Apple iPhone 18 Pro / vivo X500

Apple iPhone 18 Pro: 6.3-inch Pro

vivo X500: V2609A; 12 GB / 256 GB; Sunny (晴天), white

SpecificationApple iPhone 18 Provivo X500
Release year20262026
Display6.3-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2622 × 1206; 460 ppi; Always-On Apple6.59-inch AMOLED; 2750 × 1260; 459 PPI; 30/60/90/120/144 Hz

vivo says 144 Hz applies in gaming scenarios.

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Refresh rateProMotion; adaptive, up to 120 Hz

The display lowers its refresh rate for static content to save power, which lets the Always-On display stay lit.

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ProcessorA20 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency); 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; dual 16-core Neural Engine

The GPU supports hardware ray tracing.

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M; 8 cores; 3 nm; 1 × 4.21 GHz + 3 × 3.5 GHz + 4 × 2.7 GHz vivo
Storage256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB Apple256 GB UFS 4.1; 512 GB and 1 TB options

Usable space is lower than the label because of the system and preinstalled apps.

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Body and finishesAluminium unibody; Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy Apple—
Brightness1000 nits typical; 1600 nits peak HDR; 3000 nits peak outdoors; 1 nit minimum

Peak figures do not describe sustained full-screen brightness.

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4000 nits peak (20% APL); 2000 nits full-screen peak; 1 nit minimum

Peak values, not sustained brightness.

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Contrast2,000,000:1 (typical) Apple—
GlassCeramic Shield 2 front; Ceramic Shield back Apple—
Main camera48 MP Fusion; 24 mm; variable aperture ƒ/1.48–ƒ/4.0; second-generation sensor-shift OIS

The variable aperture lets you control depth of field and starburst effects manually; the 48 mm 2× view is a 12 MP sensor crop.

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50 MP Sony LYT-828; 1/1.28-inch; f/1.68; OIS; 23 mm equivalent vivo
Ultra wide48 MP Fusion; 13 mm; ƒ/2.2; 120° field of view Apple—
Telephoto48 MP Fusion; 100 mm (4×); ƒ/2.8; tetraprism; 3D sensor-shift OIS

Apple describes the 200 mm 8× view as a 12 MP optical-quality crop; digital zoom reaches 40×.

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64 MP Sony LYT-610; 1/2-inch; f/2.55; OIS; 72 mm equivalent; 3.1× optical; 15 cm macro

The 200 mm-equivalent teleconverter is sold separately and is not in the box.

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Video4K Dolby Vision at 24–60 fps and 100/120 fps on the main camera; 4K 120 fps ProRes with external recording; Cinematic 4K 60 fps; Action 2.8K 60 fps AppleUp to 8K recording; 4K slow motion vivo
Front camera18 MP Center Stage; ƒ/1.9; autofocus; 4K Dolby Vision 60 fps Apple50 MP; 1/2.76-inch; f/2.0; 92° field of view; autofocus vivo
ButtonsCamera Control (exposure, depth, zoom, cameras, styles, tone); Action button Apple—
USB-CUSB 3, 10 Gbit/s; DisplayPort; 4K HDR video out

10 Gbit/s requires a USB 3 cable.

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ChargingWired: about 50% in 15 minutes with a 60 W or higher adapter; MagSafe and Qi2: up to 25 W

About 50% in 30 minutes over MagSafe with a 35 W or higher adapter.

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90 W wired; up to 40 W wireless with the vivo 50 W Stand Wireless Charger 2

90 W is the charger's maximum output; actual power varies with conditions. The wireless charger is sold separately.

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BatteryUp to 24 hours typical use; up to 36 hours video; up to 33 hours streamed video

Apple test figures; real-world results vary with apps and signal.

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Lithium-ion; single cell; 7500 mAh typical (28.20 Wh); 7270 mAh rated (27.34 Wh) vivo
DurabilityIP68: up to 6 m for up to 30 minutes (IEC 60529)

Water and dust resistance can decrease with normal wear.

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IP68 + IP69 dust and water protection

vivo states this is not a professional waterproof phone and that immersion damage is not covered by warranty.

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Wireless5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave); Apple C2 modem; Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread via Apple N1; second-generation UWB; NFC

mmWave and UWB availability vary by country.

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SIMeSIM only; two active eSIMs

Configuration on the US model page; SIM tray availability can differ by country.

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SatelliteEmergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite; Crash Detection

Satellite features work only in supported countries.

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Size / weight150.0 × 71.9 × 8.75 mm; 211 g Apple—
SoftwareiOS 27 AppleOriginOS 7 based on Android 17

The document gives no update commitment.

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Operating temperature0–35 °C

Above this range the phone limits performance and charging to protect itself.

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Model code—V2609A

Model code listed for China; the manufacturer document gives no other regional code.

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Release—September 2026, China vivo
GPU—Arm G1-Ultra vivo
Memory—12 GB LPDDR5X Ultra, quad-channel; 16 GB option

This record covers the 12 GB model. Usable memory is lower than the label because the system reserves a share.

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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

The manufacturer does not name the front glass.

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Ultra-wide—50 MP; 1/2.76-inch; f/2.0; 15 mm equivalent; autofocus vivo
Reverse charging—OTG reverse charging supported

The document gives no power figure.

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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)

The hardware supports 6.0; some functions will arrive in a later OTA update.

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Bluetooth audio—SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC 5.0 vivo
USB—USB Type-C; USB 3.2; DisplayPort video output

The headset connection takes digital USB-C headsets only.

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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)

NFC-SIM payments work only from the SIM 1 slot.

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SIM and network—Dual nano SIM; 5G dual-SIM dual-standby

5G dual-SIM works only with some band combinations and with operator SA/VoNR support.

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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

Actual availability depends on the carrier network and software version.

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Audio—Symmetric dual speakers (1511) vivo
Biometrics—3D ultrasonic single-point fingerprint; face recognition vivo
Cooling—Ice-vein fluid VC (vapour chamber) cooling

The 15% larger VC area versus the previous generation is vivo's own claim.

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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
Colours—晴天 (Sunny), 晨曦 (Dawn), 大地回声 (Earth Echo), 摄夜 (Night Shot)

Names in brackets are translations; the vivo China page names the colours in Chinese.

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