Vivo V9 Youth is the latest smartphone to receive a price cut of Rs 1000 in India. Vivo has slashed the price of V9 Youth in India to Rs 16,990 from the earlier Rs 17,990. Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom posted this news on Twitter, but the e-commerce portals such as Amazon, Flipkart and even Vivo Shop are still selling the device at Rs 17,990. Maybe the price cut will be reflected on online portals in the next couple of days. This is the second price cut on Vivo V9 Youth in the last 40 days. The phone was originally launched in India for Rs 18,990 across online and offline portals, but on June 22, the price was reduced to Rs 17,990. And today, the price further got reduced to Rs 16,990, which still isn’t enough to make it a decent buy when compared to the competition such as Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1.

Vivo V9 Youth Specifications and Features

The Vivo V9 Youth is a watered down version of the Vivo V9, which is retailing in India for Rs 20,990. Vivo first launched the V9 in India for Rs 22,990, but later on, reduced the price to Rs 20,990. The V9 Youth offers a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display on the front which has a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio. It’s one of the cheapest priced smartphones in India to sport a notched display.

Vivo has used the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC to power the V9 Youth. The phone is available for purchase in a single 4GB RAM and 32GB storage option. The handset offers a microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 128GB. The Vivo V9 Youth runs on Android 8.1 Oreo-based FunTouch OS 4.0, which is one of the heavily customised Android skins out there.

Like most other smartphones launching these days, the V9 Youth also sports dual rear cameras of 16MP and 2MP, with the secondary camera capturing depth information. Unlike the Vivo V9, the V9 Youth has a downgraded 16MP shooter on the front. Connectivity options on the V9 Youth include 4G LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and a Micro USB port. This entire packed comes armed with a 3260mAh battery.