Vivo V9 review: An iPhone-X-styled notch phone with a 24 MP AI selfie camera.
Vivo embraces the notch.
V9 chased the iPhone X look with a notched 6.3" display and a 24 MP AI selfie camera, riding 2018's notch trend. Modest internals but smart styling made it a strong regional seller in India and Southeast Asia.
01Display
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
60/10060/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.
03Performance
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
64/10064/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.
05Build
62/10062/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
60/10060/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.
- Trendy iPhone-X-style notch design.
- 24 MP AI selfie cam.
- 6.3" FHD+ FullView display.
- microSD + jack.
- Snapdragon 626 is mid-tier.
- Mono speaker.
- Funtouch heavy.
- 10 W charging.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 85-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .