Xiaomi 17 Max vs Vivo X300s

93 out of 100
Xiaomi 17 Max
VS
90 out of 100
Vivo X300s

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi 17 Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on May 21, 2026, against the Vivo X300s, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and came out 2 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17 Max
  • Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7100 mAh
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3750 and 3390 points
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300s
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 Max and Vivo X300s crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
93*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
93*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
62.8
(Average)
Value Index
54.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 420 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Reinforced Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4% 91.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 119 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1063 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 162 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
17 Max +1%
92.4%
91.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 Max and Vivo X300s
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max clock 4610 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 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 12 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 Max and Vivo X300s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
17 Max +11%
3750
3390
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17 Max +16%
11674
10059
Compute Score (GPU)
28039
Compute Score (GPU) 28039 -
Single-core score 3750 3390
Multi-core score 11674 10059
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3654776
3703823
CPU 1033676 987627
GPU 1375933 1399169
Memory 520599 541165
UX 724568 775859
Total score 3654776 3703823
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (41st and 39th place)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5333 MHz
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 HyperOS 3 OriginOS 6
OS size 4 GB -
OS updates - 5 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 7100 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 16320 x 12288
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.6
Focal length 70 mm 70 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-602
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 5.4 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, NAVIC 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* No 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
Speakers test
Max loudness
81.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2026 March 2026
Release date May 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $850 $899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Max. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Vivo X300s.

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2 (33.3%)
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