Xiaomi 17T Pro vs Vivo X500 Pro

92 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T Pro
VS
91 out of 100
Vivo X500 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 17T Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on May 28, 2026, against the Vivo X500 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo X500 Pro
  • 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5016K versus 3323K)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4184 and 3334 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.58 mm narrower
  • Weighs 27 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Vivo X500 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
88*
95*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
100
81*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
92*
91*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
56.8
(Average)
Value Index
37.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1216 x 2660 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (1-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1100 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Armor Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 91%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
17T Pro
6.83β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
X500 Pro
6.36β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.4 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
3496 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 151.78 mm (5.98 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 71.92 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Silver, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
91.1%
91%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Vivo X500 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Max clock 4210 MHz 4550 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 3 + 3)
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
- 3 cores at 3.1 GHz: C2-Pro
- 3 cores at 4.35 GHz: C2-Pro
- 2 cores at 4.55 GHz: C2-Ultra
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 2 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 MediaTek NPU 1090
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~5529.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Vivo X500 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3334
X500 Pro +25%
4184
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10348
X500 Pro +22%
12603
Compute Score (GPU)
22721
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 22721 -
Single-core score 3334 4184
Multi-core score 10348 12603
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3323591
X500 Pro +51%
5016623
CPU 933780 1457703
GPU 1300550 1937843
Memory 397001 508043
UX 692260 1123034
Total score 3323591 5016623
Samples [25 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (54th and 2nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (hi)AnTuTu 123291469
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (Querty)AnTuTu 113415483
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (tarcisioefb)AnTuTu 113137520
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Ap0game)AnTuTu 113471553
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 (Dundio)AnTuTu 113187217
Vivo X500 Pro
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 17
ROM HyperOS 3 OriginOS 7
OS size 35.4 GB -
OS updates 5 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 6510 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:44 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:30 hr -
Watching video 24:44 hr -
Gaming 09:34 hr -
Standby 131 hr -
General battery life
36:42 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
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 240FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision 950 LightHunter Sony LYT-910
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.5
Focal length 115 mm 85 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Sony LYT-610
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
83.6 dB
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2026 September 2026
Release date May 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $1199
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17T Pro. But if the camera, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Vivo X500 Pro.

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