New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The smartphone industry has matured to a point where annual upgrades often feel iterative rather than transformative. Yet every so often, a device arrives that genuinely shifts expectations. vivo's new X300 Pro is one such contender basis its ambitious mobile photography advances.

But is it enough to challenge entrenched players like Apple and Samsung and ward off competition from Google, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi in the ultra-premium segment. I took the vivo X300 Pro for a spin for a couple of weeks to explore whether it lives up to its promise-and whether it deserves a place among the best smartphones of 2025.

vivo has always leaned toward elegance in design with a consistent design identity, and the X300 Pro con...