Compare / vivo Y500i vs S2 FE

vivo Y500i vs S2 FE

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo Y500i and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo Y500i
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vivo Y500i
S2 FE
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S2 FE

Overview

Display
vivo Y500i
6.75inch
IPS LCD · 120 Hz
720 × 1570 · 256 PPI
S2 FE
6.83inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2800 · 450 PPI
Chip
vivo Y500i
Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Adreno 613 · 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 Y500i
8 / 12GB RAM
128 GB · 256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
S2 FE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo Y500i
50MP
5 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
S2 FE
50MP
32 MP selfie
Yes video
Battery
vivo Y500i
7,200mAh
44 W wired
S2 FE
10,000mAh
44 W wired
Build
vivo Y500i
219g
166.6 × 78.4 × 8.4 mm
IP68
S2 FE
224g
163.9 × 76.5 × 8.6 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo Y500i
5GWi-Fi 5Bluetooth 4.2NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
S2 FE
5GWi-FiBluetooth 5.4Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo Y500iS2 FE

vivo Y500i

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 Y500i

Announced
2026, January 12
Status
Available. Released 2026, January 16

S2 FE

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

vivo Y500i

Dimensions
166.6 x 78.4 x 8.4 mm (6.56 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight
219 g (7.72 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)

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 Y500i

Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size
6.75 inches, 111.4 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 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 Y500i

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 613

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 Y500i

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

UFS 3.1

S2 FE

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

vivo Y500i

Single
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps

S2 FE

Dual

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

Auxiliary lens

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes

vivo Y500i

Single
5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps

S2 FE

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

vivo Y500i

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

S2 FE

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo Y500i

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
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 Y500i

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

S2 FE

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

vivo Y500i

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh
Charging

44W wired

Reverse wired

S2 FE

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired

Reverse wired

vivo Y500i

Colors
Black, Silver, Gold
Models
V2531A
Price
About 180 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 Y500i Full specs: S2 FE

How the vivo Y500i and S2 FE differ

  • The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 7200 mAh on the vivo Y500i.
  • The S2 FE has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.75 inches.
  • The vivo Y500i offers more RAM, up to 12 GB against 8 GB.
  • The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.

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