Vivo has refreshed its flagship X300 series with a loaded Ultra variant. Priced at Rs 1.60 lakh, the smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor and flaunts state-of-the-art camera hardware. Its rear camera island houses a 200MP primary shooter, a 200MP periscope telephoto lens with 3.7x optical zoom, and a 50MP ultrawide lens. You also get the option of 2 add-on lenses with 2.35x and 4.7x optical zoom. With a phone as spec’d-out as this one, you need the right set of apps to push it to its limits. Here are the top 10 apps for the Vivo X300 Ultra.
HedgeCam 2
For a powerful camera-centric phone like the Vivo X300 Ultra, you’re going to need camera apps that get the most out of the hardware. HedgeCam 2 is one of the first apps that comes to mind. It gives you more control over your camera’s UI and aesthetic. Left-handers who struggle to take pictures using their right hand on most native camera apps would be pleased to know that HedgeCam 2 offers the option to flip the layout, making it easy to access the shutter icon from the left thumb. Other fun features like face recognition for selfies, automatic image alignment using accelerometer data, voice commands for shutter, and more make the app worth downloading.
Download HedgeCam 2 from the Google Play Store
Open Camera
Open Camera by Mark Harman has a clean, ad-free interface and is completely open source. It remains one of the coolest third-party camera apps we’ve used on Android. Those who struggle with framing and often bemoan that the images come out crooked or slanted will greatly benefit from this app’s auto-level tool. Capturing group shots becomes easy with voice countdown, auto-repeat mode, and Bluetooth LE remote control. You can also capture a picture completely hands-free by simply making a noise. The app also has a very handy upside-down preview option if you want to use attachable lenses with your device.
Download Open Camera from the Google Play Store
MotionCam Pro
The Vivo X300 Ultra has one of the best camera systems we’ve seen on a smartphone, but it doesn’t let you shoot RAW videos. If you want to bypass the smartphone’s internal algorithms and computational phase, your options are pretty much limited to MotionCam Pro. This app lets you record completely neutral footage that hasn’t been processed by the smartphone. This gives you complete editorial control over how the footage looks. You can colour-code it using any video-editing app.
Download MotionCam Pro from the Google Play Store
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Lightroom is the quintessential photo and video editor for Android. Its accessible controls make it very easy to recommend to users who don’t have any past experience with a pro-grade editing app. Lightroom is loaded with handy presets that can spruce up images with just a couple of taps. Power users can dive into the niche tools and take control of light by tweaking the exposure, highlights, and shadows. The app also lets you apply bokeh and blur effects to regular images so you can make them look like portraits. If you’re out of ideas, you can take a look at AI suggestions for your images.
Download Lightroom from the Google Play Store
Afterlight
Want to have more fun with photo editing instead of drowning yourself in a sea of presets and tools? Try Afterlight. This app goes back to the basics and offers stunning filters that you can apply to your pictures with just one tap. Its library has over 300 unique filters and numerous film presets like Instant400, Halo, IR-Blue/Red, Celesta, Shade, Kaleida, and more. These presets scratch the retro itch perfectly. Additionally, you get access to over 30 advanced editing tools and over 90 textures and overlays.
Download Afterlight from the Google Play Store
Canva
All designers swear by Canva, and for good reason. This app can design anything from flyers, posters, and invitation cards to CVs, visiting cards, and logos. Its diverse template library has something in it for everyone. You can pick one that suits your project and dive into it right away. The best part about the app is that it has a very short learning curve. Before you know it, you will be going through projects at lightning-fast speeds. If you’re a budding visual content creator, you can use this app to add snappy transitions to your videos, equip them with subtitles, and even design their thumbnails.
Download Canva from the Google Play Store
LocalSend
Bridging ecosystem divides is not an easy task, but LocalSend makes it look elementary. If you’re making the switch from an iPhone, the lack of AirDrop support on your Vivo X300 Ultra may hamper the smooth file transfer process between your smartphone and MacBook. LocalSend ensures that this is not the case. This open-source app uses your home Wi-Fi network or Wi-Fi hotspot to transfer files between the two devices. At no point does it use any third-party servers to store your data. Its UI is clean and simple, which makes it one of the best apps in its category.
Download LocalSend from the Google Play Store
DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is a privacy-centric web browser that we highly recommend to users who care about their anonymity on the internet. This browser blocks third-party tracking cookies from Google, Facebook, and other companies. Additionally, it gets rid of targeted ads and blocks annoying cookie popups after automatically selecting the least invasive option. Its default search engine is a great alternative to Google, as it does not record your search history or create a personalised data profile.
Download DuckDuckGo from the Google Play Store
Turbo VPN
Using a VPN is highly advised if you’re on a public Wi-Fi network. Turbo VPN can connect you to a high-speed server with just one tap. It gives you access to servers in the US, UK, Iceland, Brazil, India, Korea, Japan, UAE, Singapore, and other countries. Once a secure connection is established, you don’t need to worry about malicious third parties swindling your private data. Turbo VPN is equipped with top-shelf features like military-grade AES 128-bit encryption, IPsec and OpenVPN protocols (UDP / TCP), and an automatic kill switch to prevent tracking and data leaks.
Download Turbo VPN from the Google Play Store
Quick Cursor
Your Vivo X300 Ultra has a massive 6.82-inch display. Reaching the far corners of the phone with one hand is nearly impossible if you have small palms and fingers. This is where Quick Cursor comes in. With just one inward swipe from either of the two edges, you can summon a cursor that goes to the top corners and selects your desired items. Once the items have been selected, the cursor fades into the background automatically. The whole process is snappy and seamless.
Download Quick Cursor from the Google Play Store
1Password
If you’re not fond of the Google Password Manager, you need to check out 1Password. This password manager keeps a log of all your saved passwords and passkeys, and uses them to automatically sign your into apps and services whenever necessary. It also supports two-factor verification, saving you the hassle of installing another authentication app. While creating a new account, you can use this app’s password generator to come up with a strong, unguessable password.
Download 1Password from the Google Play Store
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Final Thoughts
These are the top 10 apps you must download first on your Vivo X300 Ultra. Thinking of buying the base or Pro model? Take a look at our favourite apps for the X300 series. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us in the comments!



































