Vivo Y3s (2021) Review, Pros and Cons – Vivo has launched its new budget smartphone under the “y-series” in India, called Vivo Y3s 2021, and obviously, it’s different from this year’s Vivo Y30 smartphone. This 4G phone was officially announced and released on October 18, 2021.
Vivo Y3s (2021) came with decent specs, a tall screen, slot, great battery support, and even a reverse charging feature. Without so many features Y3s (2021) is a decent choice for general uses. So without further ado, let’s see the features it has to offer its users at an affordable price.
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Vivo Y3s (2021) Review
Highlights
- The new Vivo Y3s (2021) supports a 6.51 inches full view HD+ comes with a water drop-shaped selfie camera.
- The phone is powered by a Mediatek Helio P35 chipset paired with PowerVR GE8320 GPU to ensure smooth functionality.
- The operating software of this smartphone is powered by Android 11 (Go edition) along with Funtouch 11 custom OS support.
- Speaking of optics, the phone has a unique 13 MP rear camera as well as a 5 MP front selfie camera.
- The device has a massive 5000mah battery with 10 W charging support and in addition, the smartphone also has a facial unlock system for authentication.
Design and Display
This phone has a thickness of 8.41 mm and weighs just 190 grams. So the phone looks very stylish and light. It has a glass front, plastic frame and the back is also made of plastic, so the phone is not too heavy. When it comes to colors, the phone comes in three different vibrant and eye-catching colors like Starry Blue, Pearl White, and Mint Green.
In terms of screen size, it’s about 6.51 inches, which is pretty tall and movies or gameplay will be a lot of fun. The phone’s display is of the IPS LCD type, which guarantees the perfect brightness of your screen. It supports an HD+ resolution of 720p and has a density of 270 PPI. Overall, the screen is decent to provide standard quality visual experience while playing video or gameplay on its 20:9 frame. The blue light on the screen is also filtered out and keeps your eyes protected from harmful impacts.
Memory and Internal
Vivo Y3s (2021) is a basic smartphone. This phone only offers a RAM and ROM variant. This economical smartphone comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Of that 32 gigabytes of space, we get about 22 gigabytes of space for our user apps and user data, which would be more than enough for a normal user.
Also, another good part of the phone is that it offers a dedicated micro SD card slot along with a Dual stand-by nano-SIM. This particular feature will help you with internal storage which can be expanded up to 1TB via a dedicated MicroSD card slot. The next point of concern is performance.
Firstly, the phone is powered by Android 11, Go edition. Furthermore, it is supported by Funtouch 11’s custom OS software, which allows many useful custom features on the phone for its users, plus an attractive user interface. In terms of chipset, the phone is operating with a 12 nm processor from Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35. It has support for a powerful Octa-Core CPU, which runs at a speed of 2.3GHz. Besides the PowerVR GE8320’s GPU it is also decent and sufficient for everyday visuals.
Camera
In the camera department, the new Vivo Y3s (2021) features a single 13 MP main camera and a single LED flash on the back with an f2.2 aperture, and at the front, it has a 5 MP selfie camera with an f1.8 aperture.
The main camera can capture landscapes at a wide 27mm angle. It offers video recording at 30 fps and 1080 pixel resolution. The camera interface is very similar to other Vivo phones. We have a photo mode, we also have a bokeh lens, so even though this one only has one camera, we can take pictures on the left side, we have dedicated beauty mode and on the right side, we have video and time-lapse, we have a pretty interface similar, even for the front camera.
Battery and Others
As for the battery, the Vivo Y3s (2021) smartphone comes with a 5000mAh battery. There is no quick charge and comes with a 10W adapter inside the box. The overall specs are pretty decent considering the fact that it’s a basic phone. However, it supports reverse charging at a conversion rate of up to 5W.
The connectivity option on the phone includes a 4G dual-band, 3.5 headsets, and a micro USB 2.0 charging port. Speaking of sound and speaker, it only has one speaker at the bottom. The speaker on this phone is loud enough for ringtones and alarms and is pretty decent for media consumption as well. Now, talking about price and availability details, the new Vivo Y3s 2021 is priced in India at $120 (Rs 9,499) approx and the phone is now available for purchase in the country in starry blue pearl white, and mint green color options.
Vivo Y3s (2021) Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Vivo Y3s (2021) smartphone.
| Specifications | Vivo Y3s (2021) | |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G | |
| Announced | October 2021 | |
| SIM | Dual-SIM | |
| Dimensions | 6.47 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | |
| Weight | 190 grams | |
| Size | 6.51 inches | |
| Display | IPS LCD 20:9 ratio (~270 PPI density) | |
| Protection | No | |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | |
| OS | Android 11 (Go edition), Funtouch 11 | |
| Chipset | 12nm – Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 | |
| CPU | Octa-core 4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8320 | |
| Card slot | Yes (dedicated slot) | |
| RAM | 2GB | |
| Internal | 32GB eMMC 5.1 | |
| Camera | 13 MP (wide), AF LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps | |
| Selfie | 5 MP | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | No | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| Radio | Yes | |
| USB | micro-USB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Battery | Li-Po 5000 mAh Charging 10W Reverse charging 5W | |
| Colors | Starry Blue, Pearl White, Mint Green | |
| Expected Price | $120 (Rs 9,599) approx. |
Vivo Y3s (2021) Pros and Cons
Down below you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Vivo Y3s (2021) smartphone.
Pros
- Lite weight smartphone.
- Funtouch 11 custom UI support.
- Decent performance chipset.
- Dedicated micro SD card slot.
- Huge battery life.
- 5W reverse charging support.
- Decent price.
Cons
- Low storage and RAM support.
- Only 720p resolution display.
- Default brightness and refresh rate.
- Not for heavy gaming.
- Without NFC support.
- No fast charging support.
- Average image and video quality.
- Without any gorilla glass protection.
- No fingerprint scanner.
Conclusion
The new Vivo Y3s (2021) is really a basic Vivo phone in the retail market and considering the general specs, it would be a pretty decent phone for a price of around $120. You’re getting a phone with an impressively larger battery, screen bigger, decent performance, and really cool cameras too. If that’s something you guys are looking for in this price segment then you can definitely consider the Vivo Y3s (2021) smartphone.
But if you’re looking for modern, industry-standard phones that have a fingerprint sensor, an EIS-gyro sensor for stable video recording along with a gorilla glass shield, NFC, so you need to increase your budget a little bit. Alternatively, you can consider the Vivo Y54s which is a decent low-budget 5g smartphone.
