Vivo Y31 (2021)

Following their X50 line, Vivo is bringing some much need power and update their Y-series of mid-range smartphones. The new Vivo Y31 (2021) takes some of the beloved features from the flagship X50 line and V20 Series but tweaks it a little bit to lower the price to let more people enjoy it.

- Gabriel Pe

DESIGN

Like the X50 and V20, the Y31 is a gorgeous phone looking phone especially with the gradient color scheme at the back. Our unit was the Ocean Blue variant which in my opinion is the better looking between the two.

The phone feels premium when you hold it. It’s firm with a bit of heft, even with the smooth back the slightly curved edges at the back helps with holding the phone. It is a fingerprint magnet though, luckily, Vivo has included a jelly case inside the box to help with that.

The Vivo Y31 sports a 6.58-inch Halo FullView display with the notch housing the 8-megapixel selfie camera. At the back is the triple camera setup (more on this later). The top of the phone has the sim card tray along with mic holes. The bottom has the downwardfiring speaker, the headphone jack, a mic hole, and the USB Type-C charging. Lastly, the right side of the phone has the volume buttons and the fingerprint reader/ power button.

HARDWARE

The Vivo Y31 packs a punch, sporting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor with an Adreno 610 GPU. The SoC is paired with 8GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage that is also expandable via a dedicated MicroSD card slot. It’s powered by a 5000 mAh battery with an 18W fast charge.