After having appeared briefly in an Amazon.in listing the Vivo V9 has been finally launched in India. The Vivo V9 is priced at Rs 22,990 and will be available in only one variant, 4GB/64GB variant. The Vivo V9 has already been launched in Thailand and the Philippines.

The Vivo V9 features a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. The device offers mid-range specifications with an emphasis on the front camera. Powering the Vivo V9 is a Snapdragon 626 coupled with 4GB of RAM. On the storage front, Vivo is offering 64GB of internal memory along with microSD card slot that supports up to 256GB.

The camera is one of the main highlights of the Vivo V9. The 24-Megapixel front-facing camera comes laced with AR Stickers, Face Access 2.0, and Face Beauty Mode. The company claims that the camera features are backed by AI. The Vivo V9 offers a Dual Rear Camera setup (16-Megapixel+5-Megapixel) Needless to say the device also offers bokeh mode. Raise to Wake will unlock the Vivo V9 as soon as it is held in your hand. Smart volume feature will lower the ringtone volume once you pick up the phone if your hand.

Connectivity options on the Vivo V9 include 4G LTE, VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and a Micro USB port. The device runs on Android 8.1 Oreo flavored FunTouch OS. Unlike the Vivo X series, the V9 misses out on screen fingerprint sensor, in fact, it also misses out on a Type-C USB port and sticks with microUSB. Backing the device is a 3260mAh battery and the Vivo V9 is likely to be priced within the Rs 25,000 price bracket.

The Vivo V9 will be available in Pearl Black, Champagne Gold, and Sapphire Blue. The preorders for the Vivo V9 will start from today and the device will start shipping from 2 of April.

Vivo V9 Features and Specifications

• 6.3-inch FHD+ display, 19:9 aspect ratio
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 626, 4GB RAM
• 64GB internal storage, expandable via microSD card slot (up to 256GB)
• Dual Rear camera setup- 16MP+5MP
• 24-Megapixel Selfie/front camera with the beauty mode, AR Stickers, and Portrait mode
• FunTouch OS 4.0 with Android 8.1.0
• 3260mAh Battery

Meanwhile, check out our freshly baked Vivo V9 first impression video below,