Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo

# Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo Source: [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/998165/vivo-x500-pro-max-launch-specs-release-date-lofic-china](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/998165/vivo-x500-pro-max-launch-specs-release-date-lofic-china) [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/dominic-preston) Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism\. He previously worked at*Android Police*and*Tech Advisor*\. Vivo’s new X500 flagship phones have arrived in China, and as usual the company’s focus is firmly on photography\. The X500 Pro Max — a new tier in its lineup — is the first phone to use new sensors and silicon from Sony and MediaTek that enable impressive dynamic range and slow\-motion video recording\. The X500 Pro Max uses Sony’s new[Lytia L910 image sensor](https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/info/2026/2026061701.html), its first to use LOFIC, a sensor technology that enables expanded dynamic range\. The 50\-megapixel, 1/1\.28\-inch\-type sensor delivers what Vivo calls “true 17 EV ultra\-high dynamic range,” more than the 16\.5 stops claimed by the[Xiaomi 17 Ultra](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/886131/xiaomi-leica-leitzphone-17-ultra-review)\. The excellent 200\-megapixel, 3\.7x telephoto from the[X300 Ultra](https://www.theverge.com/tech/926067/vivos-x300-ultra-has-the-best-cameras-in-any-phone)returns here too, along with support for that phone’s[400mm teleconverter lens](https://www.theverge.com/tech/912097/vivo-x300-ultra-camera-kit-hands-on)\. The X500 Pro and Pro Max are also the first phones run on[MediaTek’s new Dimensity 9600 Pro](https://www.theverge.com/tech/995293/mediateks-dimensity-9600-pro-is-its-first-2nm-phone-chip), with the 9600M found in the base X500\. The 2nm Pro chip brings with it the usual performance bumps, but also the ability to record 4K 240fps slow\-motion video\. 10bit Log recording and new cinematic video styles are included too\. Display sizes range from the compact 6\.36\-inch Pro to the 6\.85\-inch Pro Max, with the base X500 in\-between\. All three phones feature OLED displays, silicon\-carbon batteries between 6,510mAh and 8,000mAh in size, and run on Vivo’s OriginOS 7 software\. Today’s launch is China\-only, but a global launch is coming, though we don’t yet know when\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Dominic Preston