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Vivo Y15 review: Gradient-back Y-series budget with 5000 mAh.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2019·$190
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#55 of 103
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Gradient budget volume.

Vivo Y15 leaned on bold gradient finishes and a big 5000 mAh cell at $190 — a high-volume budget seller across Indonesia, the Philippines and India in 2019.

01Display

58/100

58/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD, waterdrop notch
Size6.35 inches
Resolution720 x 1544 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

Main13 MP, f/2.2
Ultrawide8 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

46/100

46/100 trails the 50-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

ChipsetHelio P22 (12nm)
GPUPowerVR GE8320

04Battery

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 74-point average for budget phones of 2019.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging10W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

What works
  • Triple cam + 5000 mAh at $190
  • Eye-catching gradient design
  • microSD + 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • Helio P22 slow
  • 720p only
  • No fast charging
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 9
$199 · score 68/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 103-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .