Vivo X500 Ultra Leak Points to 200MP Telephoto and Three Rear Cameras

Vivo's next Ultra-badged phone is taking shape in the leak pipeline, and the headline detail is a three-camera rear array with a 200-megapixel sensor on the telephoto side. Vivo hasn't confirmed any of it, so treat these details as a tipster's read on where the hardware is heading, not a finished spec sheet.

A 200MP telephoto anchors the camera plan

The most specific claim comes from Digital Chat Station, a tipster who posts on Weibo. The leak describes an Ultra-series flagship built on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 with a 50-megapixel front camera. The tipster didn't name the phone, but earlier reports point to the X500 Ultra as the likely candidate.

On the back, the leak describes three cameras: a 50-megapixel main sensor, a second 50-megapixel unit, and a 200-megapixel telephoto. Here's the thing: a high-resolution telephoto is the more unusual choice. Most flagships put their highest pixel count on the main camera and use the tele for optical reach. A 200MP tele suggests Vivo is betting on pixel count for crop zoom and fine detail at long range. That's the part buyers should judge once real samples appear. Megapixels alone won't settle sharpness or low-light performance. Sensor size, lens quality and processing usually matter more.

A possible front camera step-up on an S-series phone

The same tipster says Vivo is testing a 68-megapixel front camera using Sony's IMX05A sensor on an upcoming S-series phone. The test unit reportedly has a square-shaped rear camera module, and the tipster links it to a possible X500s. That makes it a separate device from the Ultra, and the leak doesn't tie the front sensor to any confirmed model.

If the rumour holds, a 68MP selfie camera would be a clear jump from what most phones ship with. For anyone who takes a lot of video calls or selfies, the practical question is how much of that resolution survives pixel binning and processing in everyday shots. Sensor specs rarely tell the full story on the front, either.

Display and battery expectations for the Ultra

Reporting on the Ultra points to a 6.85-inch LTPO screen from BOE, with resolution better than 2K and a 144Hz refresh rate. The battery is reportedly in the range of 7,000mAh to 8,000mAh. Neither figure has been confirmed, but they're in line with what a flagship of this size typically carries. A 6.85-inch panel at 144Hz also tends to put battery life under more pressure than a smaller phone would, so the real-world result will depend on how Vivo tunes its power management.

Launch timing: China first, based on leaks

Sources cited in the report put both the X500 Ultra and the X500s in China during the first half of 2027, with March or April as the most likely window. Vivo hasn't announced dates for either phone, and nothing has been said about an India launch. Earlier speculation about the X500s described a 6.85-inch flat panel with 2K+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate.

For buyers, that timeline means the current X300 Ultra remains the reference point for the next several months. If a camera-focused upgrade is on your list, waiting for official specs and hands-on samples in spring 2027 is the sensible move.

A separate X500 series leak points to India

A post on X from Debayan Roy (Gadgetsdata), dated November 1, 2026, lays out a different set of details for the X500 series. It covers the base X500, the X500 Pro and the X500 Pro Max, and says all three appeared in an Indian certification listing. It also gives a tentative India launch date of November 25. The post doesn't mention the Ultra, and it's a tipster's claim rather than anything from Vivo.

Within that post, the base X500 is listed with a 6.59-inch 1.5K 144Hz flat OLED, a 7,500mAh battery, 90W wired and 40W wireless charging, IP68 and IP69 ratings, and a 50MP main camera alongside a 64MP 3x telephoto. The X500 Pro Max is listed with a 6.85-inch 2K LTPO panel, an 8,000mAh battery, and a 200MP Samsung HP0 telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom. The X500 Pro is listed with a 6.36-inch panel, a 6,510mAh battery, and a 64MP 3.5x periscope telephoto.

Here's my read: the 200MP telephoto showing up on the Pro Max, and the 200MP telephoto in the Ultra leak, points to Vivo reusing a high-resolution tele design across its top lines. That's speculation on my part, but it fits how phone makers often share camera modules between tiers. The chips named in each leak also differ, which is one reason to treat every spec here as provisional until Vivo publishes its own numbers.

What to watch next

The camera story is the one to track. Three things would tell you whether these leaks hold up: whether the 200MP telephoto appears on a confirmed model, how Vivo describes its zoom and stabilisation, and whether a tele sample gallery shows real detail beyond the 50MP main camera. Until then, the X300 Ultra is still the phone to measure against, and the X500 Ultra stays a promising but unconfirmed upgrade.