Oppo Find X3 Pro review: the almost perfect smartphone

With a range of Find X2 acclaimed by critics, the Chinese brand has unveiled its Oppo Find X3 Pro. With this smartphone, Oppo is establishing its place in the ultra premium market in confrontation with Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi. In a philosophy accorded to color, the Chinese brand introduces the camera with a microscope. MeilleurMobile was able to test the product and gives you its verdict.

Design: a different philosophy but an ever-present prestige

The first impact of the Find X2 Pro was visual. For its Oppo Find X3 Pro, the Chinese brand takes up this desire to create a visual attraction for its customer. The phone is built in a unique glass frame with aluminum finishes. A rather particular aspect which owes a lot to the choice of its camera. On the other hand, the dorsal part is not completely flat. A decision in line with the design that you will have to get used to.

In your hands, you will have the most beautiful smartphone of recent years. The glass frame, the finesse of the curves and the detail of the finish are at the service of the beautiful. In order to combine the useful with the pleasant, the telephone remains light in its construction. It fits easily in the palm of your hand and weighs only 194 grams. The glass is also anti-fingerprint to facilitate your daily grip.

So, of course, many of you may be worried about the glass on a phone of such a price. IP 68 classification of the product should reassure you. Oppo has taken the necessary steps to ensure that its Find X3 Pro combines elegance and solidity. After a vegan leather edition at its best, you will love the glass and metal alloy.

Screen: the interface with a thousand extremely bright colors

Since the launch of its first Find X Pro, Oppo has made it a point of honor to offer you its best vintage for the touchscreen. The Oppo Find X3 Pro is no exception in this area since in terms of technical characteristics alone, the heavy artillery is out. The smartphone is adorned with a 6.7-inch AMOLED interface with the ability to display over a billion colors. It also has a refresh capacity up to 120 Hz and a QHD + display. To top it off, the whole thing is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. On paper, everything is already there to offer you the best possible experience at the moment.

In fact, these beautiful promises are kept. With the curved screen, Oppo offers you what is best for a user today. Brightness measured up to 778 cd / m² ensures your back in all situations. As promised, color fidelity is also very present for you different content. Each shade is returned identically. In order to get the most out of it, no display mode is really to advise you as the Find X3 Pro is the best there is at the moment. For those wishing to preserve their eyes, the “Soft” mode is undoubtedly the most useful of all.

Both in the design with the curved panel, as in the performances mentioned above, the Oppo Find X3 Pro is already a small marvel of work.

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Internal power & interface: the best vintage of Android integrated into the Oppo Find X3 Pro

The performance of the premium smartphone from Oppo is also to be highlighted. Within its technical sheet, the Find X3 Pro incorporates the best. A Snapdragon 888 processor and 12 GB of RAM. Provisions such as Wi-Fi 6 or 256 GB of internal memory are also to be taken into account. On the Antutu V8 benchmark, this gives an excellent score of 667,924 points. A few weeks after its release, it is therefore still one of the most powerful Android smartphones. Daily use is guaranteed since the mobile perfectly manages multitasking, streaming and games. At this price point, you will already have a little gem in terms of raw power.

The most interesting thing about high-end Oppo devices is how this power relates to everyday use. VSs where the ColorOS overlay comes into the picture. The software based on Android allows its user multiple customizations. A very wide choice is left to you. The shape of the icons, their size, their arrangement, the name and many more. From the outset, your home screen is left to the mercy of your imagination.

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The tour de force for this version is the number of details allowed by Oppo. It is possible to create yourself the style of the clock displayed on the smartphone in standby. ColorOS within this Find X3 Pro is sublimated at its peak with a myriad of elements to manage according to your tastes.

Autonomy: Oppo is forced to make choices

During its construction, the Find X3 Pro must have posed a difficult problem for Oppo executives and engineers. Should we prioritize good battery life or fast charging? In view of its know-how in the second category, it is easy to understand the choice of the manufacturer. The smartphone incorporates a battery charged in Lithium Polymer of 4500 mAh. It comes with a 65W charger within its box. The charge benefits from the finest Super VOOC 2.0 technology.

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In the measurements carried out by the 01net.com laboratory, two parts must be distinguished. The autonomy component is undoubtedly the least well provided. For versatile use, the phone held up for 13 hours and 19 minutes. Barely satisfactory performance. During our test, the phone had to recharge after a day of use. The counterpart to pay for a top-up at full speed.

Camera: bold choices but an unforgettable experience

For its high-end camera, the photo experience is the icing on the cake. Expectations were high and Oppo allows itself the luxury of surpassing them. The composition of the sensors is certainly surprising, but the Chinese manufacturer offers its Find X3 Pro one of the most enriching experiences. Since Huawei and its P range, no smartphone has surprised us so much. On the program are:

• A 50 megapixel lens, IMX766 from Sony
• A 13 megapixel telephoto sensor with x2 optical zoom
• An ultra wide angle of 50 megapixels with an angle of 110 degrees
• A microscopic 3 megapixel module that we will talk about a little later

The choice of two sensors with identical resolution is a stated desire of the manufacturer. This solution, although restrictive, offers better color reproduction. In everyday shots, the Oppo Find X3 Pro highlights your subjects. The light is omnipresent and above all the colors are vivid. They flatter your pupils even if it means sometimes sublimating the reality of the scene.

When the light fades, the smartphone photo retains its many qualities. Sometimes it’s unfortunate that some darker places look a lot less detailed. These are defects which are of the order of the infinitely small. With just three cameras, the experience on offer is one of the most attractive on the market.

However, the brand is making an incredible choice. A microscopic mode on its latest sensor. To use it, the process is quite simple. You must place the said module as close as possible to your subject. Use a slight pendulum motion to adjust the focus. Stop moving and take a picture. Ranging from the lines of your hand to the lid of a box of Camembert, you will be caught in a frenzy of curiosity. If you can hardly believe that this is anything other than a communication coup, Oppo has managed it with a masterful hand.

Social networks are full of messages around this microscopic mode.

Conclusion: what to remember from this Oppo Find X3 Pro?

Last year, the Oppo Find X2 Pro had already been a real favorite among the entire telephony market. It seems that the brand has found the right recipe for the love potion. This Find X3 Pro is the closest product to the perfect smartphone. This is reflected first and foremost in the construction and its reinforcement. The ideal grip offered makes everyday use much easier than most devices. Its exceptional touch screen also offers many guarantees. With top-notch performance and above all a very innovative camera, the smartphone ticks almost all the boxes.

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To our chagrin, there is no such thing as the perfect smartphone. Oppo, like all of its competitors, had to compromise. This is located in the battery. With its SuperVOOC 2.0 charge, the brand wanted to offer even more speed. A choice which is undoubtedly also understood by customer demand around the manufacturer. The other side of the coin is that with a more failing autonomy, the charge cycles are closer. Which affects the life expectancy of the mobile.

However, the two telephony giants in the high-end segment, Apple and Samsung, should be wary. They who thought they had got rid of Huawei saw a new Chinese champion arrive in the arena: Oppo.

The technical sheet of the Oppo mobile phone available opposite

The Oppo Find X3 Pro is launched from 1149 euros. The manufacturer regularly offers offers on its flagship phones. Do not hesitate to follow MeilleurMobile to discover the latest promotions.