Vivo Launches its Latest Entry Level Phone with 120Hz Panel in Nepal

While all the focus has been on the upcoming Vivo V70 launch, Vivo Nepal has quietly launched its latest entry-level smartphone. The phone serves as a successor to the Vivo Y04, which was one of the best phones under Rs 15,000.

Vivo has upgraded some key specs of the phone, making it even better. But, in the meantime, its price has also gone up.

What is the Price of Vivo Y05 in Nepal?

The Vivo Y05 price in Nepal is Rs 16,999 and Rs 19,499 for the 4/64GB and 4/128GB variants, respectively. It is available for purchase in all the stores across Nepal.

If we look at the prices of the previous model, the phone has become Rs 3,000 more expensive for the lower variant, while the higher trim sees an even steeper hike of Rs 4,500. While that’s not the greatest news, it was inevitable given the current situation and trend.

Okay… The phone has become more expensive, but there are a few upgrades too. So, does that mean everything levels out? What’s going on? How’s the phone really?

Let’s discuss all that in further detail in the following segment:

Vivo Y05 Overview

The Vivo Y05 sees very few design changes. The LED ring light has been relocated, which in turn has shortened the camera island. That’s the most obvious visual change apart from the colours, which are now Voyage Black, Summit Platinum, and Haze Blue. Nepali customers can only choose between the former two.

The phone retains the SGS five-star overall unit drop resistance and military-grade shock resistance certifications, while the IP rating has gone up to IP65. Vivo also claims eight hours of rain exposure endurance and offers wet-hand and greasy-hand touch support.

Display-wise, it’s still a 6.74-inch LCD panel with HD+ resolution. But the colour coverage and brightness level (HBM value) has improved to 83% NTSC and 1,200 nits from 70% and 570 nits, respectively. Most importantly, though, the refresh rate on the Vivo Y05 is now 120Hz, up from 90Hz on the Y04.

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The internals also do not see a lot of changes. As such, the Vivo Y05 relies on the same UNISOC T7225 silicon as its predecessor. The phone comes in the same two variants of 4/64GB and 4/128GB, with the same LPDDR4X RAM and eMMC 5.1 storage. The phone offers the same level of expandability with 4GB virtual memory and 2TB microSD card support.

We do see major changes in battery and cameras of the Vivo Y05. The cell capacity have gone up by 18%, now reaching a massive 6,500mAh. On the other hand, the rear camera resolution has taken a hit, now down to 8MP from the previous 13MP.

The charging speed and selfie cameras remain exactly how they were on the Y04, those being 15W and 5MP, respectively. Vivo also removed the 0.08MP auxiliary camera on the back, which was useless anyway. Now that space is occupied by an IR blaster, which is a new add-on this year.

Vivo also skipped the Android 15 entierly and shipped the Y05 with Android 16, with their new and upgraded OriginOS 6.0 skin on top. Given it’s an entry-level offering, the software is bound to be laced with ads. But that should still be a better overall experience than FunTouch OS.

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The Vivo Y05 brings a good amount of upgrades for a budget phone. However, its price also hiked a fair bit. As such, those upgrades are hard to be appreaciated.

Furthermore, phones like the HMD Crest and Moto G05 make situation for the Y05 even tougher. They only cost Rs. 500 more than the 4/128GB variant, but are much better phones.

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