Vivo X300, X300 Pro with Zeiss camera, MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC unveiled

Vivo has launched the much-awaited X300 series, premium camera-centric phones in China.

The new X300 comes in two variants-- a standard X300 and a top-end X300 Pro-- with big upgrades over the predecessors.

They come with the same design language and processor, but differ in terms of display size, photography hardware and battery capacity.

The regular X300 sports a 6.31-inch 1.5K (2640 x 1216p) LTPO AMOLED display, supports variable 1-120Hz refresh rate, up to 4500 nits peak brightness.

The display is protected by Armor Glass shield, and the device comes with IP68+IP69 water-and-dust-resistant rating.

It features dual-SIM slots (type: nano), an infrared sensor, a Type-C port, and an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

The Vivo device is powered by MediaTek's 3nm class Dimensity 9500 octa-core processor with Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, Android 16-based OriginOS 6, 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 4.1) storage and a 6,040mAh battery with 90W ultra-fast flash charging, 40W wireless charging, and supports reverse wireless charging.

Vivo X300 series.

It also boasts triple camera module with ZEISS Optics featuring-- main 200MP camera (with 1/4-inch Samsung HPB sensor, f/1.68 aperture, OIS: Optical Image Stabilisation) with 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera (with 1/2.76-inch Samsung JN1 sensor, f/2.0) and 50MP (with 1/1.95-inch Sony LYT602 ZEISS APO periscope telephoto camera with f/2.57, OIS, 3x optical zoom, telephoto macro) with Zeiss T* coating, V3+ imaging chip and LED flash.

On the front, it houses a 50MP (f/2.0) camera for selfies and video calling.

The ultra-premium X300 Pro sports a big 6.78-inch 1.5K (2800 x 1260p) LTPO AMOLED, supports 1-120Hz refresh rate, offers up to 4500 nits peak brightness, and comes with a 20:9 aspect ratio.

The display is protected by Armor Glass shield, and the device comes with an IP68+IP69 water-and-dust resistant rating.

Vivo X300 Pro.

The Vivo phone also features dual-SIM slots (type: nano), an infrared sensor, a Type-C port and an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor.

The device is powered by MediaTek's 3nm class Dimensity 9500 octa-core processor with Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, Android 16-based Origin OS 6, 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM (LPDDR5X Ultra Pro Quad-Channel in satellite communications edition), 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 4.1) storage, and a 6,510mAh battery with support for 90W ultra-fast flash charging, 40W wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.

It comes with top-class triple camera module with ZEISS Optics technology-- featuring-- main 50MP camera (with 1/1.28-inch Sony LYT828 sensor, f/1.57, OIS) with 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera (with f/2.0 aperture) and a 200MP (with 1/1.4-inch Samsung HPB ZEISS APO periscope telephoto camera with f/2.67 aperture, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom, telephoto macro, Zeiss T* coating, ZEISS optics, V3+ and VS1 dual imaging chips imaging chips) with LED flash.

On the front, it houses a 50MP (f/2.0) camera for selfies and video calling.

Vivo's new X300 and X300 Pro will be available first in China with prices starting at ¥4,399 (approx. Rs 54,916) and ¥5,299 (roughly Rs 66,151), respectively. The company is expected to bring the new Vivo premium camera phones to India later this year.

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