Vivo X500 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
95
out of 100
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84
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch Vivo X500 Pro Max (with MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro) that was released on September 21, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X500 Pro Max
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4838K versus 1933K)
- Comes with 2885 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5115 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4172 and 2888 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 507 ppi | 482 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-144 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4400 nits | 2400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Armor Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design and build
| Height | 163.32 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.82 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Orange | Black, Blue, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 4550 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.1 GHz: C2-Pro - 3 cores at 4.35 GHz: C2-Pro - 2 cores at 4.55 GHz: C2-Ultra |
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 1090 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1800 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5529.6 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 6216 |
| Single-core score | 4172 | 2888 |
| Multi-core score | 12688 | 7641 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1388289 | 876037 |
| GPU | 1881401 | 288736 |
| Memory | 488503 | 304202 |
| UX | 1079840 | 464561 |
| Total score | 4838033 | 1933536 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#3rd place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X500 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-23 (Roni) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2888 / 7641 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Flxen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2755 / 7563 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 17 |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 5115 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-910 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 106 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Zoom | - | 151 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo X500 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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