Oppo Find X9 Ultra review

Introduction and Specifications

OPPO’s top-tier Find The Oppo Find

The Find And like all Ultras, Oppo’s flagship aims to be the best alternative to your DSLR.

What makes the cameraphone competition more interesting this year is each company’s unique approach. The Vivo X300 Ultra sticks to more traditional settings with its cameras, but with more advanced gimbal stabilization. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra, on the other hand, implements variable optical zoom, while the Find

Specifications of Oppo Find X9 Ultra at a glance:

• Body: 163.2×77.0x9.1mm (Tundra Umber), 163.2×77.0×8.7mm (Canyon Orange), 235g; Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front panel, aluminum frame, silicone polymer back (eco leather) or fiber-reinforced back (Canyon Orange); IP66/IP68/IP69 dust resistant and water resistant (high pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes).
• Display: 6.82″ LTPO AMOLED, 1B color, 144Hz, 2160Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 2200 nits (HBM), 3600 nits (peak), 1440x3168px resolution, 19.8:9 aspect ratio, 510ppi; Ultra HDR image support.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm): Octa-core (2×4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6×3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M); Adreno 840.
• Memory: 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.1.
• OS/Software: Android 16, ColorOS 16.
• rear camera: wide (main): 200 MP, f/1.5, 1/1.12″, 23mm, PDAF, OIS; telephoto: 200 MP, f/2.2, 1/1.28″, 70mm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; telephoto: 50 MP, f/3.5, 1/2.75″, 230 mm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom; ultrawide angle: 50 MP, f/2.0, 14mm, 120˚, 1/1.95″, PDAF.
• Front Camera: 50 MP, f/2.4, 1/2.75″, 21mm (wide), PDAF.
• video capture: rear camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; Gyro-EIS; HDR, 10-bit video, Dolby Vision; front camera:4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, Gyro-EIS.
• Battery: 7050mAh; 100W Wired, 18W PD, 18W QC, 55W PPS, 50W Wireless, 10W Reverse Wireless.
• Connectivity: 5G; Wi-Fi 7; BT5.4, aptX HD, LHDC5; NFC; Infrared port.
• various: Fingerprint reader (under the display, ultrasonic); Stereo speaker.

One notable change from last year’s

The front-facing camera also gets an upgrade from 32MP to 50MP with autofocus.

The Find X9 Ultra’s upgrades go beyond just the camera hardware. It has a new camera-focused design, featuring vegan leather and metal, a faster 144Hz display, a new and more powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, and a more powerful 7,050 mAh battery than the 6,100 mAh.

Charging capabilities haven’t changed – 100W wired charging, 50W wireless, both proprietary, of course.

On paper, the Find X9 Ultra looks like it could be one of, if not the, best The best cameraphone on the market. But even if that happens, mastering all the other important smartphone aspects like display, battery life, charging, and speaker quality is paramount to its success. But first, there’s the unboxing.

Unboxing the Oppo Find X9 Ultra

The handset we received is a European unit that came without a charger, just a USB-A to USB-C cable (with a USB-A to USB-C adapter), which is used for charging and data transfer. So, as is usually the case with European consumers, you will need to purchase a compatible 100W SuperVOOC charger to take advantage of the fast charging capabilities.

Other markets will likely include a charger.