vivo X500s Leak Tips 6.85-Inch 2K Display, 64MP Periscope Camera and a Battery Bigger Than the X300s

The vivo X500 lineup may not be finished yet. A new leak from well-known tipster Digital Chat Station suggests a fourth model, the vivo X500s, is on the way, and it could arrive with a larger screen, a newer chipset and a bigger battery than the phone it is expected to replace. None of this has been confirmed by vivo, so every detail below should be read as a rumour for now.

The X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max are already out in global markets, and the series is set to launch in India on November 26. The X500s would sit alongside them as an additional, possibly more affordable, large-screen flagship. It is expected to succeed the vivo X300s, which launched in March this year.

What the latest leak claims

According to Digital Chat Station, writing on Weibo, the phone believed to be the vivo X500s will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9-series chipset. The tipster did not name the exact chip, so it is not yet clear whether it will be the Dimensity 9500 found in the X500 or a different member of the Dimensity 9000 family.

The same leak says the phone will pack a larger battery than the X300s, which carries a 7,100mAh cell. No exact capacity was given, so the size of the upgrade is still unknown. Battery capacity has become one of the X series' calling cards, and a cell beyond 7,100mAh would put the X500s among the biggest batteries in any flagship phone.

A bigger, sharper display

The tipster had previously revealed that the phone in testing uses a 6.85-inch flat LTPO display with 2K resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. That would make the X500s' screen slightly larger and sharper than the X300s' 6.78-inch panel, and the same size as the display on the X500 Pro Max.

A flat panel, rather than a curved one, would also match the direction vivo has taken with its recent flagships, which favour flat screens with slim, even bezels. The earlier leak described equal-width bezels on all four sides.

Camera: a 64MP periscope telephoto

On the camera front, the leak points to a 64MP periscope telephoto lens. That would be an upgrade over the X300s' 50MP telephoto, and it would bring the X500s closer to the standard X500 and X500 Pro, which also use 64MP periscope units. The 200MP periscope camera, by contrast, remains reserved for the X500 Pro Max.

Zeiss optics are likely, given the branding across the rest of the X500 lineup, but the leak itself does not confirm the camera branding or the other rear cameras. The main and ultra-wide sensors remain unrevealed.

When could the vivo X500s launch?

There is no confirmed launch date. The X500 Ultra, another rumoured member of the family, has been tipped to arrive in China between March and April 2027, and the X500s could appear alongside it. That timing would also fit the pattern set by the X300 series: the X300s arrived about five months after the X300, so a spring 2027 debut for the X500s is plausible but unconfirmed.

Until vivo says anything officially, the X500s remains a rumour built on a single tipster's posts. The details so far paint a picture of a large-screen flagship that trades the Pro Max's headline camera for a lower price, while keeping the same display size and flagship chipset. More leaks, or a certification listing, will be needed before the picture firms up.

Sources

• GSMArena — New details about the vivo X500s surface
• 91mobiles — Vivo X500s key specifications tipped: 2K+ 144Hz display, 64MP periscope telephoto and more
• Notebookcheck — Vivo X500s: leaked specs reveal a larger display and bigger battery than the Vivo X500