Vivo X300s vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo X300s (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on March 30, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 month 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 X300s
- Comes with 2800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7100 vs 4300 mAh
- Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 10% higher pixel density (452 vs 411 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 50 grams less
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 452 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Reinforced Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.8% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Screen space comparison
Vivo X300s
6.82β³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
6.3β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~15% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 71.7 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Pink, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.01/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 28096 |
| Single-core score | 3390 | 3551 |
| Multi-core score | 10059 | 10235 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 987627 | 1173242 |
| GPU | 1399169 | 1544662 |
| Memory | 541165 | 410536 |
| UX | 775859 | 770452 |
| Total score | 3703823 | 3898892 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (42nd and 34th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X300s
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Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | CPU Throttle | 51% |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 22177 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3551 / 10235 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898892 |
| π 2026-08-08 (Fahad Nadeem) | CPU Throttle | 80% |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 31.6 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7100 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12288 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPB | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-602 | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 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 | 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2026 | February 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X300s. But if the software and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon).
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