Our latest Mobile review is the Oppo Find X3 Pro is an amazing piece of mobile phone technology.  This phone does not only look great and come with a display, an amazing camera and also comes with fast charging to really put this phone above many others in the market. However, there is a big but! It’s at the top of most peoples budget at £1099 which is very expensive for a phone for some potential buyers. We did find an Amazon renewed offer for £699 so it’s worth shopping around.

First Impressions

 

As you may have guessed the Find X3 Pro is the most premium device in the Oppo family in 2021. This phone has been designed to go toe to toe with the likes of Samsung most premium of devices such as the Galaxy S21 Ultra.

 

The Oppo Find X3 Pro was also launched at the same time as the Oppo Find X3 Neo 5G & Find X3 Lite 5G. As mentioned it does come with an eye-watering price tag but if you can look past this aspect the only real downfall is the lack of a periscope zoom camera but it’s only a small negative and one I personally can look past. 

Oppo Find X3 Pro Review

Also taking about the camera set up the main and ultra-wide lens are bespoke sony sensors that bigger than your average sensor and there are also microlenses that can take super closer up pictures. More on the camera set up later in this review.

 

Overall first impressions are this phone looks great and comes with decent battery life and comes with lots of storage. So let’s take a closer look. 

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Design

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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is large enough that you will notice it in your hands it measures 163.6 x 74.0 x 8.26mm but is still quite a thin phone. It weighs 193g which is not that heavy and the phone also comes with IP68 rating meaning water or dust won’t hurt this phone. The phone also comes in two colours:

  • Black
  • Blue

In terms of the build on the rear, it has a glass back with the camera bump in the top-left corner. 

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Moving to the sides of this phone. on the right is the power button and the volume controls are on the left side of the phone.

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Finally, the base of the phone simply has the USB-C port and that is so if you were hoping for a 3.5mm headphone jack you will be disappointed. 

Oppo Find X3 Pro Review

Moving to the front of the Find X3 Pro the screen curves at the edges but does not extend all the way down the sides so if you were looking for that waterfall edge design look elsewhere. The bonus of having a design like this you are less likely to damage the screen if dropped.

Display

This device comes with a 6.7 inch AMOLED screen with 3216 x 1440 resolution and 1300 mits max brightness.  The phone also uses a Full-Path colour management system which ensures the videos or photos you capture don’t get any nasty artefacts. Overall the display looks really good with great contrast and punchy colours.

Oppo Find X3 Pro Review

The device also comes with a 120Hz refresh rate but you can adjust the phone to use the 60Hz option or a variable refresh rate. The benefit of the variable rate is it switches for things that don’t need the full 120Hz setting and this also saves battery life which is a real benefit for any device.

There is also an in-display fingerprint scanner built on this phone and in testing, we found it to be very quick and the reaction was very fast, in fact, I barely scanned my finger and the phone started.

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Performance/ Under the Bonet

 

Just like the Oppo Find X3 Neo & Find X3 Lite the Find X3 Pro uses that Snapdragon 888 chipset which is currently the best available for a device like this. The benefit of using the chipset is the battery optimization and faster performance speeds compared to its rivals. 

 

This opinion was proven when we did the benchmark tests with the Geekbench 5 test offering results such as a multi-core score of 3527 which is good but it’s not the fastest on the market the Xiaomi Mi 11 came in at 3569 but in terms of performance most users won’t know the difference.

 

Inside this phone along with the Snapdragon 888 chipset you also get 256GB of storage as well as 12GB of RAM but if you need extra storage you won’t get the change of microSD card. You can always consider cloud storage if you need it. 

 

The Find X3 Pro does come with Dolby stereo loudspeakers which perform very well when watching films on Netflix or playing mobile games. 

Software

Oppo continues to use its own operating system as well as Andriod 10. The Oppo Operating system is known as ColorOS and this sits alongside the normal Android overlay that comes with all the normal Google apps that make up the Android operating system. 

The ColorOS offers bold colours and the apps are rounded and offers a number of customization options so you can really make this your own. Such as advanced menu layout, various ways to change how apps icons look and doing so really makes your phone unique.

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Battery Life

Many of us all have the same wish: I wish my phone battery lasted longer? 

 

The Find X3 Pro comes with a 4,500mAh battery and in testing, we were not disappointed. When using this phone regularly with medium use we found it lasted the day with ease you could even push it to 1 and half days, However, as you might expect if you use the phone for lots of gaming or creating vlogs the battery life will still give you a solid 12 hours.  

 

When it’s time to charge the Find X3 Pro comes with fast charging courtesy of its 65W speed and that is some of the fastest we have seen on the market. A full charge will take just over 40 minutes to complete. It also comes with a smart charging mode so when fully charged it will stop any damage to the phone battery due to overcharging.

Camera Review by James Robertson-Milligan @Lifesizephotography 

I have always been a fan of Oppo phones and their camera capabilities whether is a budget phone or their all singing and dancing handset, when I was handed the X3 Pro 5G I was filled with excitement to test this little nugget. So, what is the phone packing?
First, of its 50MP! that is far better than most DSLR’s on the market and will certainly disrupt iPhones and Samsung’s! this phone boasts a quad-cam with flash that sits nice and sleek in the back of the phone, and a 32MP front-facing camera also included is 4K video recording so you can pretty much film studio quality on the phone. Now this phone has a new feature that is new to mobile phones and Oppo have hit the ground running with this, drum roll… Microscope feature more on this in the review!! as I said I have always liked Oppo and they bring great value to phones and the X3 Pro is no exception at all.
The camera is easy to use with no lag at all when launching the camera, and again no lag at all when accessing the picture library.  You can see, feel and tell that Oppo really has invested heavily in the camera department on this phone, also with the help of photo editing, such as Snapseed (free to download) on the google play store, you will really be able to make your photo’s stand out from the crowd and show your professional side with this phone.
Oppo has gone on with this and invested in a 20x zoom as opposed to the usual 10x zoom and to be fair the picture is quite sharp at full zoom, more on this later, well that’s enough of me rambling, as they say, the proof is in the pudding so let’s look at the proof!
Wide-angle – with wide-angle this camera will not let you down, you get great coverage, great colours and really hits the mark, and to be fair the colour resolution I think, is better than my iPhone!
Portrait – once again we have my trusty companion and model!  I love portraits because of the subtle background blur that you get, sadly on this occasion it didn’t happen for me, the picture its self come out clean and crisp but the usual blur in the background that I love just wasn’t there. it may have been a one-off but please don’t let this sway you away.
Microscope – now this is a new feature on the Oppo I’m not sure if they will roll this out on all phones, but all you do is open the camera select the feature and lay it flat on the surface and it will do what it says work as a microscope I tried it on my jumper and really liked it, you could have a lot of fun with this feature.
Night mode – usually night mode just fails every time and is pretty poor but on this device, it works!!! you get a sharp picture with no fuzz and noise, the picture comes out sharp, crisp and clean! I love night photography with my DSLR but this phone takes mobile night photography to a new level and one that you will like!
Selfie camera – we all love a selfie don’t we! the selfie camera at 32mp will not let you down and if you love a selfie for the socials this phone will give you great results time after time!
Normal mode – when I tested this outdoors the weather conditions were not there and the light was low, however, the pictures still come out great showing true reflection for the colour and tone, my trusty model decided to be in on the action. with these being low light conditions I was really impressed with the true colour!
Full zoom – when on full zoom with this phone you get a handy little grid in the top left of the phone to help you with your chosen subject. the zoom on this phone at 20x works bloody well with very little camera shake and you can even make out what the subject is, Oppo has really thought about this and made something good out of something that is usually sopping terrible on most phones!
Expert mode-  (see pic 10) expert mode on this is just the same as having a DSLR in your hand! you get all the same features as you would with a professional camera in your mobile, you can fettle around and play with the settings to make tweaks here and there to your pictures and you won’t be let down! pro mode on this is a big thumbs up!
So in conclusion the Oppo X3 Pro is it a thumbs up or a Thumbs down……. drum roll please……… its a massive thumbs up from me!
I remain unbiased on my reviews but I have always liked the camera capabilities on Oppo phones and the X3 Pro has smashed it out of the park. this will stand up to the big names in the mobile phone world and even some of the big names of the DSLR world too! I think if I had this phone I know that on days out I would leave my DSLR at home and just use this phone. As always you can download Snapseed and edit your pictures and on this phone the possibilities are limitless and no matter what your picture-taking skill is, this phone will make you a pro and will make you want more!

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Verdict

The Oppo Find X3 Pro is an excellent phone that looks good and it’s great to use the ColorOS operating system if you like customising every detail on your phone it’s a great choice to pick.  

 

This phone also comes with an excellent display that is also assisted with a full-path colour management system to provide a top-tier device for those who loves colour accuracy.

 

This phone also has an excellent camera but it’s not perfect as it is missing a periscope zoom so if you are looking for a phone that can offer 10x hybrid zoom consider something like the Oppo Find X2 Pro which will also save you money as well. If you can look past the lack of zoom this is an excellent phone for those with a passion for photography. 

Unfortunately, I feel the biggest issue with this phone is that the eye-watering price point at £1099 is a cost that will put lots of people off. If your looking for a top-spec phone and budget is not an issue it’s worth considering otherwise the other devices in the Find X3 range are more budget-friendly.

 

Product Rating:         

Design: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars5.0 

Display: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars5.0 

Performance: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars5.0 

Camera: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars5.0

Battery Life: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars5.0

Value For Money: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars          

   

Overall Rating: 4.6 out of 5.0 stars – 4.6 Stars      

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