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Vivo X500 Series

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Average Score: 88.88% - very good
Average of 17 scores (from 49 reviews)
price: 64%, performance: 91%, features: 73%, display: 90%, mobility: 93%, workmanship: 88%

 

Vivo X500

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vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max hands-on review
Source: GSM Arena English
With the new Pro Max member to the vivo X family this year, users will have a better choice months before the Ultra arrives. By the looks of it, the X500 Pro Max will get very close to the Ultra in terms of features, but at a much more affordable price point. At CNY 6,499 ($970), it shapes up to be one of the best compact flagship this year.
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 09/21/2026

Foreign Reviews

Đánh giá camera vivo X500: Danh nghĩa bản tiêu chuẩn, nhưng mang phần cứng “Pro”
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/05/2026
Trên tay vivo X500 qua bộ ảnh thực tế: Thiết kế thanh lịch, cụm camera Zeiss nổi bật
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/23/2026
vivo X500 series chính thức: Nâng cấp quá ngon, camera chụp đẹp như máy ảnh, có bán chính hãng cả bản Pro Max
Source: Genk VN→EN
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/21/2026

 

Vivo X500 Pro

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Notebook: Vivo X500 Pro
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Average Score: 84.5% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 6 reviews)

 

Reviews

Vivo X500 Pro Overview, Pros and Cons
Source: OI Spice Tech News English
The Vivo X500 Pro is a high-end phone that came out in September 2026. It has a 6.36 inch LTPO AMOLED display with a sharp 1216 x 2660 resolution and a buttery-smooth 144Hz refresh rate. With support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, plus a peak brightness of up to 4500 nits, the screen promises excellent visibility even in bright sunlight. so you can see it clearly even outdoors.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/12/2026
vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max hands-on review
Source: GSM Arena English
With the new Pro Max member to the vivo X family this year, users will have a better choice months before the Ultra arrives. By the looks of it, the X500 Pro Max will get very close to the Ultra in terms of features, but at a much more affordable price point. At CNY 6,499 ($970), it shapes up to be one of the best compact flagship this year.
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 09/21/2026

Foreign Reviews

84% Vivo X500 Pro Test: Kompakter Kamera-Profi mit einer großen Schwäche
Source: Inside Handy German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 84%
85% Test vivo X500 Pro i X500 Pro Max. Rzucam robotę i idę obserwować ptaki
Source: ITHardware.pl Turkish PL→EN
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 85%
Обзор vivo X500 Pro: компактная фото- и киностудия
Source: Hi-Tech Mail RU→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/22/2026
vivo X500 series chính thức: Nâng cấp quá ngon, camera chụp đẹp như máy ảnh, có bán chính hãng cả bản Pro Max
Source: Genk VN→EN
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/21/2026

 

Vivo X500 Pro Max

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Notebook: Vivo X500 Pro Max
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Average Score: 89.47% - very good

Average of 15 scores (from 39 reviews)

 

Reviews

Sometimes less is more: Vivo X500 Pro Max Zeiss camera review and Brazil travelogue, part 2 | Notebookcheck
The second part of my journey through Brazil will take you to gigantic waterfalls, a partly flooded colonial town, and Rio de Janeiro, among other places. My faithful companion throughout: the trustworthy Vivo X500 Pro Max, although I do have a fair amount of criticism to share. While the Zeiss camera's image quality impresses me in almost every situation, some aspects feel surprisingly unpolished as a camera replacement.
90% Vivo X500 Pro Max Review: A Flagship That Delivers
Source: Android Headlines English
Is the Vivo X500 Pro Max worth it? Yes, without a doubt. However, it’s quite pricey. You need to decide what you need a phone to offer, and consider your options. If you have the budget, and want a phone with the latest and greatest chip from MediaTek, that can take outstanding photos, and who will keep you company for the whole day even if you’re a power user… this phone is a great option. I was most impressed by the smoothness improvements that OriginOS 7 brought here, as it feels great to use.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/28/2026
Rating: Total score: 90%
92% vivo X500 Pro Max review – Awesome Concert Phone Takes the Stage
Source: Hitech Century English
The vivo X500 Pro Max offers a bright and vibrant display, good performance and excellent cameras that offer a host of specialised modes that make it ideal for creating content and, in particular, performance-oriented videography. It doesn’t come cheap but this is currently one of the best camera phones that money can buy in 2026.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/28/2026
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 70% performance: 100% display: 100% mobility: 100%
94% vivo X500 Pro Max review
Source: GSM Arena English
The vivo X500 Pro Max is hard not to love. It's one of the most complete flagships we've tested this year, leaving very little room for criticism. You get a superb display, outstanding battery life, a feature-rich and responsive OS with long-term software support, and exceptional camera performance across the board.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 94%
90% Vivo X500 Pro Max review: outstanding cameras and video, but not without compromise
Source: Digital Camera World English
The Vivo X500 Pro Max is one of the most capable camera phones available, featuring exceptional image quality, an outstanding 200MP telephoto camera, and video features that make it a compelling alternative to the latest iPhone. It offers superb sharpness and color consistency across cameras, detailed macro capabilities, and flexible optional telephoto lenses.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% performance: 90% workmanship: 90%
70% Vivo X500 Pro Max Review
Source: Trusted Reviews English
With Vivo phones, I’ve often been left with a feeling that they’re not quite finished. There’s an unpolished feel to the experience because some parts don’t work as flawlessly as they should on a pretty expensive phone.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 70%
Vivo X500 Pro Max review: holy camera!
Source: Phone Arena English
A photographer's phone through and through. Is there AI playing in the background? Absolutely. Will your subjects wow every time you show them that portrait photo you took of them? Also yes.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/27/2026
Vivo X500 Pro Max Review | Big Issues!
Source: Tech Spurt English
Now, I really like most aspects of this mega-sized phone, besides the fact that it's absolutely massive. Note that you can get a regular Vivo X500 Pro, unlike with OPPO's Find X10 rival, which is significantly smaller. The camera setup is once again one of the highlights, with an upgraded telephoto shooter vs the regular Pro smartphone. However, I also found some issues which certainly need addressing in an update.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/27/2026
80% Vivo X500 Pro Max review: Much-needed upgrades at insane prices
Source: Hardware Zone English
The Vivo X500 Pro Max seems to fix a lot of the problems we had with the X300 Ultra and the X300 Pro. Not only is the battery life now superb, but the bloatware and ad problems are also seemingly gone now. The cameras still perform very well, and the teleconverter kit offers additional versatility (albeit at a cost). It also includes a Jay Chou exclusive gift box to tie in with his role as Vivo’s Image Ambassador, though it is an in-store exclusive.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/24/2026
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 65% performance: 85% workmanship: 80%
Hands on: Vivo X500 Pro Max sports new camera sensor, costs more than Apple
Source: Techgoondu English
Vivo has just launched its flagship phone, the Vivo X500 Pro Max, in Singapore this week, packing in a new a camera sensor, the latest MediaTek processor and a battery with even greater capacity to support the new features.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/24/2026
80% Vivo X500 Pro Max review: Excellent optics
Source: Canbuyornot English
If you liked the Vivo X300 Pro, then the Vivo X500 Pro Max is basically an upgrade for that. The base X500 is limited to the 200mm Gen 2 extender, and you'll have to get the photography kit to install it. The Vivo X500 Pro Max can use that as well as the 400mm 4.7x ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra from the Vivo X300 Ultra.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/20/2026
Rating: Total score: 80%
87% Vivo X500 Pro Max Review: Best Camera Phone But Overpriced?
Source: Know Your Mobile English
Vivo X500 Pro Max is a camera-centric flagship with most things pretty well done. It features a 144Hz refresh rate screen, excellent performance, 8000mAh battery and fast charging, and a solid 200MP telephoto sensor.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/08/2026
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 90% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80%
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Vs Vivo X500 Pro Max Vs iPhone 18 Pro Max Camera Comparison
Source: TechTablets English
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Vs Vivo X500 Pro Max Vs iPhone 18 Pro Max Camera Comparison. Side-by-side look at 4K60 video, 4K120, audio quality, portrait mode, super macro, all-camera, max zoom test, and more!
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/02/2026
Testing the Vivo X500 Pro Max’s camera in Shanghai and Shenzhen
Source: Canbuyornot English
The latest Vivo X500 Pro Max is basically more camera than phone, and I've been quite taken with just how good it is, and this is without using any of the telephoto extenders that's available for this phone.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/30/2026
Vivo X500 Pro Max vs iPhone 18 Pro Max: Camera Shootout
Source: ben's gadget reviews English
The Vivo X500 Pro Max is here, so I did the obvious and compared it against the iPhone 18 Pro Max in photography and videography. For this video I shot over 400 images and videos side-by-side with both phones in various conditions and I'm sharing my findings here.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/24/2026
Vivo X500 Pro Max Vs iPhone 18 Pro Max camera comparison
Source: TechTablets English
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 09/22/2026
Vivo X500 Pro Max hands-on: Zooming master
Source: Canbuyornot English
Shanghai — If you liked the Vivo X300 Pro, then the Vivo X500 Pro Max is basically an upgrade for that. Vivo has also skipped the unlucky number “4”, so the new Vivo X500 series is the direct sequel to the X300 series. While there's a X500 Pro version, Vivo won't be selling that version in Singapore. For one, it can use the 400mm 4.7x ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra from the Vivo X300 Ultra.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/21/2026
vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max hands-on review
Source: GSM Arena English
With the new Pro Max member to the vivo X family this year, users will have a better choice months before the Ultra arrives. By the looks of it, the X500 Pro Max will get very close to the Ultra in terms of features, but at a much more affordable price point. At CNY 6,499 ($970), it shapes up to be one of the best compact flagship this year.
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 09/21/2026
Vivo X500 Pro Max Hands-On: Overwhelming Camera Options!
Source: ben's gadget reviews English
The Vivo X500 Pro Max is here and it brings a lot of the improvements introduced in the X300 Ultra over to the Pro series. This includes customizable filmic picture profiles, and the ISOCELL HP0 telephoto zoom lens.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/21/2026
Vivo X500 Pro Max Hands-On Review & Unboxing
Source: TechTablets English
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/21/2026

Foreign Reviews

100% Vivo X500 Pro Max im Test: Das beste Kamera-Smartphone überzeugt uns
Source: Heise German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/02/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
100% Noch nie bekam ein Handy von mir die volle Punktzahl im Test – das Vivo X500 Pro Max ändert das
Source: Gamestar German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/29/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
100% Vivo X500 Pro Max Review: un portento en fotografía con teleobjetivos Zeiss intercambiables que lleva la cámara móvil a otro nivel
Source: Geeknetic Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/29/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
He probado el vivo X500 Pro Max y lo tengo claro: hay vida (y muy buena) más allá del iPhone
Source: Hipertextual Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/27/2026
93% El Vivo X500 Pro Max presume de la fotografía que a mí me gusta, aunque entiendo que los más puristas podrían sacarle algún pero
Source: Computerhoy Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 93%
He ido a China a probar el Vivo X500 Pro Max: es el primer móvil con el que puedo dejar la cámara en casa sin remordimientos
Source: Xataka Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/28/2026
Recensione vivo X500 Pro Max: la fotografia mobile ha un nuovo protagonista
Source: Quotidiano Hardware Upgrade Italian IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/02/2026
Un mese con vivo X500 Pro Max: un vero camera-phone top di gamma
Source: HDblog.it Italian IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: price: 49% features: 73%
Vivo X500 Pro Max, la recensione: una macchina fotografica camuffata da smartphone
Source: Corriere Italian IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/27/2026
J’ai un immense coup de cœur en photo pour le Vivo X500 Pro Max malgré un flou total sur sa sortie en France
Source: Frandroid French FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/02/2026
90% Test Vivo X500 Pro Max, un challenger de taille
Source: Journal du Geek French FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 90%
vivo X500 Pro Max – recenzja. Czysta frajda z mobilnej fotografii
Source: Antyweb Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/31/2026
85% Test vivo X500 Pro i X500 Pro Max. Rzucam robotę i idę obserwować ptaki
Source: ITHardware.pl Turkish PL→EN
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 85%
91% Recenzja vivo X500 Pro Max. Fotograficzna bestia, która mierzy wysoko
Source: Android.com.pl Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/27/2026
Rating: Total score: 91% performance: 90% display: 90% mobility: 90% workmanship: 100%
vivo X500 Pro Max – flagowiec dla tych, którzy kochają robić zdjęcia
Source: Co Nowego Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/27/2026
Jaki jest vivo X500 Pro Max? Moje pierwsze wrażenia i pierwsze zdjęcia
Source: Instalki Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/21/2026
Đánh giá vivo X500 Pro Max: Màn hình đẹp, camera mạnh nhưng hiệu năng chưa ổn định
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/31/2026
Đánh giá vivo X500 Pro Max: Siêu phẩm nhiếp ảnh Zeiss đỉnh cao 2026, chip Dimensity 2 nm
Source: The Gioididong VN→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/17/2026
Đánh giá camera vivo X500 Pro Max: Đỉnh cao nhiếp ảnh di động với tele 2 tỷ pixel và dải động 17EV
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/05/2026
vivo X500 series chính thức: Nâng cấp quá ngon, camera chụp đẹp như máy ảnh, có bán chính hãng cả bản Pro Max
Source: Genk VN→EN
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/21/2026

 

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