Oppo Find X9 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 V

Oppo Find X9 Ultra

A 6.8-inch LTPO OLED with up to 144Hz and very high real-world brightness — among the brightest screens on any phone outdoors.

• 6.8-inch LTPO OLED panel up to 144Hz, with a maximum brightness around 1,800 nits and dimming as low as 1 nit.
• Hits a staggering ~3,600 nits of peak HDR brightness, making it incredibly easy to see and edit shots in direct sunlight.
• In manual mode the display peaks at 840 nits, rising to ~1,156 nits in auto on a 75% white patch and up to ~1,932 nits in the native gallery app.
• The smoother 144Hz panel and 3,600-nit brightness outperform Samsung's display.

Sony Xperia 1 V

The 6.5-inch 4K 21:9 OLED is the headline differentiator — no other 2023 flagship matches the cinema aspect ratio or the true 4K resolution at this size.

• 6.5" 4K 21:9 OLED 120Hz HDR — only smartphone in 2023 delivering true 4K at this aspect ratio.
• Creator Mode delivers accurate colors 'as the directors intended' — best smartphone for watching movies.
• 21:9 aspect ratio is divisive — perfect for cinema content but letterboxed on most apps and 16:9 video.
• Display gets dazzling 4K resolution that makes watching movies feel cinematic — long, narrow form factor pockets easily.

Oppo Find X9 Ultra

The reason to buy it. A Hasselblad-tuned quad system with the most versatile zoom on any phone, a true 10x optical periscope and an optional 300mm Hasselblad teleconverter. Near-universally praised, with only minor sharpness and ultrawide caveats.

• A 200MP main, 200MP 3x telephoto, 50MP 10x optical telephoto and 50MP ultrawide, all Hasselblad-branded — camera-first overkill in the best way.
• Consistently great photos, sharpness and dynamic range with really good color calibration — this phone did basically everything right in the camera department; an incredibly well-rounded smartphone camera.
• Is this the best camera phone ever built? — my new favorite camera phone and one of the best Android phones I've ever used.
• Even after a direct shootout, still the best camera phone I've ever used.
• Detail is very good, but sharpness remains a bit underwhelming on the main camera.
• The ultrawide is probably the weakest part of the setup — with the first three cameras taking so much space, Oppo reused the Samsung GN5 sensor here.
• Night-mode processing — color, contrast and exposure handling — is so much better than the Galaxy S26 Ultra's, and the ultrawide is now one of the best for detail preservation.
• The optional 300mm Hasselblad teleconverter delivers ~13x (300mm) optical-feel zoom that retains real telephoto sharpness, extending to ~60x (1380mm).

Sony Xperia 1 V

Sony makes the best camera sensors but Sony's smartphone processing still doesn't fully exploit them — the Xperia 1 V is the closest the company has come, with the new Exmor T sensor and continuous 3.5-5.2× zoom remaining unique selling points, but auto-mode HDR trails iPhone/Pixel processing.

• New 24mm f/1.9 52MP main with Type 1/1.35" Exmor T sensor — 1.7× larger than the Xperia 1 IV's, the headline hardware upgrade.
• 85-125mm telephoto offers continuous optical zoom 3.5×-5.2× — versatility that needs multiple cameras on rivals to match.
• Real-time eye AF + 30fps continuous shooting with autofocus — Sony Alpha DNA carried over from mirrorless cameras.
• Low-light performance still trails Samsung and Google — lights look blown out in completely dark conditions.
• Camera comparison vs iPhone 14 Pro is 'embarrassing' — despite better hardware, processing still trails Apple.

Oppo Find X9 Ultra

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 puts it near the top of the benchmark charts, but sustained-load stability is mediocre and Oppo deliberately throttles early to control heat.

• As expected, the Find X9 Ultra earns excellent benchmark scores near the top of the charts.
• A 3D ultrasonic fingerprint scanner Oppo claims is 35% faster and 33% more reliable, plus vapor cooling to dissipate heat through the aluminium frame for better sustained performance.
• 3DMark returned ~7,530 best-loop and ~3,682 low-loop with only ~49% stability, and peak performance didn't last a minute — weak sustained behaviour.
• Genshin Impact stayed consistently above 50fps and remained smooth even when throttling to ~30fps after ~16 minutes at 41.5°C, at under 4W power draw.
• Honor of Kings averaged 144fps over 30 minutes at max settings; Genshin held max 60fps before stabilizing near 50fps.

Sony Xperia 1 V

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 + 12GB RAM delivers flagship-class performance; thermal management improved over the Xperia 1 IV but still throttles under sustained load.

• Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 + 12GB RAM — flagship-tier benchmarks aligned with Galaxy S23 family.
• Thermal management improved vs the IV but still observes 'significant thermal throttling' in prolonged stress tests.
• Real-world performance is better than the synthetic stress tests suggest — display refresh rate never throttled.

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.

Sony Xperia 1 V

5,000mAh + Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 efficiency delivers strong real-world endurance — but Sony's 30W wired charging is now firmly behind OnePlus's 80W and Samsung's 45W flagship peers.

• 5,000mAh battery delivers up to 20 hours of continuous 4K playback per Sony's claim.
• Real-world: ~50% remaining after average day of web browsing, messaging, calls, and gaming — strong endurance.
• 30W wired + PD3.0/PPS — 50% in ~30 min. Slow vs OnePlus 11's 80W and S23 Ultra's 45W.
• Wireless + reverse wireless charging supported — feature parity with S23 family for the basics.

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.

Sony Xperia 1 V

The $1,399 price is the make-or-break factor — meaningfully above Galaxy S23 Ultra ($1,199) and iPhone 15 Pro Max ($1,199), and limited US distribution shrinks the addressable market further.

• $1,400 price tag is a true flagship spend going up against Apple iPhone 14, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Z Fold 4, Pixel Fold.
• Notebookcheck verdict: 'more camera replacement and DSLR companion than smartphone' — niche positioning explicit.
• Most-cited fan critique: 'too expensive for what it offers, especially in camera department' — value debate is the central tension.
• If long battery life is the priority, Galaxy S23 Ultra or Xiaomi 13 Ultra offer more endurance at lower prices.