The Vivo S1 Pro that was launched last month in the Philippines has now entered the Chinese market. However, since the S1 Pro moniker has already been used in other markets, it actually came with a new name – Vivo Y9s. The phone has an unusual rhombus-shaped camera setup on the back, but the LED flash is outside the shape.
Vivo Y9s Features
Looking at the spec sheets, the Vivo Y9s features a 6.38 inch OLED panel with a waterdrop notch that houses the 32MP selfie camera. The chipset is Snapdragon 655, which is coupled by 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
At the back, the Vivo Y9s has a 48MP main camera joined by a 8MP ultrawide angle shooter. There are also a macro lens and a depth sensor which brings the total amount of cameras to four.
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The Y9s lack a dedicated button for the voice assistant Jovi, but the service is there. However, the heavily modified user interface keeps the name Funtouch OS, instead of Jovi OS. The phone also has a 3.5 mm audio jack, USB-C port on the bottom, and a huge 4500mAh battery.
Vivo Y9s Price and Availability
The Vivo Y9s price is CNY1,998 (about $2985/€255). That is slightly cheaper than the variants over at the Philippines, and the Chinese fans get not only the Fancy Sky and Knight Black colors but also a third gradient option, called Nebula Blue.
Vivo Y9s Specification
NETWORK
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
LAUNCH
Announced 2019, December
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, December
BODY
Dimensions 159.3 x 75.2 x 8.7 mm (6.27 x 2.96 x 0.34 in)
Weight 186.7 g (6.60 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.38 inches, 99.9 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~404 ppi density)
PLATFORM
OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Funtouch 9
Chipset Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4″, 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
SOUND
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 18W
MISC
Colors Fancy Sky, Knight Black, Nebula Blue
Models V1945A, V1945T
Price About 260 EUR
