OPPO Find X8 Review

Kung naalala ninyo ang among review kaniadto niining tuig, nakasulay kami sa OPPO Find X7 Ultra. Ug kung wala pa kay nagbasa, makita ninyo kini dinhi. Bisan tuod usa ka kahibalo nga tawag ang teleponong naa, sayop nga dili kini opisyal nga gilaunch sa Pilipinas. Apan, OPPO Philippines miingon nga ang sunod nga henerasyon nga modelo mahimong.

Karon, ang panahon sa pag-abot na karon.

Kilala ang bag-ong OPPO flagship – ang Find X8. Espesipikong, magtan-aw ta sa base nga bersyon sa Find X8 series. Aduna usab ang Find X8 Pro, pero walay pa impormasyon kung kinsan o bisan pa ba kini ipasaka dinhi.

Kini ang una nga pag-official launch sa Find X series sa nasod, busa kami nag-excite kaayo aron suba kini. Ang X7 Ultra nakapahimo og dakong impresyon, pero nag-inusahan kami kung unsay maabot niining bag-ong modelo.

Diseño ug Konstruksyon

Sugdi sa design sa OPPO Find X8. Dili kini ka dako sa Find X7 Ultra nga among gipakita kaniadto niining tuig. Sa imbis, ang iyang gidak-on kasagaran sama sa mga flagship models gikan sa ubang brand. Kini lang nag-ukoy og 7.85mm sa gitas-on ug 193 grams sa timbang, nga nipis ug bug-at kon tanan kini nga gipakita. Tungod niini, mas sayon kini nga sulayan, ug dili usab ka dako sa akong bulsa.

Sa mga aspeto sa styling, nag-adto kini sa parehas nga design cue sa iyang predecessor nga adunay dako nga circular camera island sa ibabaw nga sentro sa likod nga panel nga may blacked-out housing. Dinhi nimo makita ang triple camera system ug ang Hasselblad branding, nga among pagdiskuteron mas luwas sa sunod nga bahin sa camera segment.

An LED flash nahimutang sa ibabaw nga wala nga suok, ug aduna usab gamayng lingin palibot sa island aron magdugang og estilo sa telepono. Apan gawas niini, ang uban pang bahin sa glass back panel gitig-i nga limpyo. Ang laing detalye nga nagpasabot mao ang OPPO logo sa tunga-tunga sa ubos sa telepono.

Ug sa bahin sa mga buton ug mga port, ang volume rocker nahimutang sa tuo nga kilid sa telepono uban sa power button. Sa ubos, makita nimo ang USB-C port, ang dual-sim card slot, ug usa sa duha ka loudspeakers. Sa ibabaw, adunay IR blaster, sekondaryong microphone, ug ang laing loudspeaker.

Ana akong gusto ipakita bahin sa Find X8 mao ang alert slider sa tuo nga kilid. Kini nagtugot nimo nga dayon usbon ang mga mode sa tingog – silent, vibrate, ug当然, loud. Walay pagduda nga kini susama sa makit-an sa iPhone.
Walay pagduda usab nga ang telepono kusog kaayo nga premium. Ang likod nga panel gihimo og glass, samtang ang frame gihimo og aluminum.

Kasagaran giprotektado usab kini nga adunay IP68 rating alang sa dust ug water resistance, nga nagpasabot nga makasiguro ka nga lig-on ang telepono. Pwede ra nimo kini gamiton sa paglumad kung gusto nimo.

Displeyo, Multimedia, ug Biometrika

Ibalik ang telepono, ug makita nimo ang 6.59-inch nga display nga gigamitan og AMOLED panel nga adunay hinay kaayo nga mga border sa tanang kilid. Sa kasagaran, dili kini LTPO panel; kini gireserba para sa Find X8 Pro, pero kini pa gihapon usa ka maayong screen.

Katag-an ang imong pagtan-aw gikan sa tanan nga kilid, ug ang mga kolor kay dako-dako kaayo. Kung nagtungha ka og itom nga pelikula, ang mga itom nga bahin usab kay kusog kay ang telepono nag-suporta sa HDR10+ ug bisan pa sa Dolby Vision. Ang pag-binge-watch og lain-laing mga pelikula, serye, ug video kay tinuod nga nakapahiyom.

Kini tungod kay ang animation hayag sa tanang bahin, bisan pa kung nagtan-aw ka og mga video o nagdula og mga dula, tungod sa 120Hz refresh rate sa telepono. Makita usab nimo nga dali ang tanan nga anaa sa screen kay adunay hangtod 4500 nits nga peak brightness nga anaa sa imong paggamit.

Kini naghatag og sayon nga pagtan-aw sa tanan sa screen bisan pa kung hayag kaayo ang gawas. Kini importante ilabi na kay magkuha ka og daghang mga litrato ug video sa teleponong ini.

Kung nagtan-aw ka og mga video, adunay duha nga stereo speakers nga imong makagamit. Kasagaran kita nagreklamo sa mga speaker sa mga smartphone tungod sa ilang kakulang sa klaridad, bass, ug pagkabahin, pero wala koy reklamo bahin sa kalidad sa tunog sa Find X8. Maayo kini bisan paagi nimo ang volume hangtod sa pinakataas, walay distortion sa kalidad sa tunog. Hinumdomi nga ang phone nga ini dili pa gihapon nagdala og suporta sa Dolby Atmos.

Ako ra ang akong gipahayag nga pagkamadumili kay dili kaayo kusog ang mga loudspeaker. Bisan pa sa pag-maximize sa volume, ubang mas murang mga telepono nga akong gisulayan mas kusog pa. Pero ayaw na, wala koy problema sa pagpugos sa kalidad sa audio alang sa kasagaran sa kusog.

Samag sa kadaghanan nga mga smartphone, ang Find X8 gikanayon og under-screen fingerprint scanner ug facial recognition. Ang fingerprint scanner usab nagtrabaho og paspas, ug nakasulay ko niini mas daghan kaysa sa facial recognition aron buksan ang telepono.

Mga Kamera

Sa pag-usab, naa usay usa sa pinakapahinumdom nga bahin sa OPPO Find X8 – ang mga kamera. Tungod kay kini ang base nga Find X8, kini nagdala lang og triple rear camera system samtang ang Find X8 Pro nagsul-ob og Pro. Bisan pa niini, dili kini nangahulogan nga ubos kini sa kalidad sa hulagway ug video.

Siyempre, naa usab nga Hasselblad tuning sa pagkakasama, naghatag kanimo og usa ka sayup nga kumpol sa mga kamera. Alang sa selfies, adunaay 32MP nga front shooter.

Sa pagtan-aw sa kapabilidad sa mga kamera, wala koy pagduha-duha nga ang mga hulagway mahimong kalisod, ug human gamiton ang telepono sulod og pipila ka panahon, kini talagsa nga dili nagpabilin. Unsayon man ang pakig-uban, ang subject klaro ug tinuod. Ang mga kolor dako nga tumpok, ug naghatag og natural nga hitsura sama sa makita sa imong mga mata.

You can set the mood to your liking by tweaking them in the settings. There are even various scene modes whether you’re capturing a concert or fireworks to help the camera automatically adjust.

Interestingly, the camera also comes with a macro mode which appears to use the telephoto lens. Because of this, we were able to get some macro photos of ants and even the budding of a flower. Unfortunately, they’re not the sharpest images since you will need a steady pair of hands. Not to mention it has a hard time focusing properly with macro mode.

The ultrawide was great too, but if you pixel peep, you will notice that it still isn’t as sharp as when using the main or telephoto camera. But for those who aren’t OC with the photos, you might not be able to tell.

To give you guys a better idea, check out the gallery below.

Oppo Find X8 Sample Photos

Nov 10 – 14, 2024

In terms of videos, the Find X8 can record up to 4K@60FPS. Best of all, stabilization still works even at the highest setting. Compared to other phones in the segment, when you use ultra steady, you’re usually limited to just 2K max. However, that’s not the case with the Find X8.

And just like the images, you get to capture great videos. If you’re a content creator who wants to pack light, you will definitely enjoy using the cameras on the Find X8 to record vlogs or even do cinematic shots for your B-Rolls.

However, I did notice that the video quality isn’t as great when it comes to low light. There is some noticeable grain, especially when shooting at 4K@60FPS and stabilization is turned on. Still, it’s quite decent all things considered. The autofocus is also really fast and easily tracks the subject too.

But I’m sure you’ll want to see the video samples, and you can check it out below.

Rear Camera

Front Camera

OS, Apps, and UI

Moving on to the software side of things, I expected the OPPO Find X8 to run on Android 14 as with most smartphones today, but that isn’t the case. Instead, it runs on the new Android 15 skinned with ColorOS 15.

Thankfully, there’s not a lot of bloatware on ColorOS 15, at least for the Find X8 save for a few of OPPO’s apps. However, I was disappointed to see that there are not a lot of AI functions available.

The main AI feature I enjoyed using was the AI eraser for photos. It helped a lot given how many photos I took using the phone. Of course, I can’t always take the perfect photo, and it’s perfect for removing pesky items in the background.

It works just like any other AI eraser I’ve tried on other Android devices, but this time there are more choices on how you want to erase. I mainly used the lasso and paint over for most of the time since they were the easiest to use. It’s not perfect since sometimes there are remnants, but you can keep retrying until you get the desired result.

Other than the AI eraser for photos, you get the usual suite of Android functions like split screen, and the like.

One thing that I did notice about the OPPO Find X8 is how sensitive it is to NFC. I brought the phone to Clark over the weekend, and I noticed that it quickly detected my hotel room card. I accidentally placed the phone over the card, and it automatically asked if I wanted to scan the card.

Adding the card to the phone was super simple too. I just placed it near the phone, and that was it. I could easily use the card too through the Fineasy app. I did have my doubts about whether it would work at first, but after testing it multiple times I’m glad to say it works fine. I mean, I was able to enter my room without needing to use the physical hotel card.

Although personally, it’s scary to see how sensitive it is to detecting cards with NFC functionality. You could theoretically copy someone’s card via the NFC function easily with this phone.

Performance and Benchmarks

Under the hood, the OPPO Find X8 is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9400, which is one of the most capable chipsets on the market today. Depending on the unit, it can be had with up to 16GB of RAM and even up to 1TB of storage. It’s very fast UFS 4.0 storage too, making it great for loading heavy apps or even games.

As you would expect, this phone has no issues running multiple apps and your day-to-day tasks. Even when using split screen with YouTube and another app, the phone still runs really well without any lags.

It’s the same case when playing games. Genshin Impact ran on this phone at max graphics at 60FPS without any issues. Even when a lot was going on in the game, we did not experience any framerate drops or lag. But what really surprised me was the load time when teleporting to different places around the game. It was similar to the loading times on my gaming PC at home!

And as we expected, this phone scored really well in the benchmarks. In Antutu, it scored over 2 million, and as for the rest of the benchmarks, you can check them out below.

However, this phone isn’t perfect though. I noticed that it tends to heat up really fast. Even when I was just shooting photos and videos for this review, the phone already heated up.

It was the same case when I was playing Genshin Impact after just 30 minutes. Thankfully, the heat did not affect the performance of the phone since everything was still running smoothly.

Battery and Connectivity

Powering the OPPO Find X8 is a larger than usual 5630 mAh battery pack. If you’re wondering how they managed to squeeze that big of a battery into the slim phone, the OPPO used the newer Si-Ca or Silicon-Carbon battery instead of the traditional Lithium-Ion pack.

Thanks to this new battery and larger size, the Find X8 managed to last quite a long time. Using PC Mark’s Work 3.0 Battery Test, it lasted 14 hours and 48 minutes. Mind you this test was done with the volume at zero, 50% brightness, and in airplane mode. Honestly, I expected it to last longer given the larger battery size. But it’s still a decent score nonetheless.

On the other hand, the Find X8 Pro did very well in this test.

But again, as with all things, battery life is still dependent on the end user. So if you plan on gaming often on this phone, expect the battery to drop a lot faster. When you need to recharge the phone, you don’t have to worry about downtime. The Find X8 comes with 80W SuperVOOC fast charging. If you have a fast wireless charger, it even has 50W wireless charging.

In terms of connectivity, you have the full suite at your fingertips. These include 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC, and an infrared blaster. We’ve talked about NFC earlier, but the IR remote is helpful when you can’t find the remote and just want to turn on the TV.

Conclusion

Overall, the Find X8 is the amazing flagship we expected from OPPO. It’s not perfect with the heating issues, the average battery life, and the minimal AI functions, but everything else worked great. However, the question remains – how much does this phone cost given everything it offers?

Well for those of you interested, the OPPO Find X8 starts at PHP 54,999. At this price, it is a very compelling offer from the brand, especially for users who don’t want to spend more than PHP 54,999. And if you want to check it out, you can visit the OPPO stores nationwide or their online shop in Lazada, Shopee and Tiktok.

At this price, you already have flagship level features including a very powerful chipset, a beautiful display, and even a great set of cameras tuned by Hasselblad at your disposal. In addition, it also has its signature design cue that helps it stand out from the rest of the phones in the market.

Still, the OPPO Find X8 faces a lot of competition from flagship phones of other brands, especially at this price point. But the more important question is this – can it sway people from the big-name brands like Apple and Samsung?

So what do you think about the OPPO Find X8? Is it a phone you’d consider buying this upcoming holiday season? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

What we liked:
* Great performance
* Beautiful cameras
* Good value for money
* Fast wired and wireless chargingy

What we didn’t like:
* Battery life could be better
* Lack of AI in OS
* Heating issues

OPPO Find X8 specs:
6.59-inch (flat) LTPO AMOLED
2760 x 1256 pixels, 120Hz refresh, 460 ppi
1600 nits (local), 4500 nits peak brightness
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
3nm, 8-cores, up to 3.63GHz
Up to 16GB LPDDR5x RAM
Up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
Triple rear cameras (tuned by Hasselblad):
– 50MP f/1.8 main wide (Sony LYT-700), OIS
– 50MP f/2.6 periscope telephoto (Sony IMX882), OIS
– 50MP f/2.0 ultrawide (ISOCELL JN5), 120° FoV, AF
32MP f/2.4 selfie shooter (hole punch notch)
Dual nano-SIM
5G
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
USB Type-C (USB 2.0)
NFC
Under-display fingerprint sensor, face unlock
IP68, IP69 dust and water resistance
Dolby Vision, IR blaster, alert slider
ColorOS 15, Android 15
5630mAh battery Si-Ca, 80W charging (wired), 50W wireless
157.35 x 74.33 x ~7.85 mm | ~7.95 mm (Bubble Pink) [dimensions]
~193 rams (weight)
Hoshino Black, Wind Blue, Floating White, Bubble Pink (colorways)