Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs vivo X300 FE

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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.

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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
8.4/10
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

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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
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
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
64 bit
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
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
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
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
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 with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
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
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
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
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
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
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

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
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
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
6500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)
N/A
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
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
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
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

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)
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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)
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)
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.777 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v6.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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