Apple iPhone Air vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the Apple iPhone Air 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 Air scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,481, while vivo X300 FE scores 9,051, making Apple iPhone Air the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone Air offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making Apple iPhone Air the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone Air features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to vivo X300 FE's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone Air the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone Air 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 Air 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 Air offers 3149 mAh, making vivo X300 FE better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone Air 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 Air is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Apple iPhone Air receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while vivo X300 FE has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone Air

₹96,990

@ Amazon

vivo X300 FE

₹86,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

94%

95%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1260x2736 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3149 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Ultraslim & lightweight
Pro-grade display
Smooth performance
Excellent primary camera

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

Cons

No dedicated telephoto & ultrawide lens
No stereo speakers
Pricey

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(228 ratings)

4.5/5

(208 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,067,200 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 09, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 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.

2,067,200

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

14.0 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.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1260x2736 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.69 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

156.2 mm

150.83 mm

Width

74.7 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

5.64 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

165 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

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

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.626 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A	50 MP f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A	8 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3149 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

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

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

1h 35m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: eSIM 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

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) / 700 (band 12)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N75
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

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) / 700 (band 12)

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)