VIVO X500 Pro Max Analysis: New VIVO Phone Specifications, Price and Features

“Have you done this with your cell phone? It looks like it was recorded with a professional camera”, this wonderful phrase from my wife after taking a video while participating in a hybrid competition adds value to the VIVO X500 Pro Max: it redefines the way you take photos and videos with your phone.

Its new proposal alive that Just arrived in Spain It’s a real push on the table for how phone cameras should be understood, both in hardware and software. It has a great design and a very good user experience with operating system management that adds value.

EL ESPAÑOL – We at Omicrono tested it last week ahead of its launch, taking into account its strengths and weaknesses. 1,599 euros for which it reaches the market.

for the camera

Vivo’s bet on this phone is clear: the camera. And you have to understand that the entire experience and design of the phone revolves around and for it. The software is designed to take advantage of its capabilities and the construction of the terminal is made in such a way that it fits the internal puzzle of lenses and sensors, but at the same time is comfortable to hold for photography. And he gets it.

As soon as you pull out the X500 Pro Max, the first impression it conveys is that it’s more than a smartphone. Under the so-called Tideline design language, we have a pleasant terminal, large in size, which feels premium and has a prominent circular camera module in the central part.

The design has a slight curve on the back which makes it easier to grip, while the camera module doesn’t extend as much. It is large and stands out, but is well integrated.

This is a terminal that feels cared for down to the last detail. From Vivo they explain that durability is one of their highest, with IP68 and IP69 water and dust resistancestay time Armos glass On the front glass and cover Ultra Hard AR on lenses to avoid scratches and reflections. It’s sturdy and well-built, meaning that wherever you take it, the camera will accompany you and perform brilliantly.

And there’s no better camera than the one you take with you. The living understood it and together ZEISS Its challenge is not only to be the cell phone with the best camera, but also to convince professionals and photography enthusiasts to leave their SLR cameras at home and equip them with just the phone and extender kit.

Vivo X500 Pro Max Equipped with a 50 megapixel sensor as its main lens Big and bright (1/1.28″ and f/1.57) which allows for great performance. It also has an ultra-wide-angle camera. 50 megapixels at f/2 And the jewel in the crown: a telephoto ZEISS APO of 200MPbuilt on HP0 ultra-sensing sensor of 1/1.4 inch with a carry equivalent focal length 85 mm actual.

All three lenses are signed by ZEISS and it shows. It has impeccable color calibration, with fine control of chromatic aberrations, ensuring high-contrast edges remain clear and sharp.

A system with sensors CIPA 7.0 Professional StabilityA record image in Telephony that allows handheld shots to be frozen with long exposure times in low light without the need to resort to a tripod. I don’t have the most stable pulse in the world and this phone surprised me with its ability to maintain images when we zoomed in at maximum or at night.

And here comes the real differentiating element that makes you hooked on this smartphone: it expansion system with additional objectives.

All you need to do is place a mount on the camera module to be able to fit two additional lenses. 200 mm and 400 mmThat invigorates the experience and makes you not want to shoot with anything else. It zooms so much that sometimes you have to remove it because it gets too close.

I’ve been using it to immortalize my son’s childhood soccer games these days and I can assure you that I’ve become the most jealous father ever. If you want to get the photo as before, change the game.

The advantage of these lenses is that they provide detail that is impossible with other phones. It maintains the incomparable texture.

This wonderful experience in photography also translates to video. What is a declaration of intent for the competition.

Debut of ZEISS TrueDynamic main camera a Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) The fluidity of footage recorded with a gimbal level and without a stabilizer is amazing.

Professionals find that they can get the most out of it, including: Cinematic Pro Log Video But also Native 4K recording at 240 fps — including in Pro mode—, which lets you take slow motion shots worthy of a Hollywood action movie.

A performance beast

The first thing one might think about when faced with such photographic ambitions is if at some point this muscle chokes. at all During testing it showed an incredible ability to handle a lot of images and edits without slowing down or heating up. It’s a real beast.

It achieves this thanks to an excellent processor Mediatechhe Dimension 9600 ProProduced in 2 nanometer architecture.

This chip not only ensures durable performance, but also high efficiency in power consumption as we have a battery. 6,750 mAh It lasts a long day even if we use it intensively. In addition, it has 90W fast charging To recharge in an instant.

Vivo’s trick to rounding out the experience is its software. A level that represents a significant leap not only in multitasking and fluidity, but also in neatness and discipline. Something that not all Chinese brands can boast of. Some pre-installed apps remain, but it doesn’t move anymore.

The system response remains instantaneous thanks to the motor Origin Smooth EngineWhile the customization options are rich with dynamic themes like Wiggle Theme, Glint Theme or Interactive Pet Pals

In this way OriginOS 7 It offers truly practical performance, designed to enable the user to do more at the same time, always focusing on highlighting its greatest quality: the camera.

For example, we have Origin Workbenchwhich allows you to organize your work using floating windows, group tasks and dragging elements between applications in an intuitive way, or Share quickly Compatible with MacOS, makes it easy for Apple-using professionals to share their work files.

The experience is rounded off with a stunning screen 6.85 incheswith 2K resolution and calibrated by ZEISS. The display of images and videos provides a very precise level of fidelity for working directly from it in fast situations.

Should I buy it?

The X500 Pro Max isn’t just the next iteration of the company’s catalog, it’s a showcase of how it’s challenging photographic engineering in smartphones to take it to new limits. If you like photography, I encourage you to give it a try, you will be pleasantly surprised.

your combination 200 MP telephoto lensImpressive stability and the potential to add a Optical extender up to 400mm They put this device in its own step within the hyper-premium segment. It’s not a phone, it’s not a camera. It’s both. It has the best of both worlds and everything is perfectly optimized to make it work perfectly.

The cherry on top is the screen, system experience, a very good autonomy and commitment to support 7 years.

A joint proposal that allows us to confirm that vivo has signed one of the most rounded, ambitious and attractive phones of the year.

Its major drawback is the price. Standard version It retails for €1,599 (with €100 initial discount and the gift of headphones), however, to get the most out of the experience, it’s recommended to jump on the most ambitious pack: 1 TB bundle Which includes charger, grip and two telephoto extenders. This combination goes up €2,499Although now it has come down to promotion €2,199.

This photographic kit really makes this vivo X500 Pro Max worth it. A phone designed and built for photography.