Vivo X500s Tipped With 6.85-Inch 144Hz Display, 64MP Periscope Camera and Dimensity 9 Chip
Vivo may not be finished with its X500 family yet. A fresh leak points to a fourth model joining the line-up — believed to be the Vivo X500s — with a bigger display, a new MediaTek chip and a sharper periscope camera.
Nothing here is official. Vivo has not announced the phone, and the details come from tipster Digital Chat Station, who shared specifications for an unnamed S-series flagship on Weibo. The handset is widely believed to be the X500s, the successor to the Vivo X300s that launched in China in March, but that identification is based on clues rather than a direct naming.
Key tipped specs: 6.85-inch 2K+ LTPO display at 144Hz, a Dimensity 9-series flagship chip, a 64MP periscope telephoto camera, and a battery larger than the X300s’ 7,100mAh cell.
A bigger, sharper display
The leak points to a 6.85-inch flat LTPO panel with 2K+ resolution and a refresh rate of up to 144Hz. That would be a step up from the X300s, which has a slightly smaller 6.78-inch 1.5K flat AMOLED screen at the same 144Hz. The flat panel and LTPO tech suggest Vivo is keeping the S model focused on a large, smooth screen rather than a curved design.
A new Dimensity 9-series chip
Under the hood, the phone is tipped to run on a next-generation MediaTek Dimensity 9-series flagship platform. The exact chip name has not been revealed, so it is too early to say whether it will be the Dimensity 9600M found in the standard Vivo X500 or the more powerful Dimensity 9600 Pro used in the Pro models. Either way, it would be a newer generation than the Dimensity 9500 in the X300s.
64MP periscope camera
On the camera side, the leak mentions a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto lens with a mid-sized sensor. That would be an upgrade over the X300s’ 50MP periscope, and it matches the 64MP telephoto used in the standard Vivo X500 and X500 Pro — the 200MP periscope stays exclusive to the X500 Pro Max. No other camera details have surfaced yet.
A bigger battery, but no number yet
The tipster also says the X500s will pack a larger battery than its predecessor. The X300s already has a 7,100mAh cell, so the new model would need to go beyond that to match its bigger display — but no capacity figure has leaked, and the charging speed is unknown too.
What is still unknown
There is no tipped launch date or price for the X500s, and Vivo has not teased the phone at all. Going by the gap between the X300 and the X300s, Notebookcheck notes there could be at least five months between the X500 and the X500s, which would put it well into 2027 — but that is the outlet’s reading of the pattern, not a leaked date.
For now, the X500s is a leak, not a launch. The main Vivo X500 series is still the story to watch first: it is tipped to launch in India on November 26, with the box prices of all three models already leaking ahead of the event. We will update this story when Vivo confirms the X500s or more details surface.
