Samsung Galaxy M17 5G vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M17 5G 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 Samsung Galaxy M17 5G scores 2,071, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy M17 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M17 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M17 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo X300 FE's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M17 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy M17 5G and vivo X300 FE feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M17 5G offers 13 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X300 FE delivers longer battery life with 16h 04m, while Samsung Galaxy M17 5G delivers 10h 33m, making vivo X300 FE the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo X300 FE offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M17 5G offers 128 GB, making vivo X300 FE the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo X300 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy M17 5G is rated 8.1.

User Rating: vivo X300 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy M17 5G has a rating of 4.

Samsung Galaxy M17 5G

₹20,499

@ Amazon

vivo X300 FE

₹89,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Oct, 2025

14 May, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1330	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	6500 mAh	4900 mAh
25W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

Vivid AMOLED display
Images retain natural tones
Long software support
NFC for digital payments

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

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

Performance needs improvement
Low light shots have noise
No charger in box

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Battery life could be better
Tends to get warm quickly

User Ratings

4/5

(6,716 ratings)

4.6/5

(543 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

608,564 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
10h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹20,499

@ Amazon

₹89,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Oct 10, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

6 Year

5 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1330

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MP2

Adreno 829

Galileo

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

608,564

3,000,897

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

14.0 s

16.0 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

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.2 %

17.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1100 nits

5000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

800 nits

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

387 ppi

460 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.86 %

90.11 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

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 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm

150.83 mm

161.6 mm

Width

77.9 mm

71.76 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

7.99 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

192 grams

191 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video Pro Mode

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W 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.

10h 33m

16h 04m

10h 16m

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

1h 10m

41m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

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 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 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) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)