Oppo Find X9 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

Oppo Find X9 Ultra

A genuine highlight: a 7,050mAh silicon-carbon cell that posts some of the best endurance numbers of any 2026 flagship, with fast 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.

• Draws power from a 7,050mAh battery — a sizeable increase over the previous generation — with 100W SuperVOOC wired and 50W AirVOOC wireless charging.
• Earned an active-use battery score of over 20 hours; with the SuperVOOC charger it went 0–75% in 30 minutes and to full in 45 minutes.
• After ~10 hours of continuous use starting at 7am it still had 53% battery, regularly getting 8–9 hours of screen-on time and ~40% left after a 13-hour day.
• A PCMark synthetic loop returned 15 hours 2 minutes, and 100W SuperVOOC charging took ~49–52 minutes (the charger isn't included).
• With moderate usage you can easily expect more than 2 days of battery life — Oppo finally feels like a truly complete product.
• Charges 0–100% in about 52 minutes on the official 80W charger in a head-to-head charge test.

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

5,000mAh delivers reliable all-day endurance and long-term owners regularly get 1.5-2 days of moderate use. The catches: 25W charging is slow (~1h25m to full), there's no wireless charging at all, and Digital Trends flagged disappointing day-to-day life in their full review.

• 5,000mAh battery — large, with reliable all-day endurance for typical mid-range use patterns.
• Long-term owners regularly get 1.5-2 days of moderate use, ~6-8 hours of SOT — strong for the price.
• Digital Trends review flagged 'disappointing battery life' as the main caveat — Exynos 1380 efficiency varies by usage pattern.
• 25W wired charging only — ~1h25m to full in real testing. No wireless charging at all (Pixel 7a has it).

Oppo Find X9 Ultra

Premium-priced and hard to buy in many markets, but reviewers broadly conclude it out-cameras the S26 Ultra and Pixel and edges the Vivo X300 Ultra on usability.

• Its main compromises are the ~€1,699 price, large 236g body, occasional software concerns and limited availability in some markets.
• It feels like Oppo wanted to make the camera first and just happened to also create the best Android phone you can get right now — though it won't win every year-end award.
• The base Find X9 Ultra starts at 7,499 yuan in China — roughly £814 / ~$1,100 — but the heaviness and visual pressure are the first impression.
• The closest rival is the Vivo X300 Ultra, but the X9 Ultra wins by having a more user-friendly OS.
• The Hasselblad alliance delivers a phone that genuinely challenges the Galaxy S26 Ultra on cameras.

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

$449 launch (now $300-350) with class-leading 4 OS / 5 sec update support, microSD expansion and a great display. The biggest competition is the Pixel 7a at $50 more with a better camera + wireless charging.

• Launched at $449; frequently $300-350 on sale and around $250 used in 2026 — outstanding value for the spec sheet.
• TechRadar: 'the best budget Samsung phone deal going right now' — frequently cited as the value pick in the under-$500 segment.
• Android Authority: 'perhaps one of the best non-flagship phones of this year' — S23-like design, fluid display, good main camera, reliable battery, 4-year updates.
• Forbes counter: Pixel 7a at $50 more is the better all-rounder — better camera, wireless charging, the Tensor G2 chip outperforms the Exynos 1380.
• Trusted Reviews: 4/5 — 'a solid mid-ranger that ticks most boxes' with a great display, premium build, decent camera and large battery.