vivo Y500i
On January 12th, vivo announced that its new mid-range model, vivo Y500i, will officially go on sale on January 16th. This mobile phone features "long battery life+powerful carrying", aiming to provide consumers with a durable and long-lasting user experience. The vivo Y500i promises to meet users' dual demands for performance and battery life, demonstrating the brand's leading advantage among phones in the same class.
According to official information released by vivo, the Y500i offers multiple storage configurations to meet the needs of different consumers, including 8GB RAM+256GB storage, 8GB RAM+512GB storage, and 12GB RAM+256GB storage. In terms of body design, the vivo Y500i offers four colors to choose from: Obsidian Black, Star River Silver, Lucky Red, and Phoenix Welcoming Gold. Users can choose their appearance style according to their personal preferences. The thickness of the phone is 8.39mm, the weight is 219g, and it is equipped with a 120Hz LCD screen with a resolution of 1520x720, bringing a relatively smooth visual experience.
In terms of photography, the vivo Y500i adopts a three camera design, with a rear 50MP main camera and two auxiliary lenses, supporting multiple photography modes to meet daily photography needs. The front 5MP selfie lens provides basic selfie effects, suitable for daily social use.
In terms of core performance, the vivo Y500i is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor, ensuring good daily performance and efficient multitasking capabilities. With 8GB/12GB RAM and 256GB/512GB storage space, the vivo Y500i can easily handle the running of various applications. In addition, the phone also supports NFC function, and the USB-C 2.0 interface further improves data transfer speed and charging efficiency.
Its main parameters are as follows:
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| Announced | 2026, January 12 |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, January 16 |
| Dimensions | 166.6 x 78.4 x 8.4 mm (6.56 x 3.09 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
| IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) | |
| Type | IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.75 inches, 111.4 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density) |
| OS | Android 16, OriginOS 6 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Adreno 613 |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
| UFS 3.1 | |
| Single | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Single | 5 MP, f/2.0, (wide) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Type | Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh |
| Charging | 44W wired |
| Reverse wired | |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold |
| Models | V2531A |