Vivo is one of the fastest growing brands in Nepal, Especially in the offline turf. The new offspring of the Chinese company is Vivo Y17, which is a triple camera-wielding phone that was unveiled back in April 2019. Like most other 2019 affordable phones in its class, the Y17 doesn’t miss on modern design and camera trends. But, does it have what it takes to stand amidst the current fierce competition.
So, if you’re out for a new phone and wondering whether this one should be your new buy, then by the end of this review, you’ll hopefully have an answer. Let’s get straight into our Vivo Y17 review.
Specifications
| Model | Vivo Y17 |
| Display | 6.35 inches 720 x 1544 pixels with Water Drop Notch Display |
| Processor | 2.3 GHz Cortex A53 MediaTek Helio P35 octa-core SoC |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Internal Storage | 128GB, Expandable up to 256GB using Dedicated card slot |
| Software | Android v9.0 Pie |
| Rear Camera | 13MP+8MP+2MP |
| Front Camera | 20MP, (F/2.0) |
| Dimension & Weight | 159.43 x 76.77 x 8.92 mm, 191g |
| Others | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, GLONASS, FM, and USB-OTG compatibility |
| Battery | 5000mAh with 18W fast charging support |
| Vivo V17 Price in India: Rs. 17,990 | |
Design, Build and Display
Vivo Y17 looks fashionably familiar when you look and hold the device. At the front, you have a 6.35-inch IPS LCD display with a waterdrop notch and 720 x 1544 pixel resolution. This elegant cutout house a camera that functions as a fast face scan option. The tiny notch complemented by minimal bezels gives an 81.91% screen to body ratio. Although Vivo should have used a Full HD resolution screen, we are sure most generic users won’t notice the missing pixels. That’s also because colors are vibrant and contrast is reasonably high.
Flip to the back, you get a translucent polycarbonate back, with a glossy gradient finish and a subtle texture. Since it could attract a fair share of smudges and is a slippery slime, we would recommend slapping on a case, be it the bundled one in box. At the back, you would find a vertical camera panel, a quick responsive fingerprint scanner and finally a Vivo branding at the bottom.
Vivo Y17 feels a little chunky, which is perhaps an acceptable compromise for the powerhouse of a battery residing within. The volume rocker and power key to the right side are tactile. To the bottom, you will get a 3.5mm headphone jack, micro-USB port, and a faint speaker. Moving to the left, you will find triple slots to insert the Dual SIMs and microSD card.
The phone is available in two color variants: Mineral Blue and Mystic Purple.
Performance
Vivo Y17 gave us a fairly decent performance without any hiccup during gaming and multitasking sessions. The handset is powered by a 12nm based octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 chip clocked at 2.3GHz speed. Benchmark scores position the chipset somewhere between Snapdragon 625 and Snapdragon 636.
Having said that, there is only so much trust you can put in Benchmark scores. In practical usage, the Vivo Y17 smooth but not snappy. High-end games like Asphalt 8 and PUBG were playable at low settings.
Our review unit comes with 4GB RAM and 128GB of onboard storage, expandable up to an additional 256GB. Ample available storage gives assurance that the performance won’t degrade much in the long run. A small portion of this internal space is reserved by some 3rd party bloat and the native software ‘features’. Some of these such as Gaana music app could be thrown into the bin, while most of what remain simply waste space.
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