Oppo Find X5 Pro Review

Design

The Oppo Find X5 Pro, launched in March 2022, presents a premium build with dimensions of 163.7 mm in height, 73.9 mm in width, and 8.5 mm in depth. It weighs 218 grams. The phone features a curved ceramic back, available in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White, and an eco-leather option in Blue. The design includes a seamless camera bump that flows into the phone's rear panel. The device is not foldable.

Display

The phone boasts a 6.7-inch LTPO2 AMOLED display with 1 billion colors, a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, and BT.2020 support. The screen's resolution is 1440 x 3216 pixels, resulting in a pixel density of 525 ppi. The display offers a typical brightness of 500 nits, 800 nits in high brightness mode (HBM), and a peak brightness of 1300 nits. It features a hole-punch notch, a touch sampling rate of 240 Hz, and Always-On Display functionality. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and includes features such as DC dimming, full sRGB standard, 97% NTSC coverage, and a 10-bit panel.

Performance

The Oppo Find X5 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) chipset, specifically the global variant. The CPU is an octa-core configuration featuring a 1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 core, 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 cores, and 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510 cores. The graphics are handled by an Adreno 730 GPU. The phone offers 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. It achieved an AnTuTu score of 1,138,104 on v10 benchmark. A cooling system is included. There is no SD card slot, and the phone doesn't have gaming buttons.

Camera

The device features a triple rear camera setup. The primary camera is a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor with an f/1.7 aperture, 1.00µm pixel size, and 1/1.56" sensor size. The ultrawide camera also utilizes a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor (f/2.2, 1.00µm, 1/1.56"). Additionally, a 13MP Samsung S5K3M5 telephoto lens with an f/2.4 aperture is included. The front-facing camera is a 32MP Sony IMX709 sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. The camera includes features like Dual-OIS 5-axis stabilization, and the MariSilicon X NPU. Video recording capabilities include 4K at 30/60fps with HDR and EIS, along with 1080p recording at 30/60/240fps with HDR and EIS. The camera also has 2x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom and 20x digital zoom. It includes features like autofocus, touch focus, continuous autofocus, phase detection autofocus (PDAF), laser autofocus (LAF), and continuous shooting. DXOMARK gives the main camera setup a score of 130 (photo: 130, video: 126) and the selfie camera 116 (photo 119 and video: 113).

Battery Life

The Oppo Find X5 Pro is equipped with a 5000 mAh Li-Polymer battery. It supports 80W fast wired charging and 50W wireless charging. The phone also features 10W reverse wireless charging and reverse charging functionality.

Software

The device ships with Android 12, with an upgrade available to Android 14.

Pricing

The phone falls into the "medium price" range. Various prices exist for the 12GB/256GB model; these include $410.55, $1,070.00, and $292.72 based on different vendors.

Overall Verdict

The Oppo Find X5 Pro is a high-end smartphone offering a premium build, excellent display, powerful performance, and versatile camera capabilities. It also includes fast wired and wireless charging. The availability of different color options and materials provides a good variety for consumers. The absence of a microSD card slot might be a downside for some users, but the internal storage should be adequate for most users. The phone features a robust set of features overall making it a strong contender in the premium smartphone market segment.