Vivo’s flagship lineup includes the X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max. An Ultra model is also rumored, with leaks circulating online about its specifications. The Vivo X500 Ultra will be the lineup’s top-end model when it launches. A new leak reveals the possible launch timeline for the X500 Ultra. It will succeed the Vivo X300 Ultra, which launched earlier this year in May.
Vivo X500 Ultra launch timeline
Vivo X500 Ultra will reportedly launch around March or April 2027, according to tipster Digital Chat Station. The tipster added that the X500 Ultra will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, which would be a generational upgrade over the X300 Ultra’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. This means we can expect improved performance on the new Ultra model. It would also set the X500 Ultra apart from its siblings, which use MediaTek’s Dimensity 9600-series chipsets.
According to DCS, the Vivo X500 Ultra could be the only phone in the segment to feature an exceptionally large camera sensor. This would mean that the sensor could be bigger than what the OPPO Find X10 Ultra plans to offer, since this phone is also tipped to launch next year and directly compete with the X500 Ultra.
The Vivo X500 Ultra is tipped to feature a triple rear camera setup comprising a 200MP primary sensor, a 50MP ultra-wide camera, and a 200MP periscope telephoto shooter. This camera setup is largely similar to the X300 Ultra. However, another leak suggests the X500 could get a triple 200MP camera setup.
There’s still time to learn more about the Vivo X500 Ultra, but what we can expect is major camera improvements. The Vivo X500 Ultra is also expected to be among the top camera flagships. If price isn’t a concern and you want the best cameras in a smartphone, the Vivo X500 Ultra would be worth waiting for. Vivo X300 Ultra users might want to wait for reviews to see if the upgrade makes sense or not.
