vivo V9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus

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Comparing the vivo V9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo V9 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 1.95 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus runs at 1.8 GHz, making vivo V9 Pro the better performer.


Display: vivo V9 Pro offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus offers 6 inches, making vivo V9 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo V9 Pro's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while vivo V9 Pro offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while vivo V9 Pro offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while vivo V9 Pro offers 3260 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both vivo V9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: vivo V9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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vivo V9 Pro
₹16,159
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus
₹20,149
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

09 Oct, 2018
22 May, 2018
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 660
Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
24 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3260 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
6.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Design
  • Display quality
  • Battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Low light camera performance
  • Speaker placement is less than ideal
  • Seems pricey
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(2,438 ratings)
4.3/5
(6,055 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

90,303
AnTuTu Score
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 v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core, 1.8 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)

N/A
14 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 512
Adreno 506
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB / 4 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
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.

90,303
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
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
18.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi
411 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.91 %
75.67 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

154.8 mm
160.2 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75 mm
75.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

150 grams
191 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length ISO-CELL
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/1.9 Depth Camera
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
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
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

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
24 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3260 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
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
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
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

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
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
N/A
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) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
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
N/A
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: 1.138 W/kg Body: 0.718 W/kg
Head: 0.451 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct 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 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

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

UC Browser WPS Office Newspoint Amazon Amazon Prime Video
Samsung Pay Mini
N/A

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