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vivo X500s reportedly enters testing with a 6.85-inch 144Hz display
A vivo phone with a 6.85-inch screen is reportedly in testing, shortly after the X500 series went on sale globally.
The tipster did not name the device, but people discussing the leak believe it may be the vivo X500s.
The reported screen is flat, has 2K+ resolution and refreshes 144 times per second, with equal-width borders on all sides.
Those figures match the display reported for the X500 Pro Max and the rumored X500 Ultra.
The X500s could follow the X300s, which launched in March with a slightly smaller, lower-resolution screen and the same refresh rate.
An X500s launch alongside the X500 Ultra is possible, but the Ultra is only rumored to arrive in China between March and April.
Details such as its cameras, chip and battery remain unknown, and vivo has not confirmed the phone or its launch plans.
A vivo engineering sample described as a “small s iteration” is reportedly in testing, according to tipster Digital Chat Station.
The unnamed device is thought to be the vivo X500s, though the tipster did not identify it.
The sample reportedly has a 6.85-inch flat display with 2K+ resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate and equal-width bezels.
Digital Chat Station described the device as following a “large-screen all-rounder” approach.
No details about its chipset, cameras or battery have been reported.
- Who
- vivo is reportedly testing an unnamed device believed to be the X500s. Tipster Digital Chat Station shared the information.
- What
- An engineering sample is reportedly being tested with a 6.85-inch flat 2K+ display and a 144Hz refresh rate.
- When
- The report was published on October 28, 2026; the testing was described as already underway.
- Where
- The tipster shared the information on Weibo. The testing location is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max debuted in China.
The X500 series went global, and Digital Chat Station reported that a new “small s iteration” was in testing.
The vivo X500 Ultra is rumored to launch in China.
- Likely model
- vivo X500s
- Display size
- 6.85 inches
- Display resolution
- 2K+
- Refresh rate
- 144Hz
- Screen design
- Flat display with equal-width bezels on all four sides
- Tipster
- Digital Chat Station
What people are saying
small s iteration
large-screen all-rounder