Vivo Y21d has a premium, almost flagship-grade design that you can flex around. It takes a bit of compromise on the performance and display, but you get the industry’s best IP69+ build with great battery life for an incredibly cheap price. Vivo Y21d was available in Bangladesh before, and now it has entered Pakistan.
The phone comes to Pakistan with 6GB RAM/128GB storage. That’s where the low-performance issue creeps in. This is an LPDDR4X memory and an eMMC 5.1 storage. The bandwidth at both ends is capped by Vivo Y21d’s cheap Unisoc T7225 SoC, which clocks at 1.8GHz.
They used premium plastic composite to construct this phone, though it’s still quite thick and might need some getting used to. The ~8.4mm frame carries a 6500mAh battery. Also, there’s a 44W fast charging kit inside the phone to refill it. These specs are almost too good for the price.
They did need to cut some corners to make this phone affordable. It would seem the display quality takes a hit on Vivo new budget mobile. This is a 6.68” HD+ 720p resolution screen with 83% NTSC Color Gamut. Its advertised brightness level is 1000 nits, and this IPS LCD can push pixels around at 90Hz.
It takes another sharp dive in the selfie camera department with only a 5MP sensor at the front. At least the rear camera performance is reassuring, as it uses a 50MP main + 0.08MP sensor duo. You’ll even find a Dynamic Ring LED on the vertical camera mount behind.
This is a completely waterproof design, by the way. The IP69+ rating will keep it safe in waters 1.5 meters deep for at least 30 minutes. If some water enters through the speaker, it will jet that out right away with One-Tap Water Ejection. And yes, the phone is perfectly operational with a wet screen.
Google’s AI circle to search is packaged within its Android 15 FunTouch OS 15. There’s a stereo speaker system on it. The power key has a fingerprint built in. And you can buy this phone in Jade Green and Coral Red finishes. Now comes the price. Vivo Y21d is only launched with a 6/128GB trim, which retails at Rs 43,999 in Pakistan.