Oppo Find X9 Ultra vs X8 Ultra
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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 X8 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year 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 189% higher peak brightness (3349 against 1157 nits)
- Shows 30% longer battery life (37:00 vs 28:25 hours)
- Comes with 950 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 6100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4231K versus 3183K)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3536 and 3103 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X8 Ultra
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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 | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 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 | 300 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 | 99.5% | 100% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 121 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.16 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.09 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.97 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.78 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 235 g (8.29 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, Green, Orange | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27916 | 25197 |
| Single-core score | 3536 | 3103 |
| Multi-core score | 10744 | 9772 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1184661 | 961436 |
| GPU | 1577144 | 1059315 |
| Memory | 509054 | 516419 |
| UX | 961129 | 645931 |
| Total score | 4231988 | 3183101 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 72% |
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2512 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 44 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 11466 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6180 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 21490 |
| Video editing | - | 8016 |
| Photo editing | - | 29166 |
| Data manipulation | - | 17803 |
| Writing score | - | 23531 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (19th and 78th place)
Recent User Tests
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 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 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (IlyaLub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4231988 |
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 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 | 31.6 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7050 mAh | 6100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 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 (75% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:45 hr | 13:45 hr |
| Watching video | 26:15 hr | 18:49 hr |
| Gaming | 08:23 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (9th and 81st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 6x |
| 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) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) 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 |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-901 | Sony LYT-900 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (≈ 0.89 inch) | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV52A | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-600 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 185 | 175 |
| Zoom | 173 | 151 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Oppo Find X9 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Oppo Find X8 Ultra 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 | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN5 | LYT-506 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (≈ 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 | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2026 | April 2025 |
| Release date | May 2026 | 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 | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Find X9 Ultra. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Oppo Find X8 Ultra.
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