Vivo X100 series will be first to bring MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset to India, company confirms

HIGHLIGHTS

• MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset brings a 40% multi-core performance upgrade and 33% better power efficiency over its predecessor.
• The Vivo X100 series with the Dimensity 9300 has scored 2,212,302 points on AnTuTu.
• The devices are expected to make their debut in India in early January.

With Vivo set to introduce its latest Vivo X100 series to India, the brand has confirmed that the upcoming devices will be the first smartphones in India to feature the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset. Here’s what you need to know about the flagship offering from MediaTek and its partnership with Vivo to make the X100 series a camera and performance powerhouse.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 AnTuTu score, improvements

Vivo’s flagship Vivo X100 series debuted in China with the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset. The same will be making its way to global markets, including India. Compared to last year’s Dimensity 9200 chipset, the Dimensity 9300 brings a 15 percent improvement in single-core performance and 40 percent in multi-core performance.

The Dimensity 9300 chipset is the first smartphone chip to feature all big cores, i.e. four Cortex-A4 and four Cortex-A720 processors. Based on TSMC’s third-generation 4nm fabrication process, the Dimensity 9300 chipset in the Vivo X100 series reaches an AnTuTu score of 2,212,302 points. Even with these performance upgrades, the chipset is 33 percent more power efficient.

Vivo X100 series: full specifications of the global variant

The Vivo X100 series made its way to global markets this week, specifically Taiwan and Hong Kong. With the India launch set for early January, based on our previous report, the Indian consumers will not have to wait for long. Here are the full specifications of the Vivo X100 series global variants.

• Display:Both phones feature a 6.78-inch 120Hz LTPO AMOLED display with a 2800x1260p resolution, 3,000-nit peak brightness and 2,160Hz PWM dimming.
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 9300 processor powers both phones.
• Cameras: The Vivo X100 features a 50MP main camera, a 64MP periscope telephoto with 3X optical zoom and a 50MP ultrawide camera. The Vivo X100 Pro features a 50MP 1-inch main camera sensor, a 50MP 4.3X periscope telephoto and the same 50MP ultrawide camera. Both phones support up to 100X digital zoom while only the Pro model supports 8K video recording.
• Battery: The Vivo X100 features a 5,000mAh battery pack. The X100 Pro features a larger 5,400mAh battery.
• Charging:The Vivo X100 features 120W wired fast charging while the Vivo X100 Pro features 100W wired charging alongside 50W fast wireless charging support.
• OS:FuntouchOS 14, based on Android 14

With Vivo’s sub-brand, iQOO, being the first to bring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to the Indian market with iQOO 12 and now Vivo bringing the X100 series with Dimensity 9300, both brands are undoubtedly focusing more and more on the flagship segment in India. These devices could give tough competition to the upcoming OnePlus 12, Samsung Galaxy S24 series, and possibly the Xiaomi 14.

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