Vivo X300 E vs Huawei Pura 90 Plus

86 out of 100
Vivo X300 E
VS
76 out of 100
Huawei Pura 90 Plus

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 Huawei Pura 90 Plus, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9025 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
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2886K versus 1325K)
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 5700 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2813 and 1420 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 20 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90 Plus
  • Handles wireless charging up to 80W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X300 E and Huawei Pura 90 Plus crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2750 pixels 1276 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 459 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 96.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157.5 mm (6.2 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 74.3 mm (2.93 inches) 71.1 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Orange White, Black, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
91.1%
96.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo X300 E and Huawei Pura 90 Plus
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9025
Max clock 3800 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) -
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
-
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 3 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon -
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Maleoon
GPU shading units 1024 -
GPU clock 1225 MHz -
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo X300 E and Huawei Pura 90 Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
X300 E +98%
2813
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
X300 E +116%
9056
Compute Score (GPU)
17022
Compute Score (GPU) 17022 -
Single-core score 2813 1420
Multi-core score 9056 4199
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
X300 E +118%
2886527
1325732
CPU 887251 370183
GPU 951094 295489
Memory 384303 434593
UX 663879 225467
Total score 2886527 1325732
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#132nd 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 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 HarmonyOS 7
ROM OriginOS 6 -

Battery

Capacity 7200 mAh 5700 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 4x
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 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 110° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV50H
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.1
Focal length 70 mm 93 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 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 30 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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 October 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $710 $825
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo X300 E is definitely a better buy.

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