Vivo Y500i is currently available for purchase in China via the Vivo online store.
Vivo Y500i features a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calls.
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Vivo Y500i has been silently launched in China by the smartphone maker, according to the dedicated microsite on Vivo's website. The new smartphone is currently available for purchase in the country via the company's online store in three colourways. The handset is offered in five RAM and storage configurations in China. It boasts a thickness of 8.39mm, while weighing about 219g. The new Vivo Y500i is backed by a 7,200mAh battery. An octa core Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, powers the smartphone.
Pricing for the Vivo Y500i in China starts at CNY 1,499 (about Rs. 19,000), for the base variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Meanwhile, the 8GB+256GB, 8GB+512GB, and 12GB+256GB configurations are priced at CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 23,000), CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 26,000), and CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 26,000), respectively. The top-of-the-line option, which features 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, costs CNY 2,199 (about Rs. 28,000).
The newly launched handset is on sale in China via the Vivo online store. It is offered in Galaxy Silver, Phoenix Welcomes Gold, and Obsidian Black (translated from Chinese) colourways.
The Vivo Y500i is a dual SIM handset that runs on Android 16-based OriginOS 6. The phone sports a 6.75-inch (720x1,570 pixels) LCD panel with up to 120Hz refresh rate, 16.7 million colours, a 19.6:9 aspect ratio, and a 90.6 percent screen-to-body ratio. An octa core 4nm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset from Qualcomm powers the smartphone. The SoC features two performance cores, delivering a clock speed of 2.2GHz, and six efficiency cores clocked at 1.95GHz. The phone also gets an Adreno 613 GPU.
For optics, the Vivo Y500i carries a single rear camera setup. It features a 50-megapixel CMOS sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, 10x digital zoom capability, and autofocus. The new smartphone also gets a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.2 aperture for selfies and video calls. The handset is capable of recording up to 1080p resolution videos. It ships with IP68 + IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.
The Vivo Y500i packs a 7,200mAh battery with 44W wired fast charging support. It also features 5G, 4G LTE, dual band Wi-FI, Bluetooth 4.2, a USB Type-C port, GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS for connectivity. The list of onboard sensors includes an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, an e-compass, and an infrared remote control. It also ships with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for security. The handset measures 166.64x78.43x8.39mm in dimensions, and weighs about 219g.
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