Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Vivo X500 Pro Max Reveals Massive Camera Island Design
Some reported pictures and a video show what may be Vivo’s next top-end phone.
It is called the Vivo X500 Pro Max.
The phone seems to have a very large camera section on its back.
A round ring surrounds the cameras.
Numbers on the ring might help people change camera settings, but this has not been confirmed.
The phone is expected to have three rear cameras.
One camera may have 200 megapixels for zoomed-in pictures.
Vivo is expected to announce the X500 series in September.
Reported images and a hands-on video offer an early look at the Vivo X500 Pro Max.
The phone appears to have a camera island nearly as wide as its body, surrounded by a rotating ring.
Numbers on the ring may indicate ISO settings, though its physical design remains unclear.
The expected triple-camera system includes two 50MP cameras and a 200MP telephoto camera.
The Vivo X500 series, including the Pro Max, is expected to launch in September.
- Who
- Vivo is associated with the reported Vivo X500 Pro Max smartphone.
- What
- Reported images and video reveal a large camera island, a surrounding ring, and expected camera specifications.
- When
- The Vivo X500 series is expected to launch in September.
- Where
- The images and video surfaced on X and TikTok, with the material reported via GSMArena.
- Why
- The material offers an early preview of the phone’s possible design and imaging hardware ahead of its expected launch.
- Expected lineup
- Vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max models
- Expected launch
- September
- Rear cameras
- Three cameras: two expected 50MP sensors and one expected 200MP telephoto camera
- Main camera
- A likely 50MP 1/1.28-inch LOFIC sensor with 3-degree optical image stabilisation
- Ultra-wide camera
- An expected 50MP Sony IMX8-series sensor
- Telephoto camera
- An expected 200MP Samsung 1/1.4-inch HP0 sensor
- Additional testing
- Vivo is reportedly testing a multispectral sensor for colour accuracy and white balance