Vivo X300, X300 Pro is now official

Vivo has formally announced their next camera-centric flagship smartphone in China last night — the vivo X300 and the vivo X300 Pro.

The vivo X300 series is among the first smartphones to be powered by the latest Mediatek Dimensity 9500 chipset.

For the X300’s main camera, vivo has selected the same HPB large bottom sensor used in X300 Pro’s telephoto camera, converting it into a 200 MP ZEISS Main Camera with a 1/1.4-inch large sensor, an f/1.68 aperture, and CIPA 4.5-Rated Image Stabilization.

This gives the vivo X300 a 200MP-50MP-50MP configuration while the X300 Pro comes with a 50MP-200MP-50MP configuration. A very curious decision but is something that further convinces us it’s not in the megapixels but the size of the sensors (1/1.4″ vs. 1/12.8″).

vivo X300 specs:
6.31-inch 8T LTPO display @ 1216 x 2640 pixels
120Hz refresh rate, HDR 10+
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
ARM Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU
MediaTek NPU 990
12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
256GB, 512GB UFS 4.1 internal storage
200MP Ultra-Sensing sensor HPB f/1.68 Zeiss main camera
50MP LYT-602 sensor f/2.57, Zeiss APO telephoto camera
50MP JN1 f/2.0 ultra wide-angle camera
50MP JN1 f/2.0 Zeiss wide-angle front camera
4K @ 120fps Pro video
5G, LTE dual-SIM
WiFi 7
Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
GPS L1CA+L5+L1, BeiDou, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Dual stereo speakers
USB 3.2 Gen1, USB-OTG
IP68 & IP69 Ratings
Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor
6,040mAh BlueVolt battery, 90W FlashCharge, 40W wireless FlashCharge
OriginOS 6 (based on Android 16)
150.57 x 71.92 x 7.95 mm (dimensions)
190 grams (weight)
Black, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red (colors)

(Note: Also a bit confusing that the X300 only comes with dual band WiFi and Bluetooth 5.4 while the X300 Pro has tri-band WiFi and Bluetooth 6.0 despite having the same chipset.)

For the main camera, vivo X300 Pro comes with a LYT-828 sensor, jointly defined by vivo and Sony. It has a large 1/1.28-inch size and incorporates vivo’s self-developed VCS 3.0 technology for more accurate color rendition. Paired with a newly designed optical module, it has a 24mm equivalent focal length and a large f/1.57 aperture.

The telephoto features a new 85mm ZEISS APO camera using a HPB large bottom sensor, co-developed by vivo and Samsung.

It features 200 MP and a 1/1.4-inch large sensor, representing Samsung’s advanced high-resolution sensor technology and is equipped with a f/2.67 aperture and ZEISS T* Coating, and holds the ZEISS APO certification.

Both the main and telephoto cameras support 4K @ 120fps Dual-Channel EIS, plus 4K @ 120fps 10-Bit Log video recording across all focal lengths.

vivo X300 Pro specs:
6.78-inch 8T LTPO display @ 1260 x 2800 pixels
120Hz refresh rate, HDR 10+, Dolby Vision
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
1x Arm C1-Ultra + 3x Arm C1-Premium + 4x Arm C1-Pro
ARM Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU
MediaTek NPU 990
16GB LPDDR5X RAM
512GB UFS 4.1 internal storage
50MP LYT-828 sensor, f/1.57, gimbal-grade Zeiss main camera
200MP Ultra-Sensing sensor HPB, 85mm, f/2.67 Zeiss telephoto camera
50MP JN1 f/2.0 ultra wide-angle camera
50MP JN1 f/2.0 Zeiss wide-angle front camera
4K @ 120fps Pro video
5G, LTE dual-SIM
WiFi 7 tri-band
Bluetooth 6.0
NFC
GPS L1CA+L5+L1, BeiDou, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Dual stereo speakers
USB 3.2 Gen1, USB-OTG
IP68 & IP69 Ratings
Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor
6,510mAh BlueVolt battery, 90W FlashCharge, 40W wireless FlashCharge
OriginOS 6 (based on Android 16)
161.98 x 75.48 x 7.99 mm (dimensions)
226 grams (weight)
Black, Brown, Blue, White (colors)

To further expand the camera capabilities of the X300 series, vivo has made vivo ZEISS 2.35x Telephoto Extender and Photography Kit compatible with all models in the series. This allows focal lengths of up to nearly 320mm.

No word yet as to when the X300 series will be released in the Philippines but we’re confident it could be before December with an almost similar pricing as the X200 series.