Vivo has launched its X500 series in China — the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max — built around MediaTek’s new Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset and led by a 200MP telephoto camera and advanced video features on the top-tier Pro Max model.
Key Facts
- Three models: X500, X500 Pro, X500 Pro Max
- Powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset
- Pro Max headlines a 200MP telephoto camera
- Strong emphasis on photography and video capability across the range
- Launched in China ahead of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max, which uses the same chipset
What Was Announced
Vivo unveiled the X500 lineup in China, confirming three distinct tiers of the phone and its choice of MediaTek’s newest flagship silicon a day before rival OPPO launched its own Dimensity 9600 Pro-powered Find X10 Pro Max.
The Details
The X500 Pro Max sits at the top of the range with a 200-megapixel telephoto camera as its standout feature, part of Vivo’s continued focus on photography as its core differentiator against rivals like OPPO and Honor. The Verge’s coverage of the launch confirms the three-model structure and notes the Pro Max’s use of LOFIC (Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor) sensor technology, which helps improve dynamic range in high-contrast scenes — a detail that lines up with Vivo’s broader imaging push this generation.
All three models share the Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset, MediaTek’s 2nm flagship platform, putting Vivo among the first brands to ship the new silicon alongside OPPO.
Why It Matters
The X500 series launch, arriving within a day of OPPO’s Find X10 Pro Max, underscores just how concentrated this September’s Chinese flagship season has become: multiple major brands are pushing MediaTek’s newest 2nm chip and extreme camera specifications into market within days of each other. For MediaTek, having both Vivo and OPPO adopt the Dimensity 9600 Pro simultaneously is a notable win in a segment long dominated by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon line.
What Happens Next
Pricing, full specifications for the standard X500 and X500 Pro, and any international rollout plans have not been detailed in the initial China launch coverage. As with other China-first flagships this season, a global release — if it comes — would likely follow in the following months.
Sources: The Verge
