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TL;DR OPPO is the latest Android phone brand to hop on the 200MP camera bandwagon.
Unlike the Galaxy S25 Ultra or the Galaxy Z Fold 7, the 200MP sensor will be used for the OPPO Find X9 Pro’s telephoto camera.
The 200MP sensor should allow the OPPO to reduce the number of telephoto cameras on Find X9 Pro to one, as opposed to two on its predecessor.
Android phone makers constantly engage in number games to boast improvements over previous generations and as compared to the competition. Phone cameras, with their ever-evolving megapixel counts, especially take center stage in this rivalry, as brands continually vie to outdo one another.
Recently, 200MP has been the current gold standard for cameras on flagship Android phones. Samsung has adopted it for the primary cameras of its top-end phones, such as the Galaxy S25 Ultra and the Galaxy S25 Edge, and most recently, the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Meanwhile, Vivo has reserved a 200MP sensor for its telephoto camera, and another brand is about to follow suit.
Following the Vivo X200 Pro and Ultra, the upcoming OPPO Find X9 Pro will be the next phone to adopt a 200MP sensor for its telephoto camera. This information was confirmed by Zhou Yibao, Product Manager for OPPO’s Find series, in a post on Chinese social media Weibo.
The Find X8 Pro, released last year, featured four cameras on the back, including two periscopic telephoto units — one with a 3x and another with a 6x optical zoom. While OPPO hasn’t officially confirmed it, the Find X9 Pro has been leaked to feature just one telephoto camera, which especially makes sense since the brand is also working on a detachable zoom lens for all Find X9 series phones. The 200MP camera, similar to those on Vivo phones, is expected to allow for improved light sensitivity and enhanced cropping capabilities.
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In addition to partnering with Hasselblad for the photography kit, OPPO will continue its partnership to improve color science on its phone cameras. Notably, OPPO’s sub-brand OnePlus is expected to relinquish the collaboration for an in-house solution called “LUMO” Super Pixel Engine algorithm (which is expected to be called “DetailMax” in other regions).
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