While Vivo has been repackaging the same phone for different markets in the budget space. The company has gone and launched a fresh new midranger in its home country. This new offering succeeds the Vivo Y200 Pro and brings quite a few upgrades. Let’s discuss the Vivo Y300 Pro further in this article along with its expected price in Nepal.
Vivo Y300 Pro Overview
Design and Display
Right from the start, we can see that the Vivo Y300 Pro takes a different route from its predecessor in terms of design. Looks like a large centre-aligned circular camera dial is all the hype right now. First, we saw Oppo doing it with a few of its offerings, then Xiaomi came with the Redmi 14C, and now Vivo with this one. The phone has curved panels on a flat frame and brings an IP65 rating, which is a significant step up from IP54 on the last iteration.
Moving on to the front, it has a 6.77-inch AMOLED panel that spans FHD+ in resolution. It can switch between 60Hz, 90Hz, and 120Hz refresh rates and offers a peak brightness of 5,000 nits. Vivo also offers 3,840Hz PWM dimming, 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, and a colour depth of 1.07 billion on the Y300 Pro. The phone comes in a new “Titanium” shade — we all know where the inspiration for that came from. Other options include Gold inlaid with Jade (Blue), White, and Black, wherein the former two have patterns on the back panel while the latter takes a monotone approach.
Performance
We have Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 handling the performance on the Vivo Y300 Pro. This silicon is an upgrade from the Snapdragon 695 on the last phone. With this new chip, you get a better fabrication of 4nm vs. 6nm and overall better performance. Pretty much expected of a newer processor.
Other than that, this phone is available in four configurations: 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, and 512GB. The memory here is a dual-channel LPDDR4X RAM while the storage is a UFS 2.2. The Vivo Y300 Pro allows you to extend the memory by up to 12GB virtually, however, there is no option for storage expansion. It boots on OriginOS 4 with an AI assistant named Jovi. This reigns true for the Chinese audience only. If Vivo expands this phone to the rest of the world, it will come with FunTouch OS instead.
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Camera and the rest
The optics department on the Vivo Y300 Pro consists of three members altogether. The primary of which is a 50MP shooter coupled with the Sony LYT-600 sensor. It offers EIS along with 10x digital zoom. Meanwhile, the supporting camera is a 2MP depth sensor that helps the main camera with background blurring. Likewise, the selfie camera is a 32MP unit that doubles down as a face scanner.
This phone has an absolutely massive 6,500 mAh single-cell battery. Despite packing such a large power source, the Vivo Y300 Pro is comfortably thin with a maximum thickness of just 7.79 mm. Moreover, it supports a wired charging speed of 80W. Apart from that, this phone supports pretty latest WiFi 6E (tri-band) while for Bluetooth it gets a rather older version of 5.1. Regardless, it comes with high-quality codecs like aptX HD, aptX HD, and LDAC.
Vivo Y300 Pro Specifications
- Design: Flat frame, curved edges, monotone or patterned finish, IP65-rated
- Dimensions: 163.40 mm x 76.40 mm x 7.69 or 7.79 mm
- Weight: 193.60 or 194.60 grams
- Display: 6.77” AMOLED Panel, Up to 120Hz refresh rate, 1.07B colour depth, 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, 5,000 nits peak brightness, 3,840Hz PWM dimming, SGS low blue light certification
- Resolution: FHD+ (1,080 x 2,392)
- Chipset: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4nm)
- RAM: 8GB or 12GB, dual channel, LPDDR4x + Up to 12GB extendable
- ROM: 128GB, 256GB or 512GB UFS 2.2
- OS & UI: Android 14 with OriginOS 4 on top
- Rear Camera: Dual Camera (50MP Primary with Sony LYT-600 sensor + 2MP depth sensor)
- Front Camera: 32MP Camera (Centre-aligned hole-punch cutout)
- Security: In-display optical fingerprint sensor, Face Unlock
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Gyroscope, E-compass, IR blaster
- Navigation: GPS (L1), AGPS, GLONASS (G1), Galileo (E1), BeiDou (B1I), QZSS (L1)
- Battery: 6,500 mAh single-cell lithium battery with 80W fast charging, OTG reverse charging support
- Connectivity: Dual SIM, 5G cellular, Tri-band WiFi 6E, Hotspot, Bluetooth v5.1, USB 2.0 Type-C
- Colour Options: Titanium, Gold inlaid with Jade, White, Black Jade
Vivo Y300 Pro Price in Nepal and Availability
This phone was launched in China on 5 September 2024 with a starting price of CNY 1,799. At this time, we do not know if it will be expanded to other markets as of now. Given that the Vivo Y200 Pro did break into the Indian market, we assume that this one will follow suit as well. That being said, we expect the Vivo Y300 Pro price in Nepal to start at NPR 40,999, if it ever arrives here.
| Vivo Y300 Pro | Price in China (Official) | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| 8GB + 128GB | CNY 1,799 | NPR 40,999 |
| 8GB + 256GB | CNY 1,999 | NPR 45,499 |
| 12GB + 256GB | CNY 2,199 | NPR 49,999 |
| 12GB + 512GB | CNY 2,499 | NPR 56,999 |
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