Lower mid-range · 2024

vivo Y29

Name: vivo Y29
Brand: vivo
Price: 250000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦150,000 to ₦290,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5500mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, IP64 water resistance

Watch out HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.68″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

6300 4 / 128 GB

5500 mAh 44W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.68″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1608 · 120 Hz

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.68"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1608 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1000 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

420,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 14, Funtouch 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14, Funtouch 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~0 year

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5500 mAh · 44 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n40, n77, n78

Build & Design

198 g · 8.1 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

165.8 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

198 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

420k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 170 g

₦610k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

38% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1608 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.68″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

420k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

₦260k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

5 sellers·New from ₦290,000·Used from ₦150,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦150,000

Lowest of 5 Fair for used

Amprex ventures ltd

6.4 yrs · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Fair for used

Diplomatic Gadgets

5.8 yrs · 56 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦210,000

Fair for used

JEJE Technologies

8.3 yrs · 94 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦290,000

Macbeyland Gadgets

2.8 yrs · 139 feedback · 8GB

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Jiji Used

₦250,000

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Babatunde Seun

7.2 yrs · 256GB

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Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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