Vivo’s X300 Ultra goes global and gets a huge 400mm Zeiss telephoto lens


Vivo barely has a presence outside of China but that seems to be changing with the company’s next flagship phone. At Mobile World Conference 2026, the company unveiled the X300 Ultra smartphone that comes with a 200MP sensor along with two accessories designed for pro photographers and content creators: a SmallRig video cage and 400mm Zeiss telephoto extender lens.

Vivo didn’t go into detail about the phone’s specs, but you can likely expect a high-end processor, screen, battery and other internal components when it’s fully unveiled later on. Vivo did say that like the X300 Pro, the X300 Ultra will have an impressive 200MP main camera sensor, and is likely to offer features like 4K 120fps Dolby Vision HDR recording.

Vivo's X300 Ultra will launch globally with pro camera accessories

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Another thing Vivo revealed is that you’ll be able to get the Vivo X300 Ultra with a 400mm equivalent lens accessory called the Vivo Zeiss Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra. That will allow about an eight times zoom compared to the native field of view, plus a lot more when combined with the high-quality digital zoom. It will also offer “gimbal-grade” optical image stabilization and motion-tracking focus technology, Vivo says.

Along with the lens, Vivo is introducing a “pro-grade camera cage” designed by the well-known accessory company SmallRig. It’s expandable and offers multiple cold shoe mounts and quick-release ports so you can easily add things like handles, lights and microphones. It also comes with dedicated physical buttons for tactile shutter and zoom adjustment, plus a multi-level cooling fan to keep the phone running cool. You also get an “External Lens Expansion Frame” to accommodate the X300 Ultra Telephoto Extender.

Vivo's X300 Ultra will launch globally with pro camera accessories

Mat Smith for Engadget

Vivo showed off the phone at MWC 2026 in Barcelona to a fair amount of enthusiasm. The company emphasized that the X300 Ultra will come to international markets, but it didn’t say which for now or at what price (the X300 Pro costs about €1,400 in Europe). That decision, it said, “signals Vivo’s more proactive and confident approach to expanding its presence in the global premium smartphone segment.” Given the likely price, though, it’s debatable if pro creators will want to buy this instead of, say, a pretty nice mirrorless camera and lens.



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