vivo X90 vs vivo Y500i: Which is better?

Screen size

X906.8"+0.4%

Y500i6.8"

Technology

X90

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

Y500i

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

X90

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

Y500i

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

3G bands

X90

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

Y500i

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

X90

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

Resolution

X901260 × 2800 px+68%

Y500i720 × 1570 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

X90120 Hz

Y500i120 Hz

Peak brightness

X90—

Y500i1,200 nits

Pixel density

X90452 ppi+43%

Y500i256 ppi

CPU speed

X90Octa-core (1x3.05 GHz Cortex-X3 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)+28%

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

RAM

equal specs

X908.0 GB

Y500i8.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

X90128 GB

Y500i128 GB

Main camera

equal specs

X9050.0 MP

Y500i50.0 MP

Front camera

X9032.0 MP+84%

Y500i5.0 MP

Battery

X904,810 mAh

Y500i7,200 mAh+33%

Wired charging

X90120 W+63%

Y500i44 W

Weight

X90196 g+12%

Y500i219 g

Thickness

X908.5 mm

Y500i8.4 mm+1.2%

IP rating

X90IP64

Y500iIP69/IP68+0.8%

Wi‑Fi

X90Wi-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

X905.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD+21%

Y500i4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

USB

equal specs

X90USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500iUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

X90Yes

Y500iYes

NFC

equal specs

X90Yes

Y500iYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

X90No

Y500iNo

SD card

equal specs

X90No

Y500iNo

Stereo speakers

equal specs

X90Yes

Y500iYes

5G bands

X90

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International, 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China

Y500i

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

Speed

X90

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Y500i

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

X90

2022, November 22

Y500i

2026, January 12

Status

X90

Available. Released 2022, November 30

Y500i

Available. Released 2026, January 16

Dimensions

X90

164.1 x 74.4 x 8.5 mm or 8.9 mm

Y500i

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

Weight

X90

196 g / 200 g (6.91 oz)

Y500i

219 g (7.72 oz)

Build

X90

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back

Y500i

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

X90

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Y500i

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

X90

IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

Y500i

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

Type

X90

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+

Y500i

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

Size

X90

6.78 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~91.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Y500i

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

Resolution

X90

1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~452 ppi density)

Y500i

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

X90

Android 13, Funtouch 13 (Global), OriginOS 3 (China)

Y500i

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Chipset

X90

Mediatek Dimensity 9200 (4 nm)

Y500i

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

X90

Octa-core (1x3.05 GHz Cortex-X3 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Y500i

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

GPU

X90

Immortalis-G715 MC11

Y500i

Adreno 613

Card slot

X90

Y500i

Internal

X90

128GB 8GB RAM, 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

X90

UFS 4.0 - 256/512GB UFS 3.1 - 128GB

Y500i

UFS 3.1

Triple

X90

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, AF

Y500i

Features

X90

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, Pixel Shift, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Y500i

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

X90

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

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Single

X90

Y500i

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

Single

X90

32 MP, f/2.5, 24mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm

Y500i

5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

X90

HDR

Y500i

Video

X90

1080p@30/60fps

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

X90

Yes, with stereo speakers

Y500i

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

X90

Y500i

Other

X90

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Y500i

WLAN

X90

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

X90

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Y500i

4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

X90

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC

Y500i

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

X90

Yes

Y500i

Yes

Infrared port

X90

Yes

Y500i

Yes

Radio

X90

Y500i

USB

X90

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500i

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

X90

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

Y500i

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

Type

X90

4810 mAh

Y500i

Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh

Charging

X90

120W wired, 50% in 8 min Reverse wired

Y500i

44W wired Reverse wired

Colors

X90

Asteroid Black, Breeze Blue, Red

Y500i

Black, Silver, Gold

Models

X90

V2241A

Y500i

V2531A

Price

X90

About 300 EUR

Y500i

About 180 EUR

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