Vivo Y95 Launched in India With Waterdrop-Style Notch: Price, Specifications And More
Vivo Y95₹ 16,899 is the Chinese phone maker’s latest smartphone to make its way to the Indian market. The company announced the low-key launch of the latest Y series smartphone in India on Sunday. Key highlights of the handset include a Halo FullView display, a vertical dual rear camera setup, a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a 4,030mAh battery.
Vivo Y95 price in India, availability
Vivo Y95 price in India is set at Rs. 16,990 for the lone 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant. Available in Starry Black and Nebula Purple colour variants, the Vivo Y95 will be sold across leading online platforms like Amazon.in, Flipkart, and Paytm Mall; Vivo’s online e-store, and all offline partner stores.
Launch offers on the Vivo Y95 include no cost EMI (up to 15 months) on credit cards, debit cards, and Bajaj Finance EMI cards; a Rs. 1,500 Paytm cashback coupon; and benefits worth up to Rs. 4,000 alongside 3TB free data from Reliance Jio.
Vivo Y95 specifications
The dual-SIM (Nano) Vivo Y95 runs Funtouch OS 4.5 on top of Android 8.1 Oreo, and sports a 6.22-inch HD+ (720×1520 pixels) full-incell Halo FullView display with a 19:9 aspect ratio thanks to a waterdrop-style notch. The phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage. Storage is expandable via microSD card.
Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, single-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, FM radio, a Micro-USB port with OTG support, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors onboard the Vivo Y95 include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, electronic compass, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, and a virtual gyroscope. Dimensions of the phone are 155.11×75.09×8.28mm and 163.5 grams.
Preliminary Features
NETWORK |
Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
LAUNCH |
Announced | 2018, November |
| Status | Available. Released 2018, November | |
BODY |
Dimensions | 155.1 x 75.1 x 8.3 mm (6.11 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 163.5 g (5.75 oz) | |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
DISPLAY |
Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.22 inches, 96.6 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| – Funtouch OS 4.5 | ||
PLATFORM |
OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2×1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6×1.45 GHz Cortex A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 505 | |
MEMORY |
Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
MAIN CAMERA |
Dual | 13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF |
| 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor | ||
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
SELFIE CAMERA |
Single | 20 MP, f/2.0 |
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
SOUND |
Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
COMMS |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| Radio | FM radio | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – MP4/H.264 player | ||
| – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player | ||
| – Document viewer | ||
| – Photo/video editor | ||
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 4030 mAh battery | |
MISC |
Colors | Starry Night, Nebula Purple, Aurora Red |
