Oppo Find X3 Neo

The Oppo Find X3 Neo, launched on March 19, 2021, presents itself as a mid-range contender with a focus on premium features.

Build Quality

The device measures 159.9mm in height, 72.5mm in width, and 8mm in depth, weighing in at 184 grams. Its construction incorporates a 3D curved glass screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The phone is available in Galactic Silver and Starlight Black. It lacks any IP rating for water or dust resistance.

Screen Quality

The Find X3 Neo boasts a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, resulting in a pixel density of 402 ppi. This screen offers a 90Hz refresh rate, with support for HDR10+ and peak brightness of 1100 nits. The display's color depth is not specified, but it does cover DCI-P3, Full sRGB, and 97% of the NTSC color gamuts. A touch sampling rate of 120Hz is also present. It features a hole-punch notch for the selfie camera and claims a typical brightness of 500 cd/m². The display also incorporates features like capacitive multi-touch, a frameless design, and a contrast ratio of 5000000:1.

Camera Performance

The Oppo Find X3 Neo has a quad-camera setup on the rear. The primary camera is a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, 1.00µm pixel size, and 1/1.56" sensor size, supported by pixel binning (1-4). The secondary camera is a 16MP wide-angle lens with an f/2.2 aperture. The third camera is a 13MP telephoto lens using a Samsung S5K3M5 ISOCELL sensor with an f/2.4 aperture, 1.00µm pixel size, and 1/3.4" sensor size. The fourth is a 2MP macro lens featuring a GalaxyCore GC02M1 CMOS sensor with an f/2.4 aperture, 1.75µm pixel size and 1/5" sensor size.

The front-facing selfie camera uses a 32MP Sony IMX615 sensor with an f/2.4 aperture, 0.80µm pixel size, and 1/2.74" sensor size, also supporting pixel binning.

The camera system includes features like optical and digital zoom, digital image stabilization, and autofocus. It offers 4K video recording at 30 and 60fps with HDR and EIS, alongside 1080p video recording at 30 and 60fps with HDR and EIS. It offers a hybrid zoom of 5x and a digital zoom of 20x. Extra features include a 123º ultra-wide-angle lens, slow motion video at 480 fps, panorama, HDR, and night mode. The DXOMARK score for the mobile main score is 106, with a 104 for photo and 106 for video.

Software Experience

The phone runs on Android 11, with an upgrade to Android 12 possible. The phone has support for various sensors including accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass, and fingerprint (under display).

Battery Performance

The Find X3 Neo is powered by a 4500 mAh Li-Polymer battery, supporting 65W fast charging with USB-C connectivity. The phone features reverse charging but lacks wireless charging capabilities. The battery is non-removable.

Hardware

The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset (7nm) with an octa-core CPU (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) and an Adreno 650 GPU clocked at 600MHz. It includes 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. There is no SD card slot for expandable storage. The phone achieved an Antutu score of 743,500 (v10). The phone also features stereo speakers with Hi-Res Audio. A cooling system and gaming buttons are not present.

Connectivity

The device supports dual SIM (Nano SIM) with dual standby. It supports a range of network bands including 5G, 4G LTE, 3G and 2G. It has Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with dual-band and Wi-Fi Direct, and Bluetooth 5.1 LE. It also features GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, and Galileo. It includes NFC support and a USB Type-C 2.0 port with OTG.

Value for Money

The Oppo Find X3 Neo is positioned in the medium price range, and is offered in 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant.