Vivo iQOO 9

Vivo iQOO 9
Brand: Vivo
Category: Mobiles
  • SoC: Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)
  • RAM: 8GB/ 12GB RAM
  • Storage: 128 GB/ 256GB
  • Display: AMOLED
  • Camera: 16 MP/ 48 MP (wide), 13 MP (ultrawide), 13 MP (telephoto)
  • OS: Android 12

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.7 4.4 1
  • Performance 9 / 10
  • Display 8 / 10
  • Design 8 / 10
  • Software 9 / 10
  • Camera 9 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10
  • Value For Money 9 / 10

A couple of days back, Vivo announced its flagship device which becomes so popular these days with the name of Vivo iQOO 9 (available on Amazon). As we already know that Vivo added plenty of big changes including changes in design, displays, software, and so on. This handset comes with 6.56 inches, 104.6 cm2 (~87.5% screen-to-body ratio), and has using AMOLED screen which gives you a delicate picture, reduces smear, low blue light, and the screen is more smooth for eye protection. It supports a 120Hz refresh rate, 1 Billion color bionic display, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak) display brightness. It has a display resolution of 1080 x 2376 pixels with a 20:9 aspect ratio while having a pixel density of 398 PPI.

Let’s discuss some more specifications of Vivo iQOO 9 in detail:

The dimension of the Vivo iQOO 9 measures 159.1 x 75.1 x 8.6 or 8.7 mm and weighs around 200 g / 202 g (7.05 oz). It supports Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). The iQOO Neo5 S boots Funtouch 12 based on Android 12. It is powered by Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm) chipset and an Octa-core (1×2.99 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680) processor. It runs Adreno 660 GPU. The phone is available in two storage patterns which are 8 GB RAM and 12 GB RAM with 128 GB and 256 GB internal storage of UFS 3.1.

Safeguarding the build, the iQOO 9 is protected with Panda Glass at both sides of the device and has Splash and dust resistant features which make the device powerful or solid.

As far as the camera is concerned, the Vivo iQOO 9 packs a triple camera module consisting primary camera of 48 MP (wide) with f/1.8 aperture, 13 MP (ultrawide) with f/2.2 aperture, and 13 MP (macro) with an f/2.5 aperture depth shooter lens. Furthermore, the primary camera is capable of 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps videos. The device has Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, PDAF, gimbal OIS, 2x optical zoom, and panorama features. Another side, the selfie camera is 16 MP, f/2.5 aperture, (wide) with 1080p@30fps, HDR, Autofocus video capability.

The iQOO 9 device consists of Li-Po 4350 mAh capacity non-removable battery. The phone has a feature of fast charging with 120W which gives 50% charge in just 6 min, and 100% charge in just 18 min (advertised) which is quite superb.

Sensors on the phone:

  • Fingerprint (under display, optical),
  • Accelerometer sensor,
  • Gyro sensor,
  • Proximity sensor, and
  • Compass sensor.

Connectivity options include:

  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot,
  • Bluetooth- 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive,
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS,
  • NFC,
  • Audio Jack- No,
  • Loudspeaker with stereo speakers, and
  • USB- USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Color and Price

This Handset comes with very high-end features that give users the best user interface with quality and amazing display.  It is available in three colors are Legend, Alpha, Phoenix in the market with a range of around 508.03 Euro which can be 42,990 in Indian Rupees.

Vivo iQOO 9 - Specs

Network

  • 5G Network
  • 4G Network
  • 3G Network
  • 2G Network

Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar
  • Build
    AMOLED
  • Dimensions
    159.1 x 75.1 x 8.6 or 8.7 mm
  • Weight
    200 g / 202 g (7.05 oz)
  • Waterproof
    Splash and dust resistant
  • Colors
    Legend, Alpha, Phoenix
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    AMOLED
  • Size
    6.56 inches, 104.6 cm2
  • Resolution
    1080 x 2376 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    1B colors
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    398 ppi
  • Touch Screen
    Yes, up to 10 fingers
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Panda Glass, front plastic and back plastic
  • Features
    ~87.5% screen-to-body ratio
    120Hz refresh rate, 1 Billion color bionic display, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak) display brightness

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 12
  • Skin UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    Funtouch 12

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core (1x2.99 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Adreno 660
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    8 GB/ 12GB
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    128GB/ 256GB
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    Yes, up to 128 GB
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (under display, optical),
    Accelerometer sensor,
    Gyro sensor,
    Proximity sensor, and
    Compass sensor.

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    48 MP
  • Ultrawide
    13 MP
  • Depth
    13 MP
  • Video
    4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
  • Camera Features
    Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, PDAF, gimbal OIS, 2x optical zoom, and panorama features
  • Selfie Camera
    16 MP

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    4350 mAh
  • Fast Charging
    Fast charging 120W, 50% in 6 min, 100% in 18 min (advertised)

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    5.2, A2DP, LE
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    USB Type-C 2.0
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack