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Vivo Y75 4G LTE-Enabled Android 7.1 Smartphone

Vivo Y75

Vivo has launched another 4G LTE-enabled Android 7.1 smartphone ‘Y75’ in China. As part of the Y series, this mid-range smartphone packs a 5.7-inch 1440 x 720 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display, a 2.5GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P23 16nm processor, an 800MHz ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU, a 4GB RAM and a 32GB of expandable internal storage (up to 256GB).

Featuring dual SIM card slots, the handset sports a 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and soft LED flash, a 13MP rear-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture and LED flash, a fingerprint sensor on the back and a built-in 3000mAh battery.

Running on Android 7.1 Nougat OS with Funtouch OS 3.2 on top, the Y75 provides 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS + GLONASS for connectivity. The Vivo Y75 is available now for 1,598 Yuan (about $241). [Product Page]

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