vivo X500: V2609A; 12 GB / 256 GB; Sunny (晴天), white
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max: iPhone 13 Pro Max (2021); 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB. Apple’s spec page lists model codes A2483 and A2484; band support varies by country model. The iPhone 13 Pro (6.1-inch), iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 Pro Max are separate models.
| Specification | vivo X500 | Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2026 | 2021 |
| Model code | V2609A vivo | — |
| Release | September 2026, China vivo | — |
| Processor | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M; 8 cores; 3 nm; 1 × 4.21 GHz + 3 × 3.5 GHz + 4 × 2.7 GHz vivo | — |
| GPU | Arm G1-Ultra vivo | — |
| Memory | 12 GB LPDDR5X Ultra, quad-channel; 16 GB option vivo | — |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS 4.1; 512 GB and 1 TB options vivo | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB Apple |
| Display | 6.59-inch AMOLED; 2750 × 1260; 459 PPI; 30/60/90/120/144 Hz vivo | 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion; 2778 × 1284 pixels, 458 ppi; adaptive refresh up to 120 Hz; HDR, True Tone, wide colour (P3); typical 1000 nits, 1200 nits HDR; 2,000,000:1 contrast Apple |
| Brightness | 4000 nits peak (20% APL); 2000 nits full-screen peak; 1 nit minimum vivo | — |
| Colour and HDR | 100% P3; 1.07 billion colours; HDR support; TÜV Rheinland flicker-free certification vivo | — |
| Body materials | Cold-carved glass back with an integrated "floating island" camera section; aerospace aluminium frame vivo | — |
| Main camera | 50 MP Sony LYT-828; 1/1.28-inch; f/1.68; OIS; 23 mm equivalent vivo | — |
| Telephoto | 64 MP Sony LYT-610; 1/2-inch; f/2.55; OIS; 72 mm equivalent; 3.1× optical; 15 cm macro vivo | — |
| Ultra-wide | 50 MP; 1/2.76-inch; f/2.0; 15 mm equivalent; autofocus vivo | — |
| Front camera | 50 MP; 1/2.76-inch; f/2.0; 92° field of view; autofocus vivo | — |
| Video | Up to 8K recording; 4K slow motion vivo | Up to 4K 60 fps with Dolby Vision HDR; ProRes up to 4K 30 fps (1080p 30 fps on 128 GB); Cinematic mode 1080p 30 fps; macro video; 1080p 120/240 fps slow motion Apple |
| Battery | Lithium-ion; single cell; 7500 mAh typical (28.20 Wh); 7270 mAh rated (27.34 Wh) vivo | — |
| Charging | 90 W wired; up to 40 W wireless with the vivo 50 W Stand Wireless Charger 2 vivo | — |
| Reverse charging | OTG reverse charging supported vivo | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7; 2 × 2 MIMO; MU-MIMO; simultaneous 2.4 + 5 GHz vivo | — |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 (hardware) vivo | — |
| Bluetooth audio | SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC 5.0 vivo | — |
| USB | USB Type-C; USB 3.2; DisplayPort video output vivo | — |
| Positioning | GPS L1+L5; BeiDou B1C+B1I+B2a+B2b; GLONASS G1; Galileo E1+E5a+E5b; QZSS L1+L5; NavIC L1+L5 vivo | — |
| NFC | Card reader mode; card emulation (HCE, NFC-SIM, eSE payments) vivo | — |
| SIM and network | Dual nano SIM; 5G dual-SIM dual-standby vivo | — |
| Network bands | 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19; 4G TD-LTE: B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48; 4G FDD-LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28A/B66; 5G: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n18/n20/n25/n26/n28A/n34/n38/n39/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78/n79 vivo | — |
| Audio | Symmetric dual speakers (1511) vivo | — |
| Biometrics | 3D ultrasonic single-point fingerprint; face recognition vivo | — |
| Cooling | Ice-vein fluid VC (vapour chamber) cooling vivo | — |
| Durability | IP68 + IP69 dust and water protection vivo | — |
| Sensors | Dual ambient light; front/rear colour temperature; ultra-sensitive flicker sensor; camera laser focus; Hall; infrared remote control; X-axis linear motor vivo | — |
| Size and weight | 157.01 × 74.49 × 8.15 mm; 211 g (Sunny, Dawn, Earth Echo); 213 g (Night Shot) vivo | 160.8 × 78.1 × 7.65 mm; 240 g Apple |
| Colours | 晴天 (Sunny), 晨曦 (Dawn), 大地回声 (Earth Echo), 摄夜 (Night Shot) vivo | — |
| Software | OriginOS 7 based on Android 17 vivo | Launched with iOS 15 Apple |
| Body | — | Ceramic Shield front, textured matte glass back, stainless-steel frame; Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue, Alpine Green Apple |
| Water and dust resistance | — | IP68 (IEC 60529; up to 6 metres for 30 minutes) Apple |
| Chip | — | A15 Bionic: 6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency), 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine Apple |
| Rear cameras | — | Triple 12 MP: Telephoto (ƒ/2.8, 3x optical zoom), Wide (ƒ/1.5, sensor-shift OIS), Ultra Wide (ƒ/1.8, 120°); 6x optical zoom range, up to 15x digital; LiDAR Scanner; Apple ProRAW Apple |
| Front camera and Face ID | — | 12 MP TrueDepth, ƒ/2.2; Face ID Apple |
| Cellular and wireless | — | 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO, Gigabit LTE, Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, Ultra Wideband chip, NFC with reader mode Apple |
| SIM | — | Nano-SIM + eSIM or dual eSIM Apple |
| Battery and charging | — | Up to 28 hours video (25 hours streamed), up to 95 hours audio; built-in lithium-ion battery; 15 W MagSafe, 7.5 W Qi wireless; about 50% in 30 minutes with a 20 W or higher adapter Apple |
| Port and video output | — | Lightning; up to 1080p via Lightning Digital AV Adapter; up to 4K HDR via AirPlay Apple |
| Audio formats | — | AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos; spatial audio playback Apple |