Vivo X300 E vs Honor Win RT 2

86 out of 100
Vivo X300 E
VS
89 out of 100
Honor Win RT 2

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo X300 E (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on July 27, 2026, against the Honor Win RT 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300 E
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 38 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor Win RT 2
  • Comes with 4870 mAh larger battery capacity: 12070 vs 7200 mAh
  • 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4040K versus 2886K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3671 and 2813 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X300 E and Honor Win RT 2 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
82*
80*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
91*
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
86*
89*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
84.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.89 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2750 pixels 1440 x 3104 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 459 ppi 497 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 10000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 520 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Win RT 2
6.89″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
X300 E
6.59″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~9% more screen space

Design and build

Height 157.5 mm (6.2 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 74.3 mm (2.93 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 238 g (8.4 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Active fan
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Orange White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
91.1%
Win RT 2 +1%
91.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo X300 E and Honor Win RT 2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 3800 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo X300 E and Honor Win RT 2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2813
Win RT 2 +31%
3671
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9056
Win RT 2 +21%
10998
Compute Score (GPU)
17022
Win RT 2 +60%
27183
Compute Score (GPU) 17022 27183
Single-core score 2813 3671
Multi-core score 9056 10998
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2886527
Win RT 2 +40%
4040013
CPU 887251 1257386
GPU 951094 1353204
Memory 384303 545517
UX 663879 883906
Total score 2886527 4040013
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (131st and 28th place)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 17
ROM OriginOS 6 MagicOS 11
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7200 mAh 12070 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 110° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Sensor size - 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size - 0.5 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.6 -
Focal length 70 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2026 October 2026
Release date July 2026 November 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $710 $630
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor Win RT 2. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Vivo X300 E.

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