Vivo iQOO recently released the iQOO 9 as the base model in the Vivo iQOO 9 series. The starting price of the iQOO 9 is $769 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB of storage. Both the 12GB RAM + 256GB and 12GB RAM + 512GB of storage cost $859 and $959 respectively.
Just like the Pro model, the iQOO 9 comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. But features a FHD+ display (not 2K or QHD+), has 120Hz (no LTPO tech), and has no wireless charge. However, when it comes to performance and software, its neck to neck with the Pro model.
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Vivo iQOO 9 Language Support, Network bands and Specs
Vivo iQOO 9 has support for multiple languages and its network band is compatible with Asia, Europe and Australia bands. Even if you live outside China, you can buy this device and it works very well.
Aside from network bands, iQOO 9 has support for multiple languages. The device has support for the following languages: English, Japanese, German, Spanish, Filipino, French, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Dutch, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Thai, Burmese, Korean, Tibetan, Uyghur, Chinese, and more.
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iQOO 9 also has support for Google Mobile Services and Google Play Store. You can download Apps and Games for the Google Play store and download OTA updates when connected to the internet. The CPU and GPU inside this device is very powerful.
The chipset inside the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 paired with up to 12GB of RAM. Its CPU speed is clocked at 3.0 GHz and it uses the Adreno 730 GPU.
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Vivo iQOO 9 features a 6.78-inch AMOLED FHD+ display with 120Hz refresh rate. The display is flat and its protected by corning gorilla glass. It features a punch hole at top center of the screen that houses the selfie camera.
At the rear, it comes with a 50 + 12 + 13MP triple rear cameras and a 16MP front facing camera. Features such as dual PDAF, OIS, gyro-EIS, Dual LED, and HDR10+ is available. The camera gives you options and lots of camera features to play with.
Inside is a 4,700mAh battery with 120W fast charge and 10W reverse wireless charge tech. You can charge this device from 0 to 100% in about 20 minutes. It boots Origin OS ocean based on Android 12 out of the box and it might get up to 3 years of major software update.
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Availability and Where to Buy Vivo iQOO 9
The Vivo iQOO 9 was released on January 5, 2022 and it’s only currently available in China. This device is now available for purchase on Giztop. Hopefully, this device will be released internationally. If you wish to buy from China, you can purchase using any of the links below.
iQOO 9 | Price |
Buy on Giztop | $769 |