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Vivo Y21 review: Slim Helio P35 budget with 18W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2021·$200
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#78 of 147
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Slim budget Y-series.

Vivo Y21 kept the Y-line's budget formula slim and lightweight at 8 mm and 182 g, with 5000 mAh battery and 18W charging at $200 — a polished entry-mid choice for Asia.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.51 inches
Resolution720 x 1600 px

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 57-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

Main13 MP, f/2.2
Macro2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

ChipsetHelio P35 (12nm)
GPUPowerVR GE8320

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging18W

05Build

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • Slim 8 mm / 182 g + 5000 mAh
  • 18W charging at $200
  • microSD + 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • Helio P35 slow
  • 720p only
  • Only dual cam
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

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