with 1,149 euros priced similarly, which is justified in terms of equipment, because the Find X3 Pro leaves little to be desired. In addition, thanks to its unusual back, it looks great.

What is so special on the back should already become clear when looking at it: In contrast to most upper-class smartphones such as the Galaxy S21 Ultra (test) or the Oneplus 9 Pro (test), In which the camera elements protrude clearly visible from the housing, Oppo has kept the camera hump much more discreet. The manufacturer was able to achieve this by organically integrating the camera module into the back of the glass. Oppo calls the design “Impossible Curve” and probably makes some think of the T-1000 robot made of liquid metal from the Hollywood classic Terminator 2.

The fact that the back of the Find X3 Pro is not so thick may also have something to do with the omission of a periscope lens for a telephoto zoom lens . Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Find X2 Pro had such a camera installed and are a little thicker with 8.9 and 8.8 millimeters, respectively, than the Find X3 Pro with 8.2 millimeters.

Compared to its predecessor, Oppo has improved its design on the one hand, and on the other hand, the equipment and housing material options have been reduced, which is in some cases positive because it does not overwhelm potential customers . The Find X2 Pro was offered in versions made of glass, ceramic, with vegan leather and with various storage options. This time around there are only a few colors with matte blue and glossy black, with the former option being the better choice as it looks classier thanks to the matte finish and doesn’t take fingerprints. When it comes to equipment, Oppo has committed itself to 256 gigabytes of memory and twelve gigabytes of RAM.

Regardless of whether it is matt or glossy – glass is usually slippery, which is also the case with the Oppo model. For more grip, we recommend using the silicone protective case included in the scope of delivery, which actually looks quite good and allows the back to rest even more flat on surfaces. The fact that the Find X3 Pro is excellently processed doesn’t really need to be mentioned at the price. Nevertheless: the display and housing merge seamlessly, the buttons have perfectly defined pressure points, as it should be with a device that costs more than 1,000 euros.

The comparatively low weight should be positively emphasized: At 193 grams, it weighs 30 grams less than Samsung’s S21 Ultra. Like its predecessor, it protects against the ingress of dust and water with IP68 certification. What is new, however, is the support for wireless charging, which the Find X2 Pro still lacked.

Not only the design and workmanship are right, but also the 6.7-inch display with 3,216 x 1,440 pixels and a refresh rate of 120 Hertz, which can be up to five Hertz depending on the content and app can be reduced to save the battery.

The fact that Oneplus and Oppo come from the same company and partly share the components in order to get better prices for purchases can also be seen in the display. The screen built into the Find X3 Pro seems to be the same that Oneplus uses on the 9 Pro. It is slightly curved to the side, which does not lead to incorrect entries, and the fingerprint sensor is at the same height on both. It is also known that both companies install LPTO displays from Samsung, both of which have received top marks from Displaymate. The color calibrations differ slightly and the maximum brightness of the Oneplus 9 Pro is a shade higher.

In general, the Find X3 Pro’s screen is pleasing. Colors are displayed crisp, but not exaggerated, the viewing angle stability, like the maximum brightness, is top, so that content can also be recognized in sunlight. In addition, colors can be automatically adapted to the ambient light and the color temperature of the screen can be changed – the display according to the DCI-P3 color space is activated by default.

Next to the display is on the further equipment hardly anything to criticize. Equipped with Qualcomm’s top SoC Snapdragon 888, eight gigabytes of fast DDR5 RAM and 256 gigabytes of non-expandable UFS 3.1 memory, the Find X3 Pro runs super smoothly – even with resource-intensive applications. With this combination, the Find X3 Pro does not differ from other current top smartphones in terms of performance.

Oppo Find X3 Pro, Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Lite – Specifications compared

Operating system with max.2.4 GHz 8 GB RAM LPDDR4x 3 MP microscope camera, f / 3.0; 5 x optical hybrid zoom
20 x digital zoom 16 MP ultra wide angle, f / 2.2;
13 MP telecamera, f / 2.4;
2 MP macro camera, f / 2.4; 3 x optical,
10 x digital zoom 2 MP black and white camera, f / 2.4 Fingerprint sensor in the display, 2D face recognition, dustproof (according to IP52), dual -Sim (1 x 5G 1 x 4G), 3.5 mm jack,
Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos technology

The energy storage of the Find X3 Pro is just as big as that of the Oneplus 9 Pro at 4,500 mAh. Both have a dual-cell design, which means that the battery is divided into two 2,250 milliampere-hour elements that can be charged at the same time with 32.5 watts each. This results in an effective charging power of 65 watts, which Oppo has christened Supervooc 2.0. BBK sister Oneplus calls the system Warp Charge 65T, but it is ultimately identical, so that the power supplies of the current devices can be exchanged with one another. Thanks to the high charging capacity, the battery can be fully charged within 35 minutes.

The situation is similar for wireless charging: Oppos Airvooc supports 30 watts of charging power with a corresponding charging station. Oneplus’ Warp Charge 30 Wireless of the 8 Pro (test) can also be used for fast wireless charging. With one battery charge you can easily get through the day with normal mixed use. If you use it less intensively, up to two days are also possible.

The rear main camera, which is built into the organic mini hump, uses four sensors: The manufacturer uses the same IMX 766 50-megapixel custom sensor for the wide and ultra-wide-angle cameras one that was co-developed with Sony. The advantage of this configuration is that the two cameras have identical properties in terms of image quality, white balance and colors. If different sensors are installed, the camera can produce different colors depending on the sensor.

The wide-angle camera has an f / 1.8 aperture, the 110-degree ultra-wide angle f / 2.2. Both also have continuous HDR and optical image stabilization. Thanks to a Freeform lens, the ultra-wide angle camera should hardly distort the sides, which actually works to a certain extent.

The two Sony sensors are supplemented by a 13-megapixel telephoto camera with f / 2.4 aperture, five-fold hybrid and 20-fold digital zoom and a microscope camera with three megapixels, Ring light and f / 3.0 aperture. With the latter you can enlarge objects up to 30 or 60 times at close range in order to see every detail of a sheet.

Oppo did not use a stronger zoom, since the wide-angle lens is more important to consumers. Other manufacturers such as Samsung or Huawei offer, in addition to a wide-angle camera, additional optical telephoto cameras with up to ten times optical zoom. As explained at the beginning, the elimination of the stronger zoom function leads to a thinner device and a smaller camera hump.

During the day, the two wide and ultra wide angle cameras take very good and detailed photos with realistic colors. In the dark, the Find X3 Pro produces just as realistic results that are less brightened than with some competing models. In contrast to the competition, who usually equip the ultra-wide-angle camera with a weaker sensor, very decent photos can be taken even in the dark.

The telephoto camera with its small magnification Produces good results in daylight, the Find X3 Pro does not come close to the zoom levels of an S21 Ultra or Mate 40 Pro. The 20x zoom level already produces a lot of noise, but photos with ten times magnification with sufficient light are still okay.

The microscope Camera is the fourth notch in the group – and this is a B A specialty of the Find X3 Pro. No other smartphone in the world has such a function, with which you can look at objects up to 60 times enlarged down to the smallest detail. For this to work, the smartphone must be held one to three millimeters close to the object. So that enough light is available for microscopy, Oppo has built a small ring light around the camera.

Since the microscope camera does not have an autofocus, the focusing of the objects is sometimes connected with a sure instinct, since the correct distance has to be done manually. If the object is in focus, however, the result is usually impressive: hair, textiles, leaves or other things are presented in a never-before-seen proximity and you always want to take a closer look at other things.

As cool as the microscope camera effect is, w appreciate it e that the function triggers a great thirst for research at the beginning and the results are presented to family or friends. In the long term, however, interest in the gimmick is likely to wane and it will hardly be used. The function is certainly impressive, but we would have liked a better telephoto zoom instead of the microscope camera.

When it comes to software, Oppo uses its in-house user interface ColorOS 11, which is based on Android 11, for its current smartphones, including the Find X3 Pro . Oppos’s Android attachment deviates more from Google’s rather pure surface than, say, that of Oneplus, but knows how to please in some aspects. Various functions are provided with smart animations, such as the screen brightness control in the quick settings: When you adjust the setting, the small sun in the view rotates like a small gear.

In addition, the system offers many customization options for individualization. Among other things, you can specify whether you want an app drawer or what shape the app icons should have: You can also specify the animation style for the home screen change and the app grid.

Model	Oppo Find X3 Pro		Oppo Find X3 Neo	Oppo Find X3 Lite
Display	6.7 inches, 120 Hz AMOLED QHD + with 3,216 x 1,440 pixels (525 ppi), 10 bit	6.55 inches, 90 Hz Amoled FHD +, 2,400 x 1,080 pixels (402 ppi )	6.43 inches, 90 Hz Amoled FHD +, 2,400 x 1,080 pixels (410 ppi)
Andr oid 11 with Color OS 11.1		Android 11 with Color OS 11.1	Android 11 with Color OS 11.1
Processor	Snapdragon 888 with max. 2.84 GHz
Snapdragon 865 with max. 2.8 GHz	Snapdragon 765G
Working memory	12 GB RAM LPDDR5	12 GB RAM LPDDR4
Internal memory	256 GB UFS 3.1 (not expandable)	256 GB UFS 3.0 (not expandable)	128 GB UFS 2.1 (not expandable)
Battery capacity	4,500 mAh (permanently installed) with SuperVOOC 2.0	4,500 mAh (permanently installed) with SuperVOOC 2.0	4,300 mAh (permanently installed) with SuperVOOC 2.0
Main camera	50 MP wide angle, f / 1.8 (IMX766); 50 MP ultra wide angle, f / 2.2 (IMX766); 13 MP Telecamera, f / 2.4;
50 MP main camera, f / 1.8;
64 MP main camera, f / 1.7; 8 MP ultra wide angle, f / 2.2; 2 MP macro camera, f / 2.4; 20 x digital zoom
Front camera	32 MP, f / 2.4 aperture	32 MP, f / 2.4 aperture,	32 MP, f / 2.4 aperture,
Connectivity	Wifi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, LTE, 5G, Dual SIM	Wifi 6, Bluetooth 5.0 , GPS, LTE, 5G	Wifi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, LTE, 5G
Miscellaneous	Fingerprint sensor in the display, 2D face recognition, waterproof and dustproof (according to IP68), dual SIM (1x5G, 1x4G), stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos technology, 65W SuperVOOC 2.0; 30W AirVOOC	Fingerprint sensor in the display, 2D face recognition, dual SIM (1 x 5G, 1x 4G)
Dimensions	163.4 x 74 x 8.26 mm	159.9 x 72.5 x 7.99 mm	159.1 x 73.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight	193 grams	184 grams		172 g (Starry Black, Astral Blue); 180 g (Galactic Silver)
Colours	Black, Blue	Starlight Black, Galactic Silver
Price (RRP)	1,149 euros		799 euros	449 euros