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TL;DR Vivo has announced the global launch of the X300 Ultra.
The X300 Ultra offers the largest 200MP camera on the market, and also supports a ~17x add-on lens.
There’s no official word on pricing just yet, but the 1TB model could command a premium compared to other Ultra phones.
Vivo’s Ultra phones have emerged as some of the best camera phones on the market, but the biggest downside to this series is that they haven’t been available outside China. This is changing with the vivo X300 Ultra, as the manufacturer previously confirmed that a global release is on the cards. Now, vivo has indeed launched the phone globally.
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The global X300 Ultra is pretty much identical to the Chinese model. That means a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a 6.82-inch QHD+ OLED screen, and a 6,600mAh battery. Europe is receiving this same battery capacity, which is a welcome change from the downgraded X300 Pro. Otherwise, you can expect 100W wired and 40W wireless charging.
Vivo’s Ultra phone is all about the camera experience, and we’ve got some impressive hardware here. For one, there’s a 200MP 35mm main camera. This is the first phone with Sony’s LYT-901 camera sensor, which is the largest 200MP sensor on the market. The X300 Ultra sticks with a 200MP 85mm periscope camera, although it now has 60fps autofocus tracking in snapshot mode as well as improved stabilization. The phone also packs a 50MP ultrawide camera (LYT-818) that’s actually larger than the main camera seen on phones like the Galaxy S26 and OnePlus 15. Finally, vivo is following in HUAWEI and OPPO’s footsteps by adopting a color-sensing camera for accurate color reproduction.
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