Nothing Phone (2) vs Vivo X300 Ultra

Nothing Phone (2)

Dual 50MP setup (main + ultrawide) with no telephoto — solid daylight performance per GSMArena + 6 Months Later, but the missing zoom lens limits versatility against $499 Pixel 7a hybrid zoom or $799 Pixel 8 Pro periscope.

• 50MP f/1.88 main with OIS + 50MP f/2.2 ultrawide — saves 12.5MP by default, those output 'excellent' per GSMArena.
• No telephoto camera — biggest hardware gap vs $499 Pixel 7a (2× hybrid zoom) and $799 Pixel 8 Pro (5× periscope).
• Auto Night Mode delivers excellent ultrawide shots with detail, exposure, dynamic range — competitive low-light for the class.
• 4K @ 60fps main + ultrawide; 1080p selfie video — competitive video specs for the $599 class.
• 4K video stutter + dropped frames during recording — MrMobile flagged this as the most annoying day-to-day camera issue.
• 6 Months Later: 'as good if not better than Pixel 8 for daytime video with contrast and fewer digital artifacts' — surprising creator comparison.
• Portrait mode relies entirely on AI (no depth sensor) — works on humans but inconsistent on objects/pets.

Vivo X300 Ultra

The reason the X300 Ultra exists: a near-1-inch 200MP 35mm main (Sony Lytia 901), a 200MP 85mm periscope, and the best ultrawide sensor on the market, tuned with Zeiss. Reviewers near-universally rate it the best-equipped camera phone of 2026 — with two important caveats: the 35mm default is divisive, and on raw image quality it's only marginally ahead of the cheaper X300 Pro.

• At the center is a 200MP main that's nearly a 1-inch sensor (Sony Lytia 901), backed by a 200MP 85mm-equivalent periscope telephoto — the phone is focused on camera quality and, even more so, video.
• Featuring three extra-large image sensors, the X300 Ultra's uncompromising camera hardware earned a solid rating — but it's hardly better than the cheaper X300 Pro in actual camera performance despite the top-notch hardware.
• I'm not sure I've seen better results from even 1-inch sensors — it's so close to 1-inch and the 35mm focal length makes for more cinematic-looking shots; the 85mm periscope is the sweet spot for portraits.
• It still holds the record for the best portrait-mode photos on a smartphone, especially at 85mm and 135mm; the 14mm ultrawide is sharp edge to edge.

Nothing Phone (2)

Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 + 12GB RAM is last-gen flagship silicon — the deliberate cost choice that keeps the Phone (2) at $599 vs $799+ for a 2023 SD 8 Gen 2 device. Real-world performance is excellent and battery efficiency is strong.

• Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4nm, last year's flagship) + 12GB RAM + 256/512GB UFS 3.1 storage.
• 9to5Mac speed test: beat iPhone 14 Plus by 6 seconds at $200 less — strong 2023 real-world performance.
• SD 8 Gen 2 was deliberately skipped to keep the price at $599 — pros call it a smart choice, critics call it 'not a true flagship' (SuperSaf).

Vivo X300 Ultra

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 plus Vivo's custom imaging silicon delivers flagship benchmark numbers and strong gaming, but the camera-heavy hardware runs hot — sustained stress tests show roughly 60–65% stability and the camera app warms it up fast.

• At the heart is Qualcomm's current flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, supplemented by Vivo's custom VS1 and V3-Plus imaging chips.
• It boots in 16 seconds (vs 21s for the S26 Ultra and 19s for the iPhone 17 Pro Max) and posts an AnTuTu score over 3,800,000, stronger than Samsung.
• In a prolonged stress test it throttled CPU performance to about 60% of peak — in line with other high-powered flagships — and 3DMark stability landed around 63–66%.
• It gets a bit hot after 30–40 minutes of gaming, but with no throttling even past an hour and never uncomfortable to hold; boost mode at max graphics gives around 4 hours of Wuthering Waves on a full charge.
• Native 120fps gaming with smooth/very-high graphics in many titles, with temperature barely crossing 35°C and power draw around 4W in battle-royale modes.
• Under sustained camera/imaging load the front reached ~46.8°C and the back ~45.2°C, and around 47°C the refresh rate drops slightly though not all the way to 60Hz.

Nothing Phone (2)

5,000mAh battery + 4nm-chip efficiency delivers ~1.5-day endurance per MrMobile and Cashify — but 33W wired + 15W wireless charging is firmly mid-tier vs OnePlus 11's 80W or Galaxy S23 Ultra's 45W.

• 5,000mAh battery + 4nm SD 8+ Gen 1 efficiency — MrMobile reported 'a day and a half' typical endurance.
• Cashify long-term: '4,700mAh battery + 4nm chipset + lightweight software can last an entire day' — confirms all-day endurance after months.
• 33W wired charging: full charge in ~55 minutes per SuperSaf — slow vs OnePlus 11's 80W (~25 min) and Galaxy S23 Ultra's 45W.
• 15W wireless + 5W reverse wireless charging — included, a feature OnePlus 11 dropped.
• No charger in the box — buyers must source their own 33W+ USB-C PD brick.

Vivo X300 Ultra

Vivo grew the silicon-carbon cell 10% to 6,600mAh while keeping the body the same size. Real-world endurance is strong — ~16h active-use score, ~7h heavy screen-on, 13–14 hour days with charge to spare — and 100W wired refills it in under an hour, with 40W wireless.

• Vivo increased the battery by 10% to 6,600mAh despite the phone being practically the same size on paper.
• In our battery test it earned an active-use score of almost 16 hours; 100W charging took it 0–66% in 30 minutes and a full charge in 46 minutes, plus 40W wireless. A charger is in the box except in Europe.
• On the China version I'm finishing entire 13–14 hour days with 25–30% left; the global version keeps the 6,600mAh cell so battery life should comfortably last 12–13 hours of heavy use.
• Getting nearly 7 hours of screen-on time with very heavy usage from the 6,600mAh silicon-carbon unit, with 100W wired and 40W wireless charging support.
• After a 4-hour heavy-usage simulation the phone still had ~45% battery left, which is solid by today's standards, and 100W wired charging takes about 45 minutes to full.
• In a head-to-head charge race against the Oppo Find X9 Ultra (80W), the Vivo on 100W finished first at 50 minutes 20 seconds to the Oppo's 52:39.