Oppo’s consistency in pumping out some of the best Android handsets outside of the US has been undoubtedly impressive, and the company recently announced global availability for the Oppo Find X8 Pro series, which will become available for several countries worldwide. One big highlight of the device is its chipset, which is something that Oppo has decided to handle a bit differently this year.
OPPO Find X8 Pro Review
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You see, Oppo has decided to equip the Find X8 series with MediaTek’s latest Dimensity 9400 this year. While most flagship Android phones tend to go with Qualcomm’s annual chip refresh, it seems that Oppo sees great potential with the Dimensity 9400, which to its credit comes with some rather impressive benchmark numbers and performance, at least on paper. With that said though, let’s take a look at what else the new Oppo Find flagships offer.
In terms of design, the Oppo Find X8 and X8 Pro feature a look that’s pretty much in line with most other Chinese flagship phones these days, with large displays and small bezels, as well as large circular camera bumps that almost take up half of the phones’ rear panels. Nevertheless, they do look impressive, and there’s no denying that they are indeed flagship devices. As for the display, the regular Find X8 comes with a 6.59-inch FHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, while its Pro sibling gets a larger 6.78-inch display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate.
In addition to the Dimensity 9400 chipset, the phones come with a starting memory/storage configuration of 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage, which is pretty much the norm for most non-US smartphone models these days. They also pack fairly-sizeable batteries, with a 5,630 mAh unit inside the standard X8 (with support for 80W charging), and a larger 5,910 mAh capacity cell inside the X8 Pro, also with 80W charging speeds.
For camera hardware, there are a lot of similarities between the two models, such as a triple-camera setup headed by a 50MP main sensor. There’s also room for an additional telephoto and wide-angle lens, while the front of the phone comes with a 32MP selfie camera. As with past Oppo flagships, the company developed the Find X8 series’ camera system in collaboration with Hasselblad, so users will get a wealth of different camera software features from both Oppo and the veteran camera brand.
As for software, the phone comes with ColorOS 15, Oppo’s own take on custom Android skins. Similar to other Android skins such as Samsung’s One UI, Xiaomi’s HyperOS and OnePlus’ OxygenOS, ColorOS 15 comes with all the essential Android system features, albeit baked in with some exclusive Oppo apps and software features, in addition to AI functionality such as support for Google Gemini and Circle to Search.
Regarding availability in the United Kingdom, it seems that Oppo only has the Find X8 Pro available on its UK store, at least for the time being. The phone starts at £1049, although there’s an offer which takes off £200 on the price if you trade in your old smartphone.
