This year's Galaxy S25 Ultra and iPhone 17 Pro Max may face strong competition.

For the first time in years, a MediaTek-powered phone is outmuscling Apple and Qualcomm’s flagships.
Scores from Geekbench 6:
Single Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 3264
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3775
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 3137
Multi Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 9489
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 9749
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 9769
Scores from Geekbench 6:
Single Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 3264
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3775
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 3137
Multi Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 9489
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 9749
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 9769
Scores from Geekbench 6:
Single Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 3264
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3775
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 3137
Multi Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 9489
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 9749
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 9769
Scores from Geekbench 6:
Single Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 3264
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3775
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 3137
Multi Core Performance (Higher is better)
vivo X300 Pro: 9489
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 9749
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 9769
3DMark Extreme (High): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 6922
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 5987
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 6208
3DMark Extreme (Low): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 3869
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3841
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 2981
3DMark Extreme (High): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 6922
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 5987
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 6208
3DMark Extreme (Low): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 3869
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3841
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 2981
3DMark Extreme (High): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 6922
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 5987
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 6208
3DMark Extreme (Low): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 3869
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3841
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 2981
3DMark Extreme (High): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 6922
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 5987
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 6208
3DMark Extreme (Low): Higher is better
vivo X300 Pro: 3869
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: 3841
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: 2981