The Vivo V17 Pro smartphone is now available in retail stores in Kenya starting from Ksh 40,999. This is one of the that Vivo launched in the country recently, the other two are the Vivo Y12 and the Vivo Y15. The Vivo V17 is the top of the line model and is competing with the likes of the and the recently unveiled . So, is it any good? Let us look at some of its key specifications.
These are the first three smartphones that Vivo has officially launched in Kenya. If you are unfamiliar with Vivo, it is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer owned by BBK Electronics, the same company that own OPPO and OnePlus. The company has been operating in other markets and has just recently unveiled its products in Kenya.
The company has just launched three smartphones for now but the portfolio will expand in the coming months.
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| Specs | Vivo Y17 Pro Specifications and Price in Kenya | |
| Body | Dimensions | 159 x 74.7 x 9.8 mm (6.26 x 2.94 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | 201.8 g (7.13 oz) | |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame | |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2019, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2019, September | |
| DISPLAY | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.44 inches, 100.1 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density) | |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); Funtouch 9.1 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 612 | |
| MEMORY | Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM | |
| MAIN CAMERA | Quad | 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 13 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0", 1.75µm, depth sensor |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Dual | Motorized pop-up 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm Motorized pop-up 8 MP, 17mm (ultrawide) |
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
| Connectivity | Cellular Data | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery, Charging Fast battery charging 18W | |
| Available colors | Crystal Black, Crystal Sky, Midnight Ocean | |
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