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Vivo X300 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII

93 out of 100
Vivo X300 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Vivo X300 Ultra
Sony Xperia 1 VIII

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 Sony Xperia 1 VIII, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 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 Ultra
  • Delivers 135% higher peak brightness (3334 against 1417 nits)
  • Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 5000 mAh
  • 29% higher pixel density (510 vs 396 PPI)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.32 inch larger screen size
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4247K versus 3842K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 VIII
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Weighs 32 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X300 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VIII 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
39.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
25.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
X300 Ultra
vs
Xperia 1 VIII

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
PPI 510 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-144 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Armor glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3% 86.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 97.5%
PWM 110 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
X300 Ultra
6.82β€³ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Xperia 1 VIII
6.5β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
X300 Ultra +135%
3334 nits
Xperia 1 VIII
1417 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.98 mm (6.42 inches) 162 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 76.81 mm (3.02 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Silver, Gold, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
X300 Ultra +4%
90.3%
Xperia 1 VIII
86.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo X300 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VIII
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4608 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo X300 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
X300 Ultra +7%
3784
Xperia 1 VIII
3522
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
X300 Ultra +15%
11394
Xperia 1 VIII
9923
Compute Score (GPU)
X300 Ultra
27357
Xperia 1 VIII +4%
28578
Compute Score (GPU) 27357 28578
Single-core score 3784 3522
Multi-core score 11394 9923
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
X300 Ultra +11%
4247433
Xperia 1 VIII
3842882
CPU 1192014 1085245
GPU 1543938 1325452
Memory 525105 568742
UX 986376 863443
Total score 4247433 3842882
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (7th and 27th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo X300 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Dipshit6769)AnTuTu3835023
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (Razor97FF)GeekBench CPU3784 / 11394
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (Razor97FF)AnTuTu4175239
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-28 (Razor97FF)AnTuTu4247433
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Sony Xperia 1 VIII
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM OriginOS 6 -
OS size 60 GB 45 GB
OS updates 5 years 4 years
Security updates 7 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (40 W) Yes
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (66% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr 1:25 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:18 hr -
Watching video 20:51 hr -
Gaming 06:43 hr -
Standby 137 hr -
General battery life
X300 Ultra
29:11 hr
Xperia 1 VIII
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12256 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Optical, 2.9x
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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 35 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-901 Sony IMX888
Sensor size 1/1.12" (β‰ˆ 0.89 inch) 1/1.35" (β‰ˆ 0.74 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.7 f/2.8
Focal length 85 mm 70 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP0 Sony IMX 906
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 14 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-818 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1 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 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL JN5 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
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 Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
X300 Ultra +74%
84.3 dB
Xperia 1 VIII
48.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 May 2026
Release date April 2026 June 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1499
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
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 Ultra. It has a better display, camera, battery life, and sound.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
15 (78.9%)
4 (21.1%)
Total votes: 19

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