vivo X300 FE vs Tecno Pova 8 5G

Comparing the vivo X300 FE vs Tecno Pova 8 5G 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 Tecno Pova 8 5G scores 2,853, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova 8 5G offers a screen size of 6.76 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making Tecno Pova 8 5G the larger display of the two. vivo X300 FE features a AMOLED display compared to Tecno Pova 8 5G's IPS LCD, making vivo X300 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both vivo X300 FE and Tecno Pova 8 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Pova 8 5G offers 13 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: Tecno Pova 8 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 34m, while vivo X300 FE delivers 16h 04m, making Tecno Pova 8 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo X300 FE offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Tecno Pova 8 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 Tecno Pova 8 5G is rated 7.8.

User Rating: vivo X300 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Tecno Pova 8 5G has a rating of 4.3.

vivo X300 FE

₹94,999

@ Amazon

Tecno Pova 8 5G

₹29,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

05 2026

06 2026

07 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7100	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.76 inches (17.17 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP	13 MP	16 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	8000 mAh	6000 mAh
90W Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Bold, distinctive design
Decent daylight cameras
Good battery life
Smooth software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

LCD display
No 256GB variant
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(610 ratings)

4.3/5

(53 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,074 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹94,999

@ Amazon

₹29,999

@ Flipkart

₹31,989

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 6, 2026

(Official)

June 11, 2026

(Official)

July 7, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

3 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

HiOS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 7100

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Mali-G610 MC2

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

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

757,391

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

30.0 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

696

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.76 inches (17.17 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

N/A

2000 nits

Brightness

N/A

950 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A

950 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

480 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

1500 Hz

1000 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.11 %

86.12 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.38 %

91.29 %

N/A

Design

Height

150.83 mm

165.66 mm

164.4 mm

Width

71.76 mm

78.46 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.99 mm

8.8 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

191 grams

225 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.823 mm focal length 1/1.9" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

N/A

5792 x 8688 Pixels

N/A

Video Recording

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

2k @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Vlog Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

2k @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

8000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 39.5 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

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

17h 34m

N/A

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

41m

1h 11m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

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

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
TDD N40 / N77

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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
TDD N40 / N77

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD 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) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)