hotwav Note 18 Pro vs Vivo Y500 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; vivo
Release date: November 2025, 6 months ago; November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 738.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 79% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,799.00 ($ 263.50)

Size: 7.2"; 6.67"
Resolution: 720 x 1560 px HD+; 1260 x 2800 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 239 ppi Medium Density; 388 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 1800 cd/m², 6000000:1 contrast ratio, 8000000:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); MediaTek Dimensity 7200
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.8 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; ARM Mali-G610 MC4
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 200 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor: Samsung; —
Flash: LED; Quad LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 74.5 mm 160.2 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 199 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Gold Green; Black White Pink Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 90 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 16 OriginOS 6 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)