Vivo X500 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
90
out of 100
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81
out of 100
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 Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 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
- Comes with 3600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 3900 mAh
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate โ 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3930K versus 3034K)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
- 13% higher pixel density (513 vs 452 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 54 grams less
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2750 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 452 ppi | 513 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.01 mm (6.18 inches) | 159 mm (6.26 inches) |
| Width | 74.49 mm (2.93 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Pink | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.16/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) ยท 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4470 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 24111 |
| Single-core score | 3314 | 2650 |
| Multi-core score | 10400 | 9605 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004925 | 953422 |
| GPU | 1316839 | 1106386 |
| Memory | 477842 | 366238 |
| UX | 731113 | 608803 |
| Total score | 3930719 | 3034849 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 47% |
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2300 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 39 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 37 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10302 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5539 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 21611 |
| Video editing | - | 8617 |
| Photo editing | - | 33511 |
| Data manipulation | - | 17944 |
| Writing score | - | 27324 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (26th and 99th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X500
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-08-02 (ilushon) | AnTuTu 11 | 2704730 |
| ๐ 2026-04-01 -> Nordis | AnTuTu 11 | 2894477 |
| ๐ 2025-12-25 (Ferg๐ฎ๐น) | AnTuTu 11 | 3034849 |
| ๐ 2025-09-30 (Reiiii) | AnTuTu 11 | 3091117 |
| ๐ 2025-05-17 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 GPU | 24111 |
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 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | - | 31.4 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 3900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:04 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 06:41 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:11 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:54 hr |
| Standby | - | 107 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119ยฐ | 120ยฐ |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-828 | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (โ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.3" (โ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | - |
| Focal length | 72 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-610 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (โ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (โ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (โ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (โ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.2" (โ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | May 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1099 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.25 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - 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 is definitely a better buy.
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