Vivo X300 Pro
Announced October 13, 2025
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Vivo X300 Pro stands out as a top-tier camera phone that delivers exceptional image quality across various lighting conditions. While it excels as a comprehensive flagship with impressive battery life and performance, some users may find the heavy build and software bloatware less than ideal.
Weighted from 34 reviewer scores
Pros
- Versatile and high-quality camera system with excellent telephoto and macro performance
- Outstanding battery life paired with rapid charging capabilities
- Bright, high-resolution AMOLED display that remains readable in direct sunlight
- Responsive and smooth flagship performance for daily tasks and gaming
- Durable build quality featuring IP68 and IP69 water and dust resistance
Cons
- Presence of pre-installed bloatware and occasional software glitches
- Heavy, bulky design that can feel top-heavy during extended use
- Inconsistent audio quality with lacking bass and limited depth
- Aggressive image processing that can occasionally lead to unnatural results or skin smoothing
- Limited global availability and variable battery capacities across different markets
- Launch price $1,619 (USD)
- Main camera 50MP f/1.57 + 50MP Ultrawide + 200MP 3.7x Telephoto
- Video 8K 30p
- Display 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED 120Hz
- Chipset Dimensity 9500 12GB, 16GB
What the Reviewers Say
All 34 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 9.5/10
As of this review, the Vivo X300 Pro is arguably the best phone camera available.
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Without a doubt, this is the best camera phone I’ve tested so far this year, and easily outperforms phones from Samsung and Apple.
- Android Authority 8/10
The vivo X300 Pro has its flaws, but it makes a compelling case for being one of the best camera phones you can buy.
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On the whole, the X300 is a very strong phone. Its strength is clearly in the cameras, but it’s got so much going for it in other areas too.
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As a complete package, though, the X300 Pro is easily one of the best smartphone camera systems of 2025. And while there may be a few more late entries before the year is out, they'll have a very tough time knocking Vivo off the top spot.
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The Vivo X300 Pro is a magnificent re-entry that ticks nearly all the boxes needed for a flagship handset, on top of its extraordinary battery life, fantastic cameras and exceptional day-to-day performance.
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On the whole, if you're looking to buy a new phone and want the best cameras and a great all-round device, the X300 Pro is the phone to beat.
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Outside of that, the X300 Pro is worth recommending to anyone looking to shoot excellent photos with their smartphone.
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Let me be clear: the Vivo X300 Pro itself is an excellent phone. The camera is fantastic, performance is great, and I have no complaints about the device itself.
- 91mobiles.com 8.6/10
The Vivo X300 Pro keeps its crown as the camera phone to beat, but this year it feels more like a complete flagship than ever before.
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If you are a mobile photographer who craves the best zoom lens on the market, or a power user who needs a battery that genuinely lasts more than a day, the vivo X300 Pro is a fantastic choice.
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Otherwise, it faces stiff competition from other Chinese flagship phones as well as older (and discounted) flagship phones.
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After 2 months of using the Vivo X300, I can conclude that this is easily one of the best compact phones in the market with the most capable camera system that you can depend on for serious content creation.
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The vivo X300 Pro is a phone that knows exactly what it's trying to be. It's built around a camera system that competes with dedicated cameras in reach and versatility, and everything else—the design, the display, the performance—supports that without getting in the way.
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It just makes this phone one of my favorite smartphone that's come out this year. An excellent phone all around in terms of photography, video, low light, normal light, portraits, whatever it is that you're trying to get.
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[T]he Vivo X300 Pro is an amazing phone in its own right.
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[T]his ticks every single box that you could care about: the best display, performance, battery, exceptional cameras, and amazing software that will make you make the switch.
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If you want exceptional mobile photography and a phone that quietly encourages creativity, the X300 Pro is easy to recommend. Even if you’re not a photographer, you might end up becoming one—at least on weekends.
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[O]verall, this is a very solid device. If you're looking for a phone that barely gets anything wrong [...] the Vivo X300 Pro is something that you should check out regardless of what focus you're on.
- Smartprix 8.8/10
The vivo X300 Pro is a camera focused flagship that still feels like a reliable everyday phone.
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[T]he vivo X300 Pro is a fantastic smartphone with a phenomenal camera system.
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All right, so with that we have come to the end of this video and honestly speaking I really really love the new Vivo X300 Pro for me right now. This is the phone to beat.
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The vivo X300 Pro is the most complete phone. For the price, you get a mature design, a display that’s on par, if not better, than other flagships, a competent flagship processor that’ll serve for years to come, and a fantastic camera system.
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One example is the lack of a dedicated shutter button, pioneered by the Sony Xperia phones, and adapted by the direct competitor OPPO Find X9 Pro. But with all these in mind [...]
- Beebom 9.5/10
The Vivo X300 Pro pushes the boundaries of what a smartphone camera can do. It takes jaw-dropping photos, whether you are shooting in day, night, far back or up close, blowing the competition out of the park.
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I just wanted to get my thoughts out there because I do think that this phone is flying under the radar a bit, but if you're looking for an Android flagship with one of the best telephoto capabilities out there, the X300 Pro is definitely high up on my list.
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At this price point, the Vivo X300 Pro is around flagship territory, and you should expect a lot. But the good news is the X300 Pro delivers on that expectation.
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It's smooth as butter.
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The Vivo X300 Pro is a flagship that is clearly aimed at photography enthusiasts.
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I think with everything I've shown you, we can already say that this Vivo X300 Pro is a device made for content creation. It's incredible, and on top of that, we have two options to even eliminate all outside noise.
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I think that the Vivo X300 is a really solid phone for a lot of people.
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If you’re already using a recent flagship, especially the Vivo X200 Pro or its competitors, the improvements here aren’t significant enough to justify the jump.
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Besides photography, it excels with smooth performance, premium build quality and delivers a full-day battery life.
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To bottom line this, the camera setup on the Vivo X300 Pro is very complete. They've done an excellent job in terms of hardware as well as software and their partnership with Zeiss.
