Oppo Find X8 Pro review: Pro redefined

After the last two flagships were limited to China, Oppo’s Find X series returns to the global stage in style. The Oppo Find I’ve been using it for 10 days and here’s how the specs on paper translate to actual use.

More mainstream design and a new button

The Oppo Find X8 Pro features a new, mainstream design language. We no longer get a leather back variant, only Space Black and Pearl White color options are available. I like the latter because of its texture-like finish on a third of the phone. In terms of hand feel, it feels similar to the OnePlus 11 Marble Odyssey. It is soft and not slippery.

While Oppo has opted for the mainstream on the outside, the Find X8 Pro is 0.7mm slimmer and 6g lighter and has a larger battery. It may not be as stylish as before, but it is more comfortable to hold and use. The weight distribution is better so it doesn’t feel top heavy. It is also worth noting that the camera body is thinner.

There are a few buttons on the phone. On the left, you’ll see an alarm slider that lets you switch between Ring, Vibrate, and Silent modes. There’s no private mode like on the Oppo Find N3 Fold or the OnePlus Open Apex Edition, which is fine as I prefer having sound profile toggles on my alarm slider. On the right side you will find the volume rockers, a power button and a quick button, similar to the camera controls on the iPhone 16 series.

The functionality of the quick button is limited. Currently, it only lets you click and zoom on images in landscape mode (which is inverted compared to the iPhone 16). The zoom function does not work when the phone is held vertically. You can also use it to trigger the camera with a double press and trigger the quick release with a single press of a button. I like it better than Apple’s Camera Control, but it doesn’t bring any new (or simpler) use cases.

Wowsie in everyday use

On the front there is a bright and vibrant 6.8-inch AMOLED display. The super-thin and symmetrical 1.9mm bezels make it one of the most impressive displays on a smartphone. I love consuming content on it – much more than on the iPhone 16 Pro. It’s packed with features and supports a 120Hz refresh rate, 4,500 nits peak brightness, Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and Pro XDR for photography.

The Find X8 Pro is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset. According to Oppo, the Trinity Engine has been better optimized for both performance and efficiency on the MediaTek chipset. It comes with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. The phone runs ColorOS 15 based on Android 15, which offers smoother animations and an overall smooth experience. It promises to receive Android OS updates for five years and security updates for six years.

I didn’t notice any lag or stuttering in the interface or when switching between apps, and there wasn’t any heating during extensive video recording. It has several AI features that feel like party tricks because I always have to double-check summaries to make sure the AI ​​didn’t miss anything.

However, I find the AI ​​Reflection Removal feature particularly useful – it removes reflections from glass when you click on a subject through a window or gate. The AI ​​object removal tool also works pretty well. Apart from that, you finally get Circle to Search too.

Like previous Oppo flagships, the Find X8 Pro supports LDAC and LHDC codecs as well as Qualcomm’s AptX and AptX HD for a better audio experience with supported headphones and earbuds. 5G connectivity remains solid in Delhi.

The Oppo Find X8 Pro is a battery champion. It has a 5910mAh silicon-carbon battery that supports 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.

You simply can’t destroy battery life in a day – unless, of course, you try. Clicking photos, navigating, switching between social media apps, messaging on WhatsApp, and using Slack and Teams there was no problem throughout the day. When I use the Find X8 Pro, I no longer worry about the battery. If you rarely use the phone, the device can last up to two days on a single charge. I’m confident it will last a full day for any type of user.

Well packaged, but inconsistent appearance

The Oppo Find X8 Pro goes beyond traditional smartphone optics with a system of four 50-megapixel cameras. It has a 50MP 1/1.4-inch Sony Lytia LYT-808 module with OIS (unlike the Find 50MP telephoto camera with 6x optical zoom and a 50MP ultra-wide-angle sensor. The main and Telephoto cameras also have OIS.

I both enjoyed and annoyed the Find X8 Pro’s cameras. The 3x and 6x optical zoom is unlike any other smartphone. Both take sharper, more detailed photos – better than the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the iPhone 16 Pro.

Even if you increase the magnification to 15x, you will get images worth sharing on social media.

The ultrawide camera is similarly better than the competition. I used it more than other flagships. Portrait mode captures a natural-looking blur, but the color temperature changes as you move the lenses. I’ve taken some great portrait shots with this phone and overall I like it.

You also get Live Photos and built-in scene modes like Stage and Fireworks. The former is useful if you want to extract short video clips from photos when creating Reels or YouTube Shorts. The scene modes may or may not work depending on the processing mood of the phone. That brings me to the annoying part – the inconsistent Hasselblad color matching.

You can click three identical images within two seconds and the phone will process them differently. Sometimes the images are overexposed; In other cases, they are oversaturated or the skin tone is strange. The only purpose of Hasselblad’s presence is that it falls short and leaves much to be desired, especially when you see what it can do when the results are processed properly.

However, you can skip Hasselblad color matching and use Master mode to get the most out of the four 50MP cameras. Digital zoom will be limited, but I recommend this mode for professionals who want to edit their work in post. The photos are characterized by a great level of detail and more natural skin tones.

Oppo Find X8 Pro review: verdict

At 1,200 euros or 99,999 Indian rupees, the Oppo Find X8 Pro is an expensive smartphone. But compared to flagships with similar features (or even less), it’s cheaper than the Galaxy S24 Ultra and iPhone 16 Pro. It has a powerful camera system, albeit inconsistent, but other elements such as the display, performance and battery life are better than more expensive flagships currently on the market.

If you’re looking for a phone that can last a full day of heavy use without compromising on other aspects like performance and display, the Oppo Find X8 Pro is an easy recommendation.

Advantages:

• Excellent representation
• Powerful performance
• Brilliant battery life
• Master mode brings out the best in 50MP cameras
• Super fast shutter speed

Disadvantages:

• Inconsistent Hasselblad color matching