Oppo Find X9 Pro Review: The Battery King With A Software Speed Limiter

If you’ve spent any time in the flagship trenches lately, you know the drill. Every year, we’re promised “revolutionary” leaps that usually amount to a slightly faster chip and a camera bump that only a professional colorist would notice. But the Oppo Find X9 Pro, priced at a hefty INR 109,999 (roughly $1,240 USD), actually tries something different. It’s not just chasing pixels; it’s chasing endurance. With a massive 7,500mAh battery and MediaTek’s new 3nm heavyweight under the hood, this phone is clearly aimed at the power user who views a “Low Battery” notification as a personal failing.

However, at Preview Games, we don’t care if a phone can last three days if it chokes the moment you try to push past 60 frames per second. The Find X9 Pro is a fascinating piece of hardware trapped in a software ecosystem that seems terrified of its own power. It’s a photographer’s dream and a battery champion, but is it a gamer’s daily driver? Let’s dig in.

Design & Build Quality: Industrial Elegance at a Hefty Weight

Let’s get the ergonomics out of the way: the Find X9 Pro is a unit. At 224g and 8.25mm thick, it’s not for the small-handed or the faint of heart. It’s dense, well-balanced, and feels every bit the premium slab you’re paying for. Our review unit came in “Titanium Charcoal,” a finish that looks sophisticated in professional studio lighting but transforms into a crime scene of smudges and fingerprints after five minutes of real-world handling.

The front is a minimalistic masterpiece. Oppo has moved to a Quad-curved glass panel that mimics the look of a flat screen while keeping the smooth swiping gestures of a curved one. It’s protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which Oppo claims is “Mohs level 5” resistant. We’d still suggest a screen protector, though; replacing a custom quad-curved panel in 2025 costs about as much as a mid-range GPU.

Flip it over, and you’re greeted by the massive circular Hasselblad camera housing. It’s a design statement that screams “I’m a photographer,” even if you only use it to scan QR codes. The build is IP68/IP69 rated, meaning it’ll survive a dunk in the pool and a high-pressure jet wash. While we don’t recommend pressure-washing your electronics, it’s nice to know you could.

Under the Hood: The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Powerhouse

Oppo has ditched Snapdragon for the Dimensity 9500, and honestly, we aren’t complaining about the silicon itself. This 3nm chip features an “All-Big-Core” architecture, with a C1 Ultra Super Core clocked at a blistering 4.21 GHz. Combined with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage, the raw numbers are staggering.

The display is equally impressive. We’re looking at a 6.78-inch LTPO OLED with a slightly weird 1272 x 2772 resolution. It’s bright—800 nits in manual mode and peaking at a claimed 3,600 nits for HDR content. More importantly for the Preview Games crowd, it features 2160Hz PWM dimming. If you’re the type to grind ranked matches at 2:00 AM with the lights off, this screen is significantly kinder to your retinas than the competition.

The Gaming Experience: A Mixed Bag of Raw Power and Capped Ambition

Here is where we get into the meat of it. The Dimensity 9500 is a monster on paper, but Oppo’s software (ColorOS 16) acts like a cautious parent, constantly tapping the brakes just as things get fun.

The Benchmarks:

• Genshin Impact (Highest Settings): Solid 60 FPS. During a five-hour marathon test, the frame rate barely budged. However, the thermals are a concern. After 30 minutes, the phone crossed the 50°C mark on both sides. Power draw was a massive 7.6W. It’s playable, but your hands will feel it. You essentially need a case just to insulate your fingers.

• Honkai: Star Rail: Consistent 60 FPS in the Xianzhou Luofu maps, but like Genshin, it pushes the silicon to its absolute thermal limits. Temperatures frequently hit 48-50°C.

• Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile: This is where the phone shines. We hit a relatively stable 90 FPS on High settings, though the phone did throttle brightness after 20 minutes to manage heat.

• PUBG Mobile / Honor of Kings: Rock-solid 60 FPS (and 120 FPS in supported modes). These games are a walk in the park for the Dimensity 9500, with power consumption hovering around a very efficient 3W and temperatures staying a cool 36°C.

The “Oppo Tax” on Frame Rates
The primary frustration for gamers lies in Oppo’s insistence on capping high-refresh-rate gaming. Despite having a 120Hz panel, the Find X9 Pro defaults most titles to 60Hz/60fps. We found that even in games that support 90 or 120 FPS, the phone often throttles the refresh rate back to 60 unless you manually dig through the “Games” app settings or use developer hacks to bypass the limit.

For a phone that costs over a grand, being told you can’t use the hardware you paid for is a bitter pill. Furthermore, under sustained heavy load (more than an hour of 3D rendering), we observed heavy CPU throttling. The “Trinity Engine” does its best to manage heat, but eventually, the clock speeds drop to keep the phone from melting.

The Optics: A Hasselblad-Tuned Powerhouse

While we usually focus on GPU cycles, we can’t ignore the massive glass housing dominating the rear. For many, this isn’t just a gaming device; it’s a dedicated camera that happens to run Discord. Oppo’s partnership with Hasselblad feels less like a marketing sticker and more like a cohesive engineering effort this year.

The Primary Sensor: 50MP LYT-900 Sophistication
The main wide-angle lens utilizes the 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor. If you’re coming from a mid-range device or an older flagship, the jump in quality here is jarring. Because the physical sensor size is so large, the “natural” bokeh—the blur you get behind a subject—is creamy and organic. Unlike the jagged, artificial software blurring found on cheaper phones, the Find X9 Pro handles depth with an optical grace that makes portrait mode almost redundant. In low light, this sensor is a vacuum for photons, preserving mood without the grainy noise that usually plagues mobile photography.

The 200MP Periscope: The Sniper Rifle
The standout feature is undoubtedly the 200MP periscope telephoto lens. We’ve seen high-megapixel counts before, but Oppo’s implementation focuses on “lossless” digital cropping. At 3x and 6x optical zoom, the detail is surgical. You can crop into a photo of a PC build and read the fine print on the motherboard capacitors without seeing a messy soup of pixels.

However, once you push past the 10x mark, the “AI Ultra-Clear Zoom” kicks in. While the AI does a decent job of reconstructing text and shapes, it can occasionally feel “painted.” If you’re trying to capture fine animal fur at 30x, you’ll start to see the software’s “hallucination” limits.

Video: 4K Dolby Vision and the Stability Tax
On the video front, the Find X9 Pro supports 4K recording at 60fps across all lenses with Dolby Vision HDR. The footage looks professional, and the OIS is “walking-down-the-stairs” stable. However, just like gaming, video kills the thermals. After about 15 minutes of continuous 4K/60fps recording, the phone’s chassis becomes uncomfortably warm.

Daily Drivers: Battery Life and General Usability

If the gaming performance is “complicated,” the battery life is “incredible.” The 7,500mAh silicon-carbon battery is the undisputed champion of late 2025. In our testing, which included a mix of Slack, heavy web browsing, 2 hours of gaming, and camera usage, we finished the day with 35% left in the tank. For a normal user, this is a two-day phone.

Charging is handled by 80W SuperVOOC. While 80W sounds slower than the 120W+ speeds we see from some competitors, remember it’s filling a massive 7,500mAh bucket. It still gets you from 0 to 50% in about 25 minutes, which is more than acceptable.

The Software Situation
ColorOS 16 (based on Android 16) is fluid, pretty, and annoyingly bloated. Upon first boot, you are greeted with pre-installed “recommendations” and folders of apps you didn’t ask for. You’ll be spending your first 20 minutes uninstalling bloatware. For a premium device, this ad-subsidized feel is unacceptable.

Is it Worth It? (Verdict)

The Oppo Find X9 Pro is a triumph of hardware engineering hampered by conservative software. If you are a mobile photographer who occasionally games, or a power user who treats battery life as the most critical spec, this is arguably the best phone on the market. That 7,500mAh battery is a genuine game-changer for reliability, and the 1-inch sensor takes stunning photos.

However, if you’re a competitive gamer looking for a dedicated 120 FPS machine, the Find X9 Pro is hard to recommend over a dedicated gaming phone (like the latest RedMagic) or even the iPhone 17 Pro. The aggressive thermal throttling and the software caps on frame rates mean you aren’t always getting the performance you paid for.

It’s a magnificent tool, but as a gaming rig, it’s a bit like buying a Ferrari and finding out the manufacturer has installed a 60mph governor for your “safety.”