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Vivo Y28 5G review: A durable budget 5G phone with IP64 and a big battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2024·$180
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#4 of 9
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

A rugged budget 5G.

Vivo Y28 5G leans on durability — IP64 and SGS drop certification — plus a big battery and 50 MP camera for around $180. The slow 15 W charging and 720p panel are the budget trade-offs.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.56 inches
Resolution1,612 × 720 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetDimensity 6300 (6 nm)
RAM4 / 6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB + microSD

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

06Value

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • IP64 + SGS drop durability.
  • Big 5,000 mAh battery.
  • 50 MP main camera.
  • microSD expansion.
What doesn't
  • 720p 90 Hz LCD.
  • Slow 15 W charging.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Entry-level Dimensity.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .