Mid-range · 2023

vivo Y78

Name: vivo Y78
Brand: vivo
Price: 340000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦180,000 to ₦340,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A34

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

695 5G 8 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 44W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1300 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

547,600

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 13, Funtouch 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, Funtouch 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

OIS

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 44 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

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 BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28a

5G n1, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

177 g · 7.9 mm · IP54

Height

164.3 mm

Width

74.8 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

177 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, 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 15

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

49% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

548k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

₦460k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

28% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

548k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

₦110k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·New from ₦340,000·Used from ₦180,000

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

Jiji Used

₦180,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦340,000

Paschal Chigozie

4.1 yrs · 40 feedback · 256GB

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