Amid a wave of cancellations hitting the Ultra flagship segment, vivo fans can breathe a sigh of relief. According to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, the vivo X500 Ultra remains firmly on the launch schedule, even as rivals pull back from their own premium plans.
The concerns began when Digital Chat Station reported that the Oppo Find X10 Ultra had been put on hold and might never see the light of day. Around the same time, word spread that Xiaomi had scrapped the 18 Ultra altogether. With two major Ultra devices seemingly off the table, speculation grew that vivo might follow suit - despite the company's VP of Product confirming back in September that the X500 Ultra would debut in China in March or April next year. Of course, plans made months in advance can always shift, which only fueled the uncertainty.
Fortunately, Digital Chat Station has now doubled down on the good news: the X500 Ultra is proceeding as planned, with the launch window still set for March or April next year - precisely matching the timeline vivo's executive shared earlier. The tipster went even further, suggesting the X500 Ultra could end up being the sole Ultra device in its class. Responding to a comment on their Weibo post, DCS also revealed that the phone will run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset.
Digital Chat Station's Weibo post (machine translated from Chinese)
Adding to the excitement, the same vivo executive who first disclosed the launch timeframe claimed the X500 Ultra will deliver a significantly bigger leap in camera performance compared to the X500 Pro Max.
vivo X500 Pro Max
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Official details remain scarce, but the rumor mill has painted an impressive picture. The X500 Ultra is tipped to feature a 6.85-inch 2K LTPO AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. On the camera front, expectations point to a 50MP main shooter paired with a massive 200MP periscope telephoto lens. Battery capacity is rumored to fall between 7,000 mAh and 8,000 mAh, which would put it among the largest batteries in the flagship space.
vivo X300 Ultra
It's worth noting that the vivo X300 Ultra marked a milestone as the company's first Ultra model to reach markets beyond China. If all goes according to plan, the X500 Ultra should follow the same path, arriving internationally shortly after its domestic debut.
vivo X300 Ultra
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Source (in Chinese)
