SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo Y27 review: A 44 W fast-charging budget phone with a tidy design.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2023·$170
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#166 of 232
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

FHD+ and fast charging on a budget.

Y27 lifts itself above the entry crowd with a sharp FHD+ panel and genuinely quick 44 W charging — two things rivals at the price usually skip. The Helio G85 and single speaker keep it grounded. For a tidy, fast-charging cheap phone it is a sensible pick.

01Display

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2023 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.64 inches
Resolution2,388 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Bokeh2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

48/100

48/100 trails the 53-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB (+ virtual)
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

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

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired44 W FlashCharge

05Build

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • 44 W FlashCharge — quick for a budget phone.
  • FHD+ resolution, unlike many rivals here.
  • 5,000 mAh, IP54, jack + microSD.
  • Clean, slim design.
What doesn't
  • Helio G85 is slow, 4G only.
  • Single speaker, 8 MP selfie.
  • 2 MP filler lens.
  • One OS update.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

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