Vivo Y27L: Functional Beauty

The recently-launched Vivo Y27L combines beauty with functionality. Design-wise, the device looks classy with a plastic frame and metal casing at the rear. Because of the metal body, this phone won’t seem too light in hands, but it has got a comfortable grip and sturdy look. It weighs 137 grams with 6.99 mm thickness.

The Vivo Y27L also comes with an 8MP primary and a 2MP secondary camera. But we think Vivo could have increased the front camera resolution, as this selfie-crazed world needs high-resolution now. Even though less in megapixels, Vivo has incorporated interesting features such as the palm activated self-timer, which let you conveniently take selfies by recognising your palm in three seconds. There is even a face beautification and slimming option to make you look thin! The primary camera too comes with a few editing features.

Meanwhile, for music lovers, this smartphone comes with a proprietary Hi-Fi chipset that claims to play clear and detailed audio quality. We tried playing a few tunes and found that the sound quality is quite loud and crisp.

Moving on to the other technical specs, the Vivo Y27L runs on 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor with 1GB RAM. It is powered by Android’s KitKat 4.4 and Vivo has topped it up with its own GUI, Funtouch OS. The Y27L is a dual-sim smartphone with support for 4G connectivity. It comes with a 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB.

And at an asking price of Rs 12,980, we believe it’s a good buy just for the perfect mix of metal and plastic, style and performance.