Vivo V9 Gets Price Cut In India, Now Retails At Rs.20,990
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has slashed the price of the Vivo V9 smartphone in India. After receiving the price cut, the Vivo V9 will be available for purchase at Rs 20,990, against its original price of Rs 22,990. This makes a price cut of Rs 2,000 on the smartphone. This news was reported by Mumbai-based Mahesh Telecom where the store’s owner took to Twitter to announce the latest price drop. We are not sure if this is a limited time offer, or the price has been permanently slashed.
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+ (2280×1080 pixels) resolution and a 19:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC and carries a 6GBRAM 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.
As per Vivo, the V9 comes with AI Smart Engine that aims to boost the smartphone’s performance over time through smart storage management and app launching based on the user behaviour. To enhance the accuracy of its face unlock, the V9 features AI Face Access. An additional AI Attention Sensing helps to adjust the volume of notifications when the user is looking at the screen.
Vivo V9 sports a plastic built with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and comes with a micro-USB support.
As for its optics, the Vivo V9 sports a dual camera setup with a 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel camera at the front. It offers Bokeh mode, Shot Refocus for adjusting the depth effect post clicking the picture, an HDR mode, PDAF and dual-LED flash. At the front, the smartphone comes with a 24-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture and AI support for enhanced selfies.
