Vivo Y55 review: Dimensity 700 5G entry phone with 50 MP and 18W charging.
Why pick the Y55?
The Y55 brought Vivo's 5G phones below $250 for the first time in many markets — the Dimensity 700 keeps everyday apps smooth and the 5000 mAh cell ensures the phone lasts a full day for buyers who picked it as their entry into 5G.
01Display
65/10065/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.
02Camera
60/10060/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2021.
03Performance
60/100At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2021 — 8 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
74/10074/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.
05Build
64/10064/100 puts it above the 61-point average for budget phones of 2021.
- 5G at sub-$250
- Reliable 50 MP daylight photos
- Headphone jack retained
- LCD-only and 60Hz feels dated
- Macro/depth lenses are throwaway
- Funtouch OS slow to update
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? .