Malaysia is the first market outside China to officially get the vivo X300 Ultra, the brand's most ambitious camera phone yet, and it's arriving alongside a more accessible sibling, the vivo X300 FE. Pre-orders for both open today and run until 22 May at vivo Concept Stores and vivo.com/my.
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vivo X300 Ultra: a ZEISS Master Lens kit on a phone
The X300 Ultra is built around the new ZEISS Master Lenses Collection, with prime focal lengths at 14mm, 35mm, and 85mm. The headline lens is the 85mm ZEISS Gimbal-Grade APO Telephoto, a 200MP sensor backed by 3-degree gimbal-level OIS, 60fps autofocus tracking, and ZEISS T-coating to keep flare under control. The 35mm Documentary Camera uses a 1/1.12-inch Sony LYTIA 901 sensor with 200MP direct output for low-light work, and the 14mm Ultra Wide-Angle Camera ships with a 1/1.28-inch sensor and an f/2.0 aperture, which is large for an ultrawide.
Owners can also clip on the vivo ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2 for 200mm reach or the new Gen 2 Ultra for 400mm. The Gen 2 extender has shed weight from 210g to 153g while keeping the same optical class.
Pro-grade video, made for creators
Video is the other big pitch. The X300 Ultra records 4K 120fps 10-bit Log on every rear lens, with Dolby Vision support and a new Pro Video Mode that exposes the kind of manual controls you'd expect on a cinema body. vivo Log is now ACES-compatible, so footage drops into the same grading pipeline as cinema cameras. A new Quad-Mic Audio Recording Master rounds out the kit. There's also an optional SmallRig Pro Video Rig Kit with a cage, dual grips, and a cooling fan for long recording sessions.
The hardware around the cameras
Inside, the X300 Ultra runs Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, paired with vivo's VS1+ imaging chip and a liquid cooling vapor chamber. The 6,600 mAh BlueVolt battery supports 100W wired and 40W wireless FlashCharge. The 6.82-inch 2K ZEISS Master Color display peaks at 4,500 nits, and there's IP68 and IP69 water and dust resistance, ultrasonic fingerprint scanning, and Armor Glass on the outside. The Volcano Black version weighs 232g; the Steppe Green version measures 8.49mm thin. vivo is also promising five years of OS upgrades and seven years of security patches, which puts it in the same support window as Samsung and Google's flagships.
vivo X300 FE: the lighter, cheaper sibling
The X300 FE is the entry point into the new X300 family. It carries a 50MP ZEISS Super Telephoto, a 50MP ZEISS Main, and a 110-degree ultra-wide, and supports the same 200mm Telephoto Extender Gen 2 for first-time-in-FE long-range shooting. It records 4K at 60 and 120 fps and 8K at 30 fps, runs OriginOS 6, and packs a 6,500 mAh battery into a 6.31-inch flat-display body that weighs 191g and measures 7.99mm thin. Colourways are Mist Purple, Glow White, and Luxe Black.
Availability and price
The vivo X300 Ultra starts at RM5,899 for the 32GB + 512GB version, with a 32GB + 1TB tier also available. The vivo X300 FE starts at RM3,299 for the 24GB + 256GB version, with a 24GB + 512GB option in the same window. Pre-order perks include RM900 cashback on the Ultra, a COMAN aluminium tripod worth RM299, 30% off the ZEISS Telephoto Extenders, vivo Care extended warranty, screen-crack protection, and up to 24 months of 0% installments through OCBC, Hong Leong, Affin, and UOB.
Takeaway
The Ultra positions itself squarely at Malaysian photo and video creators with the budget for a ZEISS kit they can pocket; the FE keeps the ZEISS branding and the new battery profile inside RM3,299. Whether the optical kit is worth the price will depend on how well 60fps tracking and 4K Log workflows hold up in everyday hands, but the spec sheet leaves few corners cut.