Vivo Android 9.0 Pie Update [Complete Tracker and Timeline]

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List of Vivo smartphones to get Android 9.0 Pie Update

Vivo Z3

Vivo Z3 is one of the latest offerings from the Company. The device has a 6.3 inch Full HD Display. Under the hood, the Vivo Z3 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. There is a 3315 mAh capacity battery powering this device. With that being said, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for the Vivo Z3 as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Z3i

The Vivo Z3i was launched along with the Vivo Z3. The Vivo Z3i has a 6.3 inches display which looks vivid and accurate. Under the hood, the Vivo Z31 is powered by a MediaTek MT6771 Helio P60 chip along with 6 GB of RAM.  The device has a 16 Mega Pixel Camera. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Y71i

The Vivo Y71i comes with a 6 inch Full HD Display which looks quite good. Talking about the internals of the device, the Vivo Y71i is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chip along with 2 GB of RAM.  This device was released by the company in October 2018. With that being said, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for the Vivo Y71i as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo V11i

The Vivo V11i is one of the latest offerings from the Company. The device has a 6.3 inch Full HD Display with a waterdrop notch which looks decent. Under the hood, the Vivo V11i is powered by a MediaTek MT6771 Helio P60 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. All this is powered by a 3315 mAh capacity battery. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Y97

Vivo Y97 was released by Vivo back in September 2018. This device has a 6.3 inch Full HD Display which looks quite good. Talking about the internals, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6771 Helio P60 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. With that being said, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for the Vivo Y97 as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo X23

The Vivo X23 is another great offering from the Company. Now, under the hood, the Vivo X23 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chip and massive 8 GB of RAM. There is a 3400 mAh capacity battery inside powering this device. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo V11

The Vivo V11 is another great device from Vivo. The device looks quite good. On the front, you can find a 6.41 inch Full HD Display with a waterdrop notch. Under the hood, the Vivo V11 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. With that being said, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for the Vivo V11 as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Y83 Pro

The Vivo Y83 Pro comes with a 6.22 inches Full HD Display with a notch on the top which looks quite decent. Talking about the internals of the device, the Vivo Y83 Pro is powered by a MediaTek MT6762 Helio P22 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. All this is backed up by a 3260 mAh capacity battery. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo X21i

The Vivo V21i is one of the latest offerings from the Company. The device has a 6.28 inch Full HD Display with a waterdrop notch which looks decent. Under the hood, the Vivo V11i is powered by a MediaTek Helio P60 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. All this is powered by a 3425 mAh capacity battery. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Y81

The Vivo Y81 comes with a 6.22 inches Full HD Display with a notch on the top which looks quite decent. Talking about the internals of the device, the Vivo Y1 is powered by a MediaTek MT6762 Helio P22 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. All this is backed up by a 3260 mAh capacity battery. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo V11 Pro

The Vivo V11 Pro is another good offering from Vivo. The device looks quite good. On the front, you can find a 6.41 inch Full HD Display with a waterdrop notch. Under the hood, the Vivo V11 Pro is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. With that being said, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for the Vivo V11 Pro as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Z1i

The Vivo Z1i is one of the latest device offerings from Vivo. The device has a 6.26 inch Full HD Display which looks pretty good. Under the hood, the Vivo Z1i is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. Since this device is launched this year, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for this device as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo NEX S

The Vivo NEX S was released by the company back in June 2018. The device comes with a 6.59 inch Full HD Display. Under the hood, the Vivo Nex S is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip along with 8 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite powerful. With that being said, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for this device as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Z1

The Vivo Z1, if you remember was released back in June 2018 by the Company. The device has a 6.26 inch Full HD Display along with a notch. Under the hood, the Vivo Z1 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip and 4 GB of RAM. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo NEX A

The was also released back in June this year. The device comes with a 6.59 inch Full HD Display. Under the hood, the Vivo Nex S is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chip along with 8 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite good for a device in 2018. With that being said, Vivo is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie Update for this device as well.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo Y83

The Vivo Y83 Pro comes with a 6.22 inches Full HD Display with a notch on the top which looks quite decent. Talking about the internals of the device, the Vivo Y83 Pro is powered by a MediaTek MT6762 Helio P22 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. All this is backed up by a 3260 mAh capacity battery. This device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.

Estimated date: Yet to be announced

Vivo X21

Vivo X21 is an Android Beta program candidate that will be the first Vivo smartphone to receive Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of 2018 followed by all other eligible Vivo smartphones. Vivo X21 is a 6.28-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 2280 pixel resolution and aluminum body. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor with Adreno 512 and 6GB RAM with 64/128GB of internal storage variant. It currently has Android 8.1 Oreo with the skin of Funtouch OS 4.0 with a price tag of 450 EUR.
Estimated Date: By the end of Q4, 2018.

Vivo X21 UD

Followed by Vivo X21, the Vivo X21 UD is a 6.280inch Super AMOLED display with pretty much the same specifications as of its cheaper variant ‘X21’. It currently runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with Funtouch OS 4.0 on top of stock Android and it will receive the Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of the fourth quarter of 2018. The device boasts 6GB of RAM with Snapdragon 660 and Adreno 512 GPU with the rear dual-camera setup with a 12+5MP sensor while the front has a 12MP camera with an aperture of f/2.0.
Estimated Date: By the end of Q4, 2018.

Vivo NEX S

Vivo NEX S is a popular smartphone with a one-of-its-kind elevating front camera and in-display fingerprint scanner. With a 700 EUR price tag, Vivo NEX S has a 6.59-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 2316 pixel resolution. Under the hood, the device is powered by a Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor with Adreno 630 GPU and an 8GB RAM. Released in June 2018, NEX S has a pre-installed Android 8.1 Oreo with Funtouch OS 4 and it is eligible to receive Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of this year
Estimated Date: By the end of Q4, 2018.

Vivo NEX A

A 600 EUR variant of NEX S, NEX A was launched in June 2018 with a 6.59-inch Super AMOLED Display with 1080 x 2316 pixel resolution. It too has an elevating front camera with an 8MP sensor and a dual-camera setup with a 12+5MP sensor at the back. The device runs on stock Android 8.1 Oreo with Funtouch OS 4 on top of it. As per Vivo, the smartphone must receive its Android Pie 9.0 update by the end of fourth quarter of 2018.
Estimated Date: By the end of Q4, 2018.

Vivo V9

Vivo has mentioned Vivo V9 as one of the few Vivo smartphones that will receive an Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of Q4, 2018. Since there are three variants under ‘V9’ moniker, I have mentioned all the three in this list. Vivo V9 has a Snapdragon 626 (Pro) processor with 4GB RAM. It was released in April 2018 with Android 8.1 Oreo and it will receive its Pie update by Q4, 2018.
Estimated Date: By the end of Q4, 2018.

Vivo V9 6GB

Released in July 2018, Vivo V9 6GB is a 6GB RAM variant with Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor. It has a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with 1080 x 2280 pixel resolution. WIth Android 8.1 Oreo and Funtouch OS 4.0, it is one of the candidates that will be receiving Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of 2018.
Estimated Date: By the end of Q4, 2018.

Vivo V9 Youth

Released in April 2018, Vivo V9 Youth has a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with 4GB RAM and a Snapdragon 450 processor. Ir runs on Android 8.1 Oreo that comes out-of-the-box and can be upgraded to the upcoming Android 9.0 Pie expected to incident on Vivo smartphones by the end of 2018 according to Vivo’s commitment.
Estimated Date: By the end of Q4, 2018.

List of smartphones that *might* get an update

Here is a list of Vivo smartphones released this year with Android 8.1 out-of-the-box which could get a boost with Android 9.0 Pie but Vivo hasn’t provided any information on it.
Snapdragon processors –

• Vivo Z1 (2018)
• Vivo Y53i (2018)
• Vivo Y71 (2018)

MediaTek processors –

• Vivo Y83 (2018)
• Vivo Y81 (2018)
• Vivo X21i (2018)

List of smartphone that doesn’t support the update

• Vivo V7
• Vivo X20 Plug
• Vivo X20 Plus UD
• Vivo V20
• Vivo V7+
• Vivo Y65
• Vivo Y69
• Vivo Y53
• Vivo X9s Plus
• Vivo V5s
• Vivo Y25
• Vivo Y55s
• Vivo V5 Lite
• V5 Plus
• Vivo Y67
• Xplay6
• X9 Plus
• Vivo X9
• Vivo V5
• Vivo X7 Plus
• Vivo X7
• Vivo V3Max
• Vivo V3
• Vivo X6S Plus
• Vivo X6S
• Vivo Xplay5 Elite
• Xplay5
• Vivo Y51
• Vivo X6
• Vivo X6Plus
• Vivo V1
• Vivo Y15S
• V1 Max
• Vivo Y31
• Vivo Y35
• Vivo Y37
• Vivo X5Max Platinium Edition
• Vivo X5Pro
• Vivo X5Max+
• Vivo X5Max
• Vivo Y11
• Vivo X5
• Vivo Xplay3S
• Vivo Xshot
• Vivo X3S
• Vivo Y28
• Vivo Y27
• Vivo Y22
• Vivo Y15
• Vivo Xplay7