vivo X Fold5 vs vivo Y500s: Which is better?

Screen size

X Fold58.0"+16%

Y500s6.8"

Technology

X Fold5

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Y500s

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

X Fold5

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900

Y500s

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

X Fold5

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1x

Y500s

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

X Fold5

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66

Resolution

X Fold52200 × 2480 px+79%

Y500s720 × 1,570 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

X Fold5120 Hz

Y500s120 Hz

Peak brightness

X Fold54,500 nits+73%

Y500s1,200 nits

Pixel density

X Fold5413 ppi+38%

Y500s256 ppi

CPU speed

X Fold5Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)+33%

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

RAM

X Fold512.0 GB+33%

Y500s8.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

X Fold5256 GB

Y500s256 GB

Main camera

equal specs

X Fold550.0 MP

Y500s50.0 MP

Front camera

X Fold520.0 MP+60%

Y500s8.0 MP

Battery

X Fold56,000 mAh

Y500s7,200 mAh+17%

Wired charging

X Fold580 W+45%

Y500s44 W

Weight

X Fold5217 g+0.9%

Y500s219 g

Thickness

X Fold54.3 mm+95%

Y500s8.4 mm

IP rating

X Fold5IP59/IP58

Y500sIP69/IP68+16%

Wi‑Fi

X Fold5Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct+23%

Y500swifi 5

Bluetooth

X Fold55.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless+26%

Y500s4

USB

X Fold5USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port+38%

Y500s2.0

5G support

equal specs

X Fold5Yes

Y500sYes

NFC

equal specs

X Fold5Yes

Y500sYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

X Fold5No

Y500sNo

SD card

equal specs

X Fold5No

Y500sNo

Stereo speakers

equal specs

X Fold5Yes

Y500sYes

5G bands

X Fold5

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Y500s

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

Speed

X Fold5

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Y500s

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

X Fold5

2025, June 25

Y500s

2026, April 27

Status

X Fold5

Available. Released 2025, July 02

Y500s

Available. Released 2026, April 27

Dimensions

X Fold5

Unfolded: 159.7 x 142.3 x 4.3 mmFolded: 159.7 x 72.6 x 9.2 mm

Y500s

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

Weight

X Fold5

217 g or 226 g (7.65 oz)

Y500s

219 g (7.72 oz)

Build

X Fold5

Glass front (closed), aluminum alloy frame, fiber-reinforced plastic back

Y500s

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

X Fold5

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Y500s

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

X Fold5

IP58/IP59+ dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 3m for 30 min)

Y500s

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

Type

X Fold5

Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5280Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4500 nits (peak)

Y500s

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

Size

X Fold5

8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Y500s

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

Resolution

X Fold5

2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density)

Y500s

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

Other

X Fold5

Cover display: LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 5500 nits (peak) 6.53 inches, 1172 x 2748 pixels, 21:9 ratio Armor Glass (2nd gen)

Y500s

X Fold5

Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China)

Y500s

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Chipset

X Fold5

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Y500s

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

X Fold5

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

Y500s

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

GPU

X Fold5

Adreno 750

Y500s

Adreno 613

Card slot

X Fold5

Y500s

Internal

X Fold5

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Y500s

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

Other

X Fold5

UFS 4.1

Y500s

UFS 3.1

Triple

X Fold5

50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF

Y500s

Features

X Fold5

Color spectrum sensor, Laser AF, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, Dual-LED flash, panorama

Y500s

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

X Fold5

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Y500s

1080p@30fps

Single

X Fold5

Y500s

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

Single

X Fold5

20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.7µm Cover camera: 20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.7µm

Y500s

8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Features

X Fold5

HDR

Y500s

Video

X Fold5

1080p@30fps

Y500s

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

X Fold5

Yes, with stereo speakers

Y500s

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

X Fold5

Y500s

Other

X Fold5

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound

Y500s

WLAN

X Fold5

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500s

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

Bluetooth

X Fold5

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Y500s

4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

X Fold5

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS

Y500s

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

X Fold5

Yes

Y500s

Yes

Infrared port

X Fold5

Yes

Y500s

Yes

Radio

X Fold5

Y500s

USB

X Fold5

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port

Y500s

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

X Fold5

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

Y500s

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

Type

X Fold5

Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh

Y500s

Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh

Charging

X Fold5

80W wired 40W wireless Reverse wired 5W reverse wireless

Y500s

44W wired Reverse wired

Colors

X Fold5

Titanium Gray, Green, White

Y500s

Black, Silver, Gold

Models

X Fold5

V2436A, V2429

Y500s

V2531A

SAR

X Fold5

0.86 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

Y500s

Price

X Fold5

₹ 149,998

Y500s

About 230 EUR

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