Oppo is proud of the three 200-megapixel cameras on the Find X10 Pro Max. In sunshine, I have no doubts about them either, so I pack the smartphone for the international match. However, drizzle and floodlights await in Bremen.
A Tuesday afternoon in October, and my companion is complaining about Tommi Schmitt. He had recommended the footpath along the Weser river to the stadium named after the river, the Weserstadion. But in drizzling rain, the path isn't as nice as it is in the sunshine. I have to admit that myself. While I can take many photos under adverse conditions with the Find X10 Pro Max, I have to catch up on the pictures from the device back in Hamburg.
The sky is grey, but the telephoto camera still delivers a lush green dike before sunset.
The 200-megapixel triple
It's only a friendly match, but for me, it's my first international game. The German women's national team is hosting the team from Japan. Third versus fifth in the FIFA world rankings. The Weserstadion is well-filled with over 26,000 people. It has a maximum capacity of 42,100. And I'm trying to capture it all with the three 200-megapixel cameras of the Find X10 Pro Max.
The main camera offers a focal length of 24 millimeters (mm) in 35mm equivalent and features a 1/1.3-inch sensor. The ultra-wide-angle camera is 13 mm and 1/1.56 inches. The telephoto camera has the same sensor area and, at 70 mm, roughly triples the focal length of the main camera. To see what the high resolution brings, I also use the six-fold digital zoom offered by the camera app.
All three cameras on the back have a 200-megapixel sensor.
On an evening like this, I notice how intensively I use the cameras. The telephoto camera is used the most because I want to be closer to the action in the stadium. The main camera is used more for the atmosphere, and I only use the ultra-wide-angle camera in the XPan mode, which Hasselblad brings to Oppo's smartphones as a cooperation partner.
Ultra-wide-angle camera in the floodlight trap
The XPan mode turns the shot into a narrower strip or a panoramic shot. The Weserstadion fits perfectly into that. There are also filters to choose from that are intended to imitate various analog film types.
XPan with the ultra-wide-angle camera, but the other cameras can also be used in this mode.
This image already shows the difficulty for the smartphone camera. The floodlights in the stadium are bright enough for television cameras, but not for the small sensors. The night mode doesn't kick in yet, but the light sensitivity is increased and the exposure time is extended. This makes the shots grainier and causes moving objects to become blurry.
The good news: In better light, the ultra-wide-angle camera also delivers razor-sharp shots. At least in the center of the image; towards the edges, the distortion increases significantly.
The distortion of the ultra-wide-angle camera at the edges is strong.
If the night mode switches on, the shots are also sharper than under the floodlights.
The ultra-wide-angle camera in night mode.
In the middle of it instead of just being there: On the pitch with the telephoto camera
Due to my seat, my range of movement during the game is limited. Nevertheless, the telephoto camera brings various things closer. Especially the game. With the three-fold zoom, however, I am still so far away that I get the celebration of the equalizer into the picture.
The ball is in the goal and hands go up quickly. The telephoto camera doesn't get me close enough.
Here, too, the exposure time is too long for fast movements. Almost all players are blurry. Since the sensor offers a very high resolution, I try out the six-fold zoom. There should be enough pixels for the digital zoom. I also find it easier to capture game scenes with it.
Despite the many megapixels, the digital zoom is not convincing.
However, the exposure time remains a problem here as well. In addition, the post-processing of the images is noticeable. It seems like an AI is trying to bring more sharpness into the image. It succeeds with the grass, but not with the players. Upon closer inspection, they are blurrier – including a blurry outline around them.
A crop of the digital six-fold zoom with outlined players.
And even with the telephoto camera, the conclusion remains: In daylight and with night mode, the pictures look better than under floodlights.
The telephoto camera in daylight.
The telephoto camera in night mode.
The main camera is faster
The main camera captures flags well that are being waved in front of my nose. At f/1.5, it is faster than the other two cameras (f/2.1 and f/2.2) and has a larger image sensor: 1/1.3 inches compared to 1/1.56 for the other two cameras. That's not much, but it's enough to deliver less grainy shots under floodlights.
The main camera is noticeably faster.
I also use the main camera to see what advantages the high resolution can offer me. Normally, the Find X10 Pro Max uses "pixel binning". This means it combines adjacent pixels. This is intended to improve image quality – and the files also become smaller. In my example, it's 9.6 megabytes for the standard image with 26 megapixels and 46.3 megabytes for the 200-megapixel version.
Left: Standard resolution, upscaled. Middle: 200 megapixels. Right: Telephoto camera.
The 200-megapixel shot allows you to enlarge a section in better quality. However, the telephoto camera does this even better with its downsampled shots than the main camera without restrictions.
The conclusion from the international match remains: You can take excellent photos with the cameras of the Find X10 Pro Max, but you can't trick physics. I would also wish for a bit more focal length for the telephoto camera.
Large, bright display and a waterproof housing
The 6.78-inch AMOLED display proves to be a flawless viewfinder for the camera. The sun isn't shining that evening, but the next day, the display with its 2000 nits in high-brightness mode is easy to read even in sunshine.
The large display leaves nothing to be desired.
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the front and an aluminum frame ensure that the Find X10 Pro is robust. Oppo provides no information on the material used for the glass back. That doesn't stand in the way of an IP69 certification. The smartphone is not only waterproof for 30 minutes at a depth of up to 1.5 meters, but also withstands water jets. So I don't have to worry about the North German drizzle.
The frame is made of aluminum.
Plenty of power
The computing power of the Dimensity 9600 Pro is not only used for image processing. Mediatek's latest chipset is supported by twelve gigabytes of RAM. Together, they ensure that photos and videos are saved quickly, and editing is also fast. Only the AI tools took a bit longer because they send data to the cloud. The chipset is not responsible for that, however.
On average across various benchmarks, the Dimensity 9600 Pro is on par with other top chipsets and even performs slightly better. I used the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the Exynos 2600 from Samsung for comparison. However, Qualcomm has already introduced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, which will likely achieve even better values in the next smartphone generation. But the Dimensity is perfectly sufficient for me.
We run various benchmarks on the smartphones – namely 3DMark, Geekbench, and Antutu. The results of the respective test device correspond to 100 percent. The results of other devices are put in relation to this. Average values are derived from the various benchmarks for CPU and iGPU performance. The results are weighted equally.
Reduced battery with very long runtime
The battery of the Find X10 Pro Max easily lasts through the day trip to Bremen. No wonder, as I measured a runtime of 25 hours and 20 minutes in the battery test – with continuous use and in "balanced mode", mind you. The smartphone also offers me an energy-saving and a high-performance mode, which have positive and negative effects on the battery life, respectively. By the way, the Pro Max is in third place in our leaderboard after two other Oppo devices.
The Find X10 Pro Max even charges other devices wirelessly.
And that's despite the fact that Oppo has reduced the battery of the Find X10 Pro Max for Europe. Unspecified regulations are said to ensure that the smartphone cannot have a capacity of 8000 mAh as it does in China. 7150 mAh have to suffice for Europe. That is at least 100 mAh more than the Find X9 Ultra, which, however, lasted over two hours longer in our test.
When charging, the Find X10 Pro Max accepts up to 80 watts via its USB-C port. However, the charging power depends on the standards of the power adapter, and the maximum is only supposed to be reached with Oppo's Supervooc technology. The same restriction applies to wireless charging with up to 50 watts. Here, the required standard is called Airvooc. There are fewer restrictions if you want to charge other smartphones with the Pro Max. Wirelessly, it passes on up to 10 watts.
Little AI and too many advertising apps
Oppo ships the Find X10 Pro with Android 17 and gives it its own user interface with ColorOS 17. In addition to visual similarities to iOS's Liquid Glass, some Oppo apps are also included. The smartphone is set to receive five new Android versions and be provided with security updates for six years.
Clear AI selection.
Gemini is pre-installed as an AI assistant. The selection of proprietary AI tools is small compared to Samsung's Galaxy AI. Among other things, Oppo offers help with writing, translating, and transcribing. In addition, there is Mind Space, a collection point for screenshots, notes, and thoughts, and the AI keeps track of everything.
For a recommended retail price of 1799 euros that Oppo is asking for the Find X10 Pro Max, there are too many third-party apps pre-installed for my taste. With very cheap devices, I am willing to accept these advertising apps so that the manufacturer can push the price down by every euro. If, on the other hand, I spend a four-digit amount, I don't want to have to uninstall several apps first. After setting it up, I only want to have to install the annoying DFB ticket app and then take photos at the international match.
The many pre-installed apps are annoying.
In a nutshell
Compelling smartphone for a lot of money
In poor lighting conditions, the three 200-megapixel cameras of the Find X10 Pro Max also reach their physical limits. But overall, they deliver excellent images. Personally, however, I would wish for more zoom on the telephoto lens. Aside from that, the Oppo smartphone leaves nothing to be desired. Whether it's the display, battery, or performance – I am convinced. Only with the software, the interface, which is oriented towards Liquid Glass, lacks enough original creativity for my taste, and the ad-supported apps are annoying. The 1799 euros is just Oppo's recommended retail price, but it is still a hell of a lot of money for a flawless smartphone like the Find X10 Pro Max. In reality, the price will likely drop quickly, but the question remains: there are much cheaper models that are hardly any worse. The Pixel 11 Pro XL comes to mind spontaneously – with a five-times telephoto camera and no third-party apps.
As a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.
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