vivo X500 Pro Max on sale in Mexico from $1,886 (34,999 pesos)

The vivo X500 Pro Max is now on sale in Mexico. The company's online store sells a single configuration, with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage, for 34,999 pesos ($1,886 at 18.55 pesos per dollar on Nov. 13). It comes in silver or black.

What moves the price is the add-on. The store offers two bundles with a ZEISS teleconverter, an external lens that clips over the rear camera module to bring distant subjects closer. The base phone does not include one.

Shipping is free on orders above 1,000 pesos ($54).

The phone is aimed at people who shoot photos and video on their phones. Its product page lists three ZEISS cameras: a 50 MP main sensor, a 50 MP ultrawide and a 200 MP telephoto. Video goes up to 4K at 240 frames per second, with a Log profile, a flat format that keeps more image data for color grading later.

Under the hood is a MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chip and a 6.85-inch LTPO display with 2K resolution and a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz. The 7,800 mAh battery lasts 47 hours of video playback by vivo's own tests, and the body is rated IP68 and IP69 for water and dust. It runs OriginOS 7.

The 4,400-nit peak local brightness and the battery figure come from the manufacturer, and none of it has been tested independently. There is no release date yet for physical stores or carriers.

Buying the phone with the 400 mm lens takes 39,999 pesos ($2,156), which is 5,000 pesos ($270) more than the phone alone.