Oppo Find X9 vs Find X5
89
out of 100
VS
59
out of 100
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 Oppo Find X5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 3 years and 8 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
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3400K versus 1119K)
- Comes with 2225 mAh larger battery capacity: 7025 vs 4800 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1118 against 814 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 3 years and 8 months newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 14% higher pixel density (460 vs 402 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.59 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 89% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | - |
| PWM | 474 Hz | - |
| Response time | 20 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 156.98 mm (6.18 inches) | 160.3 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 73.93 mm (2.91 inches) | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Red | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.71/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 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 | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28255 | 4509 |
| Single-core score | 3107 | 1488 |
| Multi-core score | 9557 | 3373 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 966933 | 380054 |
| GPU | 1291009 | 265991 |
| Memory | 423697 | 171608 |
| UX | 718784 | 301555 |
| Total score | 3400423 | 1119208 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 52% | - |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3119 | 505 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 48 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 55 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 48 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 41 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12571 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 59% | 62% |
| Graphics test | - | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1527 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11502 | - |
| Video editing | 5863 | - |
| Photo editing | 23536 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12903 | - |
| Writing score | 19110 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#55th place)
Recent User Tests
Oppo Find X9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Azad Boyka) | AnTuTu 11 | 3406583 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Dazza29) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 24276 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Dazza29) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1953 / 3134 |
| 📘 2026-06-29 (No name) | AnTuTu 11 | 3272691 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 (Aditya) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3107 / 9557 |
Oppo Find X5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2024-03-28 (Omar Ahmed) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4509 |
| 📘 2024-03-28 (Omar Ahmed) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1488 / 3373 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | ColorOS 12.1 |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7025 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 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 | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (94% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1300 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 07:47 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:38 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:27 hr |
| Standby | - | 93 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 110° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 13 MP 3) 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/1.65 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-808 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 60 |
| Preview | - | 60 |
| Zoom | - | 104 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Oppo Find X5 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | February 2022 |
| Release date | October 2025 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Oppo Find X9 |
| 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, 80 W |
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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