Vivo X300 Ultra vs Honor Magic 9 Pro Max
93
out of 100
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94
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo X300 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 30, 2026, against the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and came out 6 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
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- 10% higher pixel density (510 vs 464 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max
- Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 8800 vs 6600 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.3)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5524K versus 4247K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 8 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 464 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-144 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Armor glass | NanoCrystal Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 110 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.98 mm (6.42 inches) | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76.81 mm (3.02 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 232 g (8.18 oz) | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Silver, Green |
| 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 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
| Max clock | 4608 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 850 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27357 | 31269 |
| Single-core score | 3784 | 3590 |
| Multi-core score | 11394 | 9929 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1192014 | 1452764 |
| GPU | 1543938 | 2081549 |
| Memory | 525105 | 736389 |
| UX | 986376 | 1253485 |
| Total score | 4247433 | 5524187 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (15th and 1st place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X300 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-25 (mnkotyra12) | AnTuTu 12 | 4156344 |
| π 2026-09-12 (InphaseCosine18) | AnTuTu 12 | 4098185 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Dipshit6769) | AnTuTu 11 | 3835023 |
| π 2026-08-17 (Razor97FF) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3784 / 11394 |
| π 2026-08-17 (Razor97FF) | AnTuTu 11 | 4175239 |
Honor Magic 9 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 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 17 |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | MagicOS 11 |
| OS size | 60 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6600 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (66% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:46 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:18 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:51 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:43 hr | - |
| Standby | 137 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#60th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12256 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 35 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-901 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (β 0.89 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP0 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-818 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 180 | - |
| Zoom | 172 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Vivo X300 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 55 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN5 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.93" (β 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.6 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 | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 8 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be/bn) |
| 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 | 6.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| 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 | September 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $970 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.29 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max. But if the sound is more of a priority β go for the Vivo X300 Ultra.
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