Vivo X300 FE vs Vivo X300
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.31-inch Vivo X300 FE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on March 4, 2026, against the Vivo X300, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300 FE
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300
- Delivers 151% higher peak brightness (2658 against 1060 nits)
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3330K versus 2869K)
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3204 and 2818 points
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.31 inches | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1216 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 461 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Reinforced Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.83 mm (5.94 inches) | 150.57 mm (5.93 inches) |
| Width | 71.76 mm (2.83 inches) | 71.92 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | Black, Blue, Red, Pink, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| Max clock | 3800 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Graphics | Adreno 829 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16659 | 25501 |
| Single-core score | 2818 | 3204 |
| Multi-core score | 9052 | 9874 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 861821 | 981387 |
| GPU | 1005345 | 1256247 |
| Memory | 381541 | 364630 |
| UX | 620432 | 728537 |
| Total score | 2869139 | 3330801 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [25 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 57% |
| Graphics test | - | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3119 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 48 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 42 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12817 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14375 |
| Video editing | - | 5995 |
| Photo editing | - | 34571 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12159 |
| Writing score | - | 22695 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (122nd and 54th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X300 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Omar) | AnTuTu 12 | 3231104 |
Vivo X300
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Forgolka) | AnTuTu 12 | 3407758 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Niranjan M) | AnTuTu 12 | 3402395 |
| π 2026-09-16 (Asura) | CPU Throttle | 70% |
| π 2026-09-07 (Asura) | CPU Throttle | 63% |
| π 2026-09-05 (Asura) | AnTuTu 12 | 3745245 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | OriginOS 6 |
| OS size | 27 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 6040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (40 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | - | 20:41 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:52 hr |
| Standby | - | 107 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#81st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 110Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.68 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Samsung ISOCELL HPB |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony LYT-602 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 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 | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 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 | 6.0 | 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2026 | October 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X300. But if the sound is more of a priority β go for the Vivo X300 FE.
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