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Vivo X9 review: A 2016 phone with a dual front camera for selfies.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2016·$400
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#20 of 47
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Vivo's dual-front-cam selfie phone.

Vivo X9 was an early phone with a dual front camera setup — a 20 MP + 8 MP combo for software bokeh selfies. A strong China seller in 2016.

01Display

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid-range phones of 2016.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (FHD)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Main16 MP, f/2.0
Selfie20 MP + 8 MP dual (bokeh)

03Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

ChipsetSnapdragon 625 (14 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage64 GB · microSD

04Battery

62/100

62/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Capacity3,050 mAh
Wired9 W

05Build

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

What works
  • Dual front cameras for bokeh selfies.
  • Hi-Fi audio DAC.
  • Slim 7 mm aluminium body.
  • Efficient Snapdragon 625.
What doesn't
  • Slow 9 W charging.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Funtouch was busy.
  • 3,050 mAh battery.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 8
$400 · score 70/100

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 47-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .