{"id":450592,"date":"2026-05-29T05:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/450592\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T05:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:35:13","slug":"vivo-x300-ultra-vs-xiaomi-17-ultra-sample-photos-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/450592\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivo X300 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra: Sample Photos Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are probably the best smartphone cameras coming from China in 2026 \u2014 the Vivo X300 Ultra and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra.<\/p>\n

With a massive, round camera island on the back, both phones take the camera system seriously, but they also have a few fundamental differences.<\/p>\n

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Vivo X300 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra Camera Specs: <\/p>\n

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vivo X300 Ultra
\n Xiaomi 17 Ultra<\/p>\n

Main camera<\/p>\n

200 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony LYT-901
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1\/1.12\u2033<\/p>\n

50 MP
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1″<\/p>\n

Second camera<\/p>\n

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 \u03bcm<\/p>\n

50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1\/2.76″
Pixel size: 0.64 \u03bcm<\/p>\n

Third camera<\/p>\n

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 \u03bcm<\/p>\n

200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope)
Optical zoom: 4.2x
Aperture size: F2.4\/F3.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
Sensor size: 1\/1.4″
Pixel size: 0.56 \u03bcm<\/p>\n

Fourth camera<\/p>\n

ToF 3D depth sensing<\/p>\n

Front<\/p>\n

50 MP<\/p>\n

50 MP<\/p>\n

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Vivo is the only major smartphone maker that bets on a 35mm main lens. This is traditionally a lens best suited for taking pictures of people on the street. The Xiaomi uses a more common 23mm lens for its main camera, which is wider and better suited for landscapes. Here, Xiaomi has an advantage as it uses a slightly bigger sensor for the main camera.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But what if you want to achieve a similarly wide field of view (24mm-ish) on the Vivo? Well, you have to use a crop of the ultra-wide camera.<\/p>\n

And here is where it gets interesting. Vivo understands that people still value a wide lens, so that’s why it features a massive ultra-wide camera with a sensor almost as big as its main camera. In fact, the 1\/1.28″ ultrawide sensor on the Vivo has roughly 3.7 times more surface area than the 1\/2.76″ ultra-wide sensor on the Xiaomi!<\/p>\n

Finally, the third lens, a telephoto one uses the exact same sensor size on both phones, so this is the closest to hardware parity we get.<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at photos from these two side by side:<\/p>\n

Main Camera 35mmMain Camera WideWe took these photos at 28mm on the Vivo X300 Ultra<\/a> (a crop of the ultra-wide camera), while we used the main 1X camera on the Xiaomi 17 Ultra<\/a>\u00a0at 23mm.Portrait ModeZoomUltra-wide CameraSelfies<\/p>\n

So, who do you think takes the win in this comparison: the Vivo X300 Ultra or the Xiaomi 17 Ultra?<\/p>\n

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