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Vivo has quietly bumped up the price of its compact flagship again, so anyone still thinking about buying one is looking at a noticeably higher tag than what was advertised a few months ago.
The X300 FE launched in May at ₹79,999 for the 12GB + 256GB version and ₹89,999 for the 12GB + 512GB model. Then in July, it went up once, to ₹86,999 and ₹96,999. Now there’s a second hike of another ₹3,000, taking the 12GB + 256GB to ₹89,999 and the 12GB + 512GB to ₹99,999 on Flipkart and Vivo’s website. As of writing, Amazon is still listing the two variants at their previous prices of ₹86,999 and ₹96,999. That means the base model is now ₹10,000 more expensive than at launch on Flipkart and Vivo’s website, with no extra hardware to show for it.
Vivo is reportedly adding a new 8GB + 256GB option at ₹84,999, which becomes the cheapest way into the X300 FE range. At the same time, the regular X300 has basically disappeared from the Indian market. It launched at ₹75,999 back in December, but it’s been out of stock on Flipkart, Amazon, and vivo’s own site for weeks, and there’s no sign of it coming back. For all practical purposes, it’s discontinued.
For context, here’s what you’re actually getting. The X300 FE is a compact flagship built around a 6.31-inch LTPO AMOLED display (1.5K resolution, 120Hz, peak brightness up to 5,000 nits). It’s powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. The battery is a hefty 6,500mAh unit that supports 90W wired and 40W wireless charging.
With the X300 FE now starting at ₹89,999 and the X300 Pro having taken its own ₹10,000 jump to ₹1,19,999, the brand no longer has a flagship option in that original sub-₹80,000 space the X300 used to fill.
For anyone planning to get the Vivo X300 FE, it might be a good time to check Amazon before the price is updated there as well. And if you’re looking for a better-value option in Vivo’s lineup that still carries a premium tag, the X200T could be worth checking out. You can still find it for around ₹59,999, and it comes with a Dimensity 9400+ chipset, a triple 50MP Zeiss camera setup, a 6,200mAh battery with 90W wired charging, plus five years of OS updates and seven years of security patches.
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