vivo X Note vs vivo Y500i: Which is better?

Screen size

X Note7.0"+3.6%

Y500i6.8"

Technology

X Note

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

Y500i

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

X Note

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

Y500i

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

3G bands

X Note

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

Y500i

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

X Note

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66

Resolution

X Note1440 × 3080 px+75%

Y500i720 × 1570 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

X Note120 Hz

Y500i120 Hz

Peak brightness

X Note—

Y500i1,200 nits

Pixel density

X Note486 ppi+47%

Y500i256 ppi

CPU speed

X NoteOcta-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)+27%

Y500iOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

equal specs

X Note8.0 GB

Y500i8.0 GB

Storage

X Note256 GB+50%

Y500i128 GB

Main camera

equal specs

X Note50.0 MP

Y500i50.0 MP

Front camera

X Note16.0 MP+69%

Y500i5.0 MP

Battery

X Note5,000 mAh

Y500i7,200 mAh+31%

Wired charging

X Note80 W+45%

Y500i44 W

Weight

X Note221 g

Y500i219 g+0.9%

Thickness

equal specs

X Note8.4 mm

Y500i8.4 mm

IP rating

X NoteIP68

Y500iIP69/IP68+0.2%

Wi‑Fi

X NoteWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500iWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

X Note5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless+19%

Y500i4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

USB

X NoteUSB Type-C, OTG

Y500iUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

X NoteYes

Y500iYes

NFC

equal specs

X NoteYes

Y500iYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

X NoteNo

Y500iNo

SD card

equal specs

X NoteNo

Y500iNo

Stereo speakers

equal specs

X NoteYes

Y500iYes

5G bands

X Note

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

Y500i

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

Speed

X Note

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Y500i

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

X Note

2022, April 11

Y500i

2026, January 12

Status

X Note

Available. Released 2022, April 15

Y500i

Available. Released 2026, January 16

Dimensions

X Note

168.8 x 80.3 x 8.4 mm (6.65 x 3.16 x 0.33 in)

Y500i

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

Weight

X Note

216 / 221 g (7.62 oz)

Y500i

219 g (7.72 oz)

SIM

X Note

Nano-SIM

Y500i

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

X Note

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Y500i

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

Build

X Note

Y500i

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Type

X Note

LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+

Y500i

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

Size

X Note

7.0 inches, 121.3 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Y500i

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

Resolution

X Note

1440 x 3080 pixels (~486 ppi density)

Y500i

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

X Note

Android 12, OriginOS Ocean

Y500i

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Chipset

X Note

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Y500i

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

X Note

Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Y500i

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

GPU

X Note

Adreno 730

Y500i

Adreno 613

Card slot

X Note

Y500i

Internal

X Note

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

Y500i

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Other

X Note

UFS 3.1

Y500i

UFS 3.1

Quad

X Note

50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.0, 47mm (telephoto), 1/2.93", 1.2µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm

Y500i

Features

X Note

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

Y500i

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

X Note

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

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Single

X Note

Y500i

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

Single

X Note

16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)

Y500i

5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

X Note

HDR

Y500i

Video

X Note

1080p@30fps

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

X Note

Yes, with stereo speakers

Y500i

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

X Note

Y500i

Other

X Note

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

Y500i

WLAN

X Note

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500i

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

Bluetooth

X Note

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Y500i

4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

X Note

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC

Y500i

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

X Note

Yes

Y500i

Yes

Infrared port

X Note

Yes

Y500i

Yes

Radio

X Note

Y500i

USB

X Note

USB Type-C, OTG

Y500i

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

X Note

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

Y500i

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

Type

X Note

5000 mAh

Y500i

Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh

Charging

X Note

80W wired, 100% in 32 min 50W wireless 10W reverse wireless

Y500i

44W wired Reverse wired

Colors

X Note

Black, Blue, Gray

Y500i

Black, Silver, Gold

Models

X Note

V2170A

Y500i

V2531A

Price

X Note

About 870 EUR

Y500i

About 180 EUR

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