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High-end · 2025

vivo S50

Our Take CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

A strong high-end phone with all-day battery and 90W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work
Strength All-day battery (6500mAh), 90W fast charging
6.59″ AMOLED · 120Hz
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 12 / 256 GB
6500 mAh 90W charging
50 MP 3 rear · 50 MP selfie
5G NFC
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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

Display

6.59″ · AMOLED · 1260 × 2750 · 120 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.59"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1260 × 2750 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
HDR
Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 735
High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
Current CPU tier
High-end
AnTuTu
1,780,652
v11
CPU
8-core, 3.0 GHz
GPU
Adreno 735
Process
4 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X
Storage type
UFS Storage 4.1
CPU layout
1x3 Ghz Cortex X4, 4x2,8 Ghz Cortex A720, 3x2,0 Ghz Cortex A520

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video
OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera
50 MP f/1.9
OIS
Telephoto
50 MP f/2.7
Ultrawide
8 MP f/2.2
Front camera
50 MP f/2.0
Main sensor
Sony LYT-700C, 1/1.56", 1µm
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
Camera extras
optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

6500 mAh · 90 W wired
Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity
6500 mAh
Wired charging
90 W
Fast
Removable
No

Audio

Stereo
Stereo speakers
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6
Modern radios
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.4
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
USB
USB-C
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

196 g · 7.6 mm · IP68
Built to last
Height
157.5 mm
Width
74.3 mm
Thickness
7.6 mm
Weight
196 g
IP rating
IP68
Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 17

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses
76% larger battery capacity
90 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
1.8M vs 2.2M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier
Heavier in hand
196 g vs 177 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S25

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
63% larger battery capacity
90 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 128 GB baseline
Lower benchmark score
1.8M vs 3.1M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier
Lower video ceiling
4K vs 8K @ 30 fps video
Heavier in hand
196 g vs 162 g
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