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Vivo has introduced the Y6k (V2542A) as a new addition to its range of affordable smartphones. The company recently launched the Y600 5G, a smartphone with a 10,000 mAh battery that received Guinness World Records recognition.
The Y6k features a 6.74-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1,600 x 720 pixels and a 120 Hz refresh rate. Vivo also advertises up to 1,200 nits of brightness in HBM. The front camera sits in a waterdrop notch, while the rear panel has two camera rings arranged vertically. Vivo offers the phone in blue, white and black.
The smartphone features MediaTek’s Dimensity 6300 processor, which has eight cores running at up to 2.4GHz. It also has a Mali-G57 GPU, 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage.
The Y6k comes with a 6500mAh battery and supports 15W charging. Vivo claims that the battery can maintain its performance for up to five years. In terms of camera, the rear one is 13 MP with f/2.2 aperture; the front camera is 5 MP with the same aperture.
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This phone runs on Vivo’s OriginOS 6 system based on Android 16. Other features include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, facial recognition, and infrared remote control. It also has a USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. For wireless connectivity, it supports 5G, Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.4.
As for durability, it has an IP65 rating for dust and water resistance, along with SGS five-star drop resistance certification. The phone measures 167.4 x 77.1 x 8.39 mm (6.59 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches) and weighs 209 g (0.46 lb).
The Y6k joins Vivo’s affordable 5G smartphone lineup alongside the Vivo Y32 5G, which we reported on recently. The Y32 5G uses a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor and has a larger 8,000 mAh battery, giving it a larger battery capacity than the Y6k.
Prices and availability
Vivo lists the Y6k as a budget 5G smartphone, priced at 1,599 yuan (around $240) for the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage version in China. The company has not announced international availability or pricing.
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