vivo S50 vs vivo X500

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

vivo X500

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

vivo X500

Better display

vivo X500

Lighter body

vivo S50

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Size (inches)	6.59	6.59
Panel Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Resolution Height	2750	2750
Resolution Width	1260	1260
Refresh Rate	120	144
Peak Brightness	—	4000
PPI	459	459
Screen-to-body	90.7	90.1

Platform

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)	Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz & 3x3.5 GHz & 4x2.7 GHz)
GPU	Adreno 735	ARM G1-Ultra
Chipset Name	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Dimensity 9600M
Process (nm)	4	3
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	OriginOS 6	OriginOS 7
OS Version	16	17

Benchmarks

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Geekbench (Single-Core)	1,923	—
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	5,179	—
AnTuTu	1,797,821	—

Memory

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Card Slot	No	No
Other	—	UFS 4.1
Variants	256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Video	4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS	8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, gyro-EIS, 4K@120fps 10-bit Log
Features	Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, 3D LUT import
Count	3	3
periscope telephoto	50 MP, f/2.7, 70mm, (periscope telephoto)	64 MP, f/2.6, 72mm, (periscope telephoto)
ultrawide	8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)	50 MP, f/2, 15mm, (ultrawide)
Wide	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Video	4K, 1080p	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Features	HDR	HDR
Count	1	1
Lens	50 MP, f/2, 22mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/2, 20mm, (wide)

Battery

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Capacity (mAh)	6500	7500
Chemistry	Si/C Li-Ion	Si/C Li-Ion
Wired Charging (W)	90	90
Wireless Charging (W)	—	40

Body

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Build	Glass front, aluminum alloy frame, glass back	Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International / Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
Height (mm)	157.5	157
Thickness (mm)	7.6	8.2
Other	—	IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Weight (g)	196	211
Width (mm)	74.3	75

Launch

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Announced	2025, December 15	2026, September 21
Status	Available. Released 2025, December 19	Available. Released 2026, September 24

Network

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
infrared port	Yes	Yes
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I + B1c)	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5)
Radio	No	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	3.2
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 7

Sound

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
3.5mm Jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Other	—	24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Features

Spec	vivo S50	vivo X500
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass