Vivo X500 vs Realme GT 8 Pro
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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 Realme GT 8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 11 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
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
- 12% higher pixel density (508 vs 452 PPI)
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3711 and 3314 points
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 | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2750 pixels | 1440 x 3136 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 452 ppi | 508 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 7000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | 60-120 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.01 mm (6.18 inches) | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 74.49 mm (2.93 inches) | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Pink | White, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.24/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) Β· 60 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 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 | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 28004 |
| Single-core score | 3314 | 3711 |
| Multi-core score | 10400 | 11175 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004925 | 1129296 |
| GPU | 1316839 | 1516328 |
| Memory | 477842 | 465192 |
| UX | 731113 | 913920 |
| Total score | 3930719 | 4024736 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3001 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 57 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 42 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12974 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 30905 |
| Video editing | - | 7273 |
| Photo editing | - | 69025 |
| Data manipulation | - | 18371 |
| Writing score | - | 43824 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (26th and 18th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X500
No benchmark results yet
Realme GT 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-18 (Mj.) | AnTuTu 11 | 4016269 |
| π 2026-08-03 (Gulhark) | AnTuTu 11 | 3957182 |
| π 2026-07-23 (Zergo) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898421 |
| π 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh) | AnTuTu 11 | 4243822 |
| π 2026-05-14 (mrt) | AnTuTu 11 | 4379440 |
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 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS updates | 5 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 120 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 (86% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1100 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 16:17 hr |
| Watching video | - | 24:49 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 157 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#8th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-828 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 72 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-610 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | October 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 8 Pro. But if the connectivity is more of a priority β go for the Vivo X500.
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