The vivo X300 Pro got Rs. 10,000 more expensive in July and did not change at all. It launched in India in December 2025 at Rs. 1,09,999, in a single 16GB and 512GB configuration, and vivo raised the list price to Rs. 1,19,999. On 23 October the live listing sat at about Rs. 1,20,000. That is a lot of money, and the case for it is narrow and strong: a 200MP periscope on a large 1/1.4-inch sensor, a 50MP main camera on a 1/1.28-inch sensor, IP68 and IP69, and 5 years of Android upgrades. If you are buying a phone for the biggest telephoto sensor you can get this month, this is the sensible one, and the week OPPO launched its new 200MP periscope phone at Rs. 1,39,999 is the week that became obvious.
A camera with a phone attached, and it does not apologise.
Look at the back and the priorities are plain: a camera island the size of a coaster, and 3 lenses in it that each did their homework. The main camera uses a 50MP Sony sensor at 1/1.28 inches with optical stabilisation. The ultra-wide is a 50MP sensor with autofocus, so it doubles as a close-up lens. And the periscope is the reason this phone exists: 200MP, 85mm, stabilised, on a 1/1.4-inch sensor.
That last number is the one to understand. Most phone telephotos sit on sensors a fraction of the main camera's size, which is why zoomed shots fall apart indoors. A 1/1.4-inch telephoto sensor is bigger than the main camera sensor in many mid-range phones. A bigger sensor gathers more light, and light is what decides whether a zoomed photo of a stage, a classroom or a wedding mandap comes out clean or smeared. We have not shot with it, but on paper this is serious zoom hardware.
The zoom, the toughness and the years.
The camera hardware. See above, and then note the selfie camera: 50MP with autofocus, which matters more than its megapixels, because autofocus keeps a group selfie at arm's length sharp rather than approximately sharp.
It is tough as well as clever. IP68 and IP69 cover dust, submersion and high-pressure water jets. Camera-first phones have not always bothered with the second rating.
The years. 5 years of Android upgrades and 7 years of security updates, per vivo India. On a phone that costs Rs. 1.2 lakh, that is the clause that turns the price into something you can divide by years rather than months. It is a strong promise, though not the longest at this money: Samsung and Google both promise 7 Android upgrades on their rivals here. Our best phones above Rs. 1,00,000 sets it against all of them.
A battery that does not cost it the shape. 6,510mAh with 90W wired and 40W wireless charging, in a body 7.99mm thick at 226g. Not the biggest cell at this money any more, but a full set of charging options in a phone that is not a brick.
Rs. 10,000 for nothing new.
The price rise is the obvious one. vivo raised the list price by Rs. 10,000 in July 2026, and the street has followed the sticker rather than undercut it. The phone you buy today is the phone that launched at Rs. 1,09,999 in December, with nearly 11 months of its update window already used.
The second is calendar, not hardware. This is a phone from last December, and vivo has already launched its successor outside India. If you want the newest camera rather than a great one, that is worth knowing.
And there is a single configuration. 16GB and 512GB is generous, but it means there is no cheaper storage tier to step down to if Rs. 1.2 lakh is a stretch.
Between a new OPPO and an old Samsung.
The OPPO Find X10 launched on 22 October at Rs. 1,39,999 with a 200MP main camera, a 200MP periscope and 8,000mAh, in a lighter 216g body. It is about Rs. 20,000 more, and unlike the vivo it has no published India update promise yet. If you want a camera phone with a stylus and a 5x lens instead, last year's Galaxy S25 Ultra listed between Rs. 91,000 and Rs. 97,000 on 23 October, which is Rs. 23,000 to Rs. 29,000 less. And at about Rs. 1,20,000, the same money as the vivo, the Pixel 11 Pro offers Google's camera processing and 7 years of updates in a smaller phone.
Within vivo's own range, the X300 Ultra sat at about Rs. 1,60,000 on 23 October. That is Rs. 40,000 more for the step above, and unless the Ultra's camera upgrades are the point for you, it is a lot to pay for them. Our vivo X300 Ultra review itemises what that Rs. 40,000 buys.
- The zoom lens is the reason you are upgrading
- You want IP69 and a camera island, not one or the other
- You keep a phone 5 years
- You want a full set of charging, wired and wireless
- You resent paying Rs. 10,000 over the launch price
- You want the biggest battery at this money
- You want a stylus, or the lowest price for a big-zoom phone
- You want the newest camera hardware, not last year's
Buy, for the zoom. The vivo X300 Pro is not cheaper than it was, and it is no longer the newest camera phone in the room. It is still the one that makes the most sense: a periscope on a sensor big enough to matter, a stabilised main camera on a large sensor, IP68 and IP69, and 5 years of Android upgrades, for about Rs. 20,000 less than OPPO's new Find X10. The S25 Ultra is the better buy if you want everything at once for less. For the person who has decided the telephoto is the point, this is where the money goes furthest.
200MP at 85mm, IP69, 5 years of upgrades. The sensible way to buy a big zoom.
We have not used this phone. This review is based on vivo India's published specifications, India launch coverage and live retail listings checked on 23 October 2026.
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