Oppo’s Find X8 Ultra squeezes better specs into a slightly thinner phone

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Oppo’s new Find X8 Ultra is the latest entrant in the ongoing competition between Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo to produce the world’s best camera phone. But unlike its rivals, Oppo has decided that bigger might not be better. Let’s be clear: the Find X8 Ultra isn’t a small phone by any means, with a 6.82-inch display and a total weight of 7.97 oz. But at 8.78mm thick, it’s comfortably thinner than either of the phones Oppo sees as its rivals: the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Vivo X100 Ultra. There’s a new X200 Ultra around the corner too, but early teases for that don’t suggest it’s gotten much thinner. These are among a new class of Chinese camera phones that run almost comically large, all packing big batteries and circular camera modules that squeeze in as many lenses and sensors as possible. Oppo, at least, seems to be trying to draw a line in the sand when it comes to size, ... Read full article.