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Oppo uses record-breaking UEFA Champions League final to flex AI and camera muscle

Oppo uses record-breaking UEFA Champions League final to flex AI and camera muscle

GSM Arena02-06-2025
The UEFA Champions League Final ended on Saturday with a dominating 5-0 win for PSG over Inter - a record victory in the competition's finals. The match took place in Munich, and since Oppo is one of the competition's main sponsors it took to the packed 75,000 arena to promote its latest smartphones and tech.
Oppo Find X8 Ultra camera samples
The Official Smartphone Partner, as Oppo is called in this relationship, had demo booths for AI selfies and held a charity football game with football legends Kaka, Cafu, and Micah Richards.
Epic football. Elite devices. Unforgettable moments.
This is how we made our moment at the UCL final in Munich. #MakeYourMoment #OPPOxUCL25 pic.twitter.com/WapWtmxFHW — OPPO (@oppo) June 1, 2025
The company also flexed the camera muscle of its Oppo Find X8 Pro at the final. Yes, the Find X8 Ultra is the series' flagship, but only the Pro is available in Europe, so understandably, Oppo focused on the Dimensity 9400-powered device instead.
There was also a big focus on the Oppo AI features. The company set up multiple booths and experience zones where fans could take AI-powered photos with Kaka and Yamine Lamal, both company brand ambassadors. Some fans were also in for a treat, with a surprise appearance from Marco Materazzi, Inter legend and Champions League winner in 2010.
Oppo Find X8 Pro camera samples
Another friendly game included Esteban Cambiasso – another Inter legend and winner of the trophy back in 2010, when the Italian side won against Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Spain.
Oppo hosted friendly games with Kaka, Cafu, Micah Richards and Esteban Cambiasso
Oppo revealed in a press release it intends to remain committed to football-related partnerships, "connecting fans worldwide through technology." Oppo Find X8 Pro
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