Last week, Oppo began to roll out the Android 13-based ColorOS 13 stable update for the Oppo Find X5 series. A few days after that, the company has now started ColorOS 13 open beta program for the Oppo Find X3 series and the OnePlus 9 series.

These devices were part of the alpha program for a while in China. However, the open beta initiative is live globally.

Users of the following handsets in the listed regions can enroll in the ColorOS 13 open beta program.

• Oppo Find X3
  • China
• Oppo Find X3 Pro
  • China
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
• Oppo Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition
  • China
• Oppo Find X3 Pro Photographer Edition
  • China
• OnePlus 9
  • China
• OnePlus 9 Pro
  • China

If you happen to own the Chinese variant of any of the aforementioned phones, we are sorry to say that the registrations for the open beta initiative ended on September 16. At the moment, we do not know if there will be a second round of recruitment.

On the other hand, users of the Southeast Asian variant of Oppo Find X3 Pro need not worry. Because the registrations for this variant started only yesterday (September 19) and will remain open until September 26. But since the company has only allocated 5000 seats, we would urge you to enroll as soon as possible.

As far as the stable release is concerned, we expect that to roll out a month or two away from now. Oppo may disclose the exact release date in one of its next two monthly update rollout schedules.

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The Motorola Edge X30 is the most powerful flagship in the market: if you are looking for the best phone for gaming or multitasking, then it is the best choice for you. But is it also the best device if we consider other aspects different from performances? In order to find this out, we decided to compare the Motorola Edge X30 to a lot of other flagships from the last generation. We published a comparison with Samsung Galaxy S21+ and Xiaomi 11T Pro, as well as another comparison with the OnePlus 9 Pro and Vivo X70 Pro+. Now it is the turn of an OPPO flagship to challenge the Motorola Edge X30: we are talking about the amazing OPPO Find X3.

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Motorola Edge X30 vs OPPO Find X3

Design

The OPPO Find X3 has one of the best designs made in 2021. It has been dubbed “impossible surface” because it is full of curves, even when it comes to the camera module. The OPPO Find X3 offers a glass back and an aluminum frame, as well as water and dust resistance. It also comes with a display sporting curved edges on the front side. The Motorola Edge X30 is definitely less impressive with its plastic frame, it sports a glass back protected by Gorilla Glass 5 but the aesthetics are nothing special if compared to the OPPO Find X3, but it has a water repellent body.

Display

The displays of the Motorola Edge X30 and the OPPO Find X3 are very close to each other, but the OPPO Find X3 should provide a higher image quality. It shows up to one billion colors and it has the LTPO enabling an adaptive refresh rate from 1 to 120 Hz. Further, it supports the BT.2020 and the HDR10+ standards. The Motorola Edge X30 is able to reach a higher refresh rate (up to 144 Hz) but with lower image quality. The OPPO Find X3 is equipped with an in-display fingerprint reader, while the Motorola Edge X30 has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. Both the phones feature stereo speakers, but they lack a 3.5 mm audio jack.

Specs & Software

The Motorola Edge X30 is way better than OPPO Find X3 when it comes to the hardware side. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform which is the flagship mobile SoC by Qualcomm for 2022, while the OPPO Find X3 is fueled by a Snapdragon 870 which is not even the best Qualcomm’s chipset for 2021. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. The operating system installed on the Motorola Edge X30 is Android 12, while the OPPO Find X3 is based on Android 11 customized by ColorOS 11.

Camera

If you need the best rear camera department, then choose the OPPO Find X3. It is equipped with a 50 MP main camera with omnidirectional autofocus and OIS, a telephoto sensor with 2x optical zoom, a 50 MP ultrawide lens, and a 3 MP microscope sensor with 60x magnification. On the other hand, the Motorola Edge X30 offers a better front camera with a huge 60 MP resolution.

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Battery

The battery of the Motorola Edge X30 is bigger and its processor is more efficient, that is the reason why its battery life is longer. The OPPO Find X3 has a smaller battery but, unlike its rival, it supports wireless charging, and it is even fast thanks to a power of 30W. Motorola Edge X30 relies on 68W wired charging and it lacks wireless charging.

Price

The Motorola Edge X30 is available in the Chinese market with a starting price of €420/$475, while you currently need about €550/$623 to purchase the OPPO Find X3. While the Motorola Edge X30 offers a better SoC and a bigger battery, the OPPO Find X3 has a better design, a superior display, and better cameras. Which one would you pick?

Motorola Edge X30 vs OPPO Find X3: PRO and CONS

Motorola Edge X30

PRO

• Better chipset
• Better front camera
• Bigger battery
• 68W fast charging charging
• Optional under-display camera

CONS

• Price

OPPO Find X3

PRO

• Great LTPO display
• Amazing cameras
• Wireless charging
• Great design

CONS

• Inferior hardware

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Earlier this week, OPPO started rolling out Android 12-based ColorOS 12 stable for the OPPO Find X3 Pro in Southeast Asia. As scheduled, the update is now available for the entire original OPPO Find X3 lineup and the OnePlus 9 series in China.

OPPO confirmed to roll out ColoroOS 12 stable for the first batch of devices in China on November 25. We thought the rollout would begin in the morning itself. But that did not happen.

Instead, the brand started seeding the fresh system update after the launch of the OPPO Reno7 series in the evening. The update is being rolled out to the following devices running the mentioned firmware version.

• OPPO Find X3 Pro Mars Explorer Edition – A.28 or A.29
• OPPO Find X3 Pro – A.28 or A.29
• OPPO Find X3 – A.30
• OnePlus 9 Pro – A.12
• OnePlus 9 – A.12

In order to install the Android 12 update, the users of the above-listed smartphones in China have to navigate to Settings > Software Update >  Gear Icon > Update Early Access > Official Version Application > Agree to Privacy Agreement > Apply Now.

Like any other OTA software update, ColorOS 12 stable for these handsets is also being rolled out in batches. Therefore, some users may get it sooner, while others may have to wait a bit longer.

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Last month, OPPO unveiled ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 in China. According to the update schedule shared by the company, the flagship OPPO Find X3 series and the OnePlus 9 series, which were part of the ‘Early Access’ program are supposed to receive public beta builds in October. As we have now entered the said month, the firm has already opened as well as closed registrations for the first batch in China.

According to the official Weibo account of ColorOS, the registrations for the first batch of ColorOS 12 Public Beta update for the OPPO Find X3 series and the OnePlus 9 series went live in China yesterday at 11 AM (local time). The registrations have already closed exactly 24 hours later earlier today.

The company recruited testers for the following devices.

• OPPO Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition
• OPPO Find X3 Pro
• OPPO Find X3
• OnePlus 9 Pro
• OnePlus 9

Applicants who get selected are said to receive the beta build via OTA in the coming days. Although the Weibo post does not mention anything, there should be more batches of recruitment in the coming days.

The above-listed phones should receive ColorOS 12 (Android 12) stable build very soon if the public testers don’t find major issues. That said, the next batch of smartphones to enter the public testing phase in November includes the OPPO Find X2 series and the OPPO Reno6 series.

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OPPO launched the OPPO Find X3 series in March. The lineup includes two devices in China, namely OPPO Find X3 and OPPO Find X3 Pro. Both these phones are heavily discounted in the brand’s home country for a limited time.

OPPO is currently holding its annual O Fan Festival in China. As part of it, the company is offering a ¥500 ($77) discount on the OPPO Find X3 series. This offer is valid from yesterday (August 1) till midnight tonight (August 2). 

Hence, people in China can get their hands on the OPPO Find X3 and the OPPO Find X3 Pro for the following price tags.

Unfortunately, OPPO is not known for running a similar promotion outside China. As a result, we don’t get to see such steep discounts on newly released OPPO smartphones in international markets.

That said, this year’s Find X series phones can be termed forgettable. Because OPPO not only gave up the lineup’s original design language but also dropped the zoom camera. But we don’t have any exact sales figures to determine their popularity.

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OPPO’s latest flagship smartphone, the OPPO Find X3 series, officially went on sale today in China, for a starting price of 4,499 yuan. Now, the company has announced that within just 15 seconds of the Find X3 series going on sale, it generated sales worth 100 million yuan.

The smartphones are made available in three color options — Condensed White, Mist Blue, Mirror Black. The 8GB + 128GB model of Find X3 costs 4,499 yuan (~$691) while the 8GB + 256GB model is priced at 4,999 yuan (~$767). The Find X3 Pro with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage is priced at 5,999 yuan (~$921).

Coming to the smartphones, the Find X3 and Find X3 Pro feature a 6.7-inch 10-bit curved E4 OLED QHD+ screen with 3126 x 1440 pixels screen resolution and support of up to 1 billion colors on the display. It also maxes out at 800 nits overall brightness, has a JNCD~0.4, 120Hz refresh rate, covers sRGB/P3, and 100% of DCI-P3 color gamut, and has a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1.

The display supports O-Sync for low response time(5-10ms), Adaptive refresh rate (120-5Hz), Ultra-vision Engine to up the video resolution by 2x higher, HDR10+ SGS Eye care Display certified, Color Vision Enhancement to help people with CVD.

Under the hood, the Find X3 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset while the Find X3 in China has the Snapdragon 870 chipset. Both are paired with UFS 3.1 storage but the non-Pro has LPDDR4x RAM in China and the ‘Pro’ variants have LPDDR5 RAM. The devices also have support for the Dual-SIM dual-mode (SA/NSA) 5G network.

In the camera department, the devices come with a quad-camera setup on the back which includes two 50MP IMX766 sensors co-developed with Sony. They are coupled with a 3MP macro lens and a 13MP telephoto camera. On the front side, there’s a 32MP snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The smartphones are running the ColorOS 11.2 based on Android 11. They pack a 4,500mAh battery with support for 65W SuperVOOC charge and 30W AirVOOC Flash Charge and 10W reverse wireless charging support.

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OPPO just released the Find X3 series. While Europe got the Find X3 Pro, the Find X3 Neo, and the Find X3 Lite, OPPO launched the vanilla Find X3 and the Find X3 Pro in China since the Neo and Lite variants are already present in the country under the Reno5 series. The vanilla OPPO Find X3 is a perfect competitor of the best flagship by Xiaomi: the Mi 11. Both are flagship phones but they do not carry top-tier prices due to a few compromises in their specifications. Is it worth going for the OPPO Find X3 or the Xiaomi Mi 11 is a better choice? This specs comparison will clear your idea.

Xiaomi Mi 11 vs OPPO Find X3

Design

The most stunning design belongs to the OPPO Find X3. Its “impossible surface” is very attractive with its curves, especially if we look at the camera module. But the Xiaomi Mi 11 comes in a special leather variant which may be the preferred one for several users. Unlike the Xiaomi Mi 11, the OPPO Find X3 is waterproof with the IP68 certification, while its rival does not offer certification against water and dust. Further, the OPPO Find X3 is actually more compact thanks to its smaller display.

Display

The differences are not huge in terms of specifications, but the OPPO Find X3 has a superior display. It is a real 10-bit panel with the LTPO technology (adaptive refresh rate from 5 Hz to 120 Hz) allowing for lower energy consumption, the HDR10+ certification, the BT.2020 standard, and a Quad HD+ resolution. The display has curved edges and a diagonal of 6.7 inches, as well as an in-display fingerprint reader. The Xiaomi Mi 11 has a wider 6.81-inch panel, but it is actually inferior in terms of image quality. On the other hand, it should be sturdier since it is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus.

Specs & Software

If you want the most powerful hardware, you should go for the Xiaomi Mi 11. It is powered by the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, which is actually the best one released by Qualcomm. With the Find X3, you actually get a Snapdragon 870 mobile platform that is an upgrade of the Snapdragon 865+. The chipsets are paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of internal storage. Xiaomi Mi 11 runs Android 11 customized by MIUI 12, while its opponent has ColorOS 11.2.

Camera

On the paper, the OPPO Find X3 is a better camera phone than the Xiaomi Mi 11. It is equipped with two Sony IMX766 main cameras with a 50 MP resolution, one of which is an ultrawide sensor sporting omnidirectional autofocus. Then you get a 13 MP telephoto sensor with 2x optical zoom and an amazing 3 MP macro camera with a LED ring that is able to offer up to 60x magnification. Unfortunately, the Xiaomi Mi 11 lacks a telephoto sensor: it has a 108 MP main camera with 8K video recording and OIS, a 13 MP ultrawide sensor, and a 5 MP macro camera.

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Battery

The Xiaomi Mi 11 has a slightly bigger 4600 mAh battery, but it is still unclear which one will last more on a single charge since the OPPO Find X3 has just been announced. The Find X3 offers faster wired charging speeds, while the Xiaomi Mi 11 is faster when it comes to wireless charging. Both support reverse wireless charging.

Price

The starting price of the Xiaomi Mi 11 in China is about €600/$720, just like the OPPO Find X3. So which one is worth going for? Well, in my honest opinion, OPPO Find X3 is a more interesting phone. It has a weaker processor, but for the rest, it is actually superior. It is waterproof, it has better cameras and even a better display. Further, the Snapdragon 870 mobile platform is enough to handle every kind of activity with blazing speeds in 2021.

Xiaomi Mi 11 vs OPPO Find X3: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi Mi 11

PRO

• Better chipset
• Good price
• Wider display
• Faster wireless charging

CONS

• Inferior camera

OPPO Find X3

PRO

• Better cameras
• Waterproof
• Better design
• Superior display
• Faster wired charging

CONS

• Inferior processor

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OPPO has revealed the OPPO Find X3, Find X3 Pro smartphones. These devices have a lot in common and differ only in few areas like chipset, storage. Both the devices have launched in China while the company has brought only the Find X3 Pro to global markets. Let’s take a look at their specifications, features, and pricing.

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OPPO Find X3, Find X3 Pro Pricing, Availability

OPPO has brought only two colors of the Find X3 Pro while the device and its non-Pro has more color options for China out of which the Cosmic Mocha is made of environmentally friendly plain leather. You can take a look at the storage, price, and colors variants below:

• OPPO Find X3 (China)
  • Colors– Condensed White, Mist Blue, Mirror Black, Cosmic Mocha
  • Price
    • 8GB + 256GB – 4,499 yuan($694)
    • 12GB + 256GB- 4,999 yuan($771)
• OPPO Find X3 Pro (China, Global)
  • colors
    • Global- Gloss Black, Gloss Blue
    • China- Condensed White, Mist Blue, Mirror Black, Cosmic Mocha
  • Price
    • Global- 12GB + 256GB – €1,149
    • China:
      •  8GB + 256GB – 5,499 yuan($848)
      • 12GB + 256GB – 5,999 yuan($925)
      • 16GB + 512GB – 6,999 yuan($1,079)

As for availability, the devices will go on sale officially at 10:00 AM Beijing time on March 19 in China. For Global markets, the ‘Pro’ variant will be available for purchase from March 30.

OPPO Find X3. Find X3 Pro – Design and Display

The OPPO Find X3 and Find X3 Pro has a very unique design language. They measure 163.6x74x8.26mm and weigh just 193g. Molded on a single piece of glass, the curves on the rear are created by heat-treating the glass and molding it against 2000+ design control points for over 40 hrs.

The Find X3 Pro comes in various colors as mentioned above. Out of this, the blue model is frosted to a precise 85% opacity to get the silky texture and remain free of fingerprint smudges. As for durability, the Find X3 Pro is IP68-rated for water and dust resistance.

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The Find X3 and Find X3 Pro feature a 6.7-inch 10-bit curved E4 OLED QHD+ screen and supports up to 1 billion colors on the display. It also maxes out at 800 nits overall brightness, has a JNCD~0.4, 3216×1440 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, covers sRGB/P3, and 100% of DCI-P3 color gamut, and has a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1. 

The display also supports O-Sync for low response time(5-10ms), Adaptive refresh rate (120-5Hz), Ultra-vision Engine to up the video resolution by 2x higher, HDR10+ SGS Eye care Display certified, Color Vision Enhancement to help people with CVD(Color vision deficiency).

The display also gets an A+ rating from DisplayMate and sets up to 12 smartphone display performance records. To achieve the 10-bit colors in photo & video, OPPO has included a 10-bit full-path color engine which the company claims as an industry-first for an Android.

OPPO Find X3, Find X3 Pro- Performance, Camera

Under the hood, the Find X3 Pro has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 flagship 5G chipset. On the other hand, the Find X3 in China has the Snapdragon 870 chipset. Both are paired with UFS 3.1 storage but the non-Pro has LPDDR4x RAM in China and the ‘Pro’ variants have LPDDR5 RAM. The devices also have support for Dual-SIM dual-mode(SA/NSA) 5G network connectivity (up to 13 bands).

For cameras, the OPPO Find X3 series features a quad-camera setup on the back. Here, OPPO has used two 50MP sensors co-developed with Sony. That is, this 50MP camera sensor is a 1/1.56-inch type and has features like 1 billion color capture, Sony’s DOL-HDR, and All-Pixel Omni-direction PDAF.

Rear camera

• 50MP Sony IMX766 f/1.8 wide-angle  sensor, OIS
• 50MP Sony IMX766 f/2.2 ultra-wide, 110-degree FOV
• 3MP micro f/3.0 lens, 60x zoom, FHD video recording,
• 13MP f/2.4 Telephoto camera, 5x Hybrid and 20x Digital zoom

Front Camera

• 32MP f/2.4 selfie shooter, 81-degree FOV, 5P lens, (AF & OIS not supported)

 OPPO has included camera features like AI-scene enhancement, AI Palettes, 10-bit RAW+ image support, Cinematic Mode for shooting 4K 10-bit video in Log and HDR format with BT.2020 color gamut, 10-bit color depth, and HLG gamma curve support.

OPPO Find X3 series – Other Features

Other features include a 4,500mAh battery with 65W SuperVOOC charge and 30W AirVOOC Flash Charge and 10W reverse wireless charging support, in-display fingerprint and face unlock, Wi-Fi 6, 2×2 MIMO and 8 spatial sounding MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C port, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, BeiDou for navigation.

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The Find X3 series also comes with Dolby Atmos audio support, OPPO Relax 2.0, Beauty of Science co-developed Wallpapers, Assistant & Game Focus modes(Global, China), and ColorOS 11.2 based on Android 11. 

The devices have some features in China like it can be used as Ideal ONE’s Bluetooth car keys(China), control Midea Home appliances, improved Xiaobu assistant and translation built-in, Fingerprint quick-start options.

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OPPO‘s next-generation of flagship smartphones under its Find-series is all set to get officially launched in its home country China — the OPPO Find X3 series. The devices are set to go official tomorrow.

Now, just a day ahead of the official launch, the company has revealed the color options of the OPPO Find X3 series. It has confirmed that the phone will come in three colors — Mirror Black, Fog Blue, and Condensed White.

The company is expected to launch two variants of the phone — Find X3 and Find X3 Pro. Ahead of the launch, OPPO has already started taking reservations of both the phones on its own online store, JD.com, and other Chinese retailers.

As for the design, the renders of the Find X3 Pro shows that it features a curved edge display with a hole-punch placed at the upper-left corner. There is a square-shaped camera housing on the backside, housing four sensors and an LED flash.

So far, it has been revealed that the OPPO Find X3 Pro has a 6.7-inch QHD+ display that supports 10-bit color depth. Under the hood, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, with up to 12GB of RAM. It could be coming with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 65W fast charging and 30W wireless charging.

In the camera department, it features a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. On the back side, there is a Sony IMX766 50-megapixel primary camera sensor, a Sony IMX766 50-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, a 13-megapixel telephoto periscope shooter, and a 5-megapixel micro lens.

On the other hand, the OPPO Find X3 is expected to come powered by the Snapdragon 870 chipset. It is likely to borrow many of its specifications and features from the Find X3 Pro model. To know for sure, we will have to wait for a few more hours.

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The month of March is packed full of announcements and just like this week, there will be multiple launches in the second week too, most of which we are already expecting and a few others that may come as a surprise. Here’s what we are sure of:

OnePlus March 8 announcement

Kicking off the work week on Monday, the 8th of March is OnePlus with a special announcement. We are pretty sure it won’t be announcing the OnePlus 9 series but we expect to get official details with respect to the upcoming phones. There are reports that OnePlus will be announcing its partnership with Hasselblad. Regardless, you should not miss it.

OPPO F19 Pro series and OPPO Band Style

OPPO has two big launch events next week and the first is the unveiling of the F19 Pro series and the OPPO Band Style. The phones and the fitness tracker will be announced in India on Monday, March 8, but we expect them to make their way to other markets too.

ASUS ROG Phone 5

Last week, Nubia unveiled its gaming flagship phones for 2021 – the Red Magic 6 and Red Magic 6 Pro. ASUS will be challenging them when it announces the ROG Phone 5 next week on March 10. The phone has already been ranked by DxOMark as the smartphone with the best audio performance weeks before its release. It has also set a new record on the Chinese benchmark app, Master Lu.

OPPO Find X3 series

OPPO’s second launch event for the week is the bigger one as it is for the launch of the Find X3 series. There will be multiple models – a Find X3 Pro, Find X3, Find X3 Neo, and a Find X3 Lite. The Find X3 Pro will set a new record with respect to its display. The FInd X3 Pro will also come with impressive cameras as OPPO has revealed that it has more than a single primary rear camera. The launch will happen in China and globally on Thursday, March 11.

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The Oppo Find X3 has just been teased earlier today (4th March 2021). The company shared the new teaser poster in its official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging website, which showcased the device’s camera system.

As per the social media post, the company will be equipping the upcoming handset with dual primary cameras. With the new image poster, the Chinese tech giant also hinted at some of the rear camera modules’ capabilities. The dual image sensor will support 1 billion color depth support, meaning, it can record additional colors with more details. This marks the first step towards a full link 10bit color engine.

Notably, the dual primary lens is both flagship level sensors. In other words, the Find X3 has quite a bit of potential in camera performance. Furthermore, the upcoming device will also be the first to be equipped with the full link 10bit engine, which handles the entire image processing, encoding, decoding, and display. Unfortunately, the smartphone manufacturer refrained from revealing any further details regarding the device, so stay tuned as we will be providing updates when additional information is available.

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OPPO is expected to officially unveil the flagship Find X3 series in China on March 11. Ahead of the launch, several teasers of the device have been shared online. One of the latest details shared by OPPO is that the Find X3 will launch as the first device that will be equipped with a full-path 10bit color management system.

OPPO first announced the Full-path Color Management System at the OPPO INNO DAY 2020 in November last year.  OPPO touts the device to be the “very first” Android color management system to offer such performance. It promises to deliver an “outstanding viewing experience” with “authentic and accurate color reproduction.”

The Color Management System is capable of supporting full DCI-P3 wide gamut and 10-bit colour depth from capture to storage and display. Compared to a depth of 8-bits, the 10-bit colour tones down the artificial visual features brought about by gaps in colour. It also further improves colour gradient to enhance the quality of visual content during creation and post-editing. Meanwhile, with a size of around 50% of a JPEG, the new and powerful HEIF format fully supports a wide variety of multimedia, such as static images, Exif, depth information, and dynamic videos, giving users more creative freedom and is compatible with ultra-high colour depth.

In another development, tipster Evan Blass has shared two promotional videos of the Find X3 Pro which promote various aspects of the device. The videos which look like Sci-fi films promote features such as the dynamic 120Hz display, IP68 water resistance, 65W and 30W wired and wireless charging, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. The second video centers on the design especially the rear camera protrusion.

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OPPO is gearing up to launch its latest OPPO Find X3 lineup in which the company is expected to unveil four devices — OPPO Find X3, Find X3 Pro, Find X3 Neo, and Find X3 Lite. While the company has not yet confirmed the official launch date, it has been tipped by Jon Prosser.

According to the latest information coming via Jon Prosser, the OPPO Find X3 series flagship smartphones will be officially launched on 11th March. He has also revealed that the company will start taking pre-orders for the same from 31st March while the devices will be available for purchase from 14th April.

Based on the leaked images, it seems that the Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Pro will come with an edge-to-edge display. All these phones will feature a punch-hole cutout on the top-left corner of the screen.

Coming to the display, it is said that the Find X3 Pro will have a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with Quad HD+ screen resolution and 120Hz refresh rate support. The Neo variant is also said to have the same size of screen while the Lite model will feature a 6.4-inch display.

The Pro variant is expected to come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset while the standard model is said to pack Snapdragon 870 SoC. The Pro model may come with a 4,500mAh battery and support for 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging and 30W VOOC Air wireless charging.

In the camera department, the Find X3 Pro will have a quad-camera setup which is expected to have 25x “microscope” macro zoom. It is also expected to feature two 50MP Sony IMX766 sensors.

It is believed that the OPPO Find X3 Lite will be a rebranded version of OPPO Reno5 5G and will have a flat display. Recently, we reported that the Find X3 Neo appears to be a rebranded version of the OPPO Reno5 Pro+.

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OPPO is expected to soon launch its flagship smartphone — OPPO Find X3 Pro. Some of the information related to this upcoming device has leaked online and as the launch nears, more details about the phones keep surfacing.

In the latest leak related to the OPPO Find X3 Pro, the smartphone’s key specifications have been revealed. The OPPO phone with a model number PEEM00, which is believed to the Find X3 Pro, has appeared in a cloud-based benchmarking platform.

It reveals that the smartphone will be powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, which is powering most of the flagship phones launched in recent weeks. The leak also indicates that the phone is running the Android 11 operating system with ColorOS 11.

As for the internals, the device packs 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It features an OLED display, measuring 6.7-inch and offers 3216 x 1440 pixels screen resolution and an adaptive refresh rate that ranges from 10Hz to 120Hz.

Coming to the camera department, the device is expected to have a quad-camera setup on the back and will come with features like 25x “microscope” macro zoom. Earlier reports have indicated that the device may pack two 50MP Sony IMX766 sensors.

Prior to this leak, the Find X3 Pro smartphone’s renders were leaked, showcasing the upcoming phone’s design. A few days ago, it passed through the FCC certification process and it was reported that the phone may get launched in March this year.

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Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is reportedly working on its upcoming flagship smartphone lineup — the OPPO Find X3 series. While the device has been leaked a few times, the company is yet to officially confirm anything related to it.

Now, it seems that the company might have teased its arrival timeline. OPPO has today shared a new post on Weibo which says “Impossible Surface, See you in March,” revealing that it has planned a launch event in March.

While details about the launch event have not been revealed, it is believed that the company is teasing the launch of OPPO Find X3 series smartphones. This would be in line with the previous launches as the Find X2 was also launched in March last year.

Recently, Evan Blass shared the render of the Find X3 Pro smartphone which showcases that the phone has a curved display panel and a quad-camera setup on the back. It hints that the phone could come in four color options — Black, Blue, Orange, and White.

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The smartphone is expected to feature a 6.7-inch 1440p display that could offer a refresh rate of 120Hz. For the front-facing camera, the phone will have a punch-hole cutout. As for the rear camera setup, it will have two 50MP Sony sensors, a 13MP telephoto lens, and a 3MP macro lens with 25x zoom support.

We expect the phone to be running the latest Android 11 operating system with the company’s own ColorOS 11 on top. The OPPO Find X3 Pro is expected to be powered by a 4,500mAh battery with support for SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging technology that includes 65W wired charging and 30W wireless charging.

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2020 isn’t over yet but it already feels like a new year as smartphone companies have announced plans for the next iteration of flagship devices. That is, the plans to bring a flagship with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC next year. The race has begun and hence, let’s look at the list of contenders for the “flagship of the year with Snapdragon 888 processor”.

As always, we have got Chinese companies spearheading the list. In fact, Qualcomm itself has named the SoC based on the ‘888’ sentiment of China. This shows how much the American MNC values the Chinese vendors. Anyway, the list includes brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus, Motorola, iQOO, realme, Red Magic, Nubia, ZTE, Redmi.

Xiaomi(Mi 11), Redmi(K40?)

First off, as reported earlier, Lei Jun confirmed that Xiaomi Mi 11 will be the first flagship to launch with Snapdragon 888 SoC. The lineup will probably include Mi 11, and Mi 11 Pro. A leak of specifications shows that the devices will have an AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 20MP selfie shooter, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, in-display fingerprint sensor, and face unlock, RAM likely from 8GB, and storage starting at 128GB as common. However, the devices will differ in Camera, Battery, charging, and Price.

The Mi 11 will have a 4,780mAh battery, 50W wired, and 30W wireless charging, triple-camera with  108MP sensor, 13MP ultrawide, and 5MP Macro lens. The Mi 11 Pro will have a lesser 4,500mAh battery, 120W wired and 80W wireless charging, triple-camera with 48MP OmniVision OV48C sensor, 20MP ultra-wide, 12MP Telephoto(2x-Optical). They are rumored to be announced this month at 4,499($686), and 5,499yuan($838) respectively.

In addition to Xiaomi, Redmi also announced that it will launch the first batch of devices with Snapdragon 888 SoC. In our guess, it could be the K40 series of devices. And with leaks surrounding them already, we don’t think it would take that long. The Redmi K40 is likely to host a 120Hz OLED display, and fast charging tech(maybe 50W wired).

Nubia(Red Magic 6, Z), ZTE(Axon 30)

Nubia(independent entity since 2015) and its ex-affiliate ZTE brands also confirmed that they will launch flagships with Snapdragon 888 SoC next year. Among this, the Red Magic 6 series will be the first gaming smartphone to launch with the SoC. Considering the March launch window of Red Magic 5, we can expect the next iteration to launch around the same time.

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That said, Nubia also announced the Nubia Z, a new series with the flagship SoC. ZTE, on the other hand, confirmed that it is bringing the ZTE Axon 30 with a Snapdragon 888 version. If we recall, the company recently teased the camera features of Axon 30 that is probably coming very soon.

OPPO (Find X3)

OPPO announced the OPPO Find X3 at the INNO DAY 2020 back in November. Later, as Qualcomm announced the new SoC, the company confirmed that the “Find X series will bring an unparalleled new experience to users worldwide”. The device is coming in Q1 2021 and since the Find X3 is already announced, it is safe to assume that Find X3 will host the Snapdragon 888 SoC.

Called the “Full-Path color management system”, the device will support DCI-P3 wide color gamut. And native 10-bit color depth across “capture, storage, and display” to offer accurate colors. Additionally, it will have a JNCD≤0.4, 10-bit HEIF capture & storage, a Sony IMX7xx sensor, and more. Let’s wait for more details.

OnePlus (OnePlus 9 Series)

Although OnePlus officially confirmed it as a high-end flagship launching with Snapdragon 888 in H1 2021, rumors predict that it’s the OnePlus 9 series. And that the series is probably coming in mid-March of 2021. Recent leaks say that the series will also include a OnePlus 9E apart from 9, 9 Pro.

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Anyway, as per the info we have, the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro will have a slightly different design with and without curved displays, respectively. They will likely have an AMOLED 120Hz display(6.72-inch on 9 Pro, 6.65-inch on OnePlus 9), run the latest OxygenOS 11, have faster charging(at least 65W Warp Charge). Regarding the camera, the OnePlus 9 could also have a dual 48MP lens(primary, ultra-wide) on the back. Let’s wait for more leaks in the coming days.

realme (RACE)

realme, one of the fastest-growing brands in the world, announced a Snapdragon 888 flagship codenamed ‘RACE’. Assuming the company’s last realme X50 flagship launched around February, we can expect the same with the ‘RACE’.

Anyway, the device, as confirmed by the company will probably adopt the ‘ACE’ series that was allegedly handed over to the company by OPPO. To corroborate this, a realme device similar to OPPO Ace2 surfaced online recently. According to the leak, the device, having model number RMX2202, will have 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, run realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11.

Vivo (V2056A), iQOO

After the confirmation of launching ‘mobile products’ with Snapdragon 888 SoC officially, a Vivo device hit the Geekbench listing recently. Being a first, the device has a model number V2056A and the benchmark shows 11.06GB(~Typical 12GB) RAM, Android 11 OS(could be OriginOS). While the listing doesn’t give away any other info, we feel that the Vivo would bring the SoC on its next NEX flagship.

This is because the company’s COO Hu Boshan, in a video released on Qualcomm event page, talks about Vivo, and its sub-brand iQOO flagships. He mentions that the company launches NEX, X, S, and iQOO’s performance series of devices with flagship SoC. And will continue to do so with Snapdragon 888.

This strongly suggests that the Snapdragon 888 device could be NEX 4 and iQOO number series(maybe 7). That’s considering the next Vivo X60 is already tipped to launch with Exynos 1080 SoC.

Motorola Moto G series

Lenovo-owned Motorola surprised everyone by announcing a Snapdragon 8xx series-powered “G series” device for 2021. The company says since it’s the 10th anniversary of the Moto G family, it would like to crank it up a notch with the flagship SoC.  While the 8xx could be anything, we can safely assume that it will at least be a Snapdragon 865/888 considering the announcement was at the event.

Motorola also announced a few upcoming Android 11 features like the Video calling using an “ultra-wide lens”, “desktop mode” for gaming, media, productivity. The Media launcher mode will be a separate interface after hooking the device to a TV, Monitor for streaming Apps, Games, Content.

Other Brands to launch Snapdragon 888 devices

• LG
  • LG executive Matthew Crowley confirmed that LG devices will leverage the Snapdragon 888 SoC in 2021. Reminding us of the first 5G in the USA, V50 ThinQ 5G, and LG’s first-swivel LG Wing 5G, the company said it would continue to work with Qualcomm and take advantage of the flagship processors.

• Asus

  • Asus’ GM Brian Chen says the next ROG phone would make use of the flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC in 2021. He says the company would tap into the ultra-fast 5G, performance, and graphics performance of the Qualcomm SoC to make the device a gamer’s delight. However, considering the ROG Phone 3 launched back in July 2020, we aren’t sure if the brand would be so quick to bring the successor.

• Black Shark

  • Luo Yuzhou of Black Shark Tech says that the company will launch the first batch of Black Shark products equipped with Snapdragon 888 in Q1 2021. He says, just like the Black Shark 3, that emphasized on the Snapdragon 865 5G to become the first 5G gaming phone, future products will make use of the faster AI, 5G, and performance of the latest processor.

Sadly, just like 2019, biggies like Samsung, Google, and Sony are missing at the event. In addition to these companies, brands like SHARP, MEIZU have also announced their partnership with Qualcomm. So things are bound to get interesting in the coming months.

Stay tuned and follow our social media to get all the updates on time!

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Earlier this year, in March, China-based OPPO had launched its current flagship smartphone — OPPO Find X2, which comes with a 120Hz display and Snapdragon 865 SoC. Now, details about its successor have surfaced online.

A leak on Weibo related to OPPO’s upcoming flagship smartphone reveals some interesting features of the device. It claims that the phone will feature a 3K screen resolution and come with a high refresh rate.

The device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 Mobile Platform, which is set to get launched in the coming days. Most of the flagship smartphones next year are likely to be powered by this upcoming chipset.

Further, it is revealed that the phone will come with new camera technology. It is said that the company has tested a new dual main camera system using a custom Sony IMX7xx camera sensor with a larger CMOS bottom and higher pixel count.

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The leak also goes on to add that the smartphone will have support for Super Flash Charging technology. It’s likely to be 65W even though the company has already unveiled 125W Flash Charging technology a few months ago.

Earlier, Liu Bo, OPPO’s Vice President and the company’s President in China, has confirmed that the next-generation OPPO Find series smartphone will get launched in the first quarter of 2021, which means somewhere between January and March.

It will be interesting to see what the upcoming flagship smartphone from OPPO packs and how it differs from other brand’s flagship offerings. While not much is known about the hardware, it’s safe to assume that the phone will run Android 11 with ColorOS 7.2 custom user interface on top.

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At the OPPO INNO DAY 2020, the Chinese company showcased its impressive rollable display concept smartphone, dubbed as OPPO X 2021. Apart from that, the company has also teased features for its upcoming flagship phones.

On the second day of the INNO DAY 2020, the company revealed that the upcoming OPPO Find X3 flagship smartphone will come with support for full DCI-P3 wide color gamut and 10-bit color depth across “capture, storage, and display” to offer accurate colors.

The technology is being called “Full-path Color Management System” by the company and the company also claims it to be the “very first” Android color management system to offer such performance. The company says that it will deliver an “outstanding viewing experience” with “authentic and accurate color reproduction.”

There are a few devices available in the market, which are termed as “10-bit” compatible but are actually “8+2-bit” or “8-bit + FRC”, which basically mimics the 10-bit display performance using an 8-bit panel.

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Even the OPPO Find X2 uses the same 8+2-bit system but the company has now confirmed that it will be shifting to a native 10-bit display for the upcoming Find X3 smartphone. For calibration, the company will be boosting accuracy with a lower JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Difference) ratio of 0.4.

It will also come with support for 10-bit HEIF capture and storage, for which the company claims that it had to rewrite the underlying system because of legacy 8-bit support. The Color Correction Solution 2.0 is built on top of Android’s default color correction mode in the accessibility settings and will go beyond the three color options — deuteranomaly (red-green), protanomaly (red-green), and tritanomaly (blue-yellow).

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