vivo NEX 3 5G vs vivo Y500s: Which is better?

Screen size

NEX 3 5G6.9"+2%

Y500s6.8"

Technology

NEX 3 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Y500s

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

NEX 3 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

Y500s

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

NEX 3 5G

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Y500s

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

NEX 3 5G

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

NEX 3 5G1080 × 2256 px+54%

Y500s720 × 1,570 px

Refresh rate

NEX 3 5G—

Y500s120 Hz

Peak brightness

NEX 3 5G—

Y500s1,200 nits

Pixel density

NEX 3 5G363 ppi+29%

Y500s256 ppi

CPU speed

NEX 3 5GOcta-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)+26%

Y500sOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

equal specs

NEX 3 5G8.0 GB

Y500s8.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

NEX 3 5G256 GB

Y500s256 GB

Main camera

NEX 3 5G64.0 MP+22%

Y500s50.0 MP

Front camera

NEX 3 5G16.0 MP+50%

Y500s8.0 MP

Battery

NEX 3 5G4,500 mAh

Y500s7,200 mAh+38%

Wired charging

equal specs

NEX 3 5G44 W

Y500s44 W

Weight

NEX 3 5G218 g+0.5%

Y500s219 g

Thickness

NEX 3 5G9.4 mm

Y500s8.4 mm+12%

IP rating

NEX 3 5GGlass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Y500sIP69/IP68

Wi‑Fi

NEX 3 5GWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500swifi 5

Bluetooth

NEX 3 5G5.0, A2DP, LE+20%

Y500s4

USB

equal specs

NEX 3 5GUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500s2.0

5G support

equal specs

NEX 3 5GYes

Y500sYes

NFC

NEX 3 5GNo

Y500sYes+100%

3.5mm jack

NEX 3 5GYes+100%

Y500sNo

SD card

equal specs

NEX 3 5GNo

Y500sNo

Stereo speakers

NEX 3 5G—

Y500sYes

5G bands

NEX 3 5G

41, 78 NSA

Y500s

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

NEX 3 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

Y500s

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

NEX 3 5G

2019, September. Released 2019, September

Y500s

2026, April 27

Status

NEX 3 5G

Discontinued

Y500s

Available. Released 2026, April 27

Dimensions

NEX 3 5G

167.4 x 76.1 x 9.4 mm (6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 in)

Y500s

166.6 x 78.4 x 8.4 mm (6.56 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)

Weight

NEX 3 5G

218.5 g (7.72 oz)

Y500s

219 g (7.72 oz)

Build

NEX 3 5G

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Y500s

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

NEX 3 5G

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Y500s

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

NEX 3 5G

Y500s

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Type

NEX 3 5G

Super AMOLED, HDR10

Y500s

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

Size

NEX 3 5G

6.89 inches, 119.3 cm2 (~93.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Y500s

6.75 inches, 111.4 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

NEX 3 5G

1080 x 2256 pixels (~363 ppi density)

Y500s

720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)

NEX 3 5G

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, Funtouch 10

Y500s

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Chipset

NEX 3 5G

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)

Y500s

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

NEX 3 5G

Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)

Y500s

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

NEX 3 5G

Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

Y500s

Adreno 613

Card slot

NEX 3 5G

Y500s

Internal

NEX 3 5G

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Y500s

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Other

NEX 3 5G

UFS 3.0

Y500s

UFS 3.1

Triple

NEX 3 5G

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.5, 52mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), PDAF

Y500s

Features

NEX 3 5G

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Y500s

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

NEX 3 5G

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

Y500s

1080p@30fps

Single

NEX 3 5G

Y500s

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF

Single

NEX 3 5G

Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm

Y500s

8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Features

NEX 3 5G

LED flash, HDR

Y500s

Video

NEX 3 5G

1080p@30fps

Y500s

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

NEX 3 5G

Yes

Y500s

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

NEX 3 5G

Yes

Y500s

Other

NEX 3 5G

32-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Y500s

WLAN

NEX 3 5G

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500s

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

NEX 3 5G

5.0, A2DP, LE

Y500s

4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

NEX 3 5G

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Y500s

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

NEX 3 5G

Y500s

Yes

Radio

NEX 3 5G

Y500s

USB

NEX 3 5G

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500s

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

NEX 3 5G

Y500s

Yes

Sensors

NEX 3 5G

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Y500s

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

NEX 3 5G

4500 mAh, non-removable

Y500s

Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh

Charging

NEX 3 5G

44W wired

Y500s

44W wired Reverse wired

Colors

NEX 3 5G

Black, Blue

Y500s

Black, Silver, Gold

Models

NEX 3 5G

V1924A, V1924T, 1913

Y500s

V2531A

Price

NEX 3 5G

About 730 EUR

Y500s

About 230 EUR

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