Vivo V9

A fantastic mid-range model, Vivo V9, it has excellent AI integration in its powerful cameras. Priced at Rs. 14,994, the Vivo V9 can be a mid-range marvel with a bit of a hiccup in the performance department. While the Vivo V9 appears beautiful with a comfortable design and a bright display, the phone begins to struggle with its weak battery and weak performance. However, if you are someone who’s looking for a phone with a great set of AI-integrated cameras arriving at a low price, then this can be a great phone to consider.

Vivo V9 Price in India

The lone Vivo V9 model with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage costs Rs. 21657 in India and comes in Sapphire Blue colour option. The smartphone is now out of stock in all online stores. The current pricing is from Amazon India. In order to grab the Vivo V9 at an affordable price tag, that too in a good condition, visit store.cashify.in. 

Vivo V9 comes with a user-friendly width and length which is adequate to be both comfortable as well as an immersive experience. The phone has a small notch which has the selfie camera and ambient light sensors on it, along with a tiny notification light. The mid-range phone may not feel premium, but it is not cheap either. The glossy rear panel is of a plastic build, and due to its glossy finish, it tends to get fingerprint smudges on it.

The back panel houses the fingerprint scanner, which is a bit too high to be completely comfortable. The phone comes with rounded corners and thus sits comfortably in your palm. Plus, at 150g, it is quite light-weight too.

The Vivo V9 arrives with a 6.3-inch IPS screen with a 1080×2280 resolution and a modern 9:19 aspect ratio. The phone has decent viewing angles, but there is a bit of a reddish tinge to the colour, stealing its punchy effect.

The screen is large enough, and gives an immersive effect with a screen-to-body ratio of about 90 per cent. The display is quite bright, but the only problem is that the screen struggles when it comes under direct sunlight.

The Vivo V9 may have a near-premium design, but its internals are a bit on the lower end. The phone is fitted with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 626, SoC which is clocked at 2.2GHz, paired with 4GB of RAM. The Snapdragon 600 series is a reliable chipset, but it falls short of the faster and modern 800 series. However, the phone runs quite well, without lagging when running multiple apps. It gets 4546 points in multi-core score in Geekbench 4. In general, the Face Unlock feature works wonderfully and is quite snappy, especially in well-lit conditions.

Regarding gaming, the phone can run casual games smoothly without any issue. However, when it comes to modern games, the phone falters – especially with high-end games being run at high graphics. Being a mid-range phone, the Vivo V9 comes with quite a mediocre processor.

The Vivo V9 arrives with a 16MP primary sensor along with a 5MP depth sensor. It also has an AI-powered beautify mode which, as per Vivo, can detect gender, age, skin tone, texture, and lighting angles and use such information for enhancing the output. The phone could provide decent photos in ideal light conditions, with quick focus and accurate exposure.

However, the output lacked a bit of detail and was a bit grainy. Macros were better as it was possible to distinguish between background and subject. In low light, the camera quality dropped drastically. The focus was slow, and the phone failed to capture enough details. The shots turn out blurry.

The Vivo V9 arrives with a 24MP front camera along with AI-assisted beautify mode. The selfies carry enough details to be put on social media. However, at night, they capture a lot of visual noise.

The Vivo V9 maxes out at 4K video recording which results in fantastic footage being captured. However, the phone does not offer Optical Image Stabilization or Electronic Image Stabilisation, which means the footage can get shaky.

The Vivo V9 arrives with a 3260mAh battery which, as per the phone capacity, is quite an average one. Moderate use – like playing PUBG, streaming YouTube videos and WhatsApp – found the battery getting drained by evening.

Running an HD video on loop saw that the phone was able to last for about 8 hours and 49 minutes, which is quite average. All in all, the phone does not come equipped with a capable battery.

The Vivo V9 comes with a beautiful design and stunning display, but it falters when it comes to its internals. It arrives with a dated processor which tends to lag with intensive gaming. The battery powering the phone does not have enough juice to last the phone for a long time, and the cameras are just passable, struggling in low-light situations. On the whole, the phone is just okay and suitable for anymore looking for a cheap model to enter the low-tier mid-range phones.

However, there are much better phones present in the market, and so, Vivo V9 is not the best recommendation.