Oppo’s arrival now provides to this rising collection of sub-Rs. 1,00,000 smartphones. The firm’s newest smartphones are out to tackle Samsung’s Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ with the Oppo Find X8, undercutting the previous by Rs. 10,000, whereas the Find X8 Pro retails at precisely the identical worth because the latter. Are Oppo’s newest flagships in control? Or do they fall wanting their guarantees? Let me clarify.
Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro Design: Busy buttons
- Dimensions – 157.35×74.33×7.85mm (Find X8), 162.27×76.67×8.24mm (Find X8 Pro)
- Weight – 193g (Find X8), 215g (Find X8 Pro)
- Durability – IP68 & IP69 (mud and water)
The Find X8 has a no-nonsense flat design that appears and feels sensible. The entrance and rear screens (Corning Gorilla Glass 7i) are flat, and the match and end are excellent, with no sharp edges, panel gaps, and many others. Its design does really feel very iPhone-like, however the edges of the flat sides are a bit sharper in comparison with what we’ve got seen on the newest Apple iPhone 16 mannequin.
Oppo’s Find X8 is a correct distinction to the Find X8 Pro when it comes to design
The Find X8 Pro is a correct distinction to the Find X8’s design. It’s sometimes Oppo with a really fashionable look due to its marble-like glass again. Its rounded corners and quad-curved Corning Gorilla Glass 7i screens give it a really premium really feel. But its curved sides, together with its matte-finished rear panel, additionally make it very slippery.
I just like the digital camera settings on each smartphones. It’s refined, flatter, and colour-matched on the Find X8 however extra outstanding on the Find X8 Pro. The Pro’s digital camera module protrudes fairly a bit as a result of it has two periscope cameras included in its quad-rear-camera setup. The Find X8 Pro is actually not as thick because the Find X7 Ultra, which was very camera-inspired with its fake leather-based and brushed steel design.
ExcessiveIP scores apart, Oppo has additionally marketed a brand new Oppo Mag case, which helps you to connect equipment like a cooler (fan) or a magnetic energy financial institution (to the case), very like one would on a current iPhone. However, the model has been quiet in regards to the pricing or availability of those equipment in India, and I didn’t get an opportunity to play with them on the world launch occasion both.
Oppo has given each smartphones a special design remedy for his or her respective cameras
The Oppo Find X8 Pro additionally incorporates one other current Apple thought: a capacitive digital camera button. As talked about in my first impressions, the Quick Button shouldn’t be precisely a button however a capacitive contact floor (the small print of which Oppo refuses to elucidate). Unlike Apple’s Camera Control Button, fabricated from glass, the curved patch on the body appears to be fabricated from steel.
You can double-press to start out the digital camera instantly and hold the button pressed when the digital camera app is open to seize footage repeatedly (burst mode). You can even slide your finger over this Quick Button to zoom out and in. While this feels like a pleasant thought, it is very difficult to hunt and discover the precise stage of zoom (or focal size) you want to cease at.
The Oppo Find X8 Pro’s Quick Button may be very totally different from Apple’s Camera Control button when it comes to operate and value
Nine out of ten instances, I might cease at 1.3x or 2.9,x because the button is simply not delicate sufficient for correct management, making it a gimmick. To make issues worse, I additionally ended up ruining my composition a couple of instances as a result of I unintentionally positioned my fingers on the button (which adjusted the digital camera’s zoom) whereas capturing a photograph. While reviewing the cellphone, I typically forgot it was even there, as I discovered the on-screen controls extra correct and fuss-free whereas zooming.
Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro Display: As good because it will get
- Display dimension – 6.59-inch FHD+ (Find X8), 6.77-inch FHD+
- Display kind – 120Hz, AMOLED,
- Display Protection – Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
I most well-liked the flat, no-fuss show of the Find X8 over the Find X8 Pro’s quad-curved panel. The flat show of the Find X8 supplies distraction-free viewing outside and in addition lends the cellphone a really fashionable look due to its tremendous skinny bezel, which is even on all sides.
As for the quad-curved show on the Find X8 Pro, its sole goal is aesthetics. Its curved edges add extra reflections when viewing content material outside, which may get distracting.
Just like their designs, each the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro get very totally different shows
Both shows provide 800 nits typical and 4,500 nits peak brightness, which is greater than enough when used outside. They showcase correct colors when used with the default Natural display screen color mode and in addition assist HDR10+ and Dolby Vision when streaming video content material, which labored as anticipated.
Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro Software: Jack of all trades…
- Software model – Android 15
- Software – ColorOS 15
- Software dedication (software program + safety) – 4+6 (Find X8) 5+6 (Find X8 Pro)
ColorOS 15 is not a brand-new cell working system however an overhauled model of the earlier OS, together with some new additions and a recent paint job. Personalisation now extends to the lock display screen, letting you create new themes or decide from an enormous collection of current ones. However, these themes are solely pores and skin deep, as they solely have a brand new wallpaper accompanied by a special preset clock type together with some imprecise captions on the lockscreen.
Oppo’s ColourOS 15 is tremendous clean and affords loads of customisation choices
Surprisingly, there is no such thing as a new font, however a barely modified OPPO Sans that seems lighter and never as heavy (in default settings) because the earlier one. Icon choice now features a new Radiance pack, which seems to be a bit totally different by including a light glow to native app icons. The Shadow icon pack may be very subjective and goals to ape Apple’s darkish mode icons by including a black border to all icons together with minimalist-looking system icons.
While I admire Oppo’s efforts to provide its ColorOS 15 a refreshed look, it seems to be terrible when put collectively. This is as a result of the bouquet of customisation choices by some means fails to enrich each other. And then, there’s this apparent obsession with aping Apple’s iOS 18.
Unlike Google’s Gemini or Samsung’s Galaxy AI, that are deeply built-in into their respective working programs, Oppo provides you a set of instruments for many who want to make use of it. There are some that made it into the earlier ColorOS 14, whereas some new ones have been added to ColorOS 15.
AI Eraser nonetheless doesn’t work in addition to it does on a Pixel (Left: Edited on Find X8 Pro, Centre: Original, Right: Edited on Pixel 9 Pro XL) (faucet picture to develop)
The AI Reflection elimination software does a good job of eradicating reflections from photographs. The AI Image Enhancer’s outcomes are not any totally different from the blurred pictures I fed it. All in all, Oppo’s AI efforts with picture modifying are good if you have not tried a few of these out on a Pixel.
On the opposite hand, Oppo’s non-image modifying AI instruments carried out as anticipated. AI Summary works effectively for rapidly summarising any textual content seen in your show. AI Speak can also be a helpful substitute for the Google Pixel’s Read Aloud characteristic. However, you may get the identical performance by downloading the Reading mode app.
AI Reply additionally manages to generate respectable replies primarily based on what’s in your chats. The solely catch is that it’s going to solely be capable to seize data or context from the seen portion of your chat, so it could miss the context of the earlier dialog and some messages above.
Oppo additionally goes with Google’s Gemini as its official digital assistant for world markets but in addition packs in its personal set of AI instruments
Aside from native bloatware, FinShell Pay, FitBit, LinkedIn, Myntra, Netflix, Snapchat, and Spotify apps have been preinstalled. It is shocking to see so many third-party apps preinstalled on a high-end premium gadget just like the Find X8 Pro, as most telephones on this phase keep away from happening that path. Out of those, you can’t uninstall the FinShell Pay app. Some might discover these apps helpful, however I normally desire a clear slate like Google and Apple do on their units. And if the third-party apps weren’t sufficient, there’s additionally a “Hot Apps” folder which you will or might not select to bask in.
Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro Performance: Up there with the perfect
- Processor – MediaTek Dimensity 9400
- RAM – 12/16GB (Find X8), 16GB (Find X8 Pro) LPDDR5X
- Storage – 256/512GB (Find X8), 512GB (Find X8 Pro) UFS 4.0
You can hearth up as many apps as you want, however ColorOS 15 does a wonderful job of preserving the software program operating easily. I confronted no hiccups or perhaps a trace of lag, and the 120Hz LTPO panels additionally made the transitions and animations seem fluid.
As for artificial benchmarks, each smartphones with their MediaTek Dimensity 9400 SoCs carried out rather well as premium units. However, neither may defeat the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC that we just lately examined within the Realme GT 7 Pro, which additionally outperformed the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (Review).
| Benchmark | Oppo Find X8 | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Google Pixel 9 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Dimensity 9400 (3nm) | Exynos 2400 (4nm) | Tensor G4 (4nm) |
| AnTuTu v10 | 23,50,546 | 14,80,582 | 12,25,583 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 | 12,768 | 16,910 | 13,800 |
| Geekbench Single | 2,818 | 1,845 | 1,872 |
| Geekbench Multi | 8,494 | 5,771 | 4,227 |
| GFXB T-rex | 60 | 119 | 120 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 60 | 119 | 107 |
| GFXB Car Chase | 60 | 109 | 62 |
| 3DM Slingshot Extreme OpenGL | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Slingshot | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life Unlimited | 23,380 | 13,576 | 2,615 |
| Benchmark | Oppo Find X8 Pro | Galaxy S24+ | Pixel 9 Pro XL | Realme GT 7 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Dimensity 9400 (3nm) | Exynos 2400 (4nm) | Tensor G4 (4nm) | Snapdragon 8 Elite (3nm) |
| AnTuTu v10 | 23,38,411 | 14,57,608 | 10,67,971 | 27,15,106 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 | 12,868 | 16,157 | 12,922 | 25,876 |
| Geekbench Single | 2,787 | 1,987 | 1,944 | 2,953 |
| Geekbench Multi | 8,391 | 6,137 | 4,667 | 9,094 |
| GFXB T-rex | 60 | 118 | 120 | 60 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 60 | 120 | 105 | 60 |
| GFXB Car Chase | 60 | 108 | 54 | 60 |
| 3DM Slingshot Extreme OpenGL | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | FTR | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Slingshot | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | FTR | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | 8,902 | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life Unlimited | 23,225 | NA | 9,294 | 24,042 |
I confronted no heat-related points when enjoying video games like Asphalt Legends Unite, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Genshin Impact on both smartphone. I may max out graphics in all video games, and the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 processor dealt with them effectively.
Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro Cameras: A cease wanting greatness
Find X8
- Primary digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/1.8, OIS
- Telephoto digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.6, OIS, 3X optical (shared)
- Ultrawide digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.0, AF (shared)
- Selfie digital camera – 32-megapixel, f/2.4 (shared)
Find X8 Pro
- Primary digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/1.6, OIS
- Telephoto digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.6, OIS, 3X optical (shared)
- Telephoto digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/4.3, OIS, 6X optical
- Ultrawide digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.0, AF (shared)
- Selfie digital camera – 32-megapixel, f/2.4 (shared)
Oppo’s Find X8 Pro’s digital camera setup is provided with two pericope telephoto cameras
As defined in my first impressions, each smartphones share digital camera components, as indicated within the specs above. To provide you with a greater thought about how effectively the Find X8 Pro’s digital camera performs, I’ve additionally inserted pictures taken from a Pixel 9 Pro XL for comparability.
Oppo Find X8 Pro ultrawide digital camera pattern (faucet picture to develop)
The ultrawide digital camera left me unimpressed from the get-go. It captures pictures which can be a bit mushy in daylight and lack dynamic vary, leaving out loads of element within the shadows. In low mild, the picture high quality shouldn’t be up to speed, with objects missing any texture in street-lit scenes. Lens-barrel distortion can also be fairly outstanding. Overall, Google’s Pixel 9 Pro XL performs loads higher.
Google’s Pixel 9 Pro XL (backside) manages higher element and general picture high quality in comparison with the Find X8 Pro (prime) (faucet pictures to develop)
Oppo Find X8 main digital camera pattern (faucet picture to develop)
Oppo Find X8 Pro main digital camera pattern (faucet picture to develop)
With the first digital camera, the Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro are likely to go along with a contrasted look, decreasing particulars within the shadows particularly when capturing contrasted scenes on a sunny afternoon. The Find X8 and the Find X8 Pro provide a brighter digital camera with a wider aperture, leading to barely higher low-light photographs. Meanwhile, Google’s Pixel outdoes each of them because it produces higher textures and resolved element, whether or not capturing daylight or low mild. Google’s Pixel additionally appears to have mastered HDR imaging, which is one thing the Oppo Find X8 collection appears to wrestle with, producing pointless particulars that are not seen within the scene when capturing.
The Find X8 Pro’s main digital camera (prime) struggles with resolved element in comparison with the Pixel 9 Pro XL (backside) (faucet pictures to develop)
I’ll exit on a limb and say that the Find X8 and X8 Pro’s telephoto cameras carry out loads higher than their respective main cameras in daylight. The 3X and 6X zoom cameras handle glorious element and sharpness in daylight. The Pixel 9 Pro XL retains utilizing software program magic and manages barely much less sharpness regardless of utilizing its main digital camera when capturing 3X pictures. The 3X digital camera additionally performs effectively in low mild, however the 6X digital camera, due to its slim aperture, produces barely mushy and blurry pictures. Google’s Pixel 9 Pro XL manages loads higher at 5X zoom, however the identical can’t be stated about 3X zoom.
Notice how the colors change when switching from the first (prime) to the 3X telephoto (centre) and the 6X telephoto (backside) cameras (faucet pictures to develop)
The Oppo Find X8 Pro’s 6X telephoto digital camera (prime) snaps softer pictures in low mild in comparison with the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s 5X digital camera (backside) (faucet pictures to develop)
About a yr late to the AI imaging sport, Oppo went all out and even added some AI capabilities to its zoom cameras. The 50-megapixel telephoto digital camera is nice for high quality pictures as much as 10X in daylight. But simply in case you do wish to zoom into issues in your subsequent trip, the digital camera will improve decision between 10X to 60X zoom utilizing picture diffusion fashions. Photos captured at 60X zoom and better can make the most of AI Zoom, which truly takes a second to reconstruct a picture. While the characteristic does enhance the standard of the already textureless photographs, utilizing AI Zoom could be dangerous because it provides texture and, at instances, random objects or shapes to photographs that are not even there. All stated the Find X8 does have an edge over the Pixel 9 Pro when it comes to zoom attain due to its 6X optical telephoto digital camera that delivers usable pictures to about 20X. The 9 Pro XL manages good photographs to 10X.
In the above pictures, the feel of the stucco wall has been enhanced by AI, however the chipped paint on the precise facet has been “reimagined” in some form of random form. Meanwhile, the inexperienced cycle within the first picture will get a “magical” cleanup.
As for selfies, the Find X8 and X8 Pro handle sharp selfies in daylight and low mild. Edges detection is great as effectively. However, faces come out a bit reddish typically. Google’s Pixel falters with edge detection however is correct with pores and skin tones.
Selfies from the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro present good element and edge detection however are likely to have a reddish tone
Across cameras, I additionally discovered Oppo color tuning to be inconsistent, which was not the case with the Find X7 Ultra I examined earlier this yr. The similar applies to mature picture processing (sharpness, distinction, element), which isn’t discovered within the Find X8 collection however is on the market on iPhones, Pixels, and the Galaxies on this phase.
Photos apart, I used to be mighty impressed by the cellphone’s video capabilities. The Find X8 Pro edges out the Find X8 when it comes to general high quality, however the variations are very minor. 4K video captured at 30 or 60fps seems sharp has good stabilisation, and glorious dynamic vary. I additionally tried capturing in Dolby Vision, and the outcomes confirmed good distinction with out going overboard. However, the body charge takes a little bit of a success with random drops when panning. Low-light video seize is equally spectacular in high quality and noise management, however the body charge is not completely steady, as it’s on an iPhone. I additionally cherished how I may zoom via cameras from 0.6X to 6X when recording video, which is not accessible on most smartphones.
Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro Battery: Impressive
- Battery capability – 5,630mAh (Find X8), 5,910mAh (Find X8 Pro)
- Wired charging – 80W SUPERVOOC
- Wireless charging – 50W AIRVOOC
The new carbon-silicon batteries enable Oppo to pack in the next capability inside the identical house. So, even when the battery capability has elevated, the cellphone’s do not seem any thicker or really feel too heavy.
The Find X8 Pro can simply final a day and a half on a single cost
With heavy use, which additionally consists of gaming, video streaming and digital camera utilization, the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro simply lasted over a day. With informal use, the Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro can last as long as two days, which is spectacular for smartphones which can be this skinny and light-weight. In our video loop battery exams, the Oppo Find X8 lasted 22 hours and quarter-hour, whereas the Find X8 Pro lasted 25 hours and 9 minutes, each of that are good figures for premium units.
Wired charging speeds are spectacular, given the higher-than-usual battery capacities. The Find X8 prices from zero to completely charged in 1 hour and eight minutes, whereas the Find X8 Pro manages the identical 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro Verdict
Given that the Find X collection was lacking in motion for years, Oppo has priced its flagships effectively. Still, I wanted Oppo would have taken its time and launched an Ultra mannequin as an alternative of the Pro in India.
The Find X8 at Rs. 69,999 (12GB + 256GB) is a straightforward advice over Samsung’s Galaxy S24 (Review) and is a welcome addition to the relatively restricted collection of compact flagships we’ve got right here in India. It checks all of the containers for a compact flagship and has no competitors in the case of charging and battery life.
Things are a bit shaky for the Find X8 Pro, which is priced at Rs. 99,999 (16GB + 512GB). Firstly, its design feels premium, but it surely’s not as distinctive because the Find X7 Ultra (Review). Secondly, its digital camera efficiency is not constant both, so these on the lookout for a top-end Android flagship at round Rs. 1,00,000 are higher off with a Galaxy S24+ (Review), a Pixel 9 Pro (Review), a Pixel 9 Pro XL (Review) or the Galaxy S24 Ultra (Review), except all you might be on the lookout for is healthier battery life and quick charging.
