Vivo introduced the X300 series this week, and this year the family is small—there’s no mid-range vanilla model and no “Pro Mini,” just the small X300 and the big X300 Pro. Well, there’s an Ultra model and an FE model in the pipeline, but there’s no denying that Vivo has streamlined its flagship product line.
Vivo x300 and x300 Pro highlights
Let’s start with the Vivo X300 Pro – it’s pretty much the “X200, part 2″, if we can put it that way. Dimensions 9400 swaps for 9500, 4.1, 1/1.28″ 50MP LYT-818 sensor for 1/1.28” 50MP LYT-282 sensor, 200MP HP9 telephoto sensor for 200MP HPB, 6,000mah battery for 6,510mah, you swap.
Vivo x300 Pro
The X300 Pro (12/256GB) is launching at CNY 5,300, the same price as the X200 Pro at launch. We don’t have details on the global rollout yet, but it pretty much suggests that the Pro model will be priced like its predecessor when it reaches new markets.
Let’s look at the Vivo x300 next – it’s the successor to the X200 Pro Mini and not the X200. We’ve seen comments saying it’s not a true “pro mini” because the main camera has a smaller sensor – 1/1.4″ but with 200MP resolution, instead of a 1/1.28″ 50MP sensor. Without binning, the sensor size is definitely a downgrade (0.56µm vs 1.22µm pixels), but with binning up to 50mp, it’s pretty close.
vivo x300
And the X300 brings some upgrades—even the X200 Pro Mini didn’t have a USB-C 3.2 port, but the X300 does. The battery goes up to 6,040mah (+340mAH) and the series has common upgrades including a faster chipset (Dimension 9500) and storage (UFS 4.1).
Vivo x300 upgrade on X200 Pro Mini
Vivo is launching the X300 (12/256GB) at CNY 4,400, which is actually a bit cheaper than the CNY 4,700 that the X200 Pro Mini costs. Of course, the Pro Mini never went global – overseas markets got the less capable X200 Fe instead.
Before heading to the voting booth, check out our Vivo X300 and X300 Pro hands-on review. We also tested the X300 Pro Photography Kit. And here’s what’s new with Origen 6.
Well, time to vote, starting with the Vivo X300 Pro. Is this the right flagship for you or are you tempted to wait for the Ultra?
Now Vivo X300 – X200 Pro Mini successor or not? And are you sad to see the cheap, bulky X200?
