Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs vivo X500 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2026	Sep 21, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1299 12GB/512GB - $1499 12GB/1TB - $1899 12GB/2TB - $2499	12/256GB - €900

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.34 inches (~0.53 inches with camera bump) 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm (~13.49 mm with camera bump)	6.43 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 163.3 x 76.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
8.78 oz / 249.0 g	7.94 oz / 225.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Glacier, Silver, Burgundy	Black, Gray, White, Orange

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 91.03% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, Dolby Vision, 4400 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	3168x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 508 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
2333 (Excellent)	4329 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (2 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x S-cores 4x E-cores	Octa-core 2x Arm C2-Ultra @4.45GHz 3x Arm C2-Pro @4.35GHz w/ 1MB L2 cache 3x Arm C2-Pro @3.1GHz w/ 512KB L2 cache
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Arm Mali-G2 Ultra NX
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (27.x)	Android (17), up to 5 OS updates

Battery

Type
5567 mAh, Nano SIM variant - 5391 mAh (EU/China), Li - Ion	8000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 40.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

10h 31min

Browsing

29h 38min

Video

12h 4min

Gaming

14h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 41min

Browsing

21h 51min

Video

14h 50min

Gaming

12h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF, ToF 3D depth sensing, Sensor-shift OIS) Sensor name: Sony IMX905 Aperture size: F1.5/F4.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	50 MP (LOFIC sensor, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Sony LYT-L910 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Sensor name: Sony IMX972 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL JN5 Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/2.75"
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX973 Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP9 Optical zoom: 3.5x Aperture size: F2.7 Focal Length: 85 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (240 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

156

Overall

169

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 2X MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM, Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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