It’s normally only a matter of time between Apple saying some whiz-bang new smartphone characteristic and somebody from the Android world making a model of their very own, however Oppo actually had its skates on this 12 months. Not even two months since Digicam Management arrived on the iPhone 16, the Oppo Discover X8 collection has landed with a touch-sensitive shutter button of its personal.
Revealed for Oppo’s native China forward of a world rollout in November, the Oppo Discover X8 and Discover X8 Professional are a pair of photography-focused flagships powered by MediaTek’s newest top-tier silicon, the Dimensity 9400.
The extra mainstream mannequin has a 6.59in, FHD+ decision flat OLED display screen with an LTPO 1-120Hz refresh fee, whereas the Professional variant will get a bigger 6.78in panel with delicate quad-curved glass. I’ve but to see it in particular person, however count on it’ll really feel very very like the Xiaomi 14 Extremely‘s barely rounded display screen. Each telephones have flatter metallic frames than I’m used to seeing from Oppo, however the big round digicam bumps present a transparent lineage to earlier fashions just like the Discover X6 Professional.
There’s been no skimping on sensors for both mannequin. The Oppo Discover X8 will get a 50MP Sony LYT-700 lead snapper with optical picture stabilisation, paired to a 50MP ultrawide with autofocus and a 50MP telephoto (additionally with OIS) that’s good for 3x optical zoom. The Discover X8 Professional steps up additional with a bigger 1/1.4in LYT-808 important sensor, and a second 50MP periscope zoom with 6x optical magnification.
Solely the Professional mannequin will get the devoted shutter button, which Oppo is looking the “Fast Button”. Double-press it to open the digicam app, press once more to fireplace the shutter, or swipe to zoom out and in of pictures. It’s not clear if you happen to can set off another digicam options, like aperture or publicity. Hasselblad is again as soon as once more to supply picture processing assist, and Oppo has added a brand new reside picture mode to its digicam app.
Each telephones begin with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage; the Discover X8 tops out at 16GB and 512GB, whereas the Discover X8 Professional may be had with 16GB and 1TB if you happen to’re after most capability. The smaller cellphone has a sizeable 5630mAh silicon-carbide battery, whereas the Professional will get a fair beefier 5910mAh cell. Each can deal with 80W wired charging and 50W wi-fi top-ups.
Chinese language buyers can count on to pay CNY 4199 (round $590) for the Oppo Discover X8, whereas the Discover X8 Professional begins from CNY 5299 (about $745). Anticipate these costs to climb considerably by the point they make their method overseas. There’s no clue precisely which international locations it is going to head to in November, however Oppo has dedicated to a giant European return after a number of years within the wilderness; I’m betting the UK will see an official launch within the coming weeks.
Anybody demanding absolutely the cream of the Oppo crop can be in for a barely longer wait. The agency didn’t announce an Extremely variant to interchange the Discover X7 Extremely – however one is allegedly within the works for early 2025.