Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo X300 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while vivo X300 FE scores 9,051, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: vivo X300 FE offers a screen size of 6.31 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making vivo X300 FE the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to vivo X300 FE's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X300 FE offers a higher battery capacity with 6500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making vivo X300 FE better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and vivo X300 FE offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: vivo X300 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 and vivo X300 FE both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

vivo X300 FE

₹86,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

06 May, 2026

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)	2256x2504 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	N/A	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A	N/A	1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	10 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	6500 mAh	5000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	N/A

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(20,633 ratings)

4.6/5

(389 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹82,900

@ Flipkart

₹86,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

Android

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A19

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 829

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,250,422

3,000,897

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

14.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,884

4,004

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

17.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

2256x2504 px

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

Pixel Density

458 ppi

460 ppi

422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

90.11 %

178.04 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Ceramic 3

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

90.1 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

150.83 mm

158.4 mm

Width

71.5 mm

71.76 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

7.99 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

177 grams

191 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

6500 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 45W

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 11m 0s

0h 41m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)