Vivo announced that it will unveil its flagship X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max on September 21 and that both models will use the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro. The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max, which will feature the processor announced today and manufactured using a 2 nm process, will be unveiled on September 22; this means the Vivo series will be the first phones to become official with this chip. The company did not share comparative performance results for the processor. The X500 Pro series will include additional hardware for image processing and artificial intelligence. The phones will support 10-bit Log video recording and output at 4K resolution and 120 frames per second. Imaging NPU 2.0 is said to provide autofocus at 60 frames per second, but this claim has not been verified through independent testing.
Why it matters
The launch order gives Vivo the distinction of having the first official phone series to use the new MediaTek processor, while Oppo’s model arriving a day later provides a close point of comparison based on the same chip. However, the lack of comparative performance results leaves it unclear for now whether this lead translates into an advantage in speed, efficiency, or the overall user experience. Vivo’s decision to use dedicated hardware for image processing and artificial intelligence indicates that differentiation among models using the same processor will be sought particularly in camera capabilities. While support for 4K 120-frame 10-bit Log video directly concerns users who produce video, the fact that the autofocus claim has not been independently verified remains the main open question between the announced features and real-world performance.
Background
Vivo is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: over the past 90 days, we have published 12 articles mentioning the name, the latest dated September 16, 2026.