Vivo is expected to unveil the Vivo S50 series later this month as a successor to the Vivo S30 lineup, which debuted earlier this year. The S40 branding will be skipped as the number “4” is considered unlucky in some Asian markets, including China. It appears that the company will apply the same naming strategy for its flagship line next year. Through this, we could see the possible name for the Vivo X300 series’ successor.

Vivo X400 series to be skipped

As can be seen above, tipster Digital Chat Station has claimed that the next generation after the X300 will be called the X500. So, this means that the next-generation lineup may possibly include the Vivo X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Ultra as the successors to the current generation’s Vivo X300, X300 Pro, and X300 Ultra.

Likely, the Vivo X500 and X500 Pro will debut in September or October 2026. Early speculations suggest that these devices will be the first to feature the Dimensity 9600, which is said to be manufactured through TSMC’s 2nm process, making it MediaTek’s first-ever 2nm mobile chip.

It is reported that TSMC’s enhanced 2nm process technology has a 1.2 times higher logic density than the existing N3E process, a performance improvement of up to 18 percent at the same power consumption, and a power consumption reduction of about 36 percent at the same speed.

At present, it is too early to talk about the X500 series as the company has several new phones lined up for launch in China in the coming months. After the S50 and S50 Pro Mini, expected by this month’s end, the company is expected to unveil the Vivo X300s and X300 Ultra in the first half of 2026. While the X300s will be an updated version of the Vivo X200, the Ultra edition is expected to debut as the world’s first phone with dual 200-megapixel cameras.

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