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vivo S50 vs S2 FE

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo S50 and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo S50
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vivo S50
S2 FE
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S2 FE

Overview

Display
vivo S50
6.59inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2750 · 459 PPI
S2 FE
6.83inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2800 · 450 PPI
Chip
vivo S50
Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
Adreno 735 · Android 16
S2 FE
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G610 · Android 16
Memory
vivo S50
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
S2 FE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo S50
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
8 MP Ultra Wide
50 MP selfie
4K video
S2 FE
50MP
32 MP selfie
Yes video
Battery
vivo S50
6,500mAh
90 W wired
S2 FE
10,000mAh
44 W wired
Build
vivo S50
196g
157.5 × 74.3 × 7.6 mm
IP68
S2 FE
224g
163.9 × 76.5 × 8.6 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo S50
5GWi-Fi 6Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
S2 FE
5GWi-FiBluetooth 5.4Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo S50S2 FE

vivo S50

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

S2 FE

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

vivo S50

Announced
2025, December 15
Status
Available. Released 2025, December 19

S2 FE

Announced
2026, October 06
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20

vivo S50

Dimensions
157.5 x 74.3 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.93 x 0.30 in)
Weight
196 g (6.91 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

S2 FE

Dimensions
163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)
Weight
224 g (7.90 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

MIL-STD-810H compliant*

* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

vivo S50

Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR
Size
6.59 inches, 106.1 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2750 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~459 ppi density)

S2 FE

Type
AMOLED1B colors120HzHDR10+1000 nits2000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

vivo S50

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 735

S2 FE

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G610

vivo S50

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

UFS 4.1

S2 FE

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

vivo S50

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.7, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2, 110˚ (ultrawide)

Features
Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS

S2 FE

Dual

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF

Auxiliary lens

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes

vivo S50

Single
50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), AF
Features
HDR
Video
4K, 1080p

S2 FE

Single
32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo S50

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

S2 FE

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo S50

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c)
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

S2 FE

WLAN
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

vivo S50

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

S2 FE

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

vivo S50

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6500 mAh
Charging

90W wired, PD

Reverse wired

S2 FE

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired

Reverse wired

vivo S50

Colors
Black, Blue, White, Purple
Models
V2528A
Price
About 360 EUR

S2 FE

Colors
Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black
SAR
1.14 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 360 EUR
Full specs: vivo S50 Full specs: S2 FE

How the vivo S50 and S2 FE differ

  • The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 6500 mAh on the vivo S50.
  • The S2 FE has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.59 inches.
  • The vivo S50 offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
  • The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.

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