Specifications:
a. Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 SOC(Octa Core Processor)
b. 4GB RAM & 64GB Internal Storage
c. 6.3" 19:9 Full HD+ LCD Screen
d. Dual Nano SIM(Dedicated micro SD card support)
e. Dual Rear Camera 16 megapixels+ 5 megapixels
f. Front Camera 24 megapixels
g. 3, 260 mAh Battery
h. Fingerprint Scanner & Android version 8.1(Oreo)
i. Price: Rs. 22, 990/-
What I Liked:
SCREEN: The screen that Vivo has put in this device is very good. It’s an LCD panel but I didn’t have any isssue regarding the screen quality of the device.
CELLULAR CALL QUALITY: I didn’t face any problem regarding the cellular call quality also. Signal reception is also good.
RAM Management: Despite of the heavy UI skin that Vivo is using on this device, the RAM management is surprisingly good. I didn’t encounter issues regarding the same. Multitasking was also fairly good.
SENSORS: It has all the necessary sensors. Vivo hasn’t skimped any sensor on this one. It also has the gyroscope sensor.
BATTERY LIFE: Despite having a 3, 260 mAh battery, in my day to day usage, the V9 lasted for about more than a day to one and a half days, thanks to the Snapdragon 626 SOC.
CAMERA: The front facing camera’s performance is very good on this one. It also has that portrait(bokeh) mode and it works fairly well. The pictures from the front facing camera come out to be really very good. The rear camera also produces very good pictures in natural lighting conditions but when I moved to artificial and low lighting conditions, I frankly feel the performance could’ve been better. So, according to me, the front facing camera is better than the rear facing camera on the Vivo V9.
What I didn’t Like:
CHARGING: At a price tag of about 23, 000 INR, the phone simply doesn’t support fast charging. The charger provided int he box is a normal one and when I tried to charge it using a Qualcomm certified Quick Charger, it actually charged the phone slower than the normal charger that has been provided.
Also, at this price Vivo should’ve gone with a type-c port which is not the case. This phone still has a micro USB port.
UI: The Vivo V9 runs on a custom OS called the FunOS and trust me guys, it’s the worst skin that I’ve ever seen on a smartphone. I simply don’t like it. the device performs fine during light to casual usage, but many a times I have noticed some UI lags.
REAR CAMERA: It’s not that the performance of the rear camera is bad, but it’s not good also. Compared to other competitions, it really has weak performance in low and artificial lighting conditions.
PROCESSOR: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 626 is not at all a bad processor. It is very good. But considering the price point of the device, Vivo should’ve gone at least with the Snapdragon 630 or 636.
CONCLUSION: To sum it up I would say that the Vivo V9 is for someone who has the money to spend for a phone which has a great selfie camera and which looks a bit like the iPhone X. If you are not that kind of person, then stay away from it.