Vivo Y21 with 6.51-inch Halo FullView display, 5000mAh battery launched in India


vivo has launched Y21, the company’s latest smartphones in the Y series in India. It features a 6.51-inch HD+ Halo FullView display, is powered by Helio P35 SoC with 4GB of RAM with 1GB RAM expansion option. It comes with 13MP main + 2MP macro dual rear cameras, 8MP front camera and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which unlocks the phone in just 0.22s.

The phone runs FunTouch OS 11.1 with Android 11, has a gradient back, dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots and has a huge a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.

vivo Y21 specifications

  • 6.51-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ 20:9 LCD screen
  • Octa Core MediaTek Helio P35 12nm processor (ARM Cortex A53 CPU) with IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
  • 4GB  RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
  • Android 11 with Funtouch OS 11.1
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
  • 8MP front-facing camera with f/1.8 aperture
  • Dimensions: 164 x 76 x 8 mm; Weight: 182g
  • Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, USB Type-C
  • 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging

The vivo Y21 comes in Diamond Glow and Midnight Blue colours, is priced Rs. 15,490 for the 4GB + 128GB version. The 4GB + 64GB version will be available soon priced at Rs. 13990. It will be available from vivo India E-store, Amazon.in, Flipkart, Paytm, Tatacliq, Bajaj Finserv EMI Store and across all partner retail stores starting August 20th, 2021.

Launch offers

Commenting on the launch, Nipun Marya, Director- Brand Strategy, vivo India said:

Y21 with its trendy design and latest features will compliment our Y series portfolio. With the launch of Y21, it becomes the slimmest 5000mAh smartphone in the segment. It has been designed for our young Gen-Z consumers in India who want an all-rounder smartphone that caters to the need of their fast-paced lifestyle.


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