Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo X300 Pro

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo X300 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 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,279, while Apple iPhone 17 scores 9,327, making vivo X300 Pro the better performer.

Display: vivo X300 Pro offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making vivo X300 Pro the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to vivo X300 Pro's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo X300 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making vivo X300 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X300 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making vivo X300 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X300 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 6510 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making vivo X300 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: vivo X300 Pro offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 256 GB, making vivo X300 Pro the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo X300 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: vivo X300 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone 17 has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 17

₹79,999

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vivo X300 Pro

₹119,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 2025

12 2025

03 2025

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 9500	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3692 mAh	6510 mAh	4000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging	25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Terrific primary and telephoto cameras
Optional ZEISS extender adds real creative range
Excellent battery life and fast charging
Smooth performance with refined OriginOS

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Speakers lack clarity and depth
Runs slightly warm under stress

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

4.7/5

(932 ratings)

4.3/5

(3,647 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹79,999

@ Flipkart

₹119,999

@ Amazon

₹57,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

September 19, 2025

(Official)

December 2, 2025

(Official)

March 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

7 Years

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

7 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19

MediaTek Dimensity 9500

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

Adreno 830

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

2,250,422

3,536,552

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

18.0 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.

4,884

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

29.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

453 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

90.77 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.85 %

N/A

Design

Height

149.6 mm

161.98 mm

146.9 mm

Width

71.5 mm

75.48 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

7.99 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

177 grams

226 grams

162 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

N/A

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.57 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size LYT 828 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size 0.56µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3692 mAh

6510 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 4.5W Wireless 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.

N/A

16h 01m

N/A

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

1h 11m

40m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

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)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 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 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 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: