vivo V9 vs Huawei P20 Pro

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Comparing the vivo V9 vs Huawei P20 Pro 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: Huawei P20 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while vivo V9 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei P20 Pro the better performer.


Display: vivo V9 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Huawei P20 Pro offers 6.1 inches, making vivo V9 the larger display of the two. Huawei P20 Pro features a OLED display compared to vivo V9's IPS LCD, making Huawei P20 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei P20 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 40 MP, while vivo V9 offers 16 MP, making Huawei P20 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both vivo V9 and Huawei P20 Pro feature a 24 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei P20 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while vivo V9 offers 3260 mAh, making Huawei P20 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: vivo V9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P20 Pro offers 128 GB, making vivo V9 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Huawei P20 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while vivo V9 is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo V9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Huawei P20 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

02 Apr, 2018
03 May, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 626
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2240 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

24 MP
24 MP
50 MP

Battery

3260 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performer
  • Good cameras on both, the front and the back
  • Stunning design
  • Impressive and versatile snappers
  • Smooth performance
  • Great battery life
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Plastic design attracts fingerprints and smudges
  • Priced higher than the competition
  • Powered by the last year's processor
  • Heats up when pushed to limits
  • Steep pricing
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(92,934 ratings)
4.4/5
(365 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2018
(Official)
N/A
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

Funtouch OS
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Co-Processor

N/A
i7
N/A

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 506
Mali-G72 MP12
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
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.

90,303
N/A
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
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2240 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

400 ppi
408 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.87 %
81.76 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
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)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

154.81 mm
155 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.03 mm
73.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.89 mm
7.8 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

150 grams
180 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX600 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
20 MP
f/1.6
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
7360 x 4912 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
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Software Based Aperture

F0.95-F16
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
N/A
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

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

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3260 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
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
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
No

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/eSIM

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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) / 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: 1.380 W/kg Body: 0.406 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
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 Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

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
N/A

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