Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 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 S23 FE scores 3,873, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S23 FE offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S23 FE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X300 FE's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S23 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 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 S23 FE offers 10 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X300 FE delivers longer battery life with 16h 04m, while Samsung Galaxy S23 FE delivers 9h 35m, 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 S23 FE 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 S23 FE is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and vivo X300 FE both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

₹59,999

@ Samsung Shop

vivo X300 FE

₹79,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

07 Oct, 2023

06 May, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2200	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


10 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Sturdy design
Nice display
Reliable performance
Good cameras

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No charger in the box
Slow charging speeds
Pricey

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(72,444 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,073,002 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score	N/A
9h 35m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹59,999

@ Samsung Shop

₹79,999

@ Amazon

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2200

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 920

Adreno 829

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

1,073,002

3,000,897

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 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.

N/A

4,004

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

2.5 %

17.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1450 nits

5000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

460 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.01 %

90.11 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

158 mm

150.83 mm

162.7 mm

Width

76.5 mm

71.76 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.99 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

209 grams

191 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass 5

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired 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.

9h 35m

16h 04m

N/A

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

0h 56m 5s

0h 41m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)