Oppo Find X2 Pro review: Fast, faster, Oppo

With the Oppo Find X2 Pro, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo wants to officially launch its first smartphone on the German market in May. This is positioned directly in the high-end market, so it is already a statement to the dominant competition from Samsung or Apple. You can find out what the smartphone can do and whether it can keep up with the other high-end devices in this review.

The scope of delivery of the smartphone includes the smartphone, the 65W fast charger, a TPU case, USB-C headphones and the USB-C cable. So let's continue right away:

Design and workmanship

I think the design is very chic. A small punch hole was used here as a “front camera solution”. My personal opinion is that it doesn't interfere with everyday life. This solution made it possible for Oppo to install a good (32 MP) front camera.

The Oppo FindX2 Pro has a small punch hole for the front camera. (Image: TechnikNews)

The display is slightly rounded (about as strong as the Galaxy S10), but that did not lead to any incorrect entries. The camera design is simple but quite thick. If the smartphone is on the table without a case, it is quite shaky. But this is less the case with the case.

The workmanship of the smartphone is very good. But that's what I expect from such a high price. The back is made of ceramic and not slippery, but unfortunately it magically attracts fingerprints. I had the black version of the smartphone, the version made of synthetic leather should be better with fingerprints.

The back of the Oppo FindX2 Pro is made of ceramic or synthetic leather. (Image: TechnikNews)

Display

The 6,7 inch QHD+ AMOLED 120 Hz display is really one of the highlights of the smartphone. You can also use the QHD+ resolution and the 120 Hz refresh rate at the same time. Once you get used to it, it's hard to get away from it. The display is really very bright, I had no problems reading it in sunlight. With HDR10+, videos (Netflix, YouTube, Disney+ and co.) also looked fantastic. However, one-handed operation is impossible due to the size, and the smartphone does not offer a mode for this.

The front of the Oppo FindX2 Pro is 90% display. (Image: TechnikNews)

Hardware

The hardware is at a very high flagship level, except for the lack of wireless charging. The latest Snapdragon 865 processor is installed, with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. If you are not familiar with the technical data: the smartphone runs really smoothly. I had no performance problems, every single app was kept running in the background by the RAM and the memory is large and fast. Two SIM cards can be used, SIM-1 also supports the latest 5G standard.

Connectivity options weren't saved either: WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-band GPS, NFC and USB-C 3.1 are just the latest and meet high-end expectations.

The cameras are very important to Oppo. Three sensors were installed here. A large Sony IMX689 sensor (1 / 1,4 inch and 1,12 micrometers) with optical image stabilization (OIS) and a resolution of 48 MP, a second 48 MP sensor (Sony IMX586) for ultra-wide angle shots, which can also be used for macro photos from up to can be used up to three centimeters. The third sensor is a "hybrid zoom". This enables a five-fold optical, a ten-fold hybrid and sixty-fold digital zoom.

The cameras are very good. I had a lot of fun taking photos, especially with the good zoom. This smartphone also uses the 4 x 4 pixel binding, so the images are ultimately put together as 12 MP images with "super pixels". Almost everything about the images is right. Very good contrast values, natural and colorful colors, especially the details in the images are very impressive on the Find X2 Pro.

The cameras of the Oppo FindX2 Pro are very good. (Image: TechnikNews)

The best modes for me are the 10x lossless zoom and actually the macro camera, because you can still zoom in on this and thus get very close to objects and details. The night mode can, however, be revised again, it does not come close to the competition from Google and Huawei. The 60x digital zoom is impressive, but more of a gimmick. Check it out for yourself:

Rechargeable battery

Another highlight for me was the battery. This has a capacity of 4.260 mAh and is therefore rather small compared to other smartphones in the price range. I could easily get through the day with the device or even 1,5 days with the maximum settings (QHD +, 120 Hz, no energy-saving mode). That's not bad, but there is still room for improvement.

Huawei's competitor, the Mate 30 Pro, convinced me even more. But the Find X2 Pro has another ace up its sleeve: the charging speed. The included charger charges the device from 65 to 0 in 100 minutes with an incredible 38W. On the other hand, the smartphone does not have wireless charging - for a price of 1200 euros, that is unacceptable for me. The fast cable charging meant that I no longer had to charge it overnight, because I briefly touched it to the cable in between and before I knew it, the battery had 20-30 percent more. That just feels like the future. In my short test period, I was unable to determine how this affects the battery and its health over a longer period of time.probeer

Software

On the device will color OS 7.1 based on Android 10 used, an update to Android 11 seems very safe to me. I am even assuming an Android 11 beta participation in May. By the way, Oppo is not affected by the Huawei restrictions as it is mistakenly spread by several social media users. So you have all Google services as usual. I like the software, it's very simple and based on OxygenOS from sister company OnePlus. But some translations are very strange: Night mode = eye care - something doesn't quite fit.

Conclusion

The Oppo Find X2 Pro is a high-end flagship, it offers everything, apart from wireless charging, that a smartphone should be able to do in 2020 and that with flying colors. So can I fully recommend it? No. A price of 1200 euros is really high and I expect even more: Wireless / Reverse Wireless Charging, better battery and update promise! As soon as the device scratches the 1000 euro mark, such points are all the more important. However, if you can do without wireless charging, you get a really fast smartphone with a good camera and, thanks to the 5G module, a device that is already prepared for the latest cellular standard.

Unfortunately, the “normal” Find X2 is not coming to Germany, so the only alternatives would be the OnePlus 8 or 7 devices. Our editor-in-chief David recently tested the 7T Pro tested.

Update: From May 19, 2020, the Oppo Find X2 Pro will be available in stores and shops such as Amazon & Co. in Germany and Austria.

Many thanks to Oppo Germany for providing a loaner. This did not affect the assessment of the device in any way, we did not receive any payment for the item and Oppo did not see the item in front of you.

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