It’s been less than 24 hours since its official unveiling, and here I am, ready to knock down the brand-new Oppo Find X8 Ultra.
It’s been less than 24 hours since its official unveiling, and here I am, ready to knock down the brand-new Oppo Find X8 Ultra.
Just to be clear, I’m not saying that the Find X8 Ultra is «bad» or «weak» in any way – quite the opposite.
What I want to do here is explain why I, a Find X7 Ultra owner, won’t be upgrading to the new Find X8 Ultra. Let’s not swear it, as anything can happen – but I’m, say, 95% sure I won’t buy the new flagship.
If you happen to have stumbled upon an article or two of mine here at PhoneArena, chances are that you’re probably sick of me constantly obsessing with mobile photography.
However, this is the front that mobile phones have been excelling on – while handsets may’ve plateaued in terms of performance, design, and usability, cameras have been getting better and better by the day.
That’s how, after a trip to Southern Spain, I was sold on the Oppo Find X7 Ultra – of course, that’s not «the best» camera phone out there, as there is no such thing as the best camera.
I’ve gotten some jaw-dropping results with Xiaomi Ultra phones, Vivo has some amazing flagship up its hat, Sony, Samsung, Apple: so why Oppo?
Well, it floats my boat in the best way – it has got just what I need in terms of focal lengths, modes and features. I find myself using the 3x zoom almost all the time, as the 6x zoom camera is for special moments only. The 1x (main camera) is incredible, but I happen to like telephoto focal lengths.
That’s because a telephoto compresses things nicely in the photo. Wide lenses exaggerate the distance between objects, making them appear farther apart. In contrast, telephoto lenses compress the scene, bringing distant elements closer together and reducing the sense of depth.
Plus, I bought the Find X7 Ultra (brand new and) for almost half the price of the Galaxy S24 Ultra. I love it.
My wallet is about to grow some feet, stand up and congratulate me over the fact that I don’t particularly fancy thin phones. Otherwise, I’d be screwed up, since the new Find X8 Ultra is 8.78 mm thick, which makes it thinner than both its predecessor and one of its rivals, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, which is ~9.5 mm thin.
This doesn’t tempt me a bit, though, as the 9.5 mm of the X7 Ultra model is perfectly fine to hold and carry around. With the case on, it’s about a centimeter thick, but I like to keep it safe.
