It is found that OPPO’s product managers have recently become very fond of one particular word in public or on social media: balance. Earlier this year, after Gizmochina Review finished the in-depth reviews of the Xiaomi, vivo, and OPPO’s Ultra models, I found that the OPPO Find X8 Ultra was the most well-balanced phone among them, with the fewest shortcomings. And now, the new Find X9 series appears to carry on this ‘strength’.
The camera specs of these two phones are clearly more powerful than those of the Xiaomi 17 series, and their batteries are also much larger than those of the vivo X300 series. If you don’t know which brand’s flagship to buy, these two models from the Find X9 series will be a safe choice. And if you are interested in getting the phones early, please check them out on GeekWills here – OPPO Find X9 & Find X9 Pro.
Design
In 2025, phone brands probably have realized one thing over the flagship category: consumers are already tired of identical designs. That’s why the shapes of recent phones are more distinctive. Some use a unibody aluminum alloy body, while others add a secondary screen on the back. As for the Find X9, well… it seems to have gone back to the very beginning, placing the camera module at the top-left corner, stable and neat. No doubt, you can picture many past smartphones in your mind. Does this design look familiar to you? Yes, that’s right — particularly, it’s the same design as the OnePlus 13s. The difference is that the Find X9 series has a larger and more refined camera module.
If you look closely, the Find X9 standard version uses a ring-shaped flash, while the Pro version has to move the flash out of the island, because the periscope telephoto lens occupies the position where the flash should be. There’s another difference between the standard and the Pro: the camera control button on the Pro’s shoulder. It’s located quite close to the middle, which means it’s not an easy position to hold firmly and touch, unless you’ve got a big enough hand…right hand.
Overall, the Find X9 series has seen significant changes in appearance, especially this rouge (dark pink) version, which helps it stand out among all the new phones and become one of the most eye-catching new releases.
Display
Like most Chinese smartphones, one of the main distinctions between the standard version and the Pro version lies in their size. The standard version measures around 6.6 inches, slightly larger than the Xiaomi 17 and the vivo X300, and it has been upgraded to ultrasonic fingerprint recognition.
The Pro version is 6.78 inches, but this time it switches to a flat display instead of the previous quad-curved one.
Both phones have 1.15mm bezels, so the larger Pro looks like it has narrower edges. In terms of thickness, both models are similar to the previous generation, though the X9 series is slightly heavier. They support IP68 and IP69 dust&water resistance respectively. The only flaw that stands out is that the USB-C port on the standard version is still USB 2.0, which makes it the slowest in data transfer among recently released flagship phones.
Camera
Both phones share the same ultra-wide-angle camera and include a 2MP multispectral sensor. The main difference in their camera systems lies in the main and telephoto cameras. The standard version uses a smaller main sensor and an LYT-600 telephoto cam, which does not support macro function. The Pro version, on the other hand, uses an LYT-828 main sensor and a brand-new 200MP Samsung HP5 telephoto camera, officially certified by Hasselblad.
And this time, OPPO has also improved the quality of Live Photos — now, photos are captured at 50MP by default, instead of 12MP. Video zoom and exposure have also been optimized. And if you want to attach an external telephoto lens, that’s no problem either — OPPO has released a dedicated external telephoto lens kit.
From the looks of it, OPPO has invested a lot in the Find X9 series’ camera system, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how it performs in the upcoming review.
SoC & Battery
The Find X9 series is powered by the Dimensity 9500, MediaTek’s latest top-tier processor, so there’s no need to worry about performance.
Both models now feature much larger batteries, matching the Xiaomi 17 series, and exceeding the vivo X300 series by about 1,000mAh. The charging system supports 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. Overall, the Find X9 series has the fewest shortcomings among all the newly released flagship phones.
I’ve summarized the specifications of the latest three flagship phones, and it’s easy to see that the Find X9 series is currently the most well-balanced one. The pricing also indicates that OPPO is ready to compete head-to-head with the other two brands.
If you don’t really know what kind of phone you like or dislike, then the Find X9 series will be the one for you. Since last year, OPPO seems to have realized one simple truth: less is more. The fewer weaknesses you have, the more valuable you become. So, would you like a phone that represents the idea of “balance”?
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