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Vivo Y36 review: Budget seller with 50 MP and 44 W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2023·$229
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#116 of 232
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A practical budget vivo.

Vivo Y36 covers the budget basics — 50 MP, FHD+ 90 Hz, big battery, 44 W — at $229. The SD680 and 4G keep it entry-level.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2023 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.64 inches
Resolution2,388 × 1,080 px

02Camera

56/100

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

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Macro2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 trails the 53-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 680 (6 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired44 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • 44 W charging at $229.
  • FHD+ 90 Hz LCD.
  • Jack + microSD + stereo.
  • 5,000 mAh battery.
What doesn't
  • SD680 is slow + 4G only.
  • LCD not AMOLED.
  • No OIS.
  • Funtouch OS heavy.
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? .