Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo X300

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo X300 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while vivo X300 runs at 4.21 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

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

Rear Camera: vivo X300 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making vivo X300 better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: vivo X300 offers a higher battery capacity with 6040 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making vivo X300 better for longer battery life.

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

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 17 and vivo X300 equally at 8.3.

User Rating: vivo X300 receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone 17 has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 17

₹78,900

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vivo X300

₹83,999

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Summary

Spec Score

93%

95%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

10 Dec, 2025

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3692 mAh	6040 mAh
40W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.3/10

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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, durable design with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Competent cameras for most lighting conditions
Good performance with new OriginOS on board
All-day battery life with fast charging speeds

Cons

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

Inconsistent low light portraits
Subpar speakers

User Ratings

4.6/5

(15,450 ratings)

4.7/5

(1,771 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	3,004,951 AnTuTu Score
N/A	15h 27m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Dec 02, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Years

Security Updates

N/A

7 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19

MediaTek Dimensity 9500

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

RAM

8 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

3,004,951

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

19.0 s

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

6,700

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

20.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

90.06 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.66 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

150.57 mm

Width

71.5 mm

71.92 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

Weight

177 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

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)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

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

200 MP
Primary Camera3x Optical Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.14" sensor size S5KHPB 0.56µm 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/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A	50 MP f/2.57 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

12000 x 16000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

SuperMoon

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

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

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

Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

6040 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 40W Wireless 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

15h 27m

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

1h 11m 0s

0h 47m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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

N/A

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)

N/A

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 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)