Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo

Vivo has introduced the X500 family in China, anchored by a new top-tier model called the X500 Pro Max that targets photography-focused buyers. The Pro Max uses Sony’s new Lytia L910 image sensor, Vivo says, which is the first Sony sensor to implement LOFIC technology designed to expand dynamic range. Vivo states the 50-megapixel, 1/1.28-inch-type sensor achieves "true 17 EV ultra-high dynamic range," a figure the company highlights alongside competing claims such as Xiaomi’s 16.5-stop claim for the 17 Ultra. The Pro Max continues Vivo’s use of high-resolution telephoto hardware by bringing back the 200-megapixel 3.7x telephoto module from the X300 Ultra and adding compatibility with that device’s 400mm teleconverter lens. On the processing side, the X500 Pro and Pro Max are the first phones to ship with MediaTek’s Dimensity 9600 Pro, while the base X500 uses the 9600M. Vivo says the 2nm Pro chip enables not just performance improvements but also advanced video features. Among the new video capabilities Vivo highlights is the ability to record slow-motion 4K video at 240 frames per second, plus 10-bit Log recording and new cinematic video styles. Those features are tied to the combination of the new sensor and the Dimensity 9600 Pro silicon. All three X500 models use OLED displays and run Vivo’s OriginOS 7 software. The lineup spans display sizes from a compact 6.36-inch Pro to a 6.85-inch Pro Max, with the base X500 between those sizes. Battery capacities use Vivo’s silicon-carbon battery technology and range from 6,510mAh up to 8,000mAh across the models. Vivo launched the phones in China and said a global release is planned, but it did not provide timing for an international rollout.