vivo X9 vs Huawei P9

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Comparing the vivo X9 vs Huawei P9 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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vivo X9
₹27,960
(Discontinued)
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₹39,999
(Out of Stock)
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₹35,999
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Summary

Release Date

08 Nov, 2016
17 Aug, 2016
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 625
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

N/A
20 MP + 8 MP
8 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
3050 mAh
3000 mAh
10000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
100W Hyper Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

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

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
HiSilicon Kirin 955
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno

RAM

4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi
447 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.68 %
72.34 %
89.32 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
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
89.5 %

Design

Height

152.6 mm
145 mm
163.44 mm

Width

74 mm
70.9 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
6.9 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

154 grams
144 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size
8 MP
Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3050 mAh
3000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: 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) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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Wi-Fi

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

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
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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