Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo

The X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max launch this month in China, with a global release on the way later.

The X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max launch this month in China, with a global release on the way later.

by

Dominic Preston

Sep 21, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC

All three new X500 phones support at least one of Vivo’s teleconverter lenses.

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Vivo’s new X500 flagship phones have arrived in China, and as usual the company’s focus is firmly on photography. The X500 Pro Max — a new tier in its lineup — is the first phone to use new sensors and silicon from Sony and MediaTek that enable impressive dynamic range and slow-motion video recording.

The X500 Pro Max uses Sony’s newLytia L910 image sensor, its first to use LOFIC, a sensor technology that enables expanded dynamic range. The 50-megapixel, 1/1.28-inch-type sensor delivers what Vivo calls “true 17 EV ultra-high dynamic range,” more than the 16.5 stops claimed by theXiaomi 17 Ultra. The excellent 200-megapixel, 3.7x telephoto from theX300 Ultrareturns here too, along with support for that phone’s400mm teleconverter lens.

The X500 Pro and Pro Max are also the first phones run onMediaTek’s new Dimensity 9600 Pro, with the 9600M found in the base X500. The 2nm Pro chip brings with it the usual performance bumps, but also the ability to record 4K 240fps slow-motion video. 10bit Log recording and new cinematic video styles are included too.

Display sizes range from the compact 6.36-inch Pro to the 6.85-inch Pro Max, with the base X500 in-between. All three phones feature OLED displays, silicon-carbon batteries between 6,510mAh and 8,000mAh in size, and run on Vivo’s OriginOS 7 software. Today’s launch is China-only, but a global launch is coming, though we don’t yet know when.

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