Vivo has locked in May 6 for the India launch of the X300 Ultra and X300 FE, and the timing is no accident: both phones are aimed squarely at buyers who care about cameras first and everything else second. The company’s India pages are now live, which means the tease phase is over and the feature list is official.
The big play here is photography hardware, not just another spec-sheet shuffle. Vivo is pairing both phones with dedicated ZEISS telephoto extenders, a move that puts it in rare company among smartphone brands and gives it a more serious imaging story than the usual ”AI camera” hand-waving.
Vivo X300 Ultra specs and camera accessories
The X300 Ultra will ship in Victory Green and Eclipse Black, but the headline act is the accessory support. Buyers can opt for the ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra, a 400mm equivalent lens with 4.7x magnification, or the lighter 200mm equivalent ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2, which weighs 153 g. That is a very specific answer to a very specific audience: people who want reach, not marketing fluff.
Vivo says the Ultra will get 5 years of Android OS upgrades and 7 years of security updates, which is a sensible move in a premium segment where Samsung and Google have trained buyers to expect longer support. Under the hood are the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 5800 mm² ultra-large VC cooling area, a 6,600mAh battery, 100W wired charging, and 40W wireless charging.
- Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Battery: 6,600mAh
- Charging: 100W wired, 40W wireless
- Thermals: 5800 mm² VC cooling area
- Support: 5 years of Android OS upgrades, 7 years of security updates
Vivo X300 FE colors and battery
The X300 FE is the smaller sibling, but Vivo is not treating it like a consolation prize. It comes in Urban Olive, Lilac Purple, and Noir Black, with Urban Olive exclusive to India for now. That kind of local-only colorway is a neat bit of regional tailoring, and it gives the FE a small but useful edge over a generic global launch.
It also gets the 200mm equivalent ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2, the same 153 g accessory used with the Ultra, with 2.35x magnification and support for photo, video, and stage modes. Vivo says the FE uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and a 6,500mAh battery with 80W wired and 40W wireless charging, which is a strong mix for a compact flagship at a time when rivals tend to cut battery or charging speed to protect margins.
Vivo X300 Ultra and X300 FE India launch details
Vivo is leaning into a familiar premium-phone playbook: out-spec the competition on imaging hardware, then back it up with battery life and long software support. The bigger question is whether Indian buyers will pay for add-on optics when most smartphone cameras are already good enough for everyday use. If Vivo gets the pricing right, this could be one of the more interesting photography-first launches of the season.