Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Vivo X300 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2019, with display 6.53 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T, 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 226g
Reasons to choose Vivo X300 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6510mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro 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 6.53 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 640 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 90.8 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
Vivo X300 Pro
2611 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 161.98 mm (6.38 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 75.48 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %
Vivo X300 Pro
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Vivo X300 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G90T MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2050 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 2.0 MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Mali-G76 MP4 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 144 1536
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Vivo X300 Pro
3447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Vivo X300 Pro
10378
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6023447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)168410378
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25723
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
Vivo X300 Pro
4011932
CPU1207791043247
GPU786521510982
Memory72733667254
UX96826790449
NanoReview Score3689904011932
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Stability87 %n/a
Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1321n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Writing score8202n/a
Web score6022n/a
Video editing5662n/a
Data manipulation7000n/a
NanoReview Score8104n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 16
OS Size 10.3 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 12.5 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6510 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Vivo X300 Pro
20:40
Web Browsing07:29 h08:45 h
Video Playback12:01 h14:55 h
Games05:02 h06:08 h
Standby Mode115 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGW1Sony LYT-828
Sensor size1/1.71/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a200 MP
Aperturen/af/2.7
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/41/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3880 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung S5K3T1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.9 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/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 Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 220 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - 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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