Vivo Y500 (China)

The Vivo Y500 (China) has a non-folding, standard-form design measuring 163.1 mm tall, 75.9 mm wide, and 8.2 mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 101.51 cm³ and a weight of 213 g. A standout aspect of its build is the IP68 ingress protection rating, which certifies the device as waterproof to a depth of 1.5 m, though it does not carry a rugged-grade construction.

The Vivo Y500 (China) features a 6.77″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2392 px and a pixel density of 388 ppi, paired with a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth on-screen motion. The display is protected by branded damage-resistant glass, though it does not support HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, or an Always-On Display mode, and there is no secondary screen present.

The Vivo Y500 (China) is powered by a 4 nm chipset built with 6,200 million transistors, featuring an 8-thread CPU configured at 4 x 2.5 GHz and 4 x 2 GHz using big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support, alongside a Mali G615 MC2 GPU clocked at 1047 MHz with DirectX 12 support and integrated graphics driving a single display. The device comes with 512 GB of internal storage and 12 GB of DDR5 RAM running at 6400 MHz, with a maximum supported memory ceiling of 16 GB, and posts Geekbench 6 scores of 1026 single-core and 2932 multi-core. It supports 64-bit processing and includes integrated LTE on the SoC.

The Vivo Y500 (China) sports a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50 MP lens at f/1.8 and a 2 MP lens at f/2.4, capable of recording 4K video at 30 fps with continuous autofocus during recording and slow-motion video support, though optical image stabilization and optical zoom are absent. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus, while manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance; burst mode, HDR, panorama, and timelapse round out the feature set, with a single LED flash and no dual-tone or RGB flash present. The front camera offers an 8 MP sensor at f/2.1 without a front-facing flash, dual-lens arrangement, or under-display placement, and neither HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, nor 3D capture are supported on either camera.

The Vivo Y500 (China) runs Android 15 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. On the usability side, the OS supports dark mode, dynamic and manual theme customization, customizable notifications, notification permissions, a media picker, full-page screenshots, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, an extra dim mode, and the ability to play games while they download. It also features on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, Live Text, app offloading, sharing intents, a child lock, multi-user support, and device position tracking, while Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, Quick Start, direct OS vendor updates, and PC mode are not available.

The Vivo Y500 (China) is equipped with a 8200 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 90W wired fast charging and includes a battery level indicator for convenient monitoring. The battery is non-removable and does not support wireless charging or reverse wireless charging.

The Vivo Y500 (China) delivers audio through stereo speakers and supports both aptX and aptX HD Bluetooth audio codecs for higher-quality wireless playback, while aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are not available. The device lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack and does not include a built-in radio.

The Vivo Y500 (China) supports 5G connectivity with dual SIM capability and covers Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 6 standards, alongside Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC for short-range communication. Wired connectivity is handled via a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, and the device achieves both download and upload speeds of up to 3270 MBits/s, though there is no external memory slot, HDMI output, or DLNA certification. For navigation and sensing, it includes GPS with Galileo support, a compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer, while a fingerprint scanner handles biometric authentication — 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. Features such as a heart rate monitor, barometer, infrared sensor, ANT+ support, satellite SOS, crash detection, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent.

The Vivo Y500 (China) includes a video light for illumination during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.