The new Vivo phone is available with dual rear cameras as well as a water drop-style display notch. The handset arrived in India without any launch announcement. It includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC and 20:9 display.
The Vivo Y12G competes against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy M12, Redmi 9 Power, and the Poco M2. The smartphone also appears to be identical to the Vivo Y12s that was launched in the Indian market in January. Smartphone has preloaded features such as Multi-Turbo 3.0 to customise the phone with its proprietary experience.
Specifications of Vivo Y12G
The smartphone features a 6.51-inch HD+ IPS LCD display with 720 x 1600 pixels resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The device features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for security. The device is powered by an octa-core 1.95GHz Snapdragon 439 chipset coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. There is also a dual rear camera setup that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.2 lens and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor with an f/2.4 lens.
The handset runs the FuntouchOS 11 based on Android 11 OS. For selfies and video chats, the Vivo Y12G comes with an 8-megapixel selfie camera sensor on the front, along with an f/1.8 lens. The smartphone is backed up by a 5,000mAh battery supporting 10W charging and 5W reverse charging. The battery claims to last for up to 16.3 hours of HD movie playback.
The smartphone measures 164.41×76.32×8.41mm and weighs 191 grams. It offers 32GB of onboard storage. The connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, FM radio, Micro-USB, and 3.5mm headphone jack. It also carries Sensors on board including an accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope, magnetometer and a proximity sensor.
Price and availability details of Vivo Y12G in India
Price in India for handset Vivo Y12G has been set at Rs. 10,990 for the lone 3GB RAM + 32GB storage variant. The phone is currently available for purchase in Glacier Blue and Phantom Black colours through the Vivo India website. Recently, there are no listings on e-commerce sites or sites of major retailers in India. However, Vivo India confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the Vivo Y12G will also be available on Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Tatacliq and all partner retail stores. The listing of Vivo Y12G was first reported by technology blog DroidAfrica.
The pricing of the Vivo Y12G is aligning with the current price of the Vivo Y12s that is available at Rs. 10,990 for the single 3GB RAM + 32GB storage model through Amazon as well as the Vivo India site. The handset was launched at Rs. 9,990.
