Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Vivo X300 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 7 Plus Manufactured in September, 2016, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion, vs Vivo X300 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7 Plus
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 226g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Vivo X300 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6510mAh vs 2900mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/32 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 7 Plus and Vivo X300 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 5.5 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 20:9
Pixel density 401 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 625 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 67.7 % 90.8 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
674 nits
Vivo X300 Pro
2611 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
Response time26.5 msn/a
Contrast1591:1n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 161.98 mm (6.38 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 75.48 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Metal Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
67.7 %
Vivo X300 Pro
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 7 Plus and Vivo X300 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2340 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 4 (2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/1.05 (Zephyr)
- 2/2.34 (Hurricane)
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 16 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor No MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 192 1536
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
724
Vivo X300 Pro
3447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
1929
Vivo X300 Pro
10378
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7243447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)192910378
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25723
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
398082
Vivo X300 Pro
4011932
CPU1301861043247
GPU879531510982
Memory74543667254
UX105400790449
NanoReview Score3980824011932
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
2632
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.9 °Cn/a
Stability67 %n/a
Graphics Test15 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2632n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 3 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 32 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1) Android 16
OS Size 12.5 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 2900 mAh 6510 mAh
Max Charging Power 5 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (7.5 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging No Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 4:01 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
18:07
Vivo X300 Pro
20:40
Web Browsing06:20 h08:45 h
Video Playback10:24 h14:55 h
Games04:07 h06:08 h
Standby Mode98 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.7x
Flash Quad LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length28 mm24 mm
SensorApple iSight CameraSony LYT-828
Sensor size1/31/1.28
Pixel size1.22 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/2.7
Focal length56 mm85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size1/3.61/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
90
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
84
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
88
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 32 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size 1 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
81.4 dB
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2016 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2016 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 769 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X300 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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