Apple iPhone XS 256GB vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the Apple iPhone XS 256GB 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: vivo X300 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,051, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB scores 2,765, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: vivo X300 FE offers a screen size of 6.31 inches, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 5.8 inches, making vivo X300 FE the larger display of the two. vivo X300 FE features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XS 256GB's OLED, making vivo X300 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 12 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 XS 256GB offers 7 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 XS 256GB offers 2658 mAh, making vivo X300 FE better for longer battery life.

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

Expert Review: Apple iPhone XS 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while vivo X300 FE is rated 8.4.

User Rating: Apple iPhone XS 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while vivo X300 FE has a rating of 4.6.

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

95%

Release Date

28 Sep, 2018

14 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A12 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	AMOLED
1125x2436 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


7 MP	50 MP

Battery


2658 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

9.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Compact, rich display
Excellent performance
Good cameras
Dual-SIM

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

Cons

Portrait mode is hit and miss
No Fast charger or Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
Average battery life

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.7/5

(12,378 ratings)

4.6/5

(632 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

433,713 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 28, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Processor

Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

M12

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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.

433,713

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 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)

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.5 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1125x2436 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

463 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.93 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

143.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

70.9 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

177 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 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

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.571/1.56" sensor size IMX921

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A	50 MP f/2.2 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2658 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes	Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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)

N/A

41m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

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/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

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

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) / 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

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A	Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends

N/A

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