The Oppo Find For now.
Back in the global market, but unfortunately not in North America, Oppo and its Find X8 Pro could give us a taste of what the OnePlus 13 will offer when it launches globally early next year. (Oppo and OnePlus are owned by the same company, and their high-end models have a lot in common.)
The Find X8 Pro goes on sale on November 21, initially via Oppo’s online store. The cost of the 16GB/512GB version alone is lower than the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in some markets. You can still get a OnePlus 12 for less.
Oppo doesn’t sell in North America, although it covers much of the rest of the world. Jealous Canadians can still order the Find X8 from abroad via various online stores, or wait for the OnePlus 13, which will likely have similar if not identical specifications.
You can see how the design of Oppo and OnePlus phones has converged towards the sleek design with a round camera block as seen on the Find X8 Pro here. But changes have still been made compared to previous models.
The camera bump has been flattened to make it less likely to snag on your pockets. Oppo has also opted for a quad-curved display to make it slightly more comfortable to hold vertically and horizontally, although the side rails remain fairly flat to match the current trend seen on other flagship phones.
The screen itself measures 6.78 inches and offers a resolution between the typical FHD and QHD standards that other phones adhere to. Like other flagships in its class, the Oppo Find
Oppo also borrowed the alert slider from OnePlus phones to use on the Find X8 series. This standard/vibrate/silent toggle is very useful to have in addition to the usual Android Quick Settings version.
Oppo has selected MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 chip to drive the Find X8 series, eschewing the Snapdragon 8 Elite that we expect many of the best Android phones to adopt in the coming year. In the Pro model we have here, it comes with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, a solid default spec compared to the 12GB/256GB that comes with many Android flagships.
The Oppo Find X8 Pro also packs a 5,910mAh battery, using a more compact silicon-carbon material rather than the usual lithium-ion that other batteries rely on. The result is a huge capacity compared to the 5,000 mAh cell inside the Galaxy S24 Ultra, and a decent chunk more than the OnePlus 12’s 5,500 mAh battery as well.
In keeping with modern trends, Oppo has bundled new AI features to use for the Find X8 Pro. All of these capabilities are in line with what we’ve seen competing phones offer – summarization, translation, audio transcription, text generation and photo editing tools are all present, as is Google Gemini as an assistant numeric by default, as well as Circle to Search.
Having four cameras on a phone that has a more typical flagship phone price than an “ultra” price is remarkable. A battery that’s nearly 20% larger than leading competitors, a sleek display, and competitive benchmark results only reinforce the value you’ll gain with the Find X8 Pro.
Oppo may have waited a little late in 2024 to launch the Find next year, depending on how these companies develop their premium phone offerings.
With the OnePlus brand already in Canada, the only question left to ask about Oppo is when will it arrive in our market? The world’s No. 4 phone maker will need to come to North America if it hopes to realize its ambition of being at the top of the industry in the future.
