The Vivo V9 Pro is an affordable smartphone with a huge RAM and enough inbuilt memory.
It features a good bezel-less display, and the back is also built glossy plastic finish. It’s a nice phone that you can buy under $300, and the Xiaomi Mi A2 is also falling in the same segment. The phone comes with a more premium body design, and it also carries an ample RAM with enough internal memory as well. Since they are in the same price bracket, we will be comparing them together to see which one will perform better and has value for money.
Vivo V9 Pro VS Xiaomi Mi A2 – Design
The Vivo V9 Pro is built with a glossy plastic material that makes the phone looks stunning and shining. Thanks, the device looks premium despite the presence of plastic and it also packs a modern design on the overall body. It measures 6.09 in x 2.95 in x 0.31 in dimensions and weight 150 gram, available in Black color. The Xiaomi Mi A2 comes with an impressive body design. The back of the phone is built with metal and the front built with glass. It has body dimensions of 6.25 in x 2.97 in x 0.29 in and weighs 166 gram. It’s available in multiple colors that include Red, Pink, Gold, Blue, and Black colors.
Vivo V9 Pro VS Xiaomi Mi A2 – Display
The Vivo V9 Pro has a large screen size of 6.3 inches FHD+ with a screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 Pixels and 400 pixels per inch density. The Xiaomi Mi A2 has a display screen size of 5.99 inches FHD+ with IPS, LCD, LTPS capacitive touchscreen and a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 Pixels in relation with 403 pixels per inch density. The phone is protected by a corning gorilla glass 3, and it has a 2.5D curved glass covering the screen and a screen to body ratio of 77.6%. The Vivo V9 Pro has an IPS LCD panel with 2.5D curved glass and a screen to body ratio of 85.50%.
Vivo V9 Pro VS Xiaomi Mi A2 – Camera
The Vivo V9 Pro has dual rear cameras of 13 Megapixels f/2.0 + 2 Megapixels with a single LED flash, and it records 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps video resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 has dual rear cameras of 12 Megapixels + 20 Megapixels with higher image dimensions, brighter aperture and it also shoots the same video resolution with it’s rival. On the front, the Vivo V9 has a selfies snapper of 16 Megapixels with f/2.0 Aperture, Face Recognition, and Portrait Mode, while the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a front facing camera of 20 Megapixels with Aperture f/2.0, and Sony IMX376 Sensor. Both phones have a nice camera set-up. However, the Xiaomi Mi A2 is winning with higher image dimensions and aperture, while the VivoV9 Pro has a Face ID and other impressive features that will capture beautiful photos.
Vivo V9 Pro VS Xiaomi Mi A2 – Performance
Both the Vivo V9 Pro and the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus chipset with an octa-core processor that clocked at a speed of 2.2GHz + 1.8GHz respectively. The 8-Core processor on both phones are built with 14nm process technology, and they feature Qualcomm Adreno 512 GPU and 6GB of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi A2 has a cheaper variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage with a bigger model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage, while the Vivo V9 has 64GB of inbuilt memory which is also expandable via micro SD card.
Vivo V9 Pro VS Xiaomi Mi A2 – Battery & Price
The Vivo V9 Pro has a battery capacity of 3260 mAh with fast charging technology, while the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a battery capacity of 3,010 mAh WITH QC 3.0 quick charge.
The Vivo V9 will sell at a price of $248, while the Xiaomi Mi A2 is selling at a price of $269.
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Our Verdict:
On the performance, the Xiaomi Mi A2 will slightly outperform it’s rival, while on the battery, the Vivo V9 has an edge over the later. Both phones are well built affordable devices with a nice aesthetic and specs. The Xiaomi Mi A2 has a premium body design, while the Vivo V9 is looking more beautiful even though it’s built with plastic.
The choice is yours to make since they both fall under the same price segment and they have the same hardware as well.
