Xiaomi 18 Pro vs Oppo Find X9s Pro

92 out of 100
Xiaomi 18 Pro
VS
91 out of 100
Oppo Find X9s Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Xiaomi 18 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6) that was released on September 23, 2026, against the Oppo Find X9s Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and came out 5 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 18 Pro
  • 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4888K versus 3274K)
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3866 and 3302 points
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X9s Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.1)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 10% higher pixel density (460 vs 419 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 18 Pro and Oppo Find X9s Pro crucial features
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
93*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
49.3
(Average)
Value Index
67.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1120 x 2436 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 92% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.4%
PWM - 167 Hz
Response time - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
1099 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 151.8 mm (5.98 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 71.7 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.46 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red, Pink White, Gray, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
18 Pro +1%
92%
90.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 18 Pro and Oppo Find X9s Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max clock 5010 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
- 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache - 16 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
GPU
Graphics Adreno 845 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock - 1716 MHz
FLOPS - ~5271.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 18 Pro and Oppo Find X9s Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
18 Pro +17%
3866
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
18 Pro +5%
11140
10598
Single-core score 3866 3302
Multi-core score 11140 10598
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
18 Pro +49%
4888150
3274090
CPU 1365000 909385
GPU 1783000 1204662
Memory 662300 403028
UX 1047850 757015
Total score 4888150 3274090
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (4th and 62nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 18 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Oppo Find X9s Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-27 (zwatoo)AnTuTu 113274090

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 4 ColorOS 16
OS size - 58 GB
OS updates 6 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 7025 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 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 Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 2.8x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 102° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.6
Focal length 75 mm 65 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Samsung ISOCELL HP5
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 15 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 Samsung ISOCELL JN5
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 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 6.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
84.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 April 2026
Release date September 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $780
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 18 Pro. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority – go for the Oppo Find X9s Pro.

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