vivo's next-generation Ultra flagship is shaping up to be a camera powerhouse, with fresh leaks suggesting the company is doubling down on Sony's cutting-edge imaging hardware. If the rumors hold true, the X500 Ultra could set a new benchmark for smartphone photography.
Last month, well-known tipster Digital Chat Station reported that the vivo X500 Ultra's main camera could be built around Sony's LYTIA L910 — a 50MP 1/1.28" sensor paired with a 35mm lens. Now, in a fresh update, DCS claims the device will actually pack not one, but two of these sensors.
According to the tipster, the ultrawide camera on the vivo X500 Ultra will join the primary shooter in using the LYTIA L910 sensor. Impressively, a prototype of the X500 Ultra equipped with L910 sensors on both the main and ultrawide cameras reportedly delivered the highest CIS (CMOS Image Sensor) test scores seen so far.
On top of that, DCS claims the periscope telephoto unit will feature an HPU sensor, which would make the X500 Ultra the only smartphone in the industry to combine LOFIC and DeepPix technologies.
vivo X300 Ultra
The tipster also reaffirmed that the vivo X500 Ultra will run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset.
Other leaked specifications point to a 6.85" 2K LTPO AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint reader, and a massive battery ranging from 7,000 mAh to 8,000 mAh in capacity.
The vivo X500 Ultra is expected to debut sometime in March or April next year.
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