vivo has introduced the Y36, the company’s latest Y series smartphone in Indonesia, as the successor to last year’s Y35. It includes a 6.64-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, a scratch-resistant fluorite AG and glitter glass back design, a large 5000mAh battery, and support for 44W fast charging.
The vivo Y36 has 4G and 5G variants, with the 4G model is powered by the Snapdragon 680 SoC, the same as the Y35, and the 5G model uses the 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC.
The phone has a 50MP rear camera, a 2MP depth camera, and a 16MP front-facing camera. The phone also has Memory Booster technology that lets you run 25 apps at once without lag, thanks to 8GB of virtual RAM.
vivo Y36 4G / Y36 5G specifications
- 6.64-inch (2388 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 650 nits peak brightness
- Y36 4G – Octa Core Snapdragon 680 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
- Y36 5G – Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 6020 7nm processor (Dual 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + Hexa 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- 8GB RAM + up to 8GB of virtual RAM, 256GB storage, expandable up to 1TB with microSD
- Funtouch OS 13 based on Android 13
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 50MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP depth camera with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP depth camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 16MP front camera with f/2.45 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio
- IP54 Water and Dust Resistance
- Dimensions: 164.06 × 76.17 × 8.07 mm; Weight:202g
- 5G SA/NSA (only on Y36 5G), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5Ghz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/QZSS, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh battery with 44W fast charging
Pricing and Availability
The vivo Y36 4G is available in sparkle aqua and meteor black, while the Y36 5G is available in crystal green and mystic black. The Y36 4G is available for pre-order from vivo.com, Shopee, and Akulaku for IDR 3,399,000 (US$ 227 / Rs. 18,760 approx.). The 5G version’s price has yet to be announced.