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Vivo Y500i

R4,000
SKU: 6661
Brand: Vivo
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM: 8GB/12GB
Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB
Display: IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Camera: 50MP
OS: Android 16, OriginOS 6

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.5

Display 9 / 10
Camera 8 / 10
Performance 8 / 10
Battery 9 / 10

PROS

IP68/IP69 dust and water resistant.
6.75-inch IPS display, 120Hz refresh.
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, 8/12GB RAM.
Fingerprint and Infrared sensor.
7200mAh battery with 44W charging.

CONS

Dual rear camera only.
FM radio and NFC are unavailable.

The Vivo Y500i: The Unrivaled Battery Champion

The Vivo Y500i enters the budget-to-mid-range smartphone market with one clear mission: to eliminate battery anxiety entirely. Built for users who need exceptional uptime, maximum durability, and a smooth daily software experience, this device packs an unbelievable battery reservoir into a clean, modern design.

What Makes it Stand Out?

Colossal 7,200mAh Battery: A true industry heavyweight. This massive high-density battery easily delivers two to three days of typical usage on a single charge. Whether you are heavily streaming videos or working on the go, it is engineered to stay powered.
44W Flash Charge Support: To keep a battery this large from taking all day to refuel, Vivo includes 44W wired fast charging, alongside handy reverse wired charging to help jump-start your smaller accessories.
Reliable Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Performance: Built on an efficient 4nm process, this octa-core processor handles daily multitasking, social apps, web browsing, and 5G connectivity smoothly without draining your battery resources.
Large 120Hz Smooth Display: Featuring a spacious 6.75-inch screen, it offers an ultra-smooth 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of up to 1,200 nits, keeping scrolling fluid and text perfectly legible even under bright outdoor light.
Elite IP68 & IP69 Durability: Highly uncommon for this price segment, the phone boasts an extreme dual rating for dust and water resistance. It is certified to withstand total immersion as well as high-pressure, hot water sprays, making it incredibly tough.
Modern Android 16 Software: Out of the box, it runs on the fresh, highly customized OriginOS 6 (based on Android 16), offering deep interface customization, smart desktop widgets, and great long-term software efficiency.
50MP Clear Main Camera: Keeps your photography simple and clean with a high-resolution 50MP main camera with autofocus for capturing detailed everyday shots, paired with a 5MP front selfie camera.

South African Pricing & Availability

The Vivo Y500i offers incredible practical value for its class, starting from approximately ZAR 4,000. Exact retail pricing can vary depending on individual store promotions, specific storage tiers (available with generous storage configurations up to 512GB), or if bundled with network contract upgrades.

You can look for this battery powerhouse across a massive network of South African retail fronts, cellular stores, and online hubs:

Retailers & Supermarkets

Makro & Game (Ideal for catching large electronics promotions, tech displays, and bundle deals)
PEP & Ackermans (Great for direct upfront cash-and-carry prepaid deals)
Mr Price & Foschini ### Specialist Tech & Online Stores
Takealot (The go-to platform for quick nationwide delivery, pre-orders, and local stock updates)
HiFi Corp & Hi Online (Perfect for finding dedicated mid-range entertainment gear)
Cellucity & 4U (Great for checking out various RAM and storage configurations)

Network Operators (Cash or Contract)

MTN * Chatz Connect

Tip: Given that the Vivo Y500i includes a rare infrared port and dual-band 5G connectivity, checking online via Takealot or visiting cellular experts like Cellucity or MTN will ensure you get the best advice on maximizing your local network speeds and setup.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	Vivo
Model	Vivo Y500i
Announced	12 January, 2026
Released	16 January, 2026
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 4,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
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)
Protection	IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors	Black, Silver, Gold

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	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)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Video	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera	5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video	1080p@30fps

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.	Android 16
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.	OriginOS 6

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Adreno 613
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	8GB/12GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	44W wired Reverse wired

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Display: Screen size, image quality (brightness, colors, contrast, etc), visibility in sun light, angles of view and touchscreen.

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