Concert goers, we might have just found your new smartphone of choice. Vivo has collaborated with ZEISS to co-engineer its latest product — X300 FE.
This lightweight flagship features a Super Telephoto Camera, designed to deliver leading image performance in a portable frame. Together with a promised all-day battery and seamless connectivity, this sounds like a compelling choice on paper.
But how does it actually perform in real-world circumstances? Some of us got a chance to have an early look at the X300 FE and played around with its photography capabilities. Here is what stood out to us.
Concert-ready camera with insane zoom
The first thing right out the gate — the 50MP Super Telephoto Camera is no joke. In Portrait mode, the range goes from 23mm (1x zoom) to 100mm (4–5x zoom). But you can push the zoom even further digitally, if you are willing to sacrifice some image quality.
Opening up the Camera app on the X300 FE will present a multitude of features, but one of the highlights would definitely be Stage Mode. This mode adds enhanced stability, facial details, and clarity, even under complex lighting conditions common in concerts.
If you’re someone who wants to capture concert memories and truly remember how you felt, you can also turn on Dual-View Stage Video, which utilises both the front and back cameras. This mode captures what you are seeing and your own reactions.
Want to take your phone photography and videography to the next level? Consider the ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2, which can be purchased separately as an add-on. This brings the standard focal length from a maximum of 100mm (4–5x zoom) to a whopping 1600mm (~70x zoom).
Just take a look at how much we could zoom into this cap on a shelf. Now, imagine you’re at a concert but didn’t manage to get the closest seats in the hall. With this Telephoto Extender, your experience will get upgraded to CAT 1.
Creative AI features
The XE300 FE’s camera capabilities are powered by a combination of ZEISS’s Imaging System and the AI True Clarity Engine, which has a NICE 3.0 Optical Reconstruction Engine and a MAGIC 2.0 Image Restoration Engine. These all work together to produce the clear images you see.
But AI in XE300 FE goes beyond image capture and into image editing and creation. AI Creative Camera is another mode you can switch to if you’d like to have some fun with the photos you take. Styles such as ‘Sunlight’, ‘Celebration’, and ‘Underwater’ re-imagine your photos as something straight out of a movie.
As a test, we tried the ‘Underwater’ style when taking a photo of one of our colleagues. Though the results took a while to process, and you can definitely tell it’s AI, we were pretty surprised at how well it was able to create realistic underwater effects out of nothing.
Compatibility and connectivity
Another thing that surprised us about the XE300 FE is its compatibility with other phone ecosystems. For example, if you want to transfer photos to someone using an iPhone, you can do so easily with One-Tap Transfer, simply by placing the top of your phones together.
The phone’s OriginOS 6 also allows you to work seamlessly across Windows and Mac laptops, as well as iPads. AirPods also work with the XE300 FE without issues.
Price & release bundles
For those of you interested in the XE300 FE, a question you must have right now is about its price. Compared to other flagship phones in the market, it comes at a relatively affordable price of S$1,099. The X300 FE Telephoto Extender Kit will cost you an additional S$299 if you choose to go for it.
However, for a limited time until 14 June 2026, customers get to purchase both at a bundle price of S$1,298, which is S$100 off the original total price. Any purchase of the X300 FE will also come with free Vivo Buds Air 3 (worth S$99), 2 years local warranty, and 3 months Vivo Care+ screen protection.
Pre-orders for the XE300 FE have already begun, with the phone releasing on 6 June 2026 at authorised retailers like Lazada and Shopee. There will be two colours available — Mist Purple and Luxe Black.
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