Vivo X500 Pro Max vs Oppo Find X9 Ultra
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 Oppo Find X9 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 5 months 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
- Comes with 950 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7050 mAh
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4838K versus 4231K)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4172 and 3536 points
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X9 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 507 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-144 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4400 nits | 3600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Armor Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.32 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.16 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.82 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.97 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 235 g (8.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Orange | White, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4550 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 1090 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1800 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5529.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 27916 |
| Single-core score | 4172 | 3536 |
| Multi-core score | 12688 | 10744 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1388289 | 1184661 |
| GPU | 1881401 | 1577144 |
| Memory | 488503 | 509054 |
| UX | 1079840 | 961129 |
| Total score | 4838033 | 4231988 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [5 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (3rd and 12th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X500 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-21 (IlyaLub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4231988 |
| π 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 23623 |
| π 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3536 / 10744 |
| π 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | AnTuTu 11 | 3766077 |
| π 2026-07-15 (IlyaLub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4231988 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | - | 31.6 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 7050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 16:45 hr |
| Watching video | - | 26:15 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:23 hr |
| Standby | - | 144 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#9th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-910 | Sony LYTIA-901 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/1.12" (β 0.89 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 | OmniVision OV52A |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony LYTIA-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 185 |
| Zoom | - | 173 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Oppo Find X9 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6128 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung ISOCELL JN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | April 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Oppo Find X9 Ultra.
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