Oppo Find X9 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro
90
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85
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Oppo Find X9 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on October 16, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 1 year 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
- Comes with 3443 mAh larger battery capacity: 7025 vs 3582 mAh
- 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3400K versus 1801K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (1769 against 1115 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3591 and 3107 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 | 6.59 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 474 Hz | 239 Hz |
| Response time | 20 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Find X9
6.59″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
iPhone 16 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 156.98 mm (6.18 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 73.93 mm (2.91 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Red | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.71/5) | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28255 | 33278 |
| Single-core score | 3107 | 3591 |
| Multi-core score | 9557 | 9090 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 966933 | 555276 |
| GPU | 1291009 | 546980 |
| Memory | 423697 | 176885 |
| UX | 718784 | 522035 |
| Total score | 3400423 | 1801176 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 52% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3119 | 1732 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 48 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | 55 FPS | 35 FPS |
| Section 2 | 48 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | 41 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12571 | 7585 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11502 | - |
| Video editing | 5863 | - |
| Photo editing | 23536 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12903 | - |
| Writing score | 19110 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#43rd place)
Recent User Tests
Oppo Find X9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Azad Boyka) | AnTuTu | 3406583 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Dazza29) | GeekBench GPU | 24276 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Dazza29) | GeekBench CPU | 1953 / 3134 |
| 📘 2026-06-29 (No name) | AnTuTu | 3272691 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 (Aditya) | GeekBench CPU | 3107 / 9557 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Neuron) | AnTuTu | 1500141 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (Lks jaay) | Battery life | Battery report |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (Anton) | AnTuTu | 1782199 |
| 📘 2026-06-04 (Rain) | GeekBench CPU | 3656 / 9628 |
| 📘 2026-05-20 (013gafurov) | AnTuTu | 1891085 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7025 mAh | 3582 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1300 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:41 hr |
| Watching video | - | 17:46 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:35 hr |
| Standby | - | 132 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#84th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.65 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-808 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | - | 142 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | 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 | - |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | October 2025 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.48 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro:
- In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Find X9. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 16 Pro.
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