vivo X300 FE vs realme 16 Pro

Comparing the vivo X300 FE vs realme 16 Pro 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 realme 16 Pro scores 2,869, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: realme 16 Pro offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making realme 16 Pro the larger display of the two. Both vivo X300 FE and realme 16 Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while vivo X300 FE offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both vivo X300 FE and realme 16 Pro feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo X300 FE delivers longer battery life with 16h 04m, while realme 16 Pro delivers 14h 18m, making vivo X300 FE the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo X300 FE offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 Pro 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 realme 16 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: vivo X300 FE and realme 16 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

vivo X300 FE

₹79,999

@ Amazon

realme 16 Pro

₹36,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 May, 2026

12 Jan, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	7000 mAh	6500 mAh
90W Flash Charging	80W Super Flash Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Bright, vibrant display
Excellent battery life
Loud, punchy speakers
Solid durability

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Underwhelming chipset
No telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,236 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,000,897 AnTuTu Score	983,589 AnTuTu Score	N/A
16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹79,999

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Amazon

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

Video

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General

Launch Date

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

4 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

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)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR4X

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.

3,000,897

983,589

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

31.0 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.

4,004

862

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.4 %

32.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

N/A

5200 nits

Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A

1400 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.11 %

89.24 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

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)

94.38 %

93.57 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

150.83 mm

162.60 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.76 mm

77.60 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.99 mm

7.75 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

191 grams

192 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5 0.5µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

12288 x 16384 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

N/A

30 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

16h 04m

14h 18m

N/A

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

0h 41m 0s

0h 49m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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)