Vivo Y50 launched, sale to start from June 10
Vivo's budget-friendly handset, the Y50, which went official in Cambodia in April, was launched in India today. The handset offers a punch-hole display, quad rear cameras, and mid-level internals including a Snapdragon 665 chipset. As for availability, it will go on sale via all the leading online as well as offline retail stores starting June 10.
The Vivo Y50 packs an edge-to-edge screen with a punch-hole cut-out at the top left corner and a thick bezel at the bottom. On the rear, the handset has a quad-camera setup stacked within a rectangular frame and a physical fingerprint scanner. It comes with a 6.53-inch Full-HD+ (1080x2400 pixels) LCD display, and can be purchased in Iris Blue and Pearl White colors.
The smartphone has a quad rear camera setup comprising a 13MP (f/2.2) primary sensor, an 8MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide camera, a 2MP (f/2.4) macro sensor and another 2MP (f/2.4) depth lens with LED flash. There is a single 16MP (f/2.0) selfie snapper at the front. Moreover, both the front and rear cameras can record Full-HD videos at 30fps.
The Vivo Y50 is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 665 chipset, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (expandable via microSD card). The handset runs on Android 10-based Funtouch 10 and packs a 5,000mAh battery. It comes with support for connectivity options, including dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a Type-C port.
In India, the Vivo Y50 smartphone carries a price-tag of Rs. 17,990 for the solo 8GB/128GB storage variant. It will go on sale from June 10 via online sites such as Amazon, Paytm, Tata CLiQ, Flipkart, as well as select offline retailers.
