Introduction
Today, we have the Vivo X300 to review, a compact gem in a crowd of ultras, maxes, and pros. Even better, this little flagship doesn’t hold anything back. And the best part – it’s already gone global!
The Vivo X300 series is now over, and it seems that it has finally found its footing, and the regular X300 has finally found its identity. See, the X300 isn’t a sequel to the X200, or the X200S, or the X200 Fe, but the X200 Pro Mini. And it was a smart move given how fragmented the X200 lineup was.
Anyway, the X300 brings some improvements over the X200 Pro Mini – perhaps faster Android hardware, a new 200MP primary camera, a 50MP selfie with autofocus, and a better battery and charging.
But let’s backtrack a bit and give you some context. The X300 is a compact flagship phone that is now available in some Asian countries and Europe. It has a 6.31-inch LTPO OLED screen with 1216p resolution, 10-bit color depth, and 120Hz dynamic refresh rate.
The X300, like the X300 Pro, uses MediaTek’s most powerful chip to date, which was developed closely with Vivo. There’s also an industry-first dual UFS 4.1 configuration for storage for high performance.
Then comes the camera setup. The X300 introduces a 200MP isocell HPB-based main camera, followed by a 50MP 3x periscope telephoto and a 50MP AF ultra-wide shooter. There is also a 50MP AF selfie cam. Vivo boasts 4K60 portrait cinema videos, 4K120 HDR capping, among many other niceties.
There’s also a new generation C/C battery (6,040mah in Asia, 5,360mah in Europe) with 90W wired, 40W wireless charging, as well as options for reverse wired and wireless charging and bypass charging.
The final bits worth mentioning are the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, larger vibration motor, Wi-Fi 7 support, and the heavily improved original OS 6 based on Android 16.
vivo x300 specs at a glance:
- body: 150.6×71.9×8.0mm, 190g; Glass front, aluminum alloy frame, glass back; IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets up to 1.5m for 30 minutes).
- Display: 6.31″ LTPO Amoled, 1B Color, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 4500 nits (peak), 1216x2640px resolution, 19.54:9 aspect ratio, 460ppi; Ultra HDR image support.
- Chip Set: MediaTek Dimension 9500 (3 nm): Octa-Core (1×4.21 GHz C1-Ultra and 3×3.5 GHz C1 Premium and 4×2.7 GHz C1 Pro); Arm G1 Ultra.
- Note: 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.1.
- OS/Software: Major Android upgrades from Android 16, 5, Origen 6.
- Rear camera: wide (main): 200MP, f/1.7, 23mm, 1/1.4″, 0.56µm, PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 50 MP, f/2.6, 70 mm, 1/1.95″, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; Ultra wide angle: 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚, 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, AF.
- Front Camera: 50 MP, f/2.0, 20mm (wide), 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, f.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/220fps, Gyro-EIS, 4K@120fps HDR; Front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps.
- Battery: 6040mah (As tested), 5360mah (EU Mdoel); 90W wired, 40W wireless, reverse wired.
- contact: 5G; ESIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4, Optics HD, LHDC5; NFC; Infrared port.
- Miscellaneous:: Fingerprint reader (under display, ultrasonic); Stereo speakers.
Judging by the X300 spec sheet, Vivo has done an amazing job in outfitting this phone with everything you need.
The only potential problem is that the phone has a smaller battery capacity in Europe. We are reviewing it 6040mah modelthough outside of charging and battery life, our review results should apply to both variants.
Unboxing the vivo x300
The Vivo x300 arrives in a big black box with 90W Chargera USB-A to USB-C Cableand a color matching A safety issue It has a soft and pleasant finish.
As expected, in the EU, the phone doesn’t come bundled with a charger, but if you buy it directly from Vivo, you get a separate charger as a free bonus.
The phone also comes with a protective foil pre-installed on its screen, as is usually the case with all phones these days.
