Oppo Find X9 Ultra vs X3 Pro
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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 Oppo Find X3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G and came out 5 years and 2 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 Ultra
- Delivers 336% higher peak brightness (3347 against 767 nits)
- 3.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4231K versus 1123K)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Shows 118% longer battery life (37:00 vs 16:59 hours)
- Comes with 2550 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 4500 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 65W)
- The phone is 5 years and 2 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X3 Pro
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 42 grams less
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 | 6.82 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 526 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 98.4% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 362 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.16 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.97 mm (3.03 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 235 g (8.29 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Green, Orange | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27916 | - |
| Single-core score | 3536 | 1263 |
| Multi-core score | 10744 | 3476 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1184661 | 372454 |
| GPU | 1577144 | 246524 |
| Memory | 509054 | 183481 |
| UX | 961129 | 320684 |
| Total score | 4231988 | 1123143 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1523 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9751 |
| Video editing | - | 6136 |
| Photo editing | - | 26259 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9325 |
| Writing score | - | 14614 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#24th place)
Recent User Tests
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-11-06 (IlyaLub) | AnTuTu 12 | 4054542 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (IlyaLub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4231988 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 23623 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3536 / 10744 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (KY.w) | AnTuTu 11 | 3766077 |
Oppo Find X3 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | ColorOS 11.2 |
| OS size | 31.6 GB | 19.1 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7050 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (30 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes, SuperVOOC 3.0 (100% in 29 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:29 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:45 hr | 06:45 hr |
| Watching video | 26:15 hr | 09:56 hr |
| Gaming | 08:23 hr | 04:33 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 83 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#13th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 110° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 13 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Macro: 3 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-901 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (≈ 0.89 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV52A | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-600 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 3 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.0 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 185 | 70 |
| Preview | - | 71 |
| Zoom | 173 | 102 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Oppo Find X9 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Oppo Find X3 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6128 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN5 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 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 | March 2021 |
| Release date | May 2026 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $1150 |
| Successor | - | - Oppo Find X9 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.88 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Oppo Find X9 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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