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Vivo X300 FE vs X300 E

86 out of 100
Vivo X300 FE
VS
86 out of 100
Vivo X300 E
Vivo X300 FE
Vivo X300 E

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 E, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300 FE
  • Handles wireless charging up to 40W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300 E
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 6500 mAh

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X300 FE and X300 E crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
X300 FE
91
X300 E
94
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
X300 FE
83*
X300 E
82*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
X300 FE
91
X300 E
91
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
X300 FE
75
X300 E
75
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
X300 FE
87*
X300 E
91*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
X300 FE
87
X300 E
74
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
X300 FE
86*
X300 E
86*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
75.3
(Good)
Value Index
66.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
X300 FE
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X300 E

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1260 x 2750 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 461 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3% 91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 360 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
X300 E
6.59″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
X300 FE
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
X300 FE
1073 nits
X300 E
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 150.83 mm (5.94 inches) 157.5 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 71.76 mm (2.83 inches) 74.3 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Gray, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
X300 FE
90.3%
X300 E +1%
91.1%

Performance

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

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo X300 FE and Vivo X300 E
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
X300 FE
2818
X300 E
2813
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
X300 FE
9052
X300 E
9056
Compute Score (GPU)
X300 FE
16659
X300 E +2%
17022
Compute Score (GPU) 16659 17022
Single-core score 2818 2813
Multi-core score 9052 9056
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
X300 FE
2869139
X300 E +1%
2886527
CPU 861821 887251
GPU 1005345 951094
Memory 381541 384303
UX 620432 663879
Total score 2869139 2886527
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (129th and 126th place)
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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 16
ROM OriginOS 6 OriginOS 6
OS size 27 GB -
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7200 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) No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:58 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 110° 110°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX921 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.6
Focal length 70 mm 70 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 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 5.4
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
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* Yes 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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
X300 FE
79.9 dB
X300 E
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 July 2026
Release date March 2026 July 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $710
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- 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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Vivo X300 FE.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 26

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