Lei Technology Digital Team | Editor: Zhongjia | Supervisor: Luo Chao
OPPO's new-generation flagship has finally arrived.
In recent years, smartphone manufacturers have been advancing the release dates of their new models. While the OPPO Find X9 series was launched on October 16 last year, the Find X10 series was unveiled on September 22 this year. Unlike the previous two generations, the Find X10 series does not have a Pro version; instead, it features a Pro Max version.
This is the first time the OPPO Find X series has adopted the Pro Max suffix. It is positioned above the Pro model, but do its hardware capabilities truly reach the Pro Max level? After reading this review, you will have your own answer.
Let's take a look at the pricing first. The specific prices for the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max are as follows:
12GB+256GB: CNY 6,799;
12GB+512GB: CNY 7,499;
16GB+512GB: CNY 7,999;
16GB+1TB: CNY 8,999.
The Industry's Only "All 200MP" Setup: Hardware Remains the Ceiling
The elevated positioning naturally comes with upgraded specifications. The OPPO Find X10 Pro Max upgrades its battery from 7,500mAh to 8,000mAh, features the Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset built on a 2nm process, and supports a screen refresh rate of up to 144Hz. However, the most significant upgrade of this smartphone lies in its camera capabilities.
Today, top-tier flagships are generally equipped with 200MP main cameras, and some flagships have also upgraded their telephoto lenses to 200MP. However, ultra-wide-angle lenses still predominantly feature 50MP sensors. The OPPO Find X10 Pro Max is the industry's first and currently the only smartphone with all three cameras featuring 200MP sensors.
Moreover, all three cameras on the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max feature large sensors and wide apertures. The main camera has a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor, boasts an ultra-high dynamic range of 17EV, an f/1.5 aperture, and debuts the DeepPix technology.
Briefly introducing it, DeepPix technology increases the photodiode potential, adopts dual vertical transfer gates and a shared floating diffusion structure, achieving a 60% increase in single-pixel full-well capacity compared to the previous generation. Paired with a 17EV high dynamic range, the captured images feature brighter highlights and richer details in the shadows.
The telephoto lens of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max features a 70mm focal length, an ultra-large 1/1.56-inch sensor, and an f/2.1 aperture, supporting CIPA 7.5 professional-grade image stabilization. The ultra-wide-angle lens also boasts an ultra-large 1/1.56-inch sensor, an f/2.2 aperture, and a field of view reaching 124°. Additionally, this smartphone is equipped with a second-generation Danxia color reproduction lens featuring an ultra-high dynamic range of 15EV.
With all three cameras featuring large sensors and 200MP resolution, the camera module inevitably has a significant protrusion. However, surprisingly, the weight distribution of this smartphone is quite balanced, without any obvious top-heavy feeling. Similar to the previous generation's large R-angle design, the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max appears relatively wide. Coupled with the 6.78-inch large screen, it might be somewhat inconvenient for users with smaller hands to hold it with one hand.
Large Sensors Raise the Imaging Ceiling, While Megapixels Ensure Details
The improvement in smartphone camera capabilities in recent years is inseparable from hardware upgrades. From 100MP sensors to 1-inch large CMOS sensors, high megapixels and large sensors provide smartphones with higher resolution potential, stronger bokeh effects, and better color gradation. Only by combining large sensors, high megapixels, and wide apertures can imaging quality be consistently guaranteed in various environments.
Take this photo taken at the community cultural plaza, for example. It does not suffer from the typical issue of "blurry shadow details on the ground and severely overexposed sky." The dark brick seams under the arcade and the highlights of the glass curtain wall in the distance of the plaza appear simultaneously. This is the actual effect of the Find X10 Pro Max's main camera with its 17EV single-frame dynamic range combined with ProXDR real-time HDR. It does not artificially brighten the shadows to create a fake transparent look; instead, it controls the highlights well, retains details in the shadows, and features relatively natural transitions.
In this photo shot directly upwards towards the sun, the sun itself is compressed into a clean circular highlight, the surrounding halo does not blow out, and the layers of the clouds are fully preserved.
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Backlighting combined with an ultra-wide angle inherently tests a smartphone's ability to suppress highlights and handle edge image quality. If a small-sensor ultra-wide-angle lens were used, this scene would most likely result in widespread overexposure.
Moreover, after strong light enters the lens module, it reflects back and forth between the lens elements, protective glass, and sensor, casting a ghost image of the light source on the CMOS, which leads to ghosting in the final image. In all photos taken by the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max, there are basically no obvious traces of ghosting.
After 5:30 PM, as the light begins to fade, the true Hasselblad flavor of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max really emerges. The sky transitions from grayish-white to pinkish-orange, a beam of light leaks through the clouds, and the distant city skyline is faintly visible in the mist. This kind of scene is most easily captured as a "grayish blur," but this device preserves both the layers of the clouds and the reflections on the river surface simultaneously. The colors are warm but not oversaturated, and the overall look closely resembles what the human eye sees in reality.
Night scenes with complex light sources and uneven light and dark distribution remain a major pain point for smartphone photography. On a commercial street captured with the telephoto lens of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max, the text on distant signs is clearly visible. Although the nearby shadows are slightly dim, we can still clearly see the details of human faces.
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Most importantly, the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max does not excessively increase the brightness of the photos. The shadows cast by distant lights on the walls are clearly visible, closely matching the scene seen by the naked eye.
Overall, the colors of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max are saturated yet restrained. The green of the plants is a deep, dark green, with suppressed saturation that does not spill over.
Those who like it will find it textured, while those who don't might think it is not appealing enough. This is related to the Danxia color and the LUMO native light and shadow engine. This approach pursues true-to-life restoration rather than catering to social media.
From Seeing Far to Seeing Even Further
Today, when large-sensor main cameras have become standard for flagship phones, Lei Technology believes that the telephoto lens is the soul of smartphone imaging capabilities. Its perspective compression can shorten the distance between objects. When shooting people, faces are not stretched, and facial features are more proportionate. When shooting landscapes, distant buildings and mountains are brought closer together, the background layers are compact, and the image has a greater sense of depth and atmosphere.
The narrow field of view of the telephoto lens can also eliminate extraneous environments, resulting in cleaner composition and highlighting the subject, which is equivalent to the lens doing the composition for you directly. Many people find telephoto photos "premium," which essentially means the images are cleaner and simpler.
The problem is that the vast majority of telephoto lenses have small CMOS sensors, low megapixels, and weak resolution, failing to present details well. When zoomed in, the details might even be inferior to a crop from the main camera. Fortunately, the telephoto lens of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max features both an ultra-large 1/1.56-inch sensor and 200MP resolution, and the f/2.1 aperture also ensures sufficient light intake.
Take this photo of a street in a creative park, for example. The parked cars, street trees, and distant buildings carry a hint of evening warmth within the gray tones. The image is so clean it looks as if a light film filter has been applied.
Switching from outdoors to indoors, the telephoto macro of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max comes in handy. The highlights on the cherry skin, the texture of the whipped cream, and the reflections on the glass cup walls are all present. The high megapixels combined with the large sensor excellently showcase the details in the image.
In an era dominated by wide-angle macro, if a smartphone wants to take macro photos, it needs to be very close to the target, which easily blocks the light and might even disturb insects when shooting them. However, the telephoto macro of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max allows you to shoot from a farther distance in a more comfortable posture.
Additionally, the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max supports LUMO Inspired Composition. By aiming at the small circle on the screen and tapping lightly, you can complete the composition. For photography beginners, the telephoto lens combined with Inspired Composition is more than enough to handle daily shooting.
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If asked about the regrets of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max, the lack of dual telephoto lenses is one. The 70mm focal length is adequate for daily shooting, but it falls slightly short for distant scenes like concerts. However, the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max has prepared another solution—a teleconverter.
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With the teleconverter attached, the focal length of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max can reach over 230mm. This optical zoom achieved through the teleconverter is far superior to telephoto plus cropping. For example, when shooting boats on the Pearl River at a 70mm focal length, the objects are not prominent, and when zoomed in, the details are very blurry and the text is not clear.
With the teleconverter attached and shooting at a 230mm focal length, not only is the main subject of the boat more prominent, but the text "Sinopec" remains clear even when zoomed in. Of course, for focal lengths between 70mm and 230mm, the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max still needs to rely on cropping.
In the past, when taking photos with a smartphone, we had to judge for ourselves how far to stand, what zoom level to use, where to place the subject, and whether the background would be messy. The narrow field of view of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max's telephoto lens helps us "cut out the extraneous environment," and the LUMO Inspired Composition aligns the small circle with the subject. After these two steps, the image is already a shot with clean composition, comfortable perspective, and a prominent subject.
The built-in 13mm, 24mm, and 70mm focal lengths of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max, paired with the teleconverter, basically achieve full-scenario coverage. For the vast majority of users who are not photography enthusiasts but simply want to make their daily shots look better, this smartphone bridges more than half of the gap between "knowing how to take photos" and "not knowing how to take photos."
Conclusion: A "Quasi-Ultra" Imaging Flagship with No Shortcomings
Finally, following the convention of Lei Technology reviews, let's briefly summarize the pros and cons of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max:
Pros:
1. The three 200MP lenses offer outstanding resolution;
2. LUMO Inspired Composition is highly suitable for photography beginners;
3. Battery life is further improved, meeting the needs of a full day of street photography;
4. The style increasingly pursues color restoration.
Cons:
1. No dual telephoto lenses.
Unlike many smartphones that overemphasize algorithms, the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max has chosen a more straightforward but more solid path, bringing all three lenses to the same level. It allows you to use everything from the 13mm ultra-wide-angle to the 70mm telephoto without making any compromises in image quality in between.
This design reminds Lei Technology of the grand launch of the OPPO Find X6 series in the first quarter of 2023. At that time, some flagship phones still had small-sensor "filler" lenses, while the Find X6 Pro was equipped with three 50MP large sensors, shouting the slogan of "three main cameras."
Today, we are accustomed to flagship phones where the main, telephoto, and ultra-wide-angle cameras all feature large sensors. The OPPO Find X10 Pro Max has now introduced three 200MP lenses. The OPPO Find X10 Pro Max is not a monster that ranks first in some benchmark, but it is a phone you can carry out, shoot with from morning to night, and never need to repeatedly think about "whether this machine is good enough."
As for the "Pro Max" suffix, it is the first time it has been used in the history of the OPPO Find X series. Its positioning lies between the traditional large cup and ultra cup. The all-200MP pixels and a series of configurations surpass ordinary large cup phones, and the gap with the ultra cup likely lies in the dual telephoto lenses.