Oppo Find X9 Pro vs X8 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Oppo Find X9 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on October 16, 2025, against the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X9 Pro
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6100 mAh
- Shows 24% longer battery life (35:19 vs 28:25 hours)
- Delivers 56% higher peak brightness (1818 against 1163 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3508K versus 3183K)
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3422 and 3103 points
- The phone is 6 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X8 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 6x optical zoom
- 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 450 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 100% |
| PWM | 354 Hz | 121 Hz |
| Response time | 7 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.26 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.09 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.46 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.78 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 224 g (7.9 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Red | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.82/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26944 | 25197 |
| Single-core score | 3422 | 3103 |
| Multi-core score | 10065 | 9772 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1098383 | 961436 |
| GPU | 1275843 | 1059315 |
| Memory | 378116 | 516419 |
| UX | 756339 | 645931 |
| Total score | 3508681 | 3183101 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 52% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3009 | 2512 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 51 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 1 | 55 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 52 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 13319 | 11466 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6180 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11183 | 21490 |
| Video editing | 5850 | 8016 |
| Photo editing | 22747 | 29166 |
| Data manipulation | 13395 | 17803 |
| Writing score | 19055 | 23531 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (51st and 78th place)
Recent User Tests
Oppo Find X9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 -> StevenS | AnTuTu 12 | 3322691 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (7kxlz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3626063 |
| 📘 2026-07-26 -> FrostbyteX | AnTuTu 11 | 3454088 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (7kxlz) | AnTuTu 11 | 3520797 |
| 📘 2026-05-23 (Valerij) | AnTuTu 11 | 3562181 |
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | 58 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 6100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1300 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 19:04 hr | 13:45 hr |
| Watching video | 25:00 hr | 18:49 hr |
| Gaming | 10:24 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 107 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (13th and 81st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 6x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-828 | Sony LYT-900 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 180 | 175 |
| Zoom | 131 | 151 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Oppo Find X9 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Oppo Find X8 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | LYT-506 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | April 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Oppo Find X9 Pro. It has a better gaming, battery life, and connectivity.
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