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Vivo launches its new affordable devices the Y12 & Y30 in South Africa

Tech news 3 August 2020

Vivo announced that it launched two new affordable smartphones under R5000 in the South African market – the Y12 and Y30.

Both smartphones feature a 5000mAh battery and a 10W fast charging. They also have multi-lens camera setups, with the Y12 featuring a triple camera and the Y30 a quad camera.

The Y12 and Y30 have been available for pre-order since 10 July, but are now officially available in-store for consumers.

The Y12 cost R3 899 and the Y30 cost R4 999, both devices including Cellucity and Vodacom.

Here are the specifications for both devices:

1. The Y12

Display	6.35-inch HD+ (720 × 1544) Halo FullView Display
OS	Android 9 Pie
Battery	5000mAh
RAM	3GB
Main camera	13MP main lens + 8MP wide-angle lens + 2MP depth lens
Front Camera	8MP
CPU	Mediatek MT6762 (octa-core 2GHz processor)
Dimensions	159.43 x 76.77 x 8.92mm
Sensors	Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor.
Storage	64GB

2. The Y30

Display	6.47′-inch HD+ (720 × 1560) Ultra O Display
OS	Android 10, Funtouch 10.0
Battery	5000mAh
RAM	4GB
Main camera	13MP main lens + 8MP wide-angle lens + 2MP depth lens
Front Camera	8MP
CPU	Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (octa-core 2.3GHz and 1.8GHz processor)
Dimensions	159.43 x 76.77 x 8.92mm
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Storage	128GB