Following its initial debut in China, Vivo is officially taking its flagship lineup global. The X500 series brings three new models to the international stage, including the Vivo X500, X500 Pro, and the range-topping X500 Pro Max.
What’s interesting is that the Chinese OEM has just jumped straight past the X400 to the X500, for what reason, we’re not entirely sure. This is a direct follow-on from the X300 lineup, which was released earlier this year and has been such a promising lineup.
Under the hood, both the X500 Pro and Pro Max are powerhouses, becoming the first smartphones to feature MediaTek’s new 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset. The standard X500 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M. Display-wise, both Pro models sport 2K 144Hz BOE Q11 LTPO AMOLED displays—6.36-inch on the Pro and 6.85-inch on the Pro Max—reaching up to 4,500 nits peak brightness. The vanilla X500 sits in the middle with a 6.59-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen.
Battery capacities have taken a massive leap forward across the board thanks to high-density silicon-carbon technology: an 8,000 mAh cell inside the Pro Max, 6,510 mAh in the Pro, and 7,500 mAh in the standard X500. All three models support 90W wired FlashCharge and 40W wireless charging, carry dual IP68 & IP69 water and dust resistance, and ship running OriginOS 7 based on Android 17.
But as expected, the cameras are the (pun intended…) main focus here.
57 aperture, Zeiss T* coating, and 17 EV of dynamic range. 5 degrees.
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