We thought the vivo X200 Pro<\/a> was one of the best camera phones<\/a> of the year. That\u2019s largely due to fantastic long-range zoom and plenty of video options. Now, the company has announced the vivo X300 series, including the X300 Pro.<\/p>\n The series consists of the standard X300 and the X300 Pro, and both devices have a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, IP69 ratings, and OriginOS 6 atop Android 16<\/a>. The two phones also sport a minimum display brightness of just one nit. Both devices also opt for an iPhone-style design with more rounded corners and a flat metal frame, much like the OPPO Find X8 series last year.<\/p>\n X300 Pro: Best camera phone contender?<\/p>\n Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n The X300 Pro picks up where the X200 Pro and X200 Ultra left off, and it has some impressive core specs. In addition to the flagship-tier processor, you can expect a 6.78-inch 1,260 x 2,800 OLED screen (LTPO), a 6,510mAh battery, 90W wired charging, and 40W wireless charging.<\/p>\n We noticed that our review unit had a 5,540mAh battery, despite the company\u2019s fact sheet for the global variant listing a 6,510mAh battery. Vivo clarified to Android Authority that this discrepancy was due to regional requirements, \u201cincluding regulatory standards and local user needs.\u201d In other words, the smaller battery would be due to shipping\/transport regulations<\/a>. For what it\u2019s worth, the vivo X200 Pro shipped with a 6,000mAh battery in every market except Austria and Hungary, where it received a 5,200mAh battery instead. It\u2019s unclear which global X300 Pro variants will ship with the smaller battery, though.<\/p>\n In any event, this is the first phone with a Dimensity 9500 chipset. Benchmarking does show that stability can be a problem. This isn\u2019t necessarily a MediaTek problem, as previous vivo handsets have struggled with GPU stress tests compared to similarly equipped rivals. Nevertheless, this is something to keep in mind if you\u2019re a gamer or simply want a device that stays cool under sustained load.<\/p>\n As for the all-important camera system, the device offers hardware that\u2019s an evolution over last year\u2019s Pro. The company is using a 50MP Sony LYT-828<\/a> main camera (1\/1.28-inch), although this has a 24mm-equivalent focal length rather than the 35mm (~1.5x) main camera seen on the X200 Ultra. Meanwhile, the phone packs a 50MP JN1 ultrawide lens, although this is notably smaller than the main shooter.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n Vivo was first to use a 200MP periscope camera, and it continues this trend today as the X300 Pro offers a 200MP 85mm periscope shooter. This time, it\u2019s using an Isocell HPB sensor (1\/1.4-inch) that\u2019s apparently been co-engineered with Samsung. A company executive previously claimed this camera has CIPA 5.5 stabilization versus the X200 line\u2019s CIPA 4.5 rating, along with improved focusing. Otherwise, it still packs an f\/2.67 aperture.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve only spent a couple of days with the phone so far, but all three rear cameras tentatively took good snaps in general. However, we\u2019ll need to spend much more time with the device and pixel-peeping to reach a definitive verdict. I found that tele macro shots were hit-or-miss so far, though, but it\u2019s still capable of great results, as seen in the gallery below.<\/p>\n Vivo also previously claimed that the phone is capable of 4K\/60fps cinematic video capture, but the phone notes that the viewfinder runs at 30fps in this mode before the clip gets \u201cprocessed\u201d by the albums app. This strongly suggests that there might be some frame interpolation happening. However, a vivo representative has subsequently told us that the video is filmed at 4K\/60fps but that the additional processing applies to the clip\u2019s depth effects.<\/p>\n Other notable software additions include 4K\/120fps Dolby Vision video capture via all three rear cameras, support for 200MP output in more modes (e.g. portrait), and new video styles.<\/p>\n Missed the X200 Ultra\u2019s telephoto extender<\/a>? Well, the good news is that vivo has released a photography kit which includes this same external lens, a case, an adapter ring, a camera grip, and shoulder strap. This lens turns the X300 Pro\u2019s 85mm telephoto camera into a 200mm shooter. And the company now offers a telephoto extender icon in each major camera mode, as opposed to the somewhat barebones discreet mode seen on the Ultra. This means you can use the external lens in more situations, including portrait and 200MP modes. You can even shoot LOG videos with this extender.<\/p>\n Thankfully, the X300 Pro telephoto extender won\u2019t be a China-only affair. Vivo confirmed to us that the lens will be available in global markets, but didn\u2019t reveal more details.<\/p>\n Vivo X300: A Mini in all but name<\/p>\n Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n![\"vivo](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vivo-X300-Pro-face-down-showing-logo.jpg\"\/ "\\"vivo"){kind=logo}
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