Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) vs vivo V9

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Comparing the Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) vs vivo V9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo V9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) runs at 1.8 GHz, making vivo V9 the better performer.


Display: vivo V9 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers 5.8 inches, making vivo V9 the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) and vivo V9 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) and vivo V9 feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo V9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers 16 MP, making vivo V9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo V9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3260 mAh, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers 3060 mAh, making vivo V9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) and vivo V9 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) and vivo V9 equally at 7.


User Rating: vivo V9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

30 Aug, 2018
02 Apr, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 636
Snapdragon 626
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
24 MP
50 MP

Battery

3060 mAh
3260 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • No frills Android experience
  • Capable selfie camera
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performer
  • Good cameras on both, the front and the back
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Rear cameras aren't as good
  • Battery life could've been better
  • Plastic design attracts fingerprints and smudges
  • Priced higher than the competition
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(213,175 ratings)
4.5/5
(92,934 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

168,464
AnTuTu Score
90,303
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 30, 2018
(Official)
Apr 02, 2018
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Android One
Funtouch OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
14 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 509
Adreno 506
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

168,464
90,303
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

435 ppi
400 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.05 %
84.87 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

147.2 mm
154.81 mm
150.83 mm

Width

70.9 mm
75.03 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.89 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

151 grams
150 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0S5K3P9 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.2µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

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

Software Based Aperture

N/A
F0.95-F16
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.9µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3060 mAh
3260 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 20.5 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.456 W/kg Body: 0.647 W/kg
Head: 1.380 W/kg Body: 0.406 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Google Services - Play Store Google Chrome Google Map YouTube Drive Play Music Play Movies and TV Google Duo Photos Flipkart Newspoint Amazon UC Browser WPS office Whatsapp
N/A

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