Vivo X100 series debuts with the MediaTek Dimensity 9300

What you need to know

• Vivo X100 series goes official in the Chinese market, the first to sport MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9300 SoC.
• The Vivo X100 comes with a 5000mAh battery, and the Vivo X100 Pro ships with 5400mAh capacity.
• Both models ship with Android 14-based OriginOS 4 out of the box.

Vivo has announced the new flagship phones in its home ground, comprising the Vivo X100 and the Vivo X100 Pro. These are seemingly the first phones to equip MediaTek’s recently launched premier-tier chipset — the Dimensity 9300 SoC.

Both models also share identical displays and designs, including a large, slightly curved display and a giant circular camera visor featuring a triple camera system. The displays here measure 6.78 inches, are LTPO screens with 120Hz refresh rates, and feature up to an impressive 3000 nits of peak brightness. 

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC, which comes with an “All Big Core Design,” is a unique chip as it features four Cortex X4 primary cores with promised clock speeds of up to 3.25GHz. In terms of performance, the chip is believed to be eight times faster than the predecessor Dimensity 9200 SoC, which powered the Vivo X90 series. 

The significant difference between both X100 phones boils down to their optics. The Vivo X100 Pro features a large 1-inch 50MP sensor, a 50MP periscope telephoto lens, and a third 50MP ultra-wide camera. The rear cameras can shoot 100x digital zoom shots coupled with 8K video recording, and the camera system is enhanced by Zeiss.

For the standard Vivo X100, the device includes a 50MP primary sensor, next to a 64MP periscopic lens with 3x optical zoom and another 50MP ultra wide-angle camera. This device also supports 8K video recording and 100x digital zoom. For selfies, both models rely on a 32MP front camera.