The Vivo Y500 5G was recently launched in China in September last year. Now, the 4G-only version of the smartphone has been launched in select global markets. The new Vivo Y500 4G has been unveiled with a marginally smaller battery than its 5G counterpart, which packs an 8,200mAh cell. Moreover, the latest Vivo Y500 4G also sports a rectangular rear camera module, instead of the circular one seen on the Vivo Y500 5G. The new handset is powered by an octa core Unisoc chipset, along with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The phone is currently on sale in two colour options.

Vivo Y500 4G Price, Availability

Pricing for the Vivo Y500 4G starts at PKR 99,999 (roughly Rs. 34,000) for the base variant featuring 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. On the other hand, the top-of-the-line model with 256GB of storage and the same RAM as the base variant is priced at PKR 1,09,999 (about Rs. 38,000).

The smartphone is currently on sale via the Vivo Pakistan online store. The Vivo Y500 4G is offered in Midnight Blue and Pearl White colourways.

Vivo Y500 4G Specifications, Features

The Vivo Y500 4G is a dual SIM smartphone that ships with Vivo's OriginOS 6, which is based on Android 16. The handset sports a 6.83-inch 1.5K (1,260x2,800 pixels) AMOLED display, with up to 120Hz refresh rate, up to 5,000 nits peak brightness, 449 ppi pixel density, Q10+ luminescent material, and 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut. The company claims that the phone ships with an IP69 rating for dust and water resistance.

Powering the Vivo Y500 4G is a 6nm octa core Unisoc T7300 chipset, featuring six efficiency cores clocked at 2.0GHz and two performance cores, delivering a peak clock speed of 2.2GHz. It also features 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 onboard storage. For thermal management, the Vivo Y500 4G is equipped with a vapour chamber cooling solution, offering a 4,300 sq mm heat dissipation area.

For optics, the Vivo Y500 4G carries a dual rear camera unit, headlined by a 50-megapixel main shooter with an f/1.8 aperture. It also sports a 2-megapixel macro sensor on the back with an f/2.4 aperture, paired with an LED flash. The handset is also equipped with a 32-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calls with an f/2.0 aperture.

The Vivo Y500 4G packs an 8,100mAh battery with support for 44W wired fast charging. The phone also supports 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.4, a USB Type-C port, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS for connectivity. The list of onboard sensors includes an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, an e-compass, a proximity sensor, a gyroscope, and an in-display fingerprint sensor for security. It measures 163.73x76.18x8.19mm and weighs about 210g.