Oppo's new Find X9 Pro has landed as one of 2025's most head-turning Android flagships: a phone built around photography ambition, an unusually large 7,500‑mAh battery, and a suite of AI features. Early reviews praise its imaging versatility and stamina, while pointing out software foibles and the practical limits of extreme zoom accessories.
What the Find X9 Pro brings to the table
At its core the Find X9 Pro is clearly targeted at people who want phone cameras to do more. Key hardware and spec highlights compiled from hands‑on reviews include:
- 200‑megapixel telephoto sensor with a 3x optical periscope lens (Oppo claims aggressive lossless zoom via computational cropping and processing) and the option to crop 200MP images down to very high‑resolution stills.
- 50‑MP main camera (Sony LYT‑828 sensor), a 50‑MP ultra‑wide, and a 50‑MP selfie camera — Oppo also adds a small “True Color” sensor to help white balance and color consistency across lenses.
- Optional Hasselblad Teleconverter Kit and Magnetic Photographer Case that let you attach a 3.28x external tele lens for far greater optical reach.
- 6.78‑inch OLED 1–120Hz LTPO display with high peak brightness and Dolby Vision/HDR10+ support.
- MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, up to 16 GB RAM (16GB/512GB is the UK spec reviewers used), and ColorOS 16 on Android 16.
- A 7,500‑mAh silicon‑carbon battery with 80W wired and 50W wireless charging support (Oppo says the silicon‑carbon chemistry lets Oppo pack more capacity into the same space).
- IP66/68/69 dust and water ratings, Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 support.
- The 200MP telephoto and high‑resolution 50MP sensors give the phone unusually flexible zoom crops with impressive detail retention at mid‑range zooms. WIRED described the teleconverter kit as “bonkers” for the distance it can reach and showed real world examples such as reading distant architectural details from city parks.
- T3 and CNET both praised the phone’s portrait, macro and low‑light stills, noting Oppo’s processing yields vibrant neon highlights and cleaner shadows compared with some rivals. T3 called the overall camera package “out of reach of most competitors.”
- Software polish: reviewers asked for tighter integration and fewer rough edges in ColorOS — quirks like unexpected keyboard swaps, inconsistent share suggestions, and the occasional app frame‑rate issue cropped up.
- Overprocessing: AI enhancement improves many snaps, but can also create artifacts or soften focus in complicated scenes.
- Teleconverter practicality: the Hasselblad accessory gives spectacular reach but at the cost of convenience; stability becomes a concern at extreme zoom.
- Availability: Oppo’s distribution remains selective. The Find X9 Pro is sold broadly in Europe and parts of Asia but not the US; the higher‑end Ultra models may arrive later and at a higher price, according to market leaks.
Prices at launch sit in the flagship bracket: the Find X9 Pro is offered around £1,099 (€1,299) in Europe and AU$2,299 in Australia. Oppo has not marketed it for the US, and availability remains limited to select regions including many parts of Europe and Asia.
Cameras: a demonstrable leap — but not without quirks
Reviewers agreed the Find X9 Pro is built around photography.
But critics flagged processing tradeoffs. T3 observed the phone’s Lumo Image Engine sometimes over‑sharpens or “draws in” details when compensating for blur, producing occasional unnatural artifacts — a common risk when heavy computational photography is applied. WIRED and T3 also called the Hasselblad Teleconverter a novelty more than a daily tool: it extends reach but makes the phone bulky and harder to handhold without a brace or tripod.
Battery and day‑to‑day performance
Battery life is arguably the Find X9 Pro’s other headline feature. Multiple reviewers logged exceptionally long runs: T3 reported up to 20 hours of continuous streaming in testing and regular real‑world use that often skipped a nightly charge; CNET’s tests showed the phone comfortably outlasting many rivals in video streaming trials. The 7,500‑mAh silicon‑carbon cell explains much of that endurance.
Performance is flagship level for most apps and games thanks to the Dimensity 9500 and large RAM, though reviewers noted occasional frame‑rate glitches in a handful of titles and some minor software rough edges related to ColorOS 16.
Software, AI features and extras
Oppo layers several AI and convenience tools on top of Android 16. Mind Space (Oppo’s AI capture/organization feature) and integration of Google Gemini features are intended to help with tasks like call summaries, transcriptions and contextual captures.
Practical extras include a configurable Quick/Snap button and Oppo’s “butler” support program: buyers in select markets are offered one‑on‑one support through platforms such as WhatsApp, Line and Zalo, with trained agents who can escalate to engineers and promise responses within 12 hours for complex issues.
Downsides and who should think twice
Verdict: for photographers and power users
Taken together, the Find X9 Pro is an assertive statement from Oppo: it bets on big batteries, high‑resolution sensors and modular optics to win users who care about stills and endurance. Reviewers from outlets including T3, WIRED and CNET all singled out the camera system and battery as standouts, while warning prospective buyers about software polish and the practical limits of extreme zoom accessories.
If you prioritize photography versatility and multi‑day battery life and live in a market where Oppo sells the phone, the Find X9 Pro is probably one of the most compelling Android flagships of the year. If you prize software refinement above all or need US carrier support, you may want to wait — either for Oppo’s next software updates or for the rumored Ultra models that could expand the line further.
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