Vivo Y32 with an 8,000 mAh battery and IP69 rating. Is it worth waiting for the launch?

Meet the new Vivo Y32 and... yawn!

Vivo has treated the world to another budget phone. The company seems to have "recycled" not just the name but likely the components as well to create the Vivo Y32.

First of all, don't confuse the new Vivo Y32 with the model of the same name from five years ago. That one was a budget device too, yet I can't shake the feeling that the five-year-old Vivo Y32 is actually better in some respects than the new one. So, what does the new model offer? As before, the Vivo Y32 features an HD+ LCD display—though now it measures 6.87 inches, boasts a 120 Hz refresh rate, and hits a peak brightness of 1300 nits (impressive for an LCD). The new model is powered by a Unisoc T7300 processor (the older one had a Snapdragon!) and comes with 4 or 6 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128 GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage, which is expandable via a microSD card. I’ll timidly mention that the model from years ago had 8 GB of RAM...

Vivo Y32 2026
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The new model also features only slightly improved camera hardware: it retains the 8-megapixel selfie camera (f/2.05) and a 2 MP auxiliary rear lens, while only the main camera has seen a resolution boost—jumping from 13 to 50 megapixels (f/2.0). The question remains: how much will this actually improve photo quality? So, has the Vivo Y32 really not changed for the better after five years? Actually, it has! It gained a massive 8000 mAh battery and faster 44W charging. The new Y32 also boasts an IP68 and IP69-rated casing and—naturally—a more up-to-date operating system: Android 16 with the OriginOS 6 interface. The price of the new model isn't known yet, but the previous Y32 sold for the equivalent of $220. The new one should be cheaper, judging by the specifications...