Vivo X300 Pro with lens kit launched

Vivo has unveiled its new X300 Pro and X300 in South Africa at a media event in Johannesburg on Thursday, 29 January. The Vivo X300 Pro shares a lot of similarities with its sister brand flagship, the Oppo Find X9 Pro, which landed here last November.

The X300 Pro stands out for being the first official flagship with an optional 2.35x telephoto lens extender kit that has a built-in battery. The Vivo X300 was also introduced alongside the flagship Pro model.

The release of this premium device was based on the success of the X200 Pro in South Africa, according to Tony Shi, general manager of Vivo South Africa.

The Vivo X300 Pro

The X300 Pro with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display is powered by Mediatek’s flagship SoC, the Dimensity 9500, and base level memory of 12GB of RAM, up to 16GB, and 256GB of storage, up to 1TB.

Its pro-grade Zeiss cameras comprise of a 200MP periscope main shooter with 3.7x optical zoom, and two 50MP lenses, including an ultra-wide, with a 50MP selfie camera. The optional lens accessory grip kit with built-in 2300mAh battery has a shutter button, video button, zoom lever and control dials.

Vivo says it has telephoto modes for flower and bird shots, stage mode, 20x long-range motion shots, supports 4K 120fps Dolby Vision Videos, 4K 120fps 10-bit log videos, fireworks flash portraits, with a bunch of AI powered technologies.

It has a 6510mAh battery with 90W fast charging and 40W wireless charging support. It carries an IP68 and IP69 rating for water and dust resistance. It will be available in black and brown shades.

The Vivo X300

The base model X300 has a 6.31-inch AMOLED display, powered by the same Mediatek Dimensity 9500 chipset, 12GB of RAM, up to 16GB, and 256GB of base storage, up to 1TB.

It has the same 200MP periscope main lens, and two 50MP ultra-wide and wide angle lenses and 50MP selfie-camera, all Zeiss optics.

The X300 has a 6040mAh battery and same 90W fast charging and 40W wireless charging. It also carries the same IP68 and IP69 rating for water and dust resistance as the flagship Pro. It will be available in black and mist blue shades.

Pricing and Availability 

The X300 Pro also carries a premium price tag of R40 000, and the optional lens extender kit, a Vodacom exclusive, will sell for R7000. The X300 will sell for R32 000.

The devices will be available on 6 February, with Vodacom online bundling the lens accessory kit free, in limited numbers as a launch offer, sometime after it officially goes on sale.