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SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo Y17s review: A dust-and-splash-rated entry phone with a fingerprint side key.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2023·$135
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#7 of 20
Tier
Entry
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

Tidy basics with an IP rating.

Y17s offers the entry essentials — big battery, 90 Hz, the legacy ports — plus an IP54 rating and a side fingerprint reader that lift it slightly above the floor. The HD+ screen and slow chip are the price. A dependable first phone, nothing more.

01Display

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2023.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.56 inches
Resolution1,612 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 puts it above the 47-point average for entry phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Bokeh2 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

46/100

46/100 puts it above the 43-point average for entry phones of 2023.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm)
RAM4 / 6 GB (+ virtual)
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2023.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 62-point cohort average for entry phones of 2023.

What works
  • IP54 splash + dust rating at the entry tier.
  • 5,000 mAh, 90 Hz, side fingerprint.
  • 50 MP main, jack + microSD.
  • Slim look for the price.
What doesn't
  • HD+ panel, 5 MP selfie.
  • Helio G85 + 4 GB are slow.
  • 15 W charging, single speaker.
  • One OS update.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G35
$169 · score 54/100

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 20-phone cohort of entry devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .