Oppo Find X9 Ultra camera review: Top smartphone beats 1-inch sensor by being smarter
The camera smartphones from Oppo have been among the most exciting camera phones in the Android ecosystem for several years now. With the Find X9 Ultra, the manufacturer is now launching a new flagship with outstanding hardware. But its predecessor, the Find X8 Ultra, still claims to deliver the best photo quality.
In this comparison, we take a look at how the Hasselblad cameras of the two Oppo flagships perform in everyday use. Does the Find X9 Ultra really deliver the better photos? Or is the 2025 model with its 1-inch sensor more convincing after all? In terms of price, the Find X8 Ultra starts at around $800, while its successor, as an import, currently starts at around €1,037, making it roughly $400 more expensive.
Android smartphone with 200 MPix and software sophistication
Compared to the Find X8 Ultra, the Sony camera in the Find X9 Ultra achieves a significantly higher light yield — at least that's what the manufacturer says. According to Oppo, the increase is ten percent for the main camera. However, the stacked sensor "only" measures 1/1.12 inches and is therefore smaller than the 1-inch format of the Find X8 Ultra. On the other hand, the Sony Lytia 901 with 200 MPix offers four times the resolution and therefore significantly more scope for pixel binning to reduce image noise in low light.
The photo results, as well as the shots in the review, speak in favor of the Find X9 Ultra's new sensor. The photos offer slightly more dynamic range and, thanks to variable pixel binning, the images also show a little more detail than the Find X8 Ultra's. Only in absolute darkness (book motif) does the 200-MPix camera produce slightly more grain than the 2025 flagship with its 1-inch-format lens.
In order to better differentiate image details between the two top Oppo smartphones, all image files can bei open in full resolution. Click the corresponding photos to open them.
Apart from the main cameras, the Find X9 Ultra has made significant gains in terms of photo quality, especially when zooming in at high magnification. You can find all the camera samples and information about the new Oppo high-end phone in the full review from Notebookcheck.
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