vivo Y300 Pro+ Review: The Reign of the Endurance King with a 7300mAh Ultra-Thin Battery

vivo Y300 Pro+ Review: The Reign of the Endurance King with a 7300mAh Ultra-Thin BatteryLast September, the vivo Y300 Pro set a new record in vivo's history with its 6500mAh "blue ocean" battery, quickly topping battery life rankings and sparking a surge in the long-lasting smartphone market. Now, the vivo Y300 Pro+ is here, boasting a 7300mAh ultra-thin "blue ocean" battery, shattering previous capacity records and achieving unprecedented battery life

vivo Y300 Pro+ Review: The Reign of the Endurance King with a 7300mAh Ultra-Thin Battery

Last September, the vivo Y300 Pro set a new record in vivo's history with its 6500mAh "blue ocean" battery, quickly topping battery life rankings and sparking a surge in the long-lasting smartphone market. Now, the vivo Y300 Pro+ is here, boasting a 7300mAh ultra-thin "blue ocean" battery, shattering previous capacity records and achieving unprecedented battery life. This review will comprehensively evaluate the vivo Y300 Pro+, delving into its design, charging and battery life, performance, gaming experience, and camera system to showcase the exceptional capabilities of this "endurance king."

I. Design: Minimalist Aesthetics Meet Trendy Colors

The vivo Y300 Pro+ continues vivo's signature minimalist design language, with clean and elegant packaging. Our review unit features a "Micro Pink" color scheme; its pure pink hue is elegant and vibrant, perfectly capturing youthful energy without being overly saccharine or flashy. The back panel features a matte finish, exhibiting a pearly luster under light, beautifully reminiscent of blooming cherry blossoms. This matte texture enhances the phone's visual appeal and provides a smooth, comfortable grip, feeling as soft as jade against the skin.

The rear camera module design mirrors that of flagship models, with two lenses, a circular flash, and an infrared remote sensor cleverly integrated for a distinctive look. The front features a unique, equally deep quad-curved screen a rare find in this price range seamlessly blending the clarity of a flat screen with the smooth comfort of a curved screen, offering a premium feel surpassing its price point and providing a flagship-level visual experience at a more accessible cost.

A 32MP front-facing camera is centrally positioned at the top of the screen. The top of the phone is clean and simple, with only a noise-canceling microphone. The bottom houses the SIM card slot, Type-C charging port, and speaker, while the right side features the power button and volume controls. The vivo Y300 Pro+ supports up to 90W super-fast charging, and the package includes a 90W fast charger, a clear silicone case, a SIM ejector pin, and a quick start guide.

II. Charging and Battery Life: 7300mAh Ultra-Thin Blue Ocean Battery, Superior Endurance

The core highlight of the vivo Y300 Pro+ is its 7300mAh ultra-thin "blue ocean" battery, boasting an energy density of 838Wh/L, a significant improvement over its predecessor. This is attributed to vivo's advancements in battery technology, utilizing third-generation silicon anodes, lithium cobalt oxide cathodes, high-viscosity separators, and combining electrode reshaping technology and magic cube expansion packaging technology. This allows for a larger capacity while maintaining a compact size.

Furthermore, the vivo Y300 Pro+ supports 90W FlashCharge fast charging, leading in its price segment and significantly reducing charging time. The battery also boasts a 5-year lifespan, thanks to industry-leading electrode tunnel technology and a self-developed intelligent charging engine, effectively extending battery longevity.

Charging Test:

Our charging test, starting at 1% battery, showed 22% charge in 10 minutes, 40% in 20 minutes, 56% in 30 minutes, and a full charge in 59 minutes. For a phone with a 7300mAh battery, this charging speed is exceptional, far exceeding most phones in its price range.

Battery Life Test:

We used the professional battery life testing tool, Battery Dog (from KuaiKeJi), which simulates real-world usage scenarios including CPU stress tests, multi-threading, AI recognition, image browsing, video playback, and web browsing. Screen brightness was set to 50%, volume to 30%, and auto-brightness was disabled.

The results showed the vivo Y300 Pro+ lasted 17 hours, 6 minutes, and 12 seconds from 100% to 20%, translating to an estimated full-charge battery life of approximately 20.5 hours. This is nearly an hour longer than the previous Y300 Pro, ranking second on the Battery Dog leaderboard and securing the top spot in its price segment.

III. Performance and Gaming: Snapdragon 7s Gen3 Platform, Smooth Gaming Experience

The vivo Y300 Pro+ is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen3 chip, manufactured using TSMC's 4nm process. This is a new AI chip with a 30% improvement in AI performance. The CPU utilizes a new architecture combining Cortex-A720 and Cortex-A520 cores, significantly improving performance over the previous generation Snapdragon 7s Gen2.

Benchmark Tests:

Our AnTuTu benchmark test on the 12GB+512GB top configuration yielded a total score of 834,000, with a CPU score exceeding 271,000 and a GPU score exceeding 208,000, approaching the level of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen3. Flash memory tests showed sequential read speeds of 975.31 MB/s, sequential write speeds of 975.71 MB/s, random read speeds of 181.62 MB/s, and random write speeds of 213.76 MB/s, consistent with UFS 2.X standards.

Gaming Tests:

We tested the phone with "Honor of Kings" and "Call of Duty Mobile." In a 25C indoor environment, with high-performance mode enabled and prioritizing frame rate, "Honor of Kings" achieved an average frame rate of 119.6 FPS during a 15-minute 5v5 team battle, with a nearly perfectly linear frame rate curve. The back panel temperature reached only 34.2C after gameplay. "Call of Duty Mobile" allowed for 90 FPS settings, achieving an average frame rate of 89.2 FPS with minor frame drops early in the game, but overall maintaining smooth gameplay. The maximum back panel temperature after gameplay was 32.6C.

IV. Camera System: Sony IMX766 Sensor, High-Saturation Imaging Style

The vivo Y300 Pro+ features a Sony IMX766 main camera with 50MP output, a 1/1.953-inch sensor, 0.8m pixels, and support for OIS (optical image stabilization) and EIS (electronic image stabilization).

In bright conditions, the vivo Y300 Pro+'s main camera captures vibrant and clear images thanks to its high-saturation image processing. Even at 2x digital zoom, the high resolution ensures clear images with rich detail and color gradation.

V. Conclusion: The National Phone with the Strongest Battery Life

As the "super-sized" model of the Y300 series, the vivo Y300 Pro+ inherits the positioning of a "national phone" while showcasing Pro+ level capabilities through comprehensive upgrades. Its core highlight is the 7300mAh ultra-thin "blue ocean" battery, delivering over 20 hours of battery life in real-world testing, offering a significant advantage in its price segment and eliminating range anxiety for heavy users.

The Snapdragon 7s Gen3 chip provides sufficient performance for daily use and mainstream games, with excellent power consumption control that perfectly complements its long battery life. The equally deep quad-curved screen and pearly texture of the Micro Pink color scheme provide a premium feel exceeding its price point, challenging preconceptions about budget phones.

In summary, the vivo Y300 Pro+ precisely targets the market with its "national phone with the strongest battery life" positioning. At its price point, it delivers a well-balanced experience without any shortcomings. Its long-lasting 7300mAh battery, excellent performance, flagship-level design, and affordable price make it a versatile and suitable device for all users.