Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro vs Vivo X300 FE

90 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
VS
86 out of 100
Vivo X300 FE

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro (with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on August 11, 2026, against the Vivo X300 FE, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 6 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 Redmi K100 Pro
  • Comes with 2080 mAh larger battery capacity: 8580 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3531K versus 2869K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3474 and 2818 points
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300 FE
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 10% higher pixel density (461 vs 419 PPI)
  • Weighs 28 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Vivo X300 FE 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
103.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
75.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.31 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.3%
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
Redmi K100 Pro
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
X300 FE
6.31β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1060 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 150.83 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 71.76 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.55 mm (0.34 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Red White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Vivo X300 FE
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 4610 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Vivo X300 FE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3474
2818
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10594
9052
Compute Score (GPU)
20875
16659
Compute Score (GPU) 20875 16659
Single-core score 3474 2818
Multi-core score 10594 9052
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3531378
2869139
CPU 1072515 861821
GPU 1108332 1005345
Memory 543094 381541
UX 807437 620432
Total score 3531378 2869139
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (43rd and 122nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (El Bicho)Geekbench 6 CPU3349 / 10094
Vivo X300 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Omar)AnTuTu 123231104

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 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 - 27 GB
OS updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 8580 mAh 6500 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
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:58 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual 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 1920 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 110Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 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 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.6
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Sony IMX921
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.6
Focal length 60 mm 70 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 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 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version - 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
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 2.1 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
79.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 March 2026
Release date August 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $550 $649
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 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 Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro. It has a better performance, gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound.

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