Oppo Find X7 Ultra review: two zoom scopes on a real S24 Ultra killer

Oppo Find X7 Ultra review: two zoom scopes on a real S24 Ultra killer،

, Oppo proves once again that it is always one or two steps ahead of the competition, even over the Apple-Samsung duopoly which is stifling the lists of American operators. Much like Samsung, Oppo has brought forward the release of its first 2024 flagship and named it Find X7 Ultra, as if to leave little doubt about which flagship phone it will directly target.

This isn't the only camera upgrade for Oppo's new flagship, as it also introduces Sony's revolutionary 1-inch LYT-900 sensor and a new HyperTone imaging architecture that enables HDR more natural, developed in partnership with the camera professionals at Hasselblad.

Design and display of the Oppo Find X7 Ultra

Oppo Find X7 Ultra test: two zooms on a real S24 Ultra killer

Oppo once again goes for the Find X7 Ultra with the unique two-tone natural material look. The Oppo Find This time around, the phone comes in three coordinating two-tone color schemes – Ocean Blue, Sepia Brown and Tailored Black – for added variety to suit everyone's tastes.

The leather material provides excellent traction in the hand and feels warmer than the back of an average phone. Combined with the curved front screen, it's very easy to grip and use with one hand, especially since the large, round Hasselblad camera island is centered so your fingers don't get in the way of a good photo, while the weight distribution from top to bottom is also rather balanced.

Display

Oppo's record-breaking display lineup is present on the Find Oppo calibrates each panel individually to give you optimal color presentation, worthy of the DSLR-style camera kit on the back and its new HyperTone picture engine.

The reason you see a gap between the advertised 4,500 nits and the 2,400 nits of maximum brightness of the Find X7 Ultra and the Galaxy S24 Ultrarespectively, is how companies measure these levels.

While Samsung quotes 2,600 nits of peak brightness, it measures it at a higher APL level than the Oppo's BOE screen, so our display benchmark gear recorded slightly higher typical brightness on the S24 Ultra. In fact, both screens offer exceptional outdoor visibility thanks to their record reflection rates.

When it comes to color credibility and presentation, Oppo definitely has the upper hand over most other flagship phone displays, including the S24 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Oppo's factory per-unit panel calibration takes just seconds over the phone, but in return delivers breathtaking Delta values that ensure natural or vivid color schemes extremely close to the wide color reference gamut or respective standard. In other words, it is a phone for online shopping and viewing images, as well as a colorimetric video projector.

Oppo Find X7 Ultra camera and HyperTone image engine

Expanding on its main camera philosophy, Oppo is introducing not one or two, but a 50MP Quad Main Camera system on the Find X7 Ultra, with two unique periscope zoom kits that each also feature 50MP sensors.

Oppo Find X7 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra camera samples

Compare that to the Galaxy S23 Ultra's tiny 10MP telephoto and periscope sensors, and you'll see why Samsung upped the ante to the same 50MP sensor, but only on one of the S24 Ultra zoom cameras this year.

Our direct video comparison of the Find X7 Ultra with the Galaxy S24 Ultra The sample images and videos below show that Samsung produces flashier, more crowd-pleasing colors and warmer tones, while natural Hypertone HDR would appeal more to photography purists.

However, the Oppo Find X7 Ultra manages to beat the Galaxy S24 Ultra in many situations where portraits and zoom shots, especially those in low light, are involved, as you can see in the quick examples below.

Portrait mode

30x daylight zoom

1-inch camera and zoom range

Find X7 Ultra has TWO periscope zoom cameras

Other noteworthy photography specs of what is already one of the best camera phones in 2024 are the main shooter's second-generation 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor and the custom 50 MP Sony LYT-600 sensor used for ultra-wide camera.

Add to that the largest periscope camera zoom sensor on any phone – a Sony IMX890 50MP 1/1.56″ sensor – and the Sony IMX858 50MP 1/2.51″ on the lens end 6x periscope zoom, and the Find X7 Ultra becomes the ultimate all-around shooting machine.

Its low-light prowess now covers the equivalent focal length range from 14mm to 270mm telemacro with equal quality, aided by the new HyperTone image engine. The AI-powered HyperTone system aims to put an end to the unnatural HDR photos that so many computational photography efforts now produce. Oppo says that HyperTone “protects the integrity of the photo, preserving highlights, shadows and midtones with a natural look“, and the Find X7 Ultra camera samples below prove his point.

Portraits

Needless to say, the most comprehensive high-quality zoom range available on any phone also offers the ability to take stunning portraits and macro shots. Find X7 Ultra's Portrait mode increases the available focal lengths to four – at 23mm, 44mm, 65mm and 135mm – each.calibrated for a different Hasselblad lens, producing cinematic bokeh with foreground and background depth” which can isolate the subject down to a single hair. Oppo's Hasselblad portrait mode is “also incredibly respectful of individual differences” now accurately depicting skin tones and facial features up to 30 feet from the subject.

Hasselblad Master Mode

Finally, all this amazing phone camera engineering comes with the new Hasselblad Master Mode for advanced manual controls over ISO, shutter speed, EV, focus and white balance, as well as such as saturation, contrast, sharpness and even thumbnail control. tailored to experience with the iconic results of the Hasselblad X2D 100C camera. In the new Master mode, the “demanding professional photographers” can now capture in a new RAW MAX1 format with 13 stops of dynamic range and a whopping 16-bit color depth in the BT2020 color space.

We put the Find X7 Ultra camera through our benchmark tests and it indeed ranked among the best in our database, including the iPhone 15 Pro Max And Galaxy S24 Ultrawith a total score in the top percentile.

Video

Our camera benchmark test and wildcat video example below show that the Find X7 Ultra's 4K video prowess falls just short of high-end performance like the iPhone 15 Pro Max in this regard. Stabilization and color representation are excellent, only the transition between stops of the zoom range could be smoother. This issue could, however, be fixed with an update, as a similar update is rolling out to previous Oppo flagships.

And a quick comparison with a 4K video in the same conditions from Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra below.

Performance and software

As usual, Oppo has equipped the Find Again, as usual, it adds a little something to set its phones apart, like an infrared emitter to control your TV, air conditioning, or other home electronics.

As the benchmark scores above show, the performance of the Oppo Find X7 Ultra is in line with other flagships. Snapdragon 8 generation 3 phone in the ranking here – the Galaxy S24 Ultra – while he beats the iPhone 15 Pro Max and its powerful A17 Pro chipset in the graphics department. Despite all that GPU power, battery life doesn't take a hit and the Oppo finished neck and neck with the iPhone in our 3D gaming battery benchmark test.

Battery and charging

The large 5,000mAh battery can be fully charged in less than 30 minutes with the 100W brick, and Oppo also offers record-breaking 50W wireless charging, faster than the Galaxy S24 UltraWhat does wired charging mean, Samsung?

In terms of autonomy, the Oppo Find X7 Ultra excels in the video streaming test and only gives way to the iPhone 15 Pro Max and its Safari experience integrated into the web browsing test. So you can rest assured that this powerful flagship will get you through a day of heavy use or give you a weekend of light interaction away from the charger.

Additionally, this almost matches the iPhone's 3D gaming battery life, which is no easy task to achieve given the holistic interaction between Apple's homebrew GPU and the software on extent that only phones equipped with iOS can achieve.

Summary

All the record-breaking camera and display specifications that Oppo has managed to pack into the ultimate flagship Find X7 Ultra come together at a record price. price just over $900 for the 16GB/512GB version.

That's well below the equivalent price of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but Oppo is still investigating whether it makes sense to bring the phone to the global market and how to price it against Samsung's pride and joy.

Even though the cost of the Find X7 Ultra is only slightly lower than its main competitors, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra And Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max – it would be for a very good reason.

Oppo's 2024 flagship has one of the best camera and screen packages in the industry, not to mention all its other virtues such as fast performance, excellent battery life or ergonomic design that emerged during our review process.