Vivo V9 Becomes The First Android Clone of iPhone X to Launch in India For Rs 22,990

Vivo V9 has been launched in India as a mid-range smartphone offering.

The latest Vivo phone boasts of an iPhone X-like notch, dual rear cameras and a whopping 24-megapixel camera on the front. Vivo V9 has been launched at a price of Rs 22,990 and will be available for purchase in Pearl Black, Champagne Gold and Sapphire Blue colour options. Pre-orders for the Vivo V9 will begin from Friday while the smartphone will start retailing from April 2 onwards through offline and online channels including Flipkart and Amazon India.

The Vivo V9 looks strikingly similar to the Apple iPhone X, especially from the front. Like the iPhone X, Vivo V9 comes with a Full View display with a notch at the top centre. The notch sports the earpiece, selfie camera LED notification light and a sensor. Through the notch, Vivo V9 offers a screen-to-body ratio of almost a 90 percent. Vivo V9 also supports face unlock security feature.

As for its specifications, the Vivo V9 sports a 6.3-inch IPS LCD Full View display with Full HD+ (2280x1080 pixels) resolution and a 19:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 SoC and carries a 4GBRAM with 64GB of internal storage, expandable up to 256GB. The phone runs the latest Android 8.1 Oreo-based FunTouch OS 4.0 and is backed by a 3260 mAh battery.

Key features of the Vivo V9

■Vivo V9 has a notch-like thin strip (measuring 1.85mm) at the top. However, the rest of the screen is not completely bezel less as it is in the Apple iPhone X. There is a thin bezel (5.93mm) under the screen.
■Vivo has managed to accommodate a truly big 6.3-inch screen in a 154.8mm x 75.1mm form factor, which is quite impressive. The Redmi Note 5 Pro (starts Rs 13,999) offers a slightly smaller 6-inch screen, yet it is slightly bigger at 158.6mm x 75.4mm.
■At 150g, Vivo V9 is the lightest big-screen smartphone with a screen size of 6 inches or more. The Redmi Note 5 Pro has a 6-inch screen and tips the scales at 181g.
■The V9’s screen offers a slightly wider aspect ratio of 19:9 and screen resolution of 2,280x1080p. Most thin-bezel smartphones including the Redmi Note 5 Pro offer an aspect ratio of 18:9 and screen resolution of 2,160x1,080p.
■The V9 is also one of the few smartphones which run the latest Android 8.1 (Oreo) out of the box with Vivo’s custom UI called FunTouch OS. Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 5 Pro still runs Android 7.1 but is expected to get the Android 8 update sometime this year.
■Vivo has used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 626 octa-core processor to power the V9 and has clubbed it with 4GB RAM. The smartphone offers 64GB internal storage with the option to expand by another 256GB via microSD card. The Redmi Note 5 Pro runs on a slightly more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor with up to 6GB RAM (in the Rs16,999 variant).
■For camera buffs, the V9 has a 16-megapixel camera for capturing detail shots and a 5-megapixel camera for taking shots in bokeh and portrait mode. For selfie enthusiasts the phone has a 24-megapixel camera with AI-backed beauty mode and AR stickers. The front camera can also be used for unlocking the smartphone or an app with the face as ID. We don’t know how good this feature is, as of now