vivo · X
X500
It's official
We will keep this on your list as the date moves.
The day it is shown to the world
25 August 2026
Confirmed · about 6 weeks ago
For the record, we had guessed 9 Sept 2026 — 15 days too late.
What changed our mind
- Digital Chat Station · picked up by GSMArenaCalled a rumour Heard it from someone else
Says revealed sometime in September 2026
“vivo is expected to launch the X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max next month” Read it ↗
Decent track record Did not move our dateDigital Chat Station usually calls things earlier than they happen, so we pushed this 6 days later before believing it.
- GSMArenaStated as fact
Says revealed sometime in September 2026
“vivo has officially confirmed that its X500 series will launch in September.” Read it ↗
Strong track record +1 site repeated it Did not move our dateGSMArena usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 1 days earlier before believing it.
- FoneArenaStated as fact
Says revealed sometime in September 2026
“vivo has officially announced that its flagship X500 smartphone lineup will launch in September in China” Read it ↗
Decent track record Did not move our date - GizmoChinaReported
Says revealed sometime in September 2026
“Vivo is expected to unveil the Vivo X500 series next month (September) in China.” Read it ↗
Decent track record +14 sites repeated it Did not move our date - GizmoChinaStated as fact
Says revealed 1 September 2026
“Vivo has officially confirmed that the X500 series will arrive in September in China” Read it ↗
Decent track record Moved our date 1 day earlier
Numbers, for the curious
The 80% range runs 30 Aug 2026 to 20 Sept 2026 (21 days wide), with a standard deviation of 8 days. Starting model: series_cadence+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).
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The day you can actually buy one
1 September 2026
Confirmed · about 5 weeks ago
For the record, we had guessed 13 Sept 2026 — 12 days too late.
What changed our mind
- GSMArenaStated as fact
Says on sale sometime in September 2026
“vivo has officially confirmed that its X500 series will launch in September.” Read it ↗
Strong track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 1 day laterGSMArena usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.
- FoneArenaStated as fact
Says on sale sometime in September 2026
“vivo has officially announced that its flagship X500 smartphone lineup will launch in September in China” Read it ↗
Decent track record Did not move our dateFoneArena usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 4 days earlier before believing it.
- Digital Chat Station · picked up by GSMArenaCalled a rumour Heard it from someone else
Says on sale sometime in September 2026
“vivo is expected to launch the X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max next month” Read it ↗
Decent track record Did not move our dateDigital Chat Station usually calls things earlier than they happen, so we pushed this 6 days later before believing it.
- GizmoChinaReported
Says on sale sometime in September 2026
“The Vivo X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max are set to launch in September.” Read it ↗
Decent track record Did not move our date - GizmoChinaReported
Says on sale sometime in September 2026
“Vivo is expected to unveil the Vivo X500 series next month (September) in China.” Read it ↗
Decent track record +14 sites repeated it Did not move our date - 爱范儿 (ifanr)Reported
Says on sale 25 August 2026
“vivo 官宣 X500 系列” Read it ↗
Decent track record Moved our date 1 day earlier爱范儿 (ifanr) usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 9 days earlier before believing it.
- GizmoChinaStated as fact
Says on sale 1 September 2026
“Vivo has officially confirmed that the X500 series will arrive in September in China” Read it ↗
Decent track record Moved our date 5 days earlier
Numbers, for the curious
The 80% range runs 5 Sept 2026 to 23 Sept 2026 (18 days wide), with a standard deviation of 7 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).
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Prices reported elsewhere
Currencies we have a price for but no matching launch market. As reported, in the currency they were quoted in — we never convert between currencies, because a converted figure is a number nobody actually printed.
₹5,499
for the 12GB + 256GB model — nobody has priced the entry version yet
Stated as fact, but by only one or two sources.
1 source, 1 report
What the hardware is
Every headline spec is filled in. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.
display
- Peak brightness
- 2000 nits ✓
- Pixel density
- 459 ppi ✓
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz ✓
- Resolution
- 1260x2750 ✓
- Screen size
- 6.59" ✓
- Panel type
- AMOLED ✓
performance
- CPU cores
- 1 cores ✓
- GPU
- ARM G1-Ultra ✓
- Chipset
- Dimensity 9600M ✓
memory
- RAM
- 12 GB ✓
- microSD slot
- No ✓
- Storage
- 256 GB ✓
camera
- Front camera
- 50 MP ✓
- Main camera
- 50 MP ✓
- Rear cameras
- 3 cameras ✓
- Max video
- 8K ✓
battery
- Battery
- 7500 mAh ✓
- Wired charging
- 90 W ✓
- Wireless charging
- 40 W ✓
body
- Height
- 157 mm ✓
- Ingress protection
- IP68 ✓
- Materials
- Aluminium, Glass ✓
- Thickness
- 8.2 mm ✓
- Weight
- 211 g ✓
- Width
- 75 mm ✓
- Colours
- Black, Grey, Pink, White ✓
connectivity
- 3.5mm jack
- No ✓
- Bluetooth
- 5.4 ✓
- NFC
- Yes ✓
- USB
- USB-C ✓
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5 ✓
- 5G
- Yes ✓
software
- Operating system
- Android 17 ✓
- OS update support
- 5 years ✓
other
- Model numbers
- V2609A ✓
Spec data from GSMArena (CC BY 4.0).
Where you will be able to buy it
Reports place it in several parts of the world, so a broad release looks likely.
2 regions named across separate blocs.
| Country or region | When | Price | How it was put | Who says so |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | around 21 Sept 2026 ± 8 days | from ¥5,499 | Reported | 5 sources
across 34 reports, they roughly agree |
| Europe | around 5 Nov 2026 ± 118 days | not known yet | Reported | 3 sources
across 21 reports, they disagree quite a bit |
These are the places that have actually been mentioned in reports about this phone. A country missing from this list has not been ruled out — nobody writing about an unreleased phone lists the countries it is skipping, so we cannot tell either way.
Who called it right
Now that the real date is known, everyone who made a prediction gets marked. "Too late" means they said a later date than what actually happened.
| Source | Which date | How far off | Called it | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GizmoChina | On sale | Spot on | 8 days ahead | +55.5 |
| 爱范儿 (ifanr) | Reveal | Spot on | 0 days ahead | +28.88 |
| GizmoChina | On sale | 14 days too late | 7 days ahead | +7.51 |
| GizmoChina | On sale | 14 days too late | 0 days ahead | +5.16 |
| GSMArena | Reveal | 21 days too late | 1 days ahead | -1.43 |
| GizmoChina | Reveal | 21 days too late | 4 days ahead | -1.56 |
| Digital Chat Station | Reveal | 21 days too late | 13 days ahead | -1.72 |
How this date has moved
Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.
- 13 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 31 Aug 2026 · range 5 Sept 2026 to 23 Sept 2026 · 0ba2d0fb90…
- 13 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 31 Aug 2026 · range 5 Sept 2026 to 23 Sept 2026 · be0a2965c3…
- 13 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 30 Aug 2026 · range 5 Sept 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 · 57daefdbd5…
- 13 September 2026 On sale 1 day later
Worked out on 30 Aug 2026 · range 5 Sept 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 · 39d74c60ce…
- 12 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 29 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 · 5d4debe59e…
- 12 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 29 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 · e7658bb022…
- 12 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 28 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 · e7c7bb441d…
- 12 September 2026 On sale 1 day earlier
Worked out on 28 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 22 Sept 2026 · 0e454a9c44…
- 13 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 27 Aug 2026 · range 3 Sept 2026 to 24 Sept 2026 · 79b855c4c2…
- 13 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 27 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 24 Sept 2026 · 8993674b0b…
- 13 September 2026 On sale 1 day earlier
Worked out on 27 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 24 Sept 2026 · f52736cd1b…
- 14 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 26 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 25 Sept 2026 · af17c3f1e9…
- 14 September 2026 On sale 1 day later
Worked out on 26 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 25 Sept 2026 · 0c0d567769…
- 13 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 25 Aug 2026 · range 3 Sept 2026 to 25 Sept 2026 · c66cd2bdd1…
- 13 September 2026 On sale 1 day earlier
Worked out on 25 Aug 2026 · range 3 Sept 2026 to 25 Sept 2026 · 1bea5f4e95…
- 14 September 2026 On sale 4 days earlier
Worked out on 24 Aug 2026 · range 4 Sept 2026 to 27 Sept 2026 · b811b3769b…
- 9 September 2026 Reveal 3 days earlier
Worked out on 24 Aug 2026 · range 30 Aug 2026 to 20 Sept 2026 · 582c514807…
- 18 September 2026 On sale No change
Worked out on 24 Aug 2026 · range 1 Sept 2026 to 16 Oct 2026 · 7b4ac916df…
- 12 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later
Worked out on 24 Aug 2026 · range 27 Aug 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · 44925669b7…
Other names this device goes by
Model numbers: V2609A, V2619, V2622
Codenames used by leakers: Thanos 500
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