vivo X300 FE vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Comparing the vivo X300 FE vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra 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: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,257, while vivo X300 FE scores 9,051, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers a screen size of 8 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X300 FE's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while vivo X300 FE offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers 10 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while vivo X300 FE delivers 16h 04m, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both vivo X300 FE and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while vivo X300 FE is rated 8.4.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.8, while vivo X300 FE has a rating of 4.6.

vivo X300 FE

₹94,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

₹194,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

05 2026

07 2026

09 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Main Display


6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1216x2640 px (FHD+)	2256x2504 px	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)	N/A
N/A	1080x2520 px (FHD)	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	5000 mAh	3692 mAh
90W Flash Charging	45W	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Polished foldable design
Improved creaseless inner display
AI features and long software support
Improved battery life

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

Cons

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Pricer than Fold7
Telephoto camera could have been better

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

User Ratings

4.6/5

(610 ratings)

4.8/5

(425 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

May 6, 2026

(Official)

July 22, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

iOS v26

OS Updates

5 Year

7 Year

N/A

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Adreno 840

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

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.

3,000,897

3,074,056

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

18.0 s

16.0 s

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

5,392

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.4 %

N/A

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

2256x2504 px

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

16:18

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

422 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.11 %

90.51 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.38 %

90.1 %

N/A

Design

Height

150.83 mm

158.4 mm

149.6 mm

Width

71.76 mm

72.8 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.99 mm

8.9 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

191 grams

215 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

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

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size

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
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1.0µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

12288 x 16384 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Camera Features

N/A

30 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

N/A

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

5000 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 45W 67% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

20h 46m

N/A

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

41m

57m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

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

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

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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)

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

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

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) / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 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)