
Operating System: Android 12
CPU: 2.4Ghz Octa-core
RAM: 8GB
Internal Storage: 128GB
Micro SD: Yes
The Vivo Y22s is a performance-centric smartphone. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 680 SoC clocking at 2.4Ghz.It comes equipped with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.
The device packs extended RAM technology (Extended RAM 3.0) capable of expanding RAM by an additional 8GB. For additional storage (up to 1TB), it features a microSD card slot.
With this kind of performance profile, it should handle most of your system-demanding apps and games smoothly without lag. Speaking of games, it brings various performance engines such as Multi-Turbo 5.5 which optimizes power for better stability during gameplay.
The smartphone runs Android 12 alongside Vivo’s own Funtouch OS 12 straight out of the box.
Camera
Main Camera: 50+2MP
Selfie Camera: 8MP
LED Flash: Yes
The smartphone comes with a dual camera setup with a main 50MP camera complemented by a 2MP macro for general photography. As for selfies and video calls, you get an 8MP camera.
Battery
Battery Capacity: Li-Po 5000mAh
A Li-Po 5000mAh battery supporting 18W charging keeps the lights on the Vivo Y22s. This should last up to two days for the moderate smartphone user.
Price in Kenya
The Vivo Y22s has yet to arrive the local market. However, when it does, we can expect it to have a suggested retail price of Ksh. 29,999.
Alfred Gitonga is a passionate tech news writer with a deep interest in smartphones and related technologies. He is a staff writer at Mobitrends.co.ke.
