Expanding its "Y" series, Chinese handset maker Vivo on Friday launched the Y71budget smartphone with an 18:9 aspect ratio in India for Rs 10,990. With a screen-to-body ratio of over 84 per cent, the Vivo Y71 will be available at retail stores starting April 14 and on Vivo E-store, Flipkart, Amazon India and Paytm Mall from April 16.
"With the launch of Y71, we are releasing a smartphone which is large on display and performance and is coupled with enhanced camera capabilities," Kenny Zheng, CMO, Vivo India, said in a statement.
The device comes with "Face Access" feature which scans the facial features to unlocks it. In the camera department, the vivo Y71 sports 13MP rear camera with phase detection auto-focus (PDAF) and 5MP selfie camera comes with Artificial Intelligence (AI) "Face Beauty" feature.
A Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset powers the device coupled with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. The smartphone is fuelled by a 3,360mAh battery and runs Android 8.1 operating system (OS).