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Time of India
02-05-2025
- Time of India
Oppo Find X8 Ultra review. Indian smartphone scene is missing on this one
Synopsis Oppo Find X8 Ultra is the flagshop X series variant. The device isn't available in India. This is a long-term review of the device.
Forbes
18-04-2025
- Forbes
Android Circuit: Galaxy Z Fold7 Leak, RedMagic 10 Air Launch, Pixel 9a Promise
Taking a look back at this week's news and headlines across the Android world, including Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 benchmarks, Pixel 9a for the future, Oppo Find X8 Ultra launched, Honor Power released, RedMagic 10 Air arrives, more AI for Google Photos, and the Android specs are lifted. Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Android in the last seven days. You can also read my weekly digest of Apple news here on Forbes. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ahead of a summer launch, Samsung's flagship foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold7, is showing up on various online benchmarking sites. This gives us an indication both of the raw performance of the phone, and the core hardware. It looks like Samsung will continue to use its exclusive overclocked 'For Galaxy' Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm. "Geekbench reveals that the Galaxy Z Fold7 (SM-F966U) features the full 8-core version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite, unlike the Oppo Find N5. Added to that, clock speeds of 4.47 GHz on its two prime cores confirm that Samsung has chosen the 'for Galaxy' variant of Qualcomm's latest flagship chipset. Based on an OpenCL score of 18,143, the Galaxy Z Fold7 outscores the Oppo Find N5 by about 2.6%. Conversely, a 27.9% gap exists between the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Fold6.' (NotebookCheck). With the Pixel 9a now released globally, the reviews note the wealth of features available at the competitive $499 price point. It's also worth noting that Google is, once again, using the Pixel family to highlight the route it believes the smartphone ecosystem should be moving down. "The Pixel 9a's ability to highlight the potential of artificial intelligence on lower specification devices, the ability to deliver a new camera experience through software, and the bland design that leaves room for innovation and styling will all be noted by Google's manufacturing partners. The Pixel 9a is a critical success, but the real success may be in the signpost it offers the whole Android community." (Forbes). The continued race to offer bigger, better and bolder cameras on your smartphone has a new leader. The Oppo Find X8 Ultra sports a 6.82-inch display in an 8.78mm thick, which is thinner than the competition Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Vivio X100 Ultra smartphones. But we're really here for the camera: "With four 50-megapixel rear lenses tuned by Hasselblad, including both 3x and 6x periscopes that have been upgraded with faster apertures, the X8 Ultra arrives with a credible claim to rival Xiaomi and Vivo on the photography front. It includes a dedicated haptic shutter button with touch controls for zooming, along with a new customizable shortcut button that replaces the popular alert slider." (The Verge). Price and photos are not the only battleground highlighted this week. Honor has decided to put its flag in the ground marked 'battery', with the launch of the first Power smartphone, which comes with a monster 8,000 mAh battery: "As a flex, Honor compared the battery capacity of the Power with that of the iPad Air 11 (2025) – it's 29.60Wh vs. 28.93Wh in favor of the phone. The phone's battery has an impressive power density of 821Wh/L thanks to a high amount of silicon. In terms of endurance, the battery can last 25 hours of long-form video playback, 23 hours for TikTok, over 23 hours of navigation and 14 hours of gaming." (GSM Arena). Alright, let's add thinness into the mix as well! Redmagic's latest variant of its 10 Series gaming phones is the Redmagic 10 Air. This sports a body just 7.85mm thick, shaving more than 12 percent off the regular Redmagic 10 Pro. How has it achieved that? "For example, RedMagic has swapped out the Snapdragon 8 Elite that powers the RedMagic 10 Pro for the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Also, it has installed a smaller, slower, dimmer and lower resolution panel than the one found in the RedMagic 10 Pro. Specifically, the RedMagic 10 Air has a 6.8-inch AMOLED display that outputs at 2,480 x 1,116 pixels with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 1,600 nits peak brightness." (NotebookCheck). The latest push from Google to introduce artifical intelligence features through Android is in Google Photos. It is rolling out AI-powered search and backup to the popular media tool: "After previewing last month, the Google Photos app/Extension/integration is now rolling out to the Gemini app on Android. This Google Photos app, or Extension, has two components. The first lets you find your backed up images and videos… The second aspect lets you find 'ask for important details found in your photos,' which is similar to the standalone Ask Photos functionality in Google Photos." (9to5Google). Google has confirmed that the minimum storage specification for a certified Android tablet will be 32 GB. This doesn't stop manufacturers from using their builds of Android from the Open Source Android Project, but it does mean those hoping to bundle Google Services, including the all-important Google Play Store, will have to ensure they meet the new minimum: "Google now requires Android devices to have at least 32GB of internal storage. Google mandates that 75% of this 32GB must be allocated to the data partition, which stores preinstalled system apps, system app data, certain system files, and crucially, all user apps and files. This doubles the previous minimum flash storage requirement of 16GB, introduced with Android 13 in 2022. Consequently, devices with less than 32GB of storage cannot upgrade to Android 15, as Google's new requirement applies to both new and upgrading devices." (Android Authority). Android Circuit rounds up the news from the Android world every weekend here on Forbes. Don't forget to follow me so you don't miss any coverage in the future, and of course, read the sister column in Apple Loop! Last week's Android Circuit can be found here, and if you have any news and links you'd like to see featured in Android Circuit, get in touch!
Forbes
10-04-2025
- Forbes
Oppo Find X8 Ultra Trims Camera Bump And Yet Retains Four 50MP Cameras
Oppo Find X8 Ultra Prakhar Khanna The Oppo Find X8 Pro is one of the slimmest camera-centric phones on the market. Like its predecessor, you get two periscope cameras for 3x and 6x optical zoom, as well as two 50MP main and ultrawide cameras. This is accompanied by a flagship chipset and a 6,100mAh battery. Fantastic optical zoom on cameras? Check. Great display? Check. Flagship processor to power it all? Check. Huge battery to keep it running? Check. It ticks all the right boxes and makes me wish it were available to a wider consumer base with a global launch. Oppo has worked on minimizing its camera module width so it doesn't protrude as much as the Find X7 Ultra or the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Make no mistake, it isn't a compact device. At 226 grams and 8.78mm thickness, it's on par with the Galaxy S25 Ultra but packs over-the-top cameras. Personally, I don't mind the camera module protrusion if it allows for bigger sensors. Oppo's slight compromise results in a smaller camera bump and a more pocketable phone. Oppo Find X8 Ultra's slimmer camera module Prakhar Khanna What I do mind is the lack of personality. Both the Oppo Find X6 Ultra and Find X7 Ultra had a dual-tone finish where half the phone featured a faux leather back. By contrast, the Find X8 Ultra looks like just another Oppo phone. It comes in gorgeous finishes, and I love the light pink hue on my Shell Pink variant. But in a bid to make a 'normal-looking' Ultra phone, Oppo has let go of its signature design. That said, the matte finish is easy to hold and comfortable to use. It isn't slippery, and I would gladly use it without a case. However, it is prone to scratches, which aren't always visible unless light hits at a certain angle. It's rated IP68 for dust and water resistance, as well as IP69 for resistance against high-pressure water spray. Oppo Find X8 Ultra display Prakhar Khanna On the front, you get a sharp 6.82-inch AMOLED LTPO display with QHD resolution at 510 pixels per inch (ppi). If you want a portable screen to watch movies and videos, this is it. It's a vibrant display with thin bezels that add to the immersive feel when consuming content. The screen is rated to deliver up to 1,600 nits of peak brightness outdoors, and I haven't had any legibility issues in direct sunlight. The Oppo Find X8 Ultra continues to have two periscope zoom cameras. It sports a 50MP 1-inch-type primary main sensor, a 50MP periscope camera with 3x optical zoom, another 50MP periscope camera for 6x optical zoom, and a 50MP ultrawide-angle sensor. Oppo has worked on its color tuning to offer more natural color rendering with True Chroma Camera tech. Oppo Find X8 Ultra camera samples Prakhar Khanna The 3x and 6x zoom systems are the stars of the pack. They offer good natural blur and excellent shadow detail. Photos clicked at up to 30x zoom are sharper than the competition—less noisy and more social media–friendly. Both cameras capture good-looking portraits, and similar to the Find X8 Pro, you get several photo modes like Stage, Silhouette, and Fireworks for a customized look. One standout feature of the 6x lens is its ability to keep video footage more stable than its predecessor, which is also among the best on an Ultra phone. My only complaint is with the primary camera, which can be unreliable. The images look great for the most part, but there are times when skin tones are messed up after processing. I faced a similar issue on the Find X8 Pro and the X7 Ultra last year. Oppo Find X8 Ultra camera module Prakhar Khanna The Oppo Find X8 Ultra is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, paired with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage. It runs ColorOS 15 based on Android 15. I love the snappy UI and smooth animations on offer here. Throw whatever task you want, and the Find X8 Ultra nails it. However, I noticed it getting warm to the touch when shooting photos outdoors, in the Delhi heat. The Oppo Find X8 Ultra packs a massive 6,100mAh silicon-carbon battery, which supports 100W fast charging and 50W wireless charging. In my usage, it went from 25% to 100% within 35 minutes. It's efficient, too—it easily lasts an entire day. The Oppo Find X8 Ultra is priced at 6,499 CNY (approx. $884) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant and goes up to 7,999 CNY (approx. $1,088) for the 16GB RAM + 1TB storage model. It is only available in China right now, with no information on a global rollout.
