vivo X500 Features and Price in Kenya

The vivo X500 price in Kenya is KES 134,050. The phone comes with a 2 year warranty. This is a premium 5G smartphone for those who demand flagship-grade performance, sophisticated photography, a high refresh rate AMOLED display and long battery life. The vivo X500 was announced on September 21, 2026. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9600M processor, offers up to 1TB UFS 4.1 storage, a 7,500mAh battery, and a configurable Zeiss triple-camera array.

vivo X500 Full Specifications

Premium Design and Durability:

The vivo X500 has a Premium build with a Glass front, Aluminum frame, and Glass back. It's quite small with a hefty flagship feel, at 157 x 75 x 8.2mm, weighing 211g. The phone has an IP68/IP69 classification for extra protection, making it dust tight and resistant to high-pressure water jets, with protection against immersion up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes.

6.59-Inch 144Hz AMOLED Display:

The vivo X500 comes with a 6.59-inches AMOLED display with a resolution of 1260 x 2750 pixels and a pixel density of 459 PPI. The 144Hz refresh rate makes scrolling, animations, gaming and basic navigation substantially smoother. The screen supports 1 billion colors and HDR10+ with up to 2000 nits brightness in HBM mode and a stunning 4000 nits peak brightness, making the display well suited to viewing content in bright situations. 

Powerful MediaTek Dimensity 9600M Performance:

The vivo X500 is powered by the 3nm MediaTek Dimensity 9600M chipset with an octa-core CPU with speeds of up to 4.21GHz and an ARM G1-Ultra GPU. The phone boasts 12GB of RAM and fast UFS 4.1 storage, making it perfect for demanding applications, multitasking, gaming, high-resolution photography and video editing. You can get it with 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of storage, but there’s no microSD card slot. 

Professional-Grade Zeiss Camera System:

The vivo X500 features a triple rear camera configuration for adaptable photography in diverse shooting scenarios. It boasts a 50MP main camera with a wide f/1.7 lens, a huge 1/1.28-inch sensor, 1.22µm pixels, PDAF and OIS. The 64MP periscope telephoto camera has 3x optical zoom and OIS, and the 50MP ultrawide camera has a 119-degree field of view and autofocus. The camera system also features Zeiss optics, Zeiss T lens coating, laser autofocus, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, Panorama and 3D LUT import. The vivo X500 can capture 8K footage at 30 fps. It can also shoot 4K video at 30, 60 and 120fps, with HDR, gyro-EIS and 10-bit Log recording available at 4K 120fps. 

50MP Autofocus Selfie Camera:

The front has a 50MP sensor with autofocus, a 20mm equivalent wide lens and an f/2.0 aperture. It features HDR photography and can record 4K video at 30fps and 60fps, making the vivo X500 suitable for selfies, video calls, social media content and vlogging. 

Massive 7500mAh Battery:

The vivo X500 has a 7500mAh silicon-carbon lithium-ion battery. Designed for long use, the huge capacity supports streaming, gaming, photography, communication, and everyday productivity. The phone comes with 90W wired charging, 40W wireless charging and reverse wired charging, allowing consumers to recharge and power other compatible devices in a variety of ways. 

Connectivity and Audio:

The vivo X500 supports 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4/6.0, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS and NavIC. It also features an infrared connector and USB Type-C 3.2 with OTG compatibility. It is equipped with stereo speakers for sound and it supports 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio. There is no 3.5mm headphone jack. The vivo X500 has an ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner for biometric security. Additional sensors are accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor and compass. 

Android 17 and OriginOS 7:

The vivo X500 runs on Android 17 with OriginOS 7 and is expected to receive up to five major Android OS updates, which will help keep the phone up to date for a longer length of time. 

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