Huawei P9 vs vivo X9

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Comparing the Huawei P9 vs vivo X9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while vivo X9 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Huawei P9 the better performer.


Display: vivo X9 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Huawei P9 offers 5.2 inches, making vivo X9 the larger display of the two. vivo X9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei P9's IPS LCD, making vivo X9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: vivo X9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei P9 offers 12 MP, making vivo X9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo X9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Huawei P9 offers 8 MP, making vivo X9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo X9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3050 mAh, while Huawei P9 offers 3000 mAh, making vivo X9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: vivo X9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P9 offers 32 GB, making vivo X9 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016
08 Nov, 2016
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
20 MP + 8 MP
16 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3050 mAh
6000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Outstanding cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Sleek build quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(835 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 506
Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %
73.68 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

145 mm
152.6 mm
164.4 mm

Width

70.9 mm
74 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
6.9 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

144 grams
154 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
12 MP
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Camera
N/A

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3050 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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