Budget smartphones have gained a bunch of new features over the years. They are now faster, take better photos, have smoother displays, and have stylish designs. However, there’s one department that many brands tend to overlook: battery life and charging speed.
vivo is one of the few brands that recognize the importance for people to use their smartphones longer and spend less time charging. It is evident from our recent vivo V-series reviews. These sub-flagship phones achieved some of the longest — if not the longest — battery life scores we’ve ever tested with a 5,000mAh capacity.
But if you just want a device that lasts long, you don’t have to spend extra for the vivo V30 as the company has brought a similar impressive battery life with their latest midrange phone, the vivo Y100.
The vivo Y100 is a perfect option for those who like to binge-watch a whole TV season in one sitting, play games for hours, who are always on the go, love to travel, or anyone who can’t be tied to the wall waiting for their phone to charge.
Today, we’ll show you how the vivo Y100’s large 5,000mAh battery, fast 80W FlashCharge adapter, and efficient hardware and software will allow you to charge less and do more.
Binge-watch a whole season, and more, on a single charge
We consume content these days by binge-watching. Thanks to platforms like Netflix dropping a whole TV series season in one day, you can watch everything in one sitting. No need to wait for weeks for a new episode to arrive.
What’s annoying is when you have to charge your phone in the middle of watching your favorite show. If you want to get rid of that hassle, then you should definitely consider the vivo Y100.
In our tests, we were able to stream the whole first season of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender on a single charge. In fact, it only ate about 34% of the battery. We started episode one with 100% and finished all eight episodes — which are about 50 minutes to an hour each — at 66%.
After that, we still have a lot of juice to watch different YouTube videos in the background while working on our laptops — from hours-long video podcasts, reviews, and random vlogs. The Y100 lasted 9 hours doing those tasks until the battery finally ran out.
Watching content is even more enjoyable with the vivo Y100’s smooth and colorful 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with a high 120Hz refresh rate. And to complete the visual and audio experience, there’s a stereo speaker setup with a 300% volume booster.
Play games and rank up
Gamers who are serious about ranking up will also appreciate the long battery life of the vivo Y100 4G.
We played about 7 rounds of Call of Duty Mobile on one of our tests. We started playing with a 100% charge, and after an hour, we were still left with 89% of juice. With all those games played, the vivo Y100 only lost about 11% of battery, giving you a lot more juice to play all day.
Other than the battery, you’d also be enjoying games thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of expandable storage.
A device that lasts for days
After spending all those hours watching content, scrolling on social media, and playing games, it’s safe to say that the vivo Y100 has one of the best battery life in its segment.
Bear in mind that we went pretty hard with our tests by almost maxing the screen-on time. However, in real-world use, the vivo Y100 can easily last you for two days, especially if your activities only include casually browsing the web, watching video during breaks, and playing games after work or school.
Be up and running again in no time
In case you run out of power in the middle of intense gaming, while watching your favorite series, or while on tour during a vacation, no need to worry as the vivo Y100’s 80W FlashCharge ensures that you’re up and running again in no time.
Here’s an example: After we spent hours bingeing shows on Netflix, the device ultimately ran out of juice. Craving for more, we then plugged the 80W charger, took a quick 15-minute break, and got back with already a 30% charge on the battery — that’s from 0%. Pretty impressive. From there, we were able to watch a couple more shows.
But if you want a full charge for, say, you have a big and busy day the next day, you can easily have one with the vivo 80W FlashCharge. In our test, a full 0-100% charge only took about 49 minutes. No need to wait for hours to wait for the device to fill up or risk of charging overnight.
So if you want a midrange smartphone that lets you watch a couple of TV seasons in one sitting, play games for hours, or last a couple of days of light to moderate usage, then the vivo Y100’s large and efficient battery, paired with the 80W FlashCharge adapter, is for you.
Get it at vivo’s physical and online stores, Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop for only Php13,999 for the 8GB/256GB variant. There’s also a cheaper 8GB/128GB model for Php12,499.
*This article was created by NoypiGeeks in partnership with vivo Philippines.