Oppo Find X9 Pro & ColorOS 16 First Look
Oppo Find X9 Pro Review: A 200MP Camera Beast with the ‘Smoothest’ ColorOS 16? Meta Description: Leaked Oppo Find X9 Pro review: First look at its 200MP telephoto camera, 7500mAh battery, and the game-changing ColorOS 16. Is this the new Android king?
We just got our hands on the new Oppo Find X9 Pro, and the biggest story isn’t just the hardware—it’s the software. The new ColorOS 16 update is making a bold claim: to be the smoothest Android UI in the world. Based on our initial tests, they might be right.
The animations are incredibly fluid. When you open or close an app, the animation flows directly back to its icon’s exact location. Oppo calls this “Seamless Animation,” and it adds a serious layer of polish.
But the phone itself, the Find X9 Pro, is also a hardware beast. Let’s break down everything we’ve seen so far.
Oppo Find X9 Pro: Key Specifications
Here are the key specifications mentioned in our initial hands-on.
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Processor | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| AnTuTu Score | ~3.4 Million |
| Rear Camera Setup | 50MP (Main) + 50MP (Ultra-wide) + 200MP (Telephoto) |
| Imaging Engine | Oppo “Lumo” Imaging Engine |
| Camera Partner | Hasselblad |
| Battery | 7,500 mAh |
| Operating System | ColorOS 16 |
| Design | Boxy frame, Square camera module |
| Display | Symmetrical thin bezels, Full-screen AOD (1Hz) |
Hardware Deep Dive: A 200MP Telephoto?!
Oppo has made some significant changes from the Find X8 Pro.
Design and Build
The new Find X9 Pro feels different. It has moved from a circular camera module to a large, square one. Oppo’s clever explanation? The square shape provides a natural resting place for your index finger, reducing smudges on the camera lenses. The phone’s frame is also more “boxy,” giving it a modern and secure in-hand feel.
Camera System
This is where it gets wild. Oppo is using a triple-camera setup: 50MP + 50MP + 200MP.
That 200MP sensor is the telephoto lens. This is a massive leap and, in our low-light tests, it produces shots with incredible detail and a beautiful, natural background blur (bokeh).
Combined with the new Oppo “Lumo” Imaging Engine and the ongoing Hasselblad partnership, the colors look stunningly realistic right out of the camera.
Performance and Battery
The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500, and it’s posting a staggering AnTuTu score of around 3.4 million. Paired with a colossal 7,500 mAh battery, this phone is built for extreme performance and endurance.
ColorOS 16: The Smoothest UI Ever?
The hardware is impressive, but ColorOS 16 is the real star. It’s built on a new “Luminous Rendering Engine” to make every interaction feel instant and fluid.
- Seamless Animations: As mentioned, all animations start and end at their origin point (icon, widget, etc.). This makes the UI feel cohesive, much like iOS.
- Aqua Dynamic: Oppo’s version of the “Dynamic Island.” It’s a functional pill-shaped area around the front camera that shows timers, music players, and (soon) Zomato/Swiggy orders or live scores. You can even swipe on it to switch between active apps.
- Flux Foam Screen: You can now resize individual app icons and folders. For example, you can expand the Camera icon to create shortcuts directly to “Portrait” or “Video” mode. Folders can also be expanded horizontally or vertically.
- New Lock Screen & AOD: The lock screen features new fonts and a full-screen Always-On Display that runs at just 1Hz, showing your full wallpaper and notifications with minimal battery drain.
Ecosystem & AI Features
ColorOS 16 is also bridging the gap between Android and Apple.
- Ecosystem Connectivity: You can now “Tap to Share” files with iPhones, a feature previously unheard of. It also has a new “Oppo Connect” app for Mac, allowing you to browse your phone’s files, transfer them, and even remotely control your Mac from your phone.
- AI Mind Space: This is an advanced AI screenshot tool. For example, if you screenshot a match schedule, AI Mind Space will automatically analyze it and ask if you want to add it as a calendar event.
- Gemini Integration: Google’s Gemini is now fully integrated. You can ask it to plan a trip and it will pull references directly from your AI Mind Space app.
- AI Artificial Flash: A new gallery feature lets you realistically add a flash effect to faces in post-production, perfect for saving dark photos.
The Verdict (First Look)
Based on this first look, the Oppo Find X9 Pro is a serious contender for 2025. The 7,500 mAh battery and 200MP telephoto lens are flagship-killing specs.
But the real revolution is ColorOS 16. It’s fast, incredibly polished, and packed with functional features like Aqua Dynamic and deep ecosystem integration. If Oppo can deliver these “Project Breeze” animations even to its budget phones, it could change the game for the entire Android world.
