OPPO’s Find X was something else from OPPO. It was something quite extraordinary to come out from OPPO’s stables. It was OPPO’s game changer also their first device to hit the premium market segment. It sold for MYR 3,699 when it was launched; more expensive than any OPPO devices that came before it.
It was not like any other OPPO devices that came before as well. Instead of a familiar Apple-esque design they employed with their best-selling models, the OPPO Find X was a device they could proudly call their own. It was a device they could really identify as an OPPO device. It was also OPPO’s first European ready device.
In all fairness it was also the first smartphone in the world that was truly bezel-less. While whatever premium devices came with ‘bezel-less’ devices, you still get the notch to house the camera. OPPO’s implementation made sure that your bezel-less experience is truly bezel-less. How? Quite ingenious, a motorised pop-up mechanism that slides a whole part of the device to reveal a front facing camera.
It did not sell for MYR 3,699 merely for that feature though. It was a world beater with a high-end System on a Chip (SoC). It had other flagship class specs as well, large RAM and storage. It had a larger than life battery too at the time. Even its camera array is flagship class. Was it worth MYR 3,699? It surely looked like it.
Now, there is the brand new OPPO Find X2; the evolution of the iconic flagship from 2018. Instead of just a single device though, the Find X2 is a series of devices. They are all 5G ready too. The 5G capabilities are thanks to the most powerful processor available to them in the world today. They are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.
The OPPO Find X2
There is not that much difference between the two devices that was launched by OPPO today. Even the price (in Euro anyway). The difference in price is only about EU€ 200 (*MYR 946); which is not that much.
There are still some differences to justify the higher price point of the OPPO Find X2 Pro though. Starting with the storage, the OPPO Find X2 tops out at 256GB. Mind you, that is not expandable; kind of a bummer, but 256GB is plenty anyway.
One of the cameras, the ultra-wide lens; you only get 12-Megapixel out of it. While that is not bad, it will not be the most powerful sensor you can find on the OPPO Find X2. Then there is the battery which tops out at 4,200mAh for the OPPO Find X2. It still charges as fast as the Find X2 Pro though.
This is where the differences end though.
OPPO Find X2 Pro
We start with the storage at 512GB of storage, double of the OPPO Find X2. The OPPO Find X2 Pro also packs a very slightly bigger battery at 4,260mAh. This is no where near as big as we think it would be. Still, it charges very quickly at 65W (SuperVOOC). It fully charges the device from an empty battery to full within 38 minutes.
The biggest difference between the device is within the camera array. The OPPO Find X2 Pro packs a 48-Megapixel ultra-wide sensor instead of 12-megapixel. It is supported by the same 13-Megapixel telephoto lens and 48-Megapixel main shooter as the OPPO Find X2. The difference? 48-Megapixels obviously captures more details in its ultra-wide shots and its macro shots from at least 3cm away from subject. This camera array is the one that puts OPPO at the top steps of DX0Mark.
The Find X2 Series Powerhouse
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 paired to 12GB of RAM is not just keeping the OPPO Find X2’s 5G kicking though. It is also a powerhouse to keep the Android 10 based ColorOS 7.1 running as smoothly as possible. You can see that smooth and snappy performance from the large 6.7-inch display that pushed QHD+ resolution at 120Hz. If you are into gaming, you will benefit from the 240Hz sampling rate; or mor commonly known as touch response these days.
It does not stop there for its display though. The display is in a class of its own with a 100% DCI-P3 certification. This is also the first OPPO device to pack a 10-bit display. That also means that you get one billion colours on the display. The O1 Ultra Vision Vision Engine on the Ultra Vision display is also the world’s first engine in the world of its kind on a mobile device. The engine is a hardware based upscale mechanism that scales 30fps videos to up to 120fps videos with minimal motion blurring and tearing. With HDR10+, the OPPO Find X2 series’ display is easily the most advanced and most accurate out there in the market. Immersive too with Dolby ATMOS certified dual stereo speakers.
While we have spoken about the camera’s hardware capabilities, there is more to the camera than meets the eye. The 10x hybrid zoom is nothing new technically. What is new though is OPPO’s All Pixel Omni-Directional PDAF that is supposed to increase the Auto-Focus speeds with even better accuracy than regular PDAF systems. The camera also shoots at 12-bit, meaning you get even more details in your shots. Out the front is a 32-Megapixel shooter housed in a small punch-hole on the display.
You get to shoot even better in low-light conditions too with their new Ultra-night mode 3.0 across all lenses. Your main camera though gets Ultra Dark Mode treatment to help the camera see even better in near blackness.
While regular Optical Image Stabiliser functions would be enough for photos, videos require a little bit more than that. That is why OPPO has the Ultra Steady Mode 2.0 that combines OIS and EIS on the OPPO Find X2 series. Plus, the Live HDR mode helps you visual your videos without having to take a picture or video first. It samples HDR on top of your display once you fire up the camera. For videos also the OPPO Find X2 devices are equipped with three mics for even better and more advanced noise cancelling functions. Once you shoot, you can edit all of the footage in SoLoop app included within the device.
The OPPO Find X2 Pro will be available in Black (ceramic material) and Vegan Leather for EU€ 1199 (*MYR 5,671). The OPPO Find X2 will be available Black (ceramic) and Ocean (glass) for EU€ 999 (*MYR4,725). As expected there is a Lamborghini edition for the OPPo Find X2 series too. Both devices is expected to be available globally in May 2020. Malaysia’s launch is just in a few days away next week though. We should get more information regarding the OPPO Find X2 series’ availability and prices in the coming week. Meanwhile, stay tuned!
*Based on current exchange rate of EU€ 1 = MYR 4.73 as of 6/3/2020
