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OPPO has just announced its new flagship smartphone, the OPPO Find X7 Ultra. The device got announced during an event in China. This is the first smartphone that uses Sony’s 1-inch LYT-900 camera sensor, and OPPO boasts about a ‘Quad Main Camera’ setup on this handset.
Before we get down to it, do note that we still have no word on the global launch. The OPPO Find X6 series did not launch globally, but the Find X5 series did. So… we’ll just have to wait and see what will happen.
The OPPO Find X7 Ultra has been announced with a ‘Quad Main Camera’ setup
That being said, the OPPO Find X7 Ultra’s design was not exactly a secret, as it surfaced several times prior to launch. OPPO used vegan leather on all variants of the phone, but only on part of its backplate. Approximately two-thirds of the back side is covered with vegan leather, and it’s hard to deny the phone looks striking because of it, and easily recognizable.
Three color options are available, dark blue and brown vegan leather variants are combined with a silver frame and backplate. The black model is black all around, that goes for both its vegan leather and the rest of the phone. Just to be clear, the official color names are Ocean Blue, Sepia Brown, and Tailored Black.
The large camera oreo on the back is in focus once again, and it hosts four cameras there. This is the first phone out there with a dual periscope telephoto camera setup. OPPO refers to this camera set as a ‘Quad Main Camera’ setup. It is possibly the most expensive camera setup in the world.
OPPO wanted to provide its users with excellent cameras all around, it did not want to skimp out on any of the cameras, hence the ‘Quad Main Camera’ tagline. The company did something similar with the OPPO Find X6 Pro, but that phone included three cameras on the back.
Sony’s brand new 1-inch LYT-900 camera sensor is used here
In addition to a 1-inch Sony LYT-900 camera sensor, which is the phone’s main camera, there are three other cameras back there. All four cameras include 50-megapixel camera sensors. Two periscope telephoto cameras are used, and an ultrawide unit.
The main 50-megapixel camera uses Sony’s LYT-900 sensor, and we’re looking at a customized lens here with an f/1.8 aperture. OIS support is also on board. OPPO promises a 50% reduction in terms of reflections, and this camera has a 23mm optical focal length.
A 50-megapixel ultrawide camera hides Sony’s LYT-600 camera sensor. That is a large 1/1.95” camera sensor, which is combined with a 14mm equivalent focal length. A fast f/2.0 aperture is also in use here, and this camera can shoot macro shots up to 4cm away from the nearest subject.
This is the first smartphone in the market with two periscope telephoto cameras
One of the periscope telephoto cameras is a 50-megapixel unit with 3x opitcal zoom. That one uses Sony’s IMX890 sensor, and an f/2.6 aperture with Prism OIS. It offers a 65mm focal length. This sensor is roughly three times larger than the equivalent cameras in key competitors, says OPPO.
The other periscope telephoto camera uses the Sony IMX858 sensor. That one offers a 6x zoom, and the included sensor is a 1/2.51” unit. A 135mm equivalent lens is included here, as is Prism OIS. The nearest focus distance of this camera is 35cm.
OPPO also utilizes the HyperTone Image Engine here. This is OPPO’s way to try to make images more natural-looking, while also making them pop. The whole point is to reduce the overprocessed look that computational photography brought to the table. OPPO says that HyperTone Image Engine “safeguards photo integrity, preserving highlights, shadows and mid-tones with a natural look”.
The Hasselblad Master Mode is also packed into the phone
The Hasselblad Master Mode has also been announced for the phone. It is calibrated to match the characteristics of the Hasselblad X2D 100C, by the way. You’ll have plenty of manual camera control with this phone.
As far as the rest of the specs are concerned, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 fuels this handset. A 6.82-inch QHD+ LTPO AMOLED display is included in the package. OPPO quotes a max brightness of 4,500 nits, but you won’t ever come near that, of course. This display does have a DIsplayMate+ rating and OPPO’s ProXDR tech is also included.
100W wired & 50W wireless charging is on offer
A 5,000mAh battery sits on the inside of this phone, while the device supports 100W SuperVOOC wired charging. It also supports 50W wireless charging. The phone can be fully charged in less than 30 minutes via wired charging.
The company uses LPDDR5X RAM here, and UFS 4.0 flash storage. The phone comes in 12GB RAM + 256GB storage, 16GB RAM + 256GB storage, and 16GB RAM + 512GB storage options. The pre-sale pricing starts at CNY5,999 ($845) in China.
