The first vivo Y-series model, the vivo Y78+, with a curved display has gone official and is now on pre-sale.
The device sports a 6.78-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080) 3D OLED curved screen with 120 hertz refresh rate and can reach up to 1300 nits peak brightness.
Underneath is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G-enabled chipset configured with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB UFS 2.2 storage.
At the rear protrudes a dual camera setup with a 50-megapixel main lens which supports optical image stabilization.
Its battery is rated at 5000mAh with support for 44W fast charging.
Other features include an under-display fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth 5.1, and it runs on Android 13 skinned with OriginOS.
vivo Y78+ specs:
6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10, 1300 nits (peak) @ 1080×2400 pixels
Corning Gorilla Glass
Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G chipset (6 nm)
Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver) CPU
Adreno 619 GPU
8GB/12GB LPDDR4X RAM
128GB/256GB UFS 2.2 storage, no card slot
Dual rear camera:
50MP f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
2MP f/2.4, (depth)
LED flash, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps video
Single front-facing camera:
8MP f/2.0, (wide)
HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps video
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G network technology, dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1) positioning system
NFC (market/region dependent)
No radio
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass sensors
Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack
Android 13 based OriginOS 3
Li-Po 5000 mAh battery, non-removable
44W wired charging
Azure, warm sun gold, and Moon shadow black colors
164.24 x 74.79 x 7.89 mm (6.47 x 2.94 x 0.31 in) dimensions
177g (6.24 oz) weight
The vivo Y78+ is currently on pre-sale in China, comes in three colorways: Azure Blue, Moon Shadow Black, and Warm Sun Gold with the following configurations:
vivo Y78+
• CNY 1,599 | 8GB + 128GB
• CNY 1,799 | 8GB + 256GB
• CNY 1,999 | 12GB + 256GB

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