Oppo's Find X9 Pro might just be one of the best Android phones I've tested in 2025 -- and I've tested plenty.
With a powerful processor, excellent battery life and great camera system, it has everything I want to see from a top-end flagship phone. The physical Hasselblad zoom lens attachment is the cherry on top for keen photographers like myself.
I've been quite impressed with the phone in the last few weeks and have little genuine criticism to throw its way. Except maybe the pricing. At £1,099 in the UK it's the same price as the iPhone 17 Pro (albeit with more storage) and more expensive than Google's Pixel 10 Pro. Don't get me wrong, this phone is absolutely a rival to the best its competitors can offer, even at that price, but I had hoped to see a price tag just under the four figure mark to help give it a bit more of an edge.
9.0 Oppo Find X9 Pro Like Stellar battery life
Stellar battery life Excellent camera system
Excellent camera system Strong processor performance Don't like Rather generic design
Rather generic design Bundled third-party apps are annoying
Bundled third-party apps are annoying Some AI additions are dire
Still, its combination of stellar performance all round means that it works extremely hard to justify that expense. Oppo doesn't sell its phones in the US and that isn't changing with the Find X9 Pro. For reference though, that £1,099 UK price converts to $1,460.
The phone can be bought with an additional telephoto zoom lens, made in collaboration with iconic camera maker Hasselblad. I've really enjoyed using it, as it gives a way longer zoom range and shoots clearer photos than any smartphone's built-in zoom can achieve. There's no word on pricing for this yet, but if I had to guess (which I must, unfortunately), I'd expect it to be somewhere between $200 and $300. I'll talk more about this lens later.
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