Vivo's X500 series has left China. The company rolled out the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max in Malaysia and select European markets on Tuesday, a month after the phones first launched at home. A report from GSMArena says India is next, with all three models expected to arrive there toward the end of November, though Vivo hasn't confirmed a date or priced any of the three phones for any market yet.
The headline act is the X500 Pro Max. It carries a 200MP ZEISS APO telephoto camera with an 85mm equivalent focal length, built around a 1/1.4-inch sensor vivo calls the HP0. Vivo says the setup gets CIPA 7.0-rated stabilization plus a 3-degree gimbal-style OIS system meant to help with low light and handheld shots. There's also an optional 400mm equivalent ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra that vivo says works across ten shooting modes, for people who want to go further than the native zoom allows.
Step down to the X500 Pro and you get an 85mm equivalent ZEISS APO lens paired with a 64MP Sony LYTIA 610 sensor, with ZEISS T* coating to cut down on chromatic aberration, plus a smaller 200mm equivalent extender as an option. The standard X500 keeps a 72mm equivalent ZEISS APO telephoto alongside a 50MP main sensor and leans on software, including Cinematic Portrait lighting presets and adjustable color grading for tone, glow and grain.
Same chips as China, new software layer
Under the hood, the Pro and Pro Max run MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro, built on a 2nm process, while the base X500 uses the Dimensity 9600M. GSMArena reports that the global versions are expected to match the China models spec for spec, cameras included. Vivo's X-Track Engine handles autofocus tracking on the Pro and Pro Max, reportedly hitting up to 60fps in photo mode on the Pro Max alongside a 30x Long-Range Motion Snapshot mode, trimmed to 20x on the Pro.
All three phones use vivo's second-generation BlueVolt semi-solid-state battery cells, which the company says stay stable down to minus 20 degrees Celsius. Charging is the same across the lineup: 90W wired, 40W wireless, with bypass charging to manage heat during extended gaming or camera use.
Software is OriginOS 7, running on Android 17, and it's where vivo is making its biggest interoperability push yet. The update adds AirDrop-style file sharing through Quick Share, direct management of Apple Watch and AirPods from the phone, and a vivo Office Kit meant to connect with Mac desktops. There are also AI tools for reading on-screen content, generating transcripts and summarizing meetings.
Display specs are shared across the three sizes on offer, each hitting up to 2,000 nits peak brightness with full P3 color coverage. All three phones get dual IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance, 3D ultrasonic in-display fingerprint readers, USB 3.2 ports and infrared blasters, a feature that's become rare outside of a handful of Android flagships.
With no India pricing or confirmed launch event yet, the next thing to watch is whether vivo sticks to the late-November window the report points to, and how it prices the Pro Max against rivals like the Oppo Find X10, which just launched in India at Rs 1,39,999.
MDFiled by The Mobile Desk
Phones from leak to launch to price cut: what was announced, what it costs where, and when it goes on sale. Indian launches and prices included, not appended.
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