iQOO Z9x vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the iQOO Z9x 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 iQOO Z9x scores 2,735, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z9x offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making iQOO Z9x the larger display of the two. vivo X300 FE features a AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z9x's LCD, making vivo X300 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Z9x 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 iQOO Z9x offers 8 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z9x delivers longer battery life with 20h 19m, while vivo X300 FE delivers 16h 04m, making iQOO Z9x the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo X300 FE offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while iQOO Z9x 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 iQOO Z9x is rated 8.

User Rating: vivo X300 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while iQOO Z9x has a rating of 4.1.

iQOO Z9x

₹10,424

(Out of Stock)

vivo X300 FE

₹94,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

05 2024

05 2026

07 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
LCD	AMOLED	IPS LCD
1080x2408 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)	720x1604 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	8 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	6500 mAh	7000 mAh
44W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Bright display
Good performance
Impressive battery life

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

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

Cameras could be better
Third-party apps

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.1/5

(5,330 ratings)

4.6/5

(610 ratings)

4.2/5

(21 ratings)

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₹94,999

@ Amazon

₹19,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

May 21, 2024

(Official)

May 6, 2026

(Official)

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

5 Year

1 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

7 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

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, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 829

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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.

552,168

3,000,897

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

43.0 s

14.0 s

26.0 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.

612

4,004

383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.2 %

17.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2408 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

1000 nits

5000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

460 ppi

264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.58 %

90.11 %

84.48 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

84.3 %

Design

Height

165.70 mm

150.83 mm

166.2 mm

Width

76 mm

71.76 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

7.99 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

199 grams

191 grams

215 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

2k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

20h 19m

16h 04m

16h 49m

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

1h 52s

41m

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

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)

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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

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)

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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)