OPPO partners with Hasselblad for its next gen flagship Find X phones

Sean — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:37:47 +0000

Earlier today (15th February 2022), OPPO shared an interesting new announcement on its official Weibo account (a Chinese microblogging website). The company revealed that it will be partnering up with Hasselblad for the cameras on its next gen flagship Find X series of smartphones.

For those unaware, Hasselblad is a known professional camera maker from Sweden. It has patterned up with other smartphone brands like OnePlus in the past, and now, it is working with OPPO for its upcoming premium grade handsets. As per the official announcement, the Chinese company stated its partnership with Hasselblad with include major technological innovations as well. This includes computational color and computational optics, along with joint research and development of Hasselblad Focus Color.

Furthermore, these new cameras optimized by the professional camera maker will be for its high end Find X series of smartphones. With OPPO merging with OnePlus, both firms will also share their research and development platform and resources, which means that more users will benefit from the Hasselblad cameras as well. Notably, this also follows shortly after the company announced the MariSilicon X NPU imaging chipset that was dedicated for photography.

Image via Winfuture

Previously, we had even reported on Find X5 Pro specifications and renders leak, which revealed the Hasselblad camera branding on the rear. So, this announcement is in line with our report. The cooperation between Hasselblad and OPPO will reportedly last for up to 3 years. With the inclusion of the former’s expertise in camera technology, we can even expect the new flagship to offer better optimizations for its sensors, with more natural colors. This is all the information we have for now, so stay tuned for more updates.

OPPO Find X5 Pro renders and spec leaked: Hasselblad camera, pricing and more

Sudhanshu — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:10:14 +0000

The OPPO Find X5 Pro has been rumored to come with an impressive camera system accompanied by the brand’s Marisilicon NPU, however, a new render and specs leak has revealed that the device is also packing a Hasselblad flavored surprise.

German publication WinFuture has leaked new render images of the upcoming OPPO Find X5 Pro which showcases the design of the upcoming smartphone in detail.

OPPO Find X5 Pro black

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The design is in line with previous renders of the Find X5 Pro and appears to house a triple camera setup on a somewhat unorthodox-shaped camera island. The screen has curved edges and it appears to feature the volume rocker on the left side and the power button on the right. the USB-C port, speaker grill, and SIM slot are all present on the bottom.

OPPO Find X5 Pro Display

Now coming to the specs leak, the publication has revealed that the Find X5 Pro will rock a 6.7-inch LTPO 2.0 AMOLED 2K display with 10-bit HDR support and a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz. The display will feature an in-screen fingerprint sensor and offer Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

OPPO Find X5 Pro SoC and memory variants

The Find X5 Pro will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC which comes with an integrated 5G modem and offers support for WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and NFC. In Europe, the device is said to debut in only one memory configuration being 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage with no support for a memory card.

OPPO Find X5 Pro cameras

The camera offering on this device is where things start to get really interesting. As mentioned above, the camera system of the Find X5 Pro is apparently being developed in collaboration with Hasselblad who have till now only worked on OnePlus Flagship devices, which is a sub-brand of OPPO.

The Find X5 Pro uses two 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensors to work as its primary and ultrawide camera. The primary camera has an 80-degree FOV and an F/1.7 aperture, while the ultrawide comes with an F/2.2 aperture. Both primary and ultrawide cameras will come with optical image stabilization.

The third camera present on the camera island is a 13-megapixel telephoto lens with an F/2.4 aperture which is capable of 5x hybrid zoom and 20x digital zoom.

The device omits laser assist and ToF systems for autofocus and is instead going with a so-called omnidirectional “All Pixel PDAF” to take care of autofocus tasks. The device will also feature the newly developed MariSilicon X Imaging NPU for image processing and AI-based applications and enhancements. The additional sensor present on the camera island appears to be a color sensor.

The front camera of the device uses a Sony IMX709 sensor, which comes with 32 megapixels, an F/2.4 aperture, a 90-degree field of view.

Battery and other features

The battery on the Find X5 Pro appears to have 5000mAh capacity and support for 80W fast charging. The device is also said to provide IP68 protection against water and dist. The device is apparently made out of aluminum and glass and weighs 218 grams while measuring 8.5mm in thickness. It is also touted to come with a pair of stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support.