China-based vivo will unveil its flagship X500 series for the smartphone market at a launch event on 21 September. The company has revealed the design and colors of the entry-level vivo X500. Differentiating it from the vivo X300, the phone features a large circular camera island placed on the left, an LED flash outside it, and an iPhone-like rectangular camera area extending across the width of the phone; the front comes with a hole-punch display. The model will be available in black, light gray, light pink and gradient options. The X500 will be differentiated from the X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max. The device will use the X300 Pro’s ZEISS-backed 200 MP telephoto camera with 3.7 optical zoom and 50 MP main camera with an f/1.6 aperture. The Pro cameras will be more advanced.
Why it matters
The information shared shows that vivo is establishing the distinction between the standard model and the Pro options in the X500 family particularly on the camera side. This means that for users looking to choose a phone within the same series, the key comparison will be based not only on external appearance but also on the camera capabilities offered by the standard model and the extent to which the Pro models differ from them. The camera hardware carried over from the X300 Pro leaves open the question of whether the X500 will offer a completely new imaging approach. At the 21 September launch, the camera differences between the Pro models, as well as other technical distinctions in the series and the positioning of the models, will be among the issues expected to become clear.
Background
X500 is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 3 news reports mentioning this name in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated 11 September 2026.