vivo just recently launched its latest affordable mid-range smartphone the vivo Y12s priced at PHP6,499 only, sporting a new design and nice upgraded features that’s good value for money.
The vivo Y12s is available at any vivo stores nationwide and official vivo online stores on Shopee and Lazada.
We have the new vivo Y12s for almost a few days already, so let’s find out what the vivo Y12s has to offer.
CONTENTS AND DESIGN
Opening the box, you get the following contents the vivo Y12s unit, SIM Card Ejector Tool, Micro USB to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation, Protective Film (Applied on the display) and a Clear Protective Jelly Case.
Materials used for the vivo Y12s are composed of a polycarbonate plastic body and metal for its frame. We love the simplicity design of the phone, it doesn’t look cheap it’s elegant, shiny and gives users a nice grip for a better handling.
On the front, this affordable mid-range phone is equipped with a large 6.51-inch HD+ Halo FullView display with a resolution of 1600×720 pixels. It has a waterdrop notch for the front camera on the top of the display. The receiver and ambient light and proximity sensor (hidden hole) are also located there as well. The bezels surrounding the display are super thin except for the bottom on the display.
On the back you have the AI Dual Camera and rear flash located on the top left then a vivo logo is placed at the bottom. For our review we have the Glacier Blue color that when you move the phone from any angle emits a subtle rainbow color hue effect over the pale blue surface back cover.
Located on the left holds the SIM card tray and the pin port, while on its right side holds the volume button and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor together with the power button.
Lastly, at the bottom you have the speakers, Micro USB charging port, 3.5 mm earphone port for your headset and microphone.
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AI DUAL CAMERA AND VIDEO
The vivo Y12s is equipped with an AI Dual camera that compose of a 13MP main camera and 2MP depth camera on its rear with up to 4X zoom capability. While for your selfies you get a decent 8MP on its front camera and only up to 2X zoom.
It also has the following scene modes included: Portrait, Photo, Video, Pano, Live Photo, Slo-Mo, Time-Lapse, PRO, and Doc.
It can capture videos on both rear and front camera with available resolution of 1080p, 720p and 480p. The focus may sometimes tend to be a little bit challenging but we advise you to either use a tripod or steady your hands as it does not have any stabilization feature.
There is no wide-angle lens and dedicated night mode on the camera of the vivo Y12s.
Here are our sample photos and video taken with the vivo Y12s:
12MP Main Camera (Rear) Outdoor
12MP Main Camera (Rear)
12MP Main Camera (Rear)
Portrait Mode (Rear)
12MP Main Camera (Rear) Indoor Ayala Mall Shot
12MP Main Camera (Rear) Outdoor Bright Condtion
12MP Main Camera (Rear) Outdoor
Selfie 8MP Camera (Front) Indoor
Group Selfie 8MP Camera (Front) Indoor
Night Shot 12MP Camera (Rear) Outdoor
UI, APPS AND PERFORMANCE
On the inside, the vivo Y12s is equipped with the latest powerful Octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 2.3GHz processor, IMG PowerVR GE8320 graphics, accompanied with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. We know that the storage is not enough to store photos and apps but there’s a dedicated expandable storage via the MicroSD slot up to 512GB.
Operating system on the vivo Y12s offers the FunTouch OS 11 which is based on Android 11.
It already has some pre-installed apps such as Facebook, GCash, Lazada, Likee and more. The operating system including its installed apps already consumed around 11.68GB.
The massive size of the display panel, the vivo Y12s makes it ideal to play games, browse your social media content and video-watching.
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vivo Y12s Display and Sound Quality Sample Video
GAME MODE FEATURES
At price range of this device, vivo has also included its Ultra Game Mode feature giving you an array of helpful tools to enhance your gaming experience with the vivo Y12s. Here are the some of the notable features that comes with it:
- Game Assistant Pop-Up– Shows optimized status for the current game when launching it.
- Game Sidebar– Swipe sideways to bring up this shortcut and choose your setting during gameplay.
- Esports Mode– High performance configurations used by esports player.
- Autoplay with Screen Off– Let the games play automatically with the screen turned off in order to conserve battery.
- Game Sound Quality and Sound Effects, Game Picture-in-Picture, Accidental Touch Prevention andMute Call and Notifications
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It also has the Multi-Turbo 3.0 the industry’s first VPG (vivo Process Guardian) technology. The Multi-Turbo 3.0 feature is a string of boosters for the software and hardware to provide a better gaming experience.
It allows the Center Turbo to schedule core system resources for maximum speed and AI Turbo to make intelligent judgments. It can predict system abnormalities caused by third-party apps in advance therefore locating and solving problems before they occur.
BATTERY, SECURITY AND CONNECTIVITY
The vivo 12s has a big 5,000mAh battery capacity with a built-in AI power saving technology. You can also use it to charge other devices with its 5V/1A reverse charging feature just like a mobile power bank. vivo opted for a microUSB charging port to juice up this device instead of a USB Type-C.
During our charging test with the device we had an 11% increase on its battery after 15 minutes and then after 30 minutes we got 27% on the battery. It took us almost 3 hours to get a 100% full charge on the device.
For connectivity it has a Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi, OTG, GPS and a handy FM Radio as well. Meanwhile for security you have an array of options to further keep your device safe from the built-in side fingerprint sensor, screen lock, face unlock, PIN and pattern.
CONCLUSION
At only PHP6,499, the vivo Y12s has some array of nice features built on it. First, we liked the 6.51-inch Halo FullView display even under direct sunlight we are able to see the display very clearly and use the device at 100% brightness. Colors are vivid, amount of contrast are decent, images projected are clear and sharp.
You have a massive 5,000mAh battery that can last through out the day and a powerful Mediatek Helio P35 processor that can handle any task you perform with the vivo Y12s.
Lastly, vivo incorporated its ultra game mode feature into this device for users who wants an affordable gaming smartphone to play their online gaming. So far our experience during our gaming test had no lags, no delay whatsoever and every game we play such as Asphalt 9, Mobile Legends, PUBG, COD on the vivo Y12s ensures us a smooth and fun gaming with it.
What We Like
- Large 6.51-inch HD+ Display
- Ultra Game Mode Feature
- 5,000mAh Battery
- Security Features
- Processor
- Price
- User Interface
- Pre-installed Apps
- Design and Build
- Reverse Charging Feature
What We Want
- Triple Camera Setup with Wide-Angle Lens
- More Storage
- USB Type-C Port
- More Bass Sound
Vivo Y12s Full Specifications
- Price: PHP6,499
- Color: Phantom Black / Glacier Blue
- Display: 6.51-inch Halo FullView Display HD+
- Resolution: 1600×720 pixels
- Touch Screen: Capacitive Multi-Touch
- Processor: Helio P35 2.3GHz Octa-core
- RAM: 3GB
- Storage: 32GB
- Operating System: Funtouch OS11 based on Android 10
- Camera: (Front) 8MP f/1.8 (Rear) 13MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4
- Flash: Rear Flash
- Scene Modes: Portrait, Photo, Video, Pano, Live Photo, Slo-Mo, Time-Lapse, PRO, Doc
- Video: 1080p/720p/480p
- Battery: 5,000 mAh
- Charging Power: 10W
- Connectivity: WiFi 2.4GHz/5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, OTG, FM
- Card Slot: 2 Nano SIM + 1 Micro SD
- Network: 2G, 3G, 4G
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, E-Compass, Gyroscope
- Security: Fingerprint Sensor, Screen Lock, Face Unlock, PIN and Pattern
- Location: GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo
