the cell phone that attacks high-end photography with a dual periscope zoom camera

A few days ago OPPO presented its new flagship product in Europe, a terminal that promises a top-notch photography experience. The OPPO Find X8 Pro arrived in our country after two years without presenting its best mobile phones in these latitudes, due to a change in the company's strategy.

The brand wants to clarify that Europe is a critical market and they are not going to give up and leave it to Samsung or Xiaomi. To do this, they decided to demonstrate that they continue to fight to be the reference in photography, with a terminal that has already shown us what it is capable of but which we have not yet been able to test.

This model is on sale in a single configuration of 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage at a cost that, while not low, does not reach what Samsung and Apple ask for their best phones. The price is 1,299 dollars, although it must be considered that as an introductory offer the company is offer accessories worth more than 365 dollars. More precisely an OPPO Watch X, an 80W SUPERVOOC charger and a case.

Camera button and alert slider

OPPO's design is among the best in the industry and this is clearly demonstrated in this model. It has a weight of 215 grams, which is not the highest in the category but not so low that it can boast, as the company does. The ergonomics are magnificent and it doesn't feel heavy or awkward given its curved corners.

At the back we have a camera module that the brand defines as compactbut it's quite big. And this is normal, given the photographic system that this mobile includes. The finish of the device they gave us is Glacier White, and while it doesn't feel particularly premium to the touch, it's on par with its competitors.

OPPO Find X8 Pro review

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Where you start to see new things is on the sides. Not at the top or bottom, where the main speaker or the charging port with the SIM slot is, but on the sides. On one we have the two volume buttons and the power button, but also a haptic button like that of iPhones, which is used to activate the camera or record a video.

On the other side we have a button that, without being new, we have not seen for a long time, the Alert slider. It is a hardware element that controls the sound of the mobilebeing able to put it in sound, silent or vibrating mode. Personally, I've never been a fan of this type of solution, but many users like it.

The construction of the mobile is protected from water and dust by the IP69 resistance certificationplus a system that allows you to use your cell phone with wet hands, which is great if you're at the gym, pool, or just got out of the shower. As we can see, in this section the OPPO Find X8 Pro does not have any drawbacks.

A very fast mobile

A few days ago we were able to analyze the new realme GT 7 Pro, the first smartphone to arrive in Europe with the processor Snapdragon 8 Elite. We explain the sensations to you in this test, but it is the most powerful mobile phone we have tested. The new OPPO, as strange as it may seem, It does not opt ​​for this same processor and stays with the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 used by the VIVO X200 Pro.

The feeling is very similar, even if it's not the same. However, it is so similar that only the most demanding users, those playing more advanced titles, and those looking to do synthetic benchmarks will be able to find any differences. The MediaTek chipset is impressiveand the memory of the only variant sold in Europe is up to par.

We will have 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storagenot stretchable. This allows us to play games, use background apps, have floating social media windows while using demanding apps… The feeling is so good that we can't consider it a drawback. that OPPO did not opt ​​for the Qualcomm chip.

It is also worth highlighting the haptic systemwhich gives a remarkable answer, and that of refrigeration, which prevents the mobile from heating up in the slightest even when playing titles that require a lot of power. It appears that this also benefits automia, as we will see later.

A remarkable screen

In the multimedia section OPPO didn't make any big boasts. It features a cutting-edge 6.78-inch OLED panel and a resolution of 2780 x 1264 px. The maximum refresh rate is 120Hz and the brightness is 4,500 nits. These are good numbers, but not the best.

This does not pose a problem when using this screen, and Its visualization is always good except for one moment: when there are reflections. It behaves like the rest of the phones on the market, with one exception: the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. We have already mentioned it in the realme review and we repeat it here. Samsung has set a new standard for displays in terms of reflection management, making its flagship the best in this department.

Another aspect that seemed to go out of fashion but we see is not the case is the curvature of the panel. The Find X8 Pro has all four sides of the screen curvedvery lightly, which makes it very comfortable to use but there are some inconveniences when using the keyboard keys to the extreme.

Below the screen is the fingerprint sensorwhich is fast and comfortable, and which even allows us to launch applications if we configure it that way. However, we still consider the lift-to-activate and facial unlock duo to be more practical, which makes the mobile phone operational simply by picking it up and looking at it.

Incredible zoom

The flagship feature of this model is undoubtedly the camera. OPPO has already collaborated with Hasselblad for certain exercises after the debut of this brand in the mobile sector with OnePlus. This allowed the color management to be really good, one of the best in fact.

Added to this is high-level hardware with a system we've never seen before: four 50 MP cameras on the back. There is a normal angle, an ultra wide angle and two optical zooms, both of the periscopic type. If a few weeks ago we were wondering if the VIVO X200 Pro was going to take the position of zoom king against the S24 Ultra, today we can say that there is a new competitor.

The quality of the main camera is superb, as is the shooting speed. Color management, thanks to collaboration with Hasselbladmakes the images look like they were taken with a professional SLR camera. In addition, the video also remains at a high level even when changing optics, although it does not reach the height of Apple mobile phones.

The ultra-wide angle is perhaps the lens that goes most unnoticed, but it doesn't lack quality for that. And the two stars are his two periscopic zooms, 3x and 6xto which is added a 2x but which results from the cutting of the main sensor. Color consistency is another one of those things that shows how well OPPO has done it.

In front we have a 32 Mpx camera that recalls the best of Chinese brands, like HONOR or Xiaomi. And that's a compliment, because these are the manufacturers who are in the lead when it comes to front camera quality, ahead of Samsung or Apple.

El botón de cámara se ha diseñado para tomar fotos si lo pulsamos una vez o hacer fotos en modo ráfaga si lo pulsamos prolongadamente. Podemos cambiar este comportamiento para que grabe vídeo. En teoría si deslizamos encima controlamos el zoom pero a nosotros no nos ha funcionado siempre. De hecho, en alguna ocasión hemos tenido que reiniciar el móvil para que funcionara de nuevo.

Batería enorme

Este año 2024 está siendo el año de las baterías de gran tamaño. Realme ya mostró de lo que era capaz y ahora le toca el turno a OPPO, que ha metido una pila de nada menos que 5.910 mAh en su nuevo móvil. Esto, junto con una carga por cable de 80 W y una carga inalámbrica de 50 W hacen de este terminal un móvil muy aconsejable si nos preocupa este apartado.

La autonomía que nos ha dado es muy buena, aunque no llega al nivel de lo visto con el realme GT 7 Pro y su Snapdragon 8 Elite. En este caso hemos tenido en uso el móvil durante 24 horas, con más de 5 horas de pantalla en las que hemos estado jugando, haciendo fotos, viendo más de una hora de YouTube, escuchando podcasts… y aún así hemos acabado esa prueba con más de un 20% de batería.

Una pega que le ponemos es que, pese a tener carga inalámbrica rápida, en algunos cargadores no ha funcionado bien. En concreto en uno de una marca rival, VIVO, el móvil empezaba a cargar, pero no avanzaba, encendiendo la pantalla cada pocos segundos. En otros genéricos, como los de IKEA o de marcas como OnePlus, no hemos tenido problema.

IA por todas partes

OPPO no ha querido desligarse de la ola de software con inteligencia artificial que todas las marcas están implementando. En su caso es Color OS 15 con Android 15 el sistema donde se alojan muchas de las nuevas funciones.

Para empezar, tenemos herramientas IA en fotos, con sistemas como AI Clarity, Enhancer AI, Reflection Remover, AI Unblur o AI Eraser. Todas estas opciones permiten mejorar las fotos. Y si lo que queremos es modificarlas o convertirlas en dibujos podemos usar AI Reimagine.

Pero no todas las funciones están relacionadas con las fotografías. Las IA Tools permiten escribir, resumir o responder con funciones como AI Writer, AI Reply y AI Summary. También tenemos AI Assistant para Notas y AI Translate para facilitar la traducción de frases. Además de lo relacionado con IA, OPPO sigue permitiendo un grado de personalización enorme, que ya vimos en realme UI, al ser la misma capa pero con diferente nombre. La barra lateral de acciones y archivos facilita el uso de la multitarea y el poder abrir una ventana flotante en WhatsApp mientras jugamos es algo que Android debería tener de serie.

¿Me lo compro?

OPPO ha vuelto a España por la puerta grande. No se había ido de nuestro mercado, pero al no haber presentado móviles de gama alta en dos años, es este un terminal especialmente importante. Su precio no es bajo, sobre todo si lo comparamos con el realme GT 7 Pro que tiene gran parte de las características de este modelo.

Sin embargo, lo que ofrece en fotografía hace que este modelo sea mucho más interesante para los que valoren este apartado. Sus 1.299 dollars hacen que no sea para todo el mundo, como cualquier móvil de esta categoría, pero al ser un producto tan redonde y además incluir numerosos regalos en la compra, podemos decir que es una opción que hay que tener en cuenta si se quiere buscar el móvil con la mejor cámara que se pueda comprar.