Barely a week after the stunning Vivo V23 5G became available in the Philippines alongside the more affordable Vivo V23e, the BBK Electronics brand has launched a phone for the more-budget-conscious market.

The Vivo Y21T is already being sold on Shopee and at partner retailers like MemoXpress for a price of P10,999 (around $214). Recall that the smartphone debuted in Indonesia more than a month ago for Rp3,099,000 (roughly P11,096 or $216).

If you buy the handset from Shopee, you’ll receive a free pair of TWS earbuds and a DITO SIM card. Plus you can get a voucher that will give you up to P300 ($6) discount. Not bad, yeah?

The all new vivo Y21T gaming phone is here! 😊💙

Enjoy it with 2 freebies plus an additional 300 OFF voucher!

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— vivo_phil (@Vivo_Phil) February 19, 2022

Official announcement of the Vivo Y21T’s availability in the Philippines

The Y21T version for the Philippine market has 4GB of RAM instead of 6GB, which can still be extended up to 1GB with virtual RAM. The 128GB storage can be expanded as well — up to 1TB, specifically. Powering the handset is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680, the same 6nm 4G chip that the newly released Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 uses.

The Vivo Y21T comes with a 50-megapixel triple rear camera, an 8-megapixel selfie shooter, and a 6.51-inch HD+ screen with a waterdrop notch. It runs an Android 11-based Funtouch OS 12 skin. And battery shouldn’t be a problem, because it’s big at 5,000mAh and even supports 18-watt fast charging over a USB-C port.

Vivo Y21T specs

• 6.51-inch LCD display, HD+ resolution, 60Hz refresh rate
• 6nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor
• Adreno 610 GPU
• 4GB RAM
• 128GB storage
• Triple 50-megapixel main, 2-megapixel macro, 2-megapixel portrait rear cameras
• 8-megapixel front camera
• Side fingerprint reader
• 5,000mAh battery with 18-watt USB-C charging
• Funtouch OS 12 based on Android 11
• Color options: Midnight Blue, Pearl White

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