Compare / vivo Y500 (China) vs S2 FE
vivo Y500 (China) vs S2 FE
A side-by-side comparison of the vivo Y500 (China) and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
vivo Y500 (China)
- Technology
- GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
- 5G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 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 Y500 (China)
- Announced
- 2025, September 01
- Status
- Available. Released 2025, September 05
S2 FE
- Announced
- 2026, October 06
- Status
- Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20
vivo Y500 (China)
- Dimensions
- 163.1 x 75.9 x 8.2 mm (6.42 x 2.99 x 0.32 in)
- Weight
- 213 g (7.51 oz)
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP68/IP69+ dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 24 hours)
Drop resistant up to 1.7m
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 Y500 (China)
- Type
- AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, 5000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.77 inches, 110.9 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2392 pixels (~388 ppi density)
- Protection
- Diamond Shield Glass
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 Y500 (China)
- OS
- Android 15, OriginOS 5
- Chipset
- Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Mali-G615 MC2
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 Y500 (China)
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
UFS 3.1
S2 FE
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
vivo Y500 (China)
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 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 Y500 (China)
- Single
- 8 MP, f/2.1, (wide)
- Features
- Panorama
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
S2 FE
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
vivo Y500 (China)
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio
3D Panoramic Audio speaker
S2 FE
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
vivo Y500 (China)
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
- NFC
- 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 Y500 (China)
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S2 FE
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
vivo Y500 (China)
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 8200 mAh
- Charging
90W wired
Reverse wired
S2 FE
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
- Charging
44W wired
Reverse wired
vivo Y500 (China)
- Colors
- Black, Blue, Purple
- Models
- V2506A
- Price
- About 170 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
How the vivo Y500 (China) and S2 FE differ
- The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 8200 mAh on the vivo Y500 (China).
- The S2 FE has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.77 inches.
- The vivo Y500 (China) offers more RAM, up to 12 GB against 8 GB.
- The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.