Vivo Y50s, Y50e budget phones debut with 90Hz screen, large battery

Vivo has announced two new smartphones in the budget segment. Dubbed the Vivo Y50s and Vivo Y50e, both are 5G phones featuring the exact same design, but differ quite a lot in terms of the internals. Both, however, have a 90Hz screen and have big batteries for all-day usage. Here’s all you need to know.

All you need to know about the Vivo Y50s, Y50e

The Vivo Y50s and Y50e have a modest design and feature a 6.74-inch water-drop notch display. It’s an LCD screen with HD+ resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels and 90Hz refresh rate for smooth scrolling.

Performance-wise, both draw power from the Dimensity 6300 chipset, with the Y50e being limited to 6GB and a 128GB eMMC 5.1 storage variant. The Y50s gets up to 12GB RAM and 256GB UFS 2.2 storage.

Both pack a 6,000mAh battery, but the Y50e gets a slower 15W charging speed, whereas the Y50s supports 44W fast charging. They both run Android 15-based OriginOS 5. The duo features a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera.

Other features include dual-SIM 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.4, and GPS support. There’s also a 3.5mm headphone jack for wired listening. You get a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for added security.

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The Vivo Y50e is available in China for CNY 1,499 (about Rs 19,300) for the lone 6GB + 128GB variant. The Vivo Y50s starts at CNY 1,799 (about Rs 23,200) for the 6GB + 256GB variant.

Unfortunately, these phones are limited to China as of now, but in India, you can check out their alternatives like the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite and the OnePlus Nord CE 5 in the same price segment.