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.

The government of India is planning to come up with stricter rules for e-commerce platforms like Flipkart, Amazon. The government may not permit e-commerce websites to hold flash sales of goods and services. The Department of Consumer Affairs has sought comments/suggestions to put forward amendments to Consumer Protection by July 6, 2021. Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon hold countless sales all over the year which seems to be hampering the small businesses, under the new law such sales would be prohibited

The government has said in its release that it has received countless complaints from consumers, traders and associations against widespread cheating and unfair trade practices being observed in the e-commerce ecosystem.

As a result of which, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs in its proposal has said that no e-commerce platform should be allowed to hold flash sales in India. Amazon, Flipkart hold flash sales especially around festivals like Diwali, Republic Day in India. While these sales must be highly beneficial for the e-commerce firms and the customers, the government may not let the sales anymore.

“Certain e-commerce entities are engaging in limiting consumer choice by indulging in ‘back to back’ or ‘flash’ sales wherein one seller selling on the platform does not carry any inventory or order fulfilment capability but merely places a flash or back to back order with another seller controlled by the platform. This prevents a level playing field and ultimately limits customer choice and increases prices,” the ministry said in a statement.

US retail giant Walmart owns a retail majority stake in the Indian e-commerce retailer Flipkart. Walmart has said it is “open to an IPO” for its Indian e-commerce arm Flipkart but there is “no specific timeline” for the share sale. 

Flipkart and payment app phone pay continue to do well. Walmart International President and CEO Judith McKenna said while speaking at the DBAccess Global Consumer Conference on June 7.

“We always made it clear from the day we made the acquisition or the investment, that we would be open to an IPO,” said McKenna. However, she noted that there is no specific timeline for the IPO.

On Tuesday E-commerce firm Flipkart Group’s wholesale entity in India and Ace Turtle, an omnichannel enablement platform, said a joint venture company set up by them has secured licensing rights for toy and baby brands Toys“R” Us (TRU) and Babies“R”Us (BRU) in the country.

Flipkart said it will utilize its reach and expertise in technology and customer experiences, coupled with Ace Turtle’s omnichannel technology, enabling buy-online and ship from store or pick up from store, endless-aisle, and other technological innovations.

The company is working on Consumer preferences and changing themselves and moving towards quality brands. Havells is expanding its network in rural and semi-urban markets and being confident in long term demand trends. As online is a modern format of retail that will gain relevance in the coming years through alternative sale channels. Havells is reaching the heartland with a distribution network in semi-urban and rural markets.

Havells India is confident of the medium to long-term demand trends and it is also expanding its network in rural and semi-urban markets.