The Vivo brand has become synonymous with outstanding image quality on smartphones and its latest flagship, the pricey Vivo X300 Ultra, is the absolute greatest camera the company has made.
But what makes it so unique? And how do Vivo X300 Ultra photos look compared to Samsung’s familiar Galaxy S26 Ultra?
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Vivo X300 Ultra vs Galaxy S26 Ultra Camera Specs:
vivo X300 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony LYT-901
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.12″
200 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Aperture size: F1.4
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.3″
Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony LYT-818
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28″
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung JN3
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.5″
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP0
Optical zoom: 3.7x
Aperture size: F2.7
Focal Length: 85 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4″
Pixel size: 0.56 μm
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX754
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/3.94″
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX854
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F2.9
Focal Length: 115 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.52″
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Front
50 MP
12 MP (PDAF, HDR)
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First, in terms of specs, you can spot the larger main camera sensor on the Vivo, but the Galaxy has a wider aperture, so each phone has its advantages.
However, while the Galaxy goes with a relatively small ultra-wide sensor, Vivo makes no compromises as its ultra-wide camera has the same size sensor as the main camera on the Galaxy. Impressive!
And while the Galaxy has two telephoto cameras (3x and 5x), Vivo has one but again with a much larger sensor that infers superb quality. Let’s see how that plays out.
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Here are the real-world photos from the Vivo X300 Ultra and the Galaxy S26 Ultra side by side:
Main Camera 35mm
Since the Galaxy does not have a native 35mm lens to match the Vivo, we used 1.5x setting from the main camera.
Main Camera WideWe took these photos at 28mm on the Vivo X300 Ultra (a crop of the ultra-wide camera), while we used the main 1X camera on the Galaxy S26 Ultra at 23mm.Portrait ModeZoomUltra-wide CameraSelfies
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