Vivo X500 vs Google Pixel 11 Pro
90
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84
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo X500 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9600M) that was released on September 21, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro, 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
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3930K versus 1925K)
- Comes with 2650 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 4850 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3314 and 2688 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 10% higher pixel density (497 vs 452 PPI)
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 | 6.59 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2750 pixels | 1280 x 2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 452 ppi | 497 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 2400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 87.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Screen space comparison
Vivo X500
6.59″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
Pixel 11 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.01 mm (6.18 inches) | 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) |
| Width | 74.49 mm (2.93 inches) | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Pink | Black, Blue, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-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 | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 6195 |
| Single-core score | 3314 | 2688 |
| Multi-core score | 10400 | 6871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004925 | 873099 |
| GPU | 1316839 | 286837 |
| Memory | 477842 | 301575 |
| UX | 731113 | 464012 |
| Total score | 3930719 | 1925523 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#26th place)
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 | 7500 mAh | 4850 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 30 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 (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:20 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:48 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:07 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:33 hr |
| Standby | - | 86 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#143rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 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/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-828 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 72 mm | 106 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-610 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
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" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 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 | 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) | $999 | $1099 |
| 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
If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X500. But if the display and camera are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 11 Pro.
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