Vivo, the Chinese smartphone giant, unveiled the Vivo V9 in Thailand and Philippines on March 22. Following the launch, the company has finally launched the Vivo V9 in India today, March 23. The highlights of the smartphone include the Full-screen display with a notch up front.
Specifications
As far as the specifications are concerned, the Vivo V9 features a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080x2280 pixels and a 19:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 SoC. The device packs in 4GB of RAM and comes with 64GB of onboard storage. Storage on the smartphone is further expandable up to 256GB using a microSD card. The Vivo V9 runs on Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. Under the hood, there is a 3,260mAh battery powering up the internals.
In the camera segment, the Vivo V9 sports a dual camera setup at the back which includes a 16-megapixel and a 5-megapixel sensor. The rear camera supports HDR Mode, Bokeh Mode and some AI techniques introduced by the company. Up front, there is a 24-megapixel selfie snapper which also offers features like Portrait mode, AR Stickers and Face Beauty.
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On the connectivity front, the Vivo V9 supports 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and a microUSB port with OTG support. The smartphone also sports a fingerprint scanner located at the back. Unlike the Vivo X20 Plus UD, the Vivo V9 does not come with the under the display fingerprint scanner.
Price and Availability
The Vivo V9 is priced at Rs. 22,990 and will go on sale starting next month. The pre-orders for the smartphone are now open at Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm and Vivo e-store. As the part of launch offers, those who pre-order the device before April 2 will get one-time screen replacement warranty and an additional discount of Rs. 2,000 bringing down the price of the smartphone to Rs. 20,990.
Customers buying the smartphone via PayTM can use the code 'VIVOV9' to get a cashback of Rs. 2,299. Amazon is also giving a cashback of 5 percent on the purchase of the V9 in the form of Amazon Pay balance. The smartphone will be available for purchase via online and offline markets starting April 2.
