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

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="All three new X500 phones support at least one of Vivo’s teleconverter lenses. | Image: Vivo" data-portal-copyright="Image: Vivo" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/vivo-x500-series.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> All three new X500 phones support at least one of Vivo’s teleconverter lenses. | Image: Vivo </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The X500 Pro Max uses Sony's new <a href="https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/info/2026/2026061701.html">Lytia L910 image sensor</a>, 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 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/886131/xiaomi-leica-leitzphone-17-ultra-review">Xiaomi 17 Ultra</a>. The excellent 200-megapixel, 3.7x telephoto …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/998165/vivo-x500-pro-max-launch-specs-release-date-lofic-china">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>