Hi everyone. I'm a professional filmmaker based in Hobart, Australia, and I recently purchased the 1TB Vivo X300 Ultra. I've just completed a deep-dive review focused entirely on its filmmaking capabilities.

While there is so much to love about what this amazing device can do when it comes to pro video (especially with MotionCam Pro), I've uncovered 7 key issues that Vivo urgently needs to address in Pro Video Mode if they want this phone to truly rival the iPhone, Samsung S26 Ultra, or Xiaomi 17 Ultra.

I’m sharing these here to:

• Raise awareness for filmmakers and creators currently considering this phone.
• Get the attention of Vivo engineers in the hope they can accelerate bug fixes to resolve these issues.

The 7 Key Issues:

1. APV encoding is completely broken. See the example in the video above. Just zoom in and watch how the encoding artefacts ruin what should be a standout feature. It’s strange to me that other reviews haven't covered this yet.
2. White balance lock introduces a strong magenta cast. Locking the white balance instantly ruins the image by shifting it heavily toward magenta. It's a frustrating issue, much like what we see on Samsung devices.
3. Heavy moiré patterns. There is a massive amount of moiré present in the footage—significantly more than any other flagship phone I've tested recently.
4. Ability to disable sharpening and broken noise reduction. There is currently no way to disable digital sharpening in Pro Video Mode. Furthermore, while there is an option to disable noise reduction, toggling it doesn't actually do anything — the heavy noise reduction remains active.
5. External SSD recording broken. Currently USB 3 SSDs are incorrectly identified as USB 2.0
6. No support for Open Gate recording. Pro Video Mode lacks support for open gate recording to utilize the full sensor. This wouldn't be as massive of an issue if not for problem number seven...
7. Vivo Log is locked out of third-party apps. Vivo does not make Vivo Log available to third-party apps like the Blackmagic Camera app. If they opened this up, issues #2, #4, #6, and #7 would be instantly solved by Blackmagic Camera! Samsung successfully made Samsung Log available to third-party developers, and Vivo desperately needs to follow in their footsteps.

Overall, this is the greatest smartphone i've ever used for video thanks to MotionCam Pro and Vivo's amazing hardware. But I want Vivo to fix the issues that plague the native app's Pro Video Mode so we get the iPhone 17 Pro killer the hardware is capable of delivering.

Street photography pro mode

https://m.gsmarena.com/selfie\_video\_blind\_test\_reveal\_the\_samsung\_galaxy\_a37\_wins\_a\_decisive\_victory-news-72842.php

Took the shiny new toy (with 200mm teleconverter) out for a spin yesterday, very happy for the shots!

I had the chance to test the Vivo X300 Ultra for a few days because I worked as the still photographer for the X300 FE campaign in Spain a few weeks ago.

A bit of context first: I mainly work in advertising and beauty portrait photography, so it goes without saying that this phone cannot (and won’t) replace my main camera setup (Sony a7RV + lenses). But, for general content creation, or for someone running a small business who needs good product photos for ecommerce or even more elaborate still life setups, this thing is more than capable.

That said, good lighting still matters. A lot. The phone captures the image, but we still "build" the photo ourselves.

In my specific case, I honestly think it could replace that “always with me” second camera I used to carry around for good quality without taking much space in my pocket. For the last year and a half, that was the Ricoh GR IIIx.

Another important thing: the first thing I did when I received the phone was disable all the AI enhancement features and similar processing when taking photos. For me, this is essential. If you leave all that stuff enabled and start zooming in, you’ll notice weird artifacts and that watercolor-like pixel effect that I personally really dislike. In the case of people, sometimes it can even invent faces in the background.

About the cameras themselves: the main optics are very well thought out and the image quality is honestly impressive. You can shoot up to 200MP with two of the lenses (35mm and 85mm), and 50MP with the ultra wide. Why megapixels matter differently in smartphones than in dedicated cameras is another discussion entirely, so I’ll leave that one for you to research yourselves.

I haven’t had time yet to properly test it in an actual beauty portrait session (which is what I mostly do), although I wanted to out of pure curiosity. But I did make some quick tests in my studio the day the phone arrived, using simple setups but real lighting situations: a beer shot, a small still life setup with acrylic sheets, shadows and gradients, and some macro shots of bubbles and textures just for fun.

I’m posting those photos here straight out of camera in JPG format, with zero retouching, plus a 100% crop from one of the 200MP shots taken with the 85mm lens.

The macro mode is incredible. Probably one of the things I liked the most. You can get extremely close, and combined with the optics and zoom capabilities, the results get pretty crazy. I didn’t have the external telephoto lens attachment some people are using online, so everything here was shot with just the phone itself. Detail is very sharp and stabilization works surprisingly well for this kind of shooting.

The second thing that surprised me was both the color and the dynamic range. Much better than I expected. I used the Zeiss Natural profile for all the photos. One thing I would love, though, is the ability to embed or convert different output color profiles afterwards, since the files come out in P3.

The perspective correction in landscape mode is also really good, although I’d love to have the option to adjust perspective afterwards using the phone’s own editing tools.

And finally: the RAW (.DNG) files are actually very solid. At the end of the day, if we want results closer to dedicated cameras, we still need the same workflow — bringing the files into Capture One or Lightroom for editing. I used Capture One for my tests but, again, these images are JPGs straight out of the phone.

The RAW files recover highlights and shadows in a nice way, and the amount of detail you get from a phone is honestly impressive.

I’m leaving some of the photos I shot these days, plus a few from the Vivo launch event photowalk.

If you have any questions, I’m happy to anwser. I’ll still have the phone for a few more days and I’ll try to do that portrait / beauty test if I find the time.

Edit: Link to the 200mpx beer photo that is not showing up: https://mita.fromsmash.com/vivox300ultracerveza

Edit2: Here are some RAW files from different situations and lenses. The link will expire in 30 days.

https://mita.fromsmash.com/Vivox300Ultra-samples

One important thing: the 50MP RAW files only work when the ISO is set to 500 or below and in PRO mode. It took me a while to figure out why they weren’t showing up consistently.

You’ll also find:

• some SRAW files
• some standard RAW files
• a few JPGs so you can compare and see the kind of processing the phone applies
• and since I was already exporting things, a couple of LOG video clips in 1080p

There’s no artistic intention behind these examples, but I think they can help you get a better idea of what the camera is capable of.

Just keep in mind that this is still a phone, so it’s important not to forget the starting point when looking at the results.

Edit 3: I added more examples with sun light here: https://mita.fromsmash.com/x300ultra-moreexamples to In these examples you can notice the “watercolor-like” pixel thing. If you go beyond 100% you can see it, but to be honest I don't see the point of going further than that, and the processing is still usable and impressive.

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Dears, I noticed how aggressive is the doze management with the emails on my Vivo X300 Ultra (Global version). If you are struggling with that too, let me show you how to fix it!

Symptoms:

• WhatsApp notifications worked fine
• Gmail and Outlook only synced when opening the app
• No instant email notifications with screen off

Fix (NO ROOT):

1. Enable Developer Options + USB Debugging

2. Install Minimal ADB & Fastboot or Android Platform Tools

3. Connect phone to PC

4. Run:

   adb shell dumpsys deviceidle disable adb shell settings put global device_idle_constants inactive_to=2592000000 adb reboot

After reboot:

• Gmail push notifications work normally
• Outlook push works too
• Instant email notifications with screen off

Cause was Vivo’s aggressive Device Idle / Doze management suspending email sync in standby. Greetings from Italy

This is a preview of the device at MWC 2026 in Spain. Global debut imminent. Clearly visible is the new multispectral sensor.

Here are some photos I've taken over the past week. Most of them were shot in the standard Photo mode using the vivid color profile (default settings) and a few were taken in street mode.

Moved from my S23 Ultra to Vivo X300 Ultra and I'm absolutely stunned by the camera, battery life, performance..