Oppo Find X9 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Oppo Find X9 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on April 21, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 4 months after. 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 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Comes with 1483 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 5567 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Shows 9% longer battery life (37:00 vs 33:56 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 60W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4231K versus 3504K)
- Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (3367 against 2747 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4725 and 3536 points
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 90 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.16 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.97 mm (3.03 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 235 g (8.29 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Green, Orange | Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27916 | 55104 |
| Single-core score | 3536 | 4725 |
| Multi-core score | 10744 | 12575 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1184661 | 964766 |
| GPU | 1577144 | 1393271 |
| Memory | 509054 | 400483 |
| UX | 961129 | 745645 |
| Total score | 4231988 | 3504165 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#19th place)
Recent User Tests
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-21 (IlyaLub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4231988 |
| π 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 23623 |
| π 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3536 / 10744 |
| π 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | AnTuTu 11 | 3766077 |
| π 2026-07-15 (IlyaLub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4231988 |
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 27 |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 31.6 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7050 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:55 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:45 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Watching video | 26:15 hr | 22:52 hr |
| Gaming | 08:23 hr | 08:36 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 146 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (9th and 20th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-901 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (β 0.89 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV52A | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 185 | - |
| Zoom | 173 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Oppo Find X9 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6128 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN5 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 6.0 |
| 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, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | May 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Oppo Find X9 Ultra.
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