Vivo Y36

Vivo Y36 is one of Vivo's new smartphone in the South African market. This smartphone will be beneficial for some users and might be beneficial for you too.

But is the Vivo Y36 a smartphone you should consider for your next purchase? Or must you search for a different smartphone that meets your smartphone requirements? These questions will be answered for you now!

The categories I will discussing about the Vivo Y36, are the following:

• Discuss the benefits the Vivo Y36 has to offer for you.
• Comparing the Vivo Y36 against two other smartphones in the current market.
• Name and identify the retail stores which will have the Vivo Y36 available in store.

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Benefits of using a Vivo Y36

The Vivo Y36 will provide 5 benefits to its users. Each benefit of the Vivo Y36 will determine if you are going to buy the Vivo Y36 as your next smartphone or not. Please make sure you understand each benefit I am laying out and see if these benefits matches your smartphone requirements. Then you will not be disappointed with your decision.

First benefit of using a Vivo Y36, is its unique slim design and beautiful colors the smartphone comes in.  The Vivo Y36 design comes in a slim design with beautiful patterns depending on the color of smartphone you select. The Glitter Aqua color comes with a ripple & glass bubble pattern, whereas the Meteor Black color comes with a stardust fade pattern. Both unique colors, have a slim design that can ensure you smartphone will fit anywhere you want it to be. Your Vivo Y36 smartphone will stand out in the crowd when you show it off to friends and family with its beautiful colors and slim elegant design.

Second benefit is the water and dust resistant capability. The benefit's name says it all, the Vivo Y36 is water and dust resistant. Meaning if it gets dusty or exposed by water, the Vivo Y36 will still work. No dust or water problems here with the Vivo Y36. Thus, if you are a hard worker that works in dusty environments, the Vivo Y36 will be the perfect fit for you. Or if you are a user that loves to party a lot around pools or wet weather, your Vivo Y36 will not stop to function when getting wet.

The third benefit of using a Vivo Y36, is the Audiovisual feature. Audiovisual feature is two features combined into one. The Vivo Y36 comes with a 90Hz refresh rate display, meaning the screen does not freeze a lot when using a lot of apps on your smartphone the same time. Plus the sound of the found can go louder than other smartphones thanks to the audio booster feature. Now you can make your Vivo Y36 sound double louder compare to other smartphones. Great benefit to have if you are a user that  loves load sounds from their smartphone. Ideally for a party user or even DJ.

Fourth benefit is the extended RAM feature. Now this benefit ain't new from Vivo, but is a great feature that enables their users to experience their smartphones to process apps and data very quickly. Not just under a 8GB RAM speed, but at 16GB RAM speed. As fast as certain gaming computers. How the Vivo Y36 does this, it uses 8GB Dynamic RAM which can only be enabled if their is unused storage space on the smartphone. When the Dynamic RAM is activated, the 8GB RAM that is currently on the Vivo Y36 gets a booster speed of another 8GB RAM. Users that love to work fast and do multiple tasks at once, will definitely love the Vivo Y36.

The fifth benefit is the big amount of power the Vivo Y36 can store & use, plus the short time period you have to wait when charging its battery with power. Now the Vivo Y36 comes with a 5000mAh battery capacity size which is on average the max battery capacity size most smartphones offer to their users. 5000mAh battery capacity size almost provides a full day power charge for any smartphone. Many users desire to have a smartphone that does not require regular power recharge. It is annoying when you have a smartphone that needs to recharge its battery with power the all time. Then the Vivo Y36 comes with a fast charge capability at 44watts, which is quite fast. 44watts will charge your Vivo Y36's battery to 30% capacity in less than 15mins. Not bad at all. Definitely a smartphone to consider, especially in countries where regular power cuts occur like South Africa.

These are the 5 benefits that the Vivo Y36 gives to all their users, in my view. If you want to search for other benefits the Vivo Y36 may provide for you, please visit Vivo's site by clicking on the following link.

Comparisons against the Vivo Y36

The smartphones I will compare against the Vivo Y36, are smartphones that are currently competing in the smartphone market in the same price bracket. First one, will be the popular Huawei Nova 11i. The second one, is a new smartphone I reviewed last time, the Realme C55. 

If you want to revisit my review for the Realme C55, click on the following link. If you want to revisit my Huawei Nova 11i review, click on the following link. On each review, I go more into detail about each smartphone separately as compare to here. So you might find more interesting information in those reviews.

Firstly the display screen size will be compared between the 3 different smartphones. Vivo Y36 has the smallest display screen size out of the three smartphones and will satisfy users that prefer using smaller smartphones. Not everyone prefers to use big display screen size smartphones with a variety of reasons. Even though the Vivo Y36 has the smallest display screen size out of the three, it is only smaller with a few inches. So please, take note of that.

The second difference is the weight each smartphone is carrying. Yes, there is users that are sensitive to the smartphone weight when carrying or using smartphones in their hands. Some users prefer to carry the lightest weighted smartphones as possible. Unfortunately, the Vivo Y36 is the heaviest to carry and use out of the three smartphones. Thus, Vivo Y36 will not be an option for you if your smartphone requirement is to have the lightest smartphone to carry and use. You will be looking at Realme C55 in this category.

Third difference is the extra memory slot option. Now this option is for users that prefer to use SD memory cards on their smartphones still and cannot afford to use extra online storage that costs money monthly to have. Both Vivo Y36 and Real C55 offers the extra memory slot option, whereas the Huawei Nova 11i does not. Note all three smartphones have the extra online storage option.

The fourth difference between the 3 smartphones, is the rear camera each smartphone have installed. The Vivo Y36 has the most rear camera lenses out of the three smartphones. Meaning the Vivo Y36 is supposed to take better photos out of the 3 specific smartphones. However, the megapixel section may differ with this statement. The Realme C55 has the highest megapixel rear camera lens in this category. Thus, the Realme C55 can actually take the statement for taking the best photos out of this group and not the Vivo Y36.

Fifth difference is the selfie camera each smartphone have. This category must be discussed as there are users that are selfie lovers and must have a smartphone that takes great selfie photos and videos. Luckily, both the Vivo Y36 and Huawei Nova 11i can satisfy all selfie lovers with their 16 megapixel selfie camera. Realme C55 unfortunately, fails in this category with its 8 megapixel selfie camera.

The sixth difference is the jack plug in option. Now this option is an old option that many new smartphones do not have anymore to offer for their users. But there is still users that wants the option to have the ability to plug in their wired headphones directly in their smartphone without a extra specific adapter. Both the Vivo Y36 and the Realme C55 caters for these specific users' needs. The Huawei Nova 11i does not have a jack plug in option and will need an extra specific adapter which is a type c adapter in order to enable their users to use their wired headphones. Note that all three smartphones have Bluetooth capabilities that allow them to connect wirelessly to Bluetooth headphones or buds.

Seventh difference is the charging speed each of these 3 smartphones provide to their users. Charging speed is very important due to many users hate to wait long for their smartphones to charge their smartphones' battery with power. Users like to be on the go and sometimes do not have the luxury to be at power plug constantly. The Vivo Y36 has the fastest charging speed capability out of the three smartphones. In 15 minutes, your Vivo Y36 will already have recharge its battery with power at 30% capacity. That is very fast and will satisfy users that need a quick power boost for their smartphone's battery.

Final difference is the full retail price each of these smartphone go at. Some users are price sensitive and only have a certain budget to spend on a smartphone. Even though the Vivo Y36 is below the R10 000 price bracket, it is the most expensive smartphone out of the 3 smartphones here. Realme C55 is the cheapest in the group here with the retail price of R5 999.

However, in terms of monthly payments for these 3 smartphones, the Huawei Nova 11i is the cheapest in both 24 and 36 monthly contracts according to MTN's current deals. It really depends on how you want to pay your new smartphone and how much you can afford for the new smartphone.

After reading all these differences, I am sure you have a clear idea which smartphone to go for out of the 3 specific smartphones options layout here. 

Location where you can buy the Vivo Y36

The Vivo Y36 is already available at all MTN retail stores. When you visit at one of your closest MTN's retails stores, you can gladly request to view a dummy unit of the Vivo Y36 so that you can confirm how it feels and look in your own hands. Plus if you need to find out more information about the Vivo Y36, the friendly MTN staff at stores will assist. The MTN staff might even call a Vivo representative to answer any of your questions they might know more about the Vivo Y36.

Unfortunately, the Vivo Y36 is not available on contract from MTN online at the moment. Only way to get a contract for the Vivo Y36 is to go to one of the closest MTN retail stores physically around your area and do all the steps there. The Vivo Y36 is available at full retail purchase price from Takealot at the moment. You can click on the following link to make such online purchase and ensure free delivery at your desired location.

Overall

Vivo Y36 is beneficial for a user that has the following smartphone requirements:

• The need to have a stylish smartphone that stand out above the other smartphone designs.
• Having a smartphone that has a great battery life and fast charging capabilities.
• Desire of having a smartphone that runs fast through multiple apps and data same time.
• Need a smartphone that can sustain against water and dust environments in case incidents occur to the smartphone.
• The desire to play music so loud that no one can beat your smartphone's volume.
• Must be able to take great selfie photos and videos of user self with your own smartphone.
• Meets the user's low budget smartphone requirements.

If you have these smartphone requirements, then the Vivo Y36 is the smartphone for you. I believe the Vivo Y36 is a good smartphone to consider. Just make sure you know about all the other smartphone options that have similar benefits like the Vivo Y36. This will help you make the right smartphone selection for yourself.

What are your thoughts about the Vivo Y36?

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