vivo Y500i vs vivo Y51 (2020, December): Which is better?

Screen size

Y500i6.8"+2.5%

Y51 (2020, December)6.6"

Technology

Y500i

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Y51 (2020, December)

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Y500i

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

Y51 (2020, December)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Y500i

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

Y51 (2020, December)

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

Y500i

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

Y500i720 × 1570 px

Y51 (2020, December)1080 × 2408 px+57%

Refresh rate

Y500i120 Hz

Y51 (2020, December)—

Peak brightness

Y500i1,200 nits

Y51 (2020, December)—

Pixel density

Y500i256 ppi

Y51 (2020, December)401 ppi+36%

CPU speed

Y500iOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)+9.1%

Y51 (2020, December)Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

RAM

equal specs

Y500i8.0 GB

Y51 (2020, December)8.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Y500i128 GB

Y51 (2020, December)128 GB

Main camera

Y500i50.0 MP+4%

Y51 (2020, December)48.0 MP

Front camera

Y500i5.0 MP

Y51 (2020, December)16.0 MP+69%

Battery

Y500i7,200 mAh+31%

Y51 (2020, December)5,000 mAh

Wired charging

Y500i44 W+59%

Y51 (2020, December)18 W

Weight

Y500i219 g

Y51 (2020, December)188 g+16%

Thickness

equal specs

Y500i8.4 mm

Y51 (2020, December)8.4 mm

IP rating

Y500iIP69/IP68

Y51 (2020, December)—

Wi‑Fi

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

Y51 (2020, December)Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Y500i4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Y51 (2020, December)5.0, A2DP, LE+16%

USB

equal specs

Y500iUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y51 (2020, December)USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

Y500iYes+100%

Y51 (2020, December)No

NFC

Y500iYes+100%

Y51 (2020, December)No

3.5mm jack

Y500iNo

Y51 (2020, December)Yes+100%

SD card

Y500iNo

Y51 (2020, December)Yes+100%

Stereo speakers

Y500iYes

Y51 (2020, December)—

5G bands

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

Speed

Y500i

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Y51 (2020, December)

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Y500i

2026, January 12

Y51 (2020, December)

2020, December 03. Released 2020, December 07

Status

Y500i

Available. Released 2026, January 16

Y51 (2020, December)

Discontinued

Dimensions

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

163.9 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm (6.45 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)

Weight

Y500i

219 g (7.72 oz)

Y51 (2020, December)

188 g (6.63 oz)

Build

Y500i

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Y51 (2020, December)

SIM

Y500i

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Y51 (2020, December)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

Type

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

IPS LCD

Size

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

6.58 inches, 104.3 cm2 (~84.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

Y500i

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Y51 (2020, December)

Android 11, Funtouch 11

Chipset

Y500i

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Y51 (2020, December)

Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)

CPU

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

GPU

Y500i

Adreno 613

Y51 (2020, December)

Adreno 610

Card slot

Y500i

Y51 (2020, December)

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

128GB 8GB RAM

Other

Y500i

UFS 3.1

Y51 (2020, December)

Single

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

Features

Y500i

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Y51 (2020, December)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Y51 (2020, December)

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

Triple

Y500i

Y51 (2020, December)

48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)

Single

Y500i

5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Y51 (2020, December)

16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm

Video

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Y51 (2020, December)

1080p@30fps

Features

Y500i

Y51 (2020, December)

HDR

Loudspeaker

Y500i

Yes, with stereo speakers

Y51 (2020, December)

Yes

3.5mm jack

Y500i

Y51 (2020, December)

Yes

WLAN

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

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

Bluetooth

Y500i

4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Y51 (2020, December)

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Y500i

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Y51 (2020, December)

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Y500i

Yes

Y51 (2020, December)

Infrared port

Y500i

Yes

Y51 (2020, December)

Radio

Y500i

Y51 (2020, December)

FM radio

USB

Y500i

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y51 (2020, December)

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Y500i

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

Y51 (2020, December)

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

Type

Y500i

Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh

Y51 (2020, December)

5000 mAh

Charging

Y500i

44W wired Reverse wired

Y51 (2020, December)

18W wired, 70% in 67 min

Colors

Y500i

Black, Silver, Gold

Y51 (2020, December)

Titanium Sapphire, Crystal Symphony

Models

Y500i

V2531A

Y51 (2020, December)

V2030

Price

Y500i

About 180 EUR

Y51 (2020, December)

About 210 EUR

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