India, Jan. 29 -- If you shoot a lot, including travel, portraits, concerts, street, or food, the Vivo X300 Pro feels designed by people who actually use different focal lengths. The headline feature is clear. The 3.7x Zeiss APO telephoto is the star, and it performs well in the zoom range where most phones begin to struggle. Add reliable low-light performance, convincing background blur, and steady video, and the result is one of the more balanced camera systems I have used recently. The limitations are predictable. The ultra-wide view is narrower than some rivals, and processing artifacts can appear in extreme conditions.

Vivo's co-engineering with Zeiss is more than surface-level branding. The camera setup prioritizes optical performa...