OnePlus 3 vs vivo X9

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Comparing the OnePlus 3 vs vivo X9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while vivo X9 runs at 2.0 GHz, making OnePlus 3 the better performer.


Display: Both OnePlus 3 and vivo X9 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but vivo X9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 3's Optic AMOLED, making vivo X9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 3 and vivo X9 feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo X9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while OnePlus 3 offers 8 MP, making vivo X9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo X9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3050 mAh, while OnePlus 3 offers 3000 mAh, making vivo X9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both OnePlus 3 and vivo X9 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

15 Jun, 2016
08 Nov, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 820
Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Optic AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
20 MP + 8 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3050 mAh
6600 mAh
Dash Charging
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Stunning display
  • Fast, smooth performance
  • Consistently good cameras
  • Great battery life with Dash Charge support
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Protruding camera mandates a case
  • No expandable storage
  • Alert Slider can't be customised
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(2,591 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Adreno 506
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A
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.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Optic AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.94 %
73.68 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

152.7 mm
152.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

74.7 mm
74 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
6.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

158 grams
154 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Camera
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
3050 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Dash Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 100W 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
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.784 W/kg Body: 0.581 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 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 A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
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

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

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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