{"id":242858,"date":"2026-01-20T17:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/242858\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:32:08","slug":"blind-camera-test-vivo-x300-pro-emerges-best-camera-phone-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/242858\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind camera test: Vivo X300 Pro emerges best camera phone of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Versus’ end-of-the-year blind camera test result is in, featuring 12 flagship devices: iPhone 17 Pro<\/a> Max, Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/a>, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Sony Xperia 1 VII, OnePlus 15, Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra<\/a>, Oppo Find X9 Pro, Vivo X300 Pro, Motorola Edge 70<\/a>, Huawei Pura 80 Ultra<\/a>, and the Nothing Phone (3). <\/p>\n

The blind test kicked off with the phones grouped into six pairs in a head-to-head style, with fans voting to determine which phone progresses to the next stage. The voting cut across two categories of photography: daytime and low light. <\/p>\n

In the first matchup, the iPhone 17 Pro Max sent the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max<\/a> home, sweeping up 67% of the votes. Copying Apple’s move, the Pixel 10 Pro XL<\/a> also swept up 67% of the votes, leaving the OnePlus 15 with a measly 33%. The real surprise, however, came in the fourth test, where the Nothing Phone (3) knocked out the innovative Pura 80 Ultra. <\/p>\n

In the first test of the second round, the Pixel received 65% of the votes, sending the iPhone out of the competition. In the second test, Nothing Phone (3)<\/a> surprisingly beat the Galaxy, swaying 86% of the voters. The final test of the round saw the X300 Pro<\/a> (curr. $1,099 on Amazon<\/a>) send the Asus flagship straight to the lobby. <\/p>\n

In the final round, the spectacular show of the Phone (3) was brought to an end, with the device winning over only 8% of the votes. The Vivo X300 Pro took the crown in a narrow win, receiving 47% of the votes, while the Pixel had to make do with 45%. Following detailed reviews, we also did crown the Vivo X300 Pro as the best camera phone of 2025<\/a>. <\/p>\n

NB: These blind tests involved the Versus community \u2014 not professional photographers. They were also very limited \u2014 involving only the main camera.<\/p>\n

\"Chibuike<\/a>Chibuike Okpara<\/a> – Tech Writer – 354 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2024<\/p>\n

I have always been fascinated by technology and digital devices my entire life and even got addicted to it. I have always marveled at the intricacy of even the simplest digital devices and systems around us. I have been writing and publishing articles online for about 6 years now, just about a year ago, I found myself lost in the marvel of smartphones and laptops we have in our hands every day. I developed a passion for learning about new devices and technologies that come with them and at some point, I asked myself, “Why not get into writing tech articles?” It is useless to say I followed up the idea \u2014 it is evident. I am an open-minded individual who derives an infinite amount of joy from researching and discovering new information, I believe there is so much to learn and such a short life to live, so I put my time to good use \u2014 learning new things. I am a ‘bookworm’ of the internet and digital devices. When I am not writing, you will find me on my devices still, I do explore and admire the beauty of nature and creatures. I am a fast learner and quickly adapt to changes, always looking forward to new adventures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Versus’ end-of-the-year blind camera test result is in, featuring 12 flagship devices: iPhone 17 Pro Max, Galaxy S25…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[768,142514,142515,769,761,342,767,111,139,760,69,770,766,762,763,145,765,764],"class_list":{"0":"post-242858","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-benchmarks","9":"tag-blind-test","10":"tag-camera-blind-test","11":"tag-graphics-card","12":"tag-laptop","13":"tag-mobile","14":"tag-netbook","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-notebook","18":"tag-nz","19":"tag-processor","20":"tag-reports","21":"tag-review","22":"tag-reviews","23":"tag-technology","24":"tag-test","25":"tag-tests"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}