Intro Building on the successful of the OPPO Find X3 Pro, OPPO released the new flagship smartphone OPPO Find X5 Pro, it has 2 colors, Ceramic White and Glaze black, I received the White model for the review.
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Build Quality/ DesignOnce glance at it, OPPO Find X5 Pro's back design looks very characteristic, you can easily recognize it from another smartphones. It is one of the most beautiful designed smartphones I have seen, its streamline design feels very natural, compare with glass, the new OPPO Find X5 Pro rear is made of ceramic material which is more gentle, warmer and reliable.
Here is my OPPO Find X5 Pro unboxing video:
Performance/GamingFor today’s mobile phone products, the screen display become more important. OPPO Find X5 Pro’s screen is a 6.7-inch AMOLED panel, very high resolution 1440 x 3216, with this display we can have a good contrast and nice color. And up to 120Hz dynamic refresh rate, this higher refresh rate display makes moving content looks smoother, also makes a big difference when it coming to gaming. when I am playing League of Legends: Wild Rift and Brawl Stars, it can handle very well, and also you hardly to find the rear is hot it because of ceramic material that can maintain effective cooling under game pressure.
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Brawl StarsBest ColorOS FeaturesOPPO Find X5 Pro has a huge range of customization options, I particularly like the Always-On Display function, Adaptive Sleep function and Air Gestures function. For example, I use Air Gestures function to switch the channel when I play TikTok, no need to touch the panel.
Camera ReviewOPPO Find X5 Pro camera system equipped with MariSilicon X chip and co-developed with Hasselblad, as a photographer I will be more expecting the camera performance. The coolest thing is to check out the flagship sensor on triple cameras, wide and ultra-wide with 50 megapixels cameras, telephoto with 13 megapixels camera, so we can have a pretty decent improvement in low light performance and significantly 4k ultra night video.
I've spent two weeks to test the OPPO Find X5 Pro camera performance mainly in 3 situations.
1. To test camera performance in difference period, such as to capture in the daytime, sunset & night.
2. To test camera performance in difference environment, such as to capture in outdoor or indoor.
3. To test camera performance in difference subject, such as landscape, nature and food.
Here are OPPO Find X5 Pro two sample videos took in Singapore,
1. 4K 2160P 60fps Merlion Park day walk:
2. 4K 2160P 60fps Marina Bay night walk:
When you open the camera, you can easily to see a Hasselblad orange shutter button and when you press the shooting button, a Hasselblad shutter sound will be heard.
SLR-Level-5-Axis Image Stabilization
This time OPPO Find X5 Pro comes with a real 5-axis optical image stabilization, this new stabilization technology can occur on 5 different levels and let it reach DSLR-level. If you are using DSLR cameras, you probably know how useful and powerful the 5-axis stabilization is to taking picture or doing videography in low light environment.
It can improve stability, sharpness and color performance, to produces a perfect night photos and videos, even though at the image corners, it also can provide a good quality.
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Usually I will on HDR AUTO setting that phone will detect the environment and use HDR automatically, when I shoot in HDR mode, the camera takes several pictures in quick succession, each having a different exposure value. The phone inside software then merges the images into a single photo.
Compare with non-HDR photo, HDR photo provides sharper details from the darkest and brightest areas.
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The recently unveiled HONOR 20 PRO seamlessly integrates four rear sensors that allows for basically any conceivable shooting scenario including night photography, ultra-wide angle, telephotography and macro photography. It was also accorded 111 points by DxOMark, the 2nd highest score attained by any smartphone, the gold standard benchmark for camera quality in the industry. Above all is the HONOR 20 PRO’s exceptional night photography capabilities, which is demonstrated below simply by comparing the same image taken under different lighting.
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As you can see, the differences are staggering. HONOR 20 PRO continues to outperform its competitors under low-light conditions, capturing images in ultra clarity. Let us delve into the shooting process and look into detailed analyses to understand HONOR’s superior night photography.
1. Analyzing the Photo-taking Process
To conduct the test, we first identified our shooting location. We made sure it was as dark as night, so it was virtually impossible to see with a naked eye. This is a sample photo of the results you’d achieve with our counterparts’ flagship smartphones.
With the HONOR 20 PRO, all we did was aim at the object and tap the shutter, choosing the default mode without any professional AI processing. Despite the poor lighting, the HONOR 20 PRO captured the object perfectly.
The HONOR 20 PRO is no doubt your most trust-worthy partner. All you need to do is tap on the shutter and know that you will get a perfect photo even in low-light environments. You do not even need bulky gadgets such as a tripod, which is often used to stabilize the camera for long-exposure photography.
2. Analyzing Photo Specifications
We did a comprehensive analysis of HONOR 20 PRO’s images. Uncover HONOR’s two secrets to night photography with us through its exceptional specifications!
The HONOR 20 PRO features an F/1.4 aperture, the largest ever on a smartphone. It guarantees an average of an additional 50 % light reception, when compared with the standard F/1.8 aperture commonly seen on the market – the more light a lens can receive, the better the image resolution and quality.
The ultra-high ISO of 102,400 is also worth highlighting, since the ISO of images taken on other smartphones merely reach 1250.
A higher ISO value can effectively increase the brightness of the picture, but it has a down side: prominent noise. Therefore, most smartphones limit the ISO value within 10,000. The HONOR 20 PRO, however, has a maximum ISO value of 204, 800, which is more than 20 times higher than other smartphones on the market.
More importantly, there is limited noise in pictures taken by the HONOR 20 PRO. Despite its ultra-high ISO, the image is kept crisp and precise. HONOR confirmed that it applies a unique algorithm to achieve such an ultra-high ISO value, only supported on Huawei and HONOR smartphones.
Some may question why flashlight photography isn’t used instead. In fact, flash itself can be problematic when lighting is uneven or when the object is too up-close. There are many limitations to flashlight photography. For instance, you won’t be able to use flash to capture an infant’s smile when he is asleep. Likewise, it may not be appropriate if you are at a museum trying to get a close-up of an exhibit.
HONOR 20 PRO manages to deliver fine-quality photos under extreme testing conditions, demonstrating its efforts in camera hardware and algorithm development. As seen below, results under normal night light also prove to be phenomenal.
Even with today’s amazing mobile cameras, smartphone photography keeps evolving. One may argue that the quality of daylight pictures has seemingly stalled, but as hardware and software evolve beyond the megapixel race of yesteryear, we see continuous improvements in new, key areas. Of course, it is often the vanguard of expensive flagships pushing the envelope of computational photography, with “night mode” ultra low-light pictures being a new key talking point. With the Honor 20 Pro’s excellent combination of hardware and software, you can get the impressive results in a premium but affordable package.
The Honor 20 Pro has received glowing reviews for its camera capabilities: XDA’s camera expert Daniel Marchena found that the phone has “camera tuning down to an art”, delivering stunning shots that have amazing detail and, most importantly, a natural feel to them. Other camera reviewers, like DxOmark, praised the phone’s excellent exposure, achieving the joint top score for this category at the time their review was published.
This isn’t too surprising given that the device packs an extremely complete quad-camera setup, offering a Sony IMX586 48 MP main camera lens coupled with AI-powered software and hardware, allowing users to shoot pictures with excellent clarity even in dimly-lit environments. Low-light performance also benefits from the inclusion of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Artificial Image Stabilization (AIS), but the phone also offers AIS Super Night Mode, which can be activated by setting the camera mode to “Night.” This mode is excellent for city skylines at night, or dimly-lit back streets, yet it’s not where the phone’s ultra low-light photography capabilities stop. We’ve found the phone to have excellent exposure in low light even in auto mode. So how does Honor achieve such well-exposed pictures, and how does it stack up to competitors?
Exposure on digital cameras is controlled by the f/stop, the shutter speed, and the ISO setting. The Honor 20 Pro has no shortcomings in either regard, with a wide-aperture f/1.4 lens on the powerful main camera — the aforementioned 48MP 1/2″ Quad-Bayer camera sensor by Sony. Beyond that, though, the Honor 20 Pro features what Honor calls “Auto Ultra-High ISO.” In this particular regard, the 20 Pro stands head and shoulders above some of the top competitors in the mobile space.
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In digital photography, an ISO number indicates how sensitive a camera is to light, which is dependent on the signal gain of the camera’ sensor. A higher value indicates greater sensitivity, and in turn, better low light captures. On the Honor 20 Pro, you can adjust the ISO manually when using the versatile and powerful Pro mode, but their automatic ISO tuning for regular shots is still capable of achieving extremely high ISO numbers, making for tremendous low-light shots. The Honor 20 Pro’s ISO of 204800 dwarfs that of the Galaxy S10+, which cannot surpass 6400. This upgrade over the Honor 20’s 102400 ISO even puts the Pro’s ISO number ahead of that of SLR cameras like the Canon 5D Mark IV.
See sample photos here
The 20 Pro will adjust the ISO automatically whenever you are shooting in auto, so in practice, you do not need to think about the ISO number and how to tune it to the particular scene. The Auto Ultra-High ISO algorithm automatically kicks in under 1 lux of brightness, at the point where most detail can’t be perceived by the naked eye. As expected from modern low-light mobile photography, this mode can bring out hidden detail and color. While turning up the ISO usually comes at the expense of additional noise, the 20 Pro can also keep noise within acceptable ranges, with DxOMark noting that some results offered by the Honor 20 Pro’s noise control in low-light scenes are “comparable to those of the best performers.”
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I am very excited to have received the OPPO Find X5 Pro in Ceramic White. My model has 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM. I have been using this new phone for two full weeks now, as my primary device. This is my review of the OPPO Find X5 Pro.
Build Quality / DesignWhen unboxing your phone for the first time, you’ll instantly notice the bold new design choice which features sloped edges around the camera bump. It gives the phone a very fluid look, as if it’s water flowing down from the peak of the device, and runs off the edges. The back of the phone is made of a premium ceramic material which has a very high-end feel to it. This quality extends to the buttons, with very solid and clicky interactions.
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The white model that I have has a lot of contrast between the lettering on the back, against the milk-like surface. I really like the way this phone looks and feels, overall.
Performance / GamingUnsurprisingly, this phone is very fast. Equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and paired with 12GB of RAM, this phone is pretty maxed out in terms of specs. ColorOS 12.1 is faster and more responsive than ever. Games and apps launch quickly while being able to make 3D graphics look amazing.
I ran a benchmark on my phone to hopefully give a better idea of how fast this phone really is.
One of my favorite games to play is PUBG, which also happens to be one of the most resource-intensive 3D games for Android. When I play on my OPPO Find X5 Pro, I'm able to run the game at the max settings, while maintaining a steady 120fps. This smooth gameplay looks fantastic on the 120hz display. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 does an impressive job of processing 3D graphics and rendering large open worlds.
Best ColorOS Features
ColorOS 12.1 ships as the default software on the OPPO Find X5 Pro. The included software has many features built-in that make customizing your phone fun and simple. One of the best ways to show off your personal style is with Always-On Display. You can create a custom pattern, text, and clock style to appear on your phone. My Always-On Display shows my three favorite bird emojis, a jellyfish photo that I took at the aquarium, and the time and date in the format that I choose.
Everyone values their privacy and security, which is why I really appreciate some of the features like App lock, Hide apps, Private Safe, and System cloner. Using the ColorOS privacy tools, you can even shut off your camera or microphone so that they cannot be used by any apps or services at all. Your privacy dashboard gives you a quick overview of all of the apps that are collecting data like camera, microphone, location, etc.
ColorOS is filled with great features that will enhance your use of your smartphone. Included apps like O Relax and Music Party are worth checking out as well.
Camera ReviewTo put the camera of the OPPO Find X5 Pro to the test, I took it to my local aquarium, where I could use it in a variety of different lighting situations. There are several key camera modes that I find myself using the most, which provide more flexibility with the way I edit and share my photos.
If I am shooting photos that I intend to edit on my computer, I use the RAW PLUS feature. This will let me capture RAW photos with tons of data. When I want to use the 2X camera or shoot with NIGHT mode, I’ll activate the 10-bit color feature instead. I can easily edit these photos with the ColorOS editing tools, while still preserving the color data of a photo. The last mode that I use frequently is the standard PHOTO mode with AI scene enhancements on. This is best for shots that I intend to post straight to social media, and don’t want to worry about edits or file size issues.
There are a lot of features to explore with this phone and different ways to take advantage of the powerful sensors in the front and rear cameras. Here is a full view of the camera specs of this phone.
Rear:
50MP Main Camera: f/1.7; FOV 80°; 1G6P lens
50MP Ultra-wide Angle Camera: f/2.2; FOV 112°; 7P lens
13MP Telephoto Camera: f/2.4; FOV 45°; 5P lens
Front:
32MP Front Camera: f/2.4; FOV 90°; lens: 5P
ConclusionThe OPPO Find X5 Pro feels like a very polished device. The introduction of the 80W SuperVOOC charging definitely changes the way you use and charge your phone. The cameras are some of the best that you’ll find in any smartphone, and inspire you to take more photos using features that make the whole process simple and fun. The performance is fast enough that you’ll be able to use this phone for years to come and be perfectly happy with the speed at which it runs apps and games.
I am very excited to continue to explore the capabilities of my OPPO Find X5 Pro, as I show off its design and Ceramic White color.
[Thanks to OPPO for supporting this thread]
Hello All,
Dharma Chandru, One of The Oppo Global Product Ambassadors, I Have Received Matt Black Version of The OPPO Find X5, I Have been Using it for a Month and ill sum up my thoughts and review from a Photographers POV.
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Build Quality & Design ::
OPPO Find X5 Truly caters the Word Flagship and it Uses Super Premium Materials and it feels great to hold it on hands and its almost the right size. Not so big,not so small. The Size and the choice is screen size is very much apt for Personal Movie Experience
Performance & Screen ::
Im never into Gaming so Let me give you a glimpse on the Performance from my personal experience while i was using it for a short while.
Oppo Find X5, phone is powered by the Snapdragon 888 processor, paired with Practical 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, App Launch including Photoshop,Lightroom and Snapseed are Super Fast and theres no Lag in Import,Processing and Export too. Handles Large files with Ease.
Oppo Finx X5 has an 6.55 Inch Amoled Screen with HDR 10+ and Supports 120 Hz. The 120 Hz is a Bliss while reading but it consumes more battery than the regular 60 Hz Mode. i Preferred to use 60 Hz as Default. It has a resolution of FHD at 2400x1080 and is bright enough to be used comfortably outdoors with 500 nits, it can be boosted to 800 nits, i tried using it under direct sunlight and i could manage to use it without any problem.
Battery ::
The Battery has 4800 Mah which is like very practical, with the Supported 80W SuperVOOC Charger the charging time is Super Fast and i could attain 3% to 100% in about 40 Mins. Put up on a charger head for the shower and when you are back you should get a days charge up and running if u are a casual user.
Speakers ::
The Stereo Speakers are quite impressive, the sound through ringtones and song ringtones are rather clean than loud. I Personally prefer this rather than loud jarring speakers from the ones i used earlier.
Color OS ::
Color OS is quite New to me and Its close to Stock OS. Thats one of the Favorite thing for me. The main Settings menu features Oppo's colorful icons for easier navigation. Android 12's new privacy features are implemented. You get a summary of all the apps that use your data, location, camera, microphone, etc., all in one place. It's called Privacy Dashboard and is something like Digital Wellbeing but privacy-focused. Most of the UI elements on ColorOS can be customized. We are talking deep customization of app icons, accent colors, quick toggles and their shape, font, fingerprint reader animation, Edge lighting for incoming notifications0, of course, the Always-on display.
Camera ::
Lets Begin Talking about the Most Important and The Favorite Part From OPPO X5. i.e The Camera
Selfie Camera ::
A 32 MP Selfie Camera With F2.4 Aperture. This should be very much okay for most users as it can convincingly make good portraits with Decent bokeh effect. The Skin Tones are quite real and theres no artificial bleaching.
The Main Cameras ::
Find X5 relies on Two 50M Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1.0µm sensors for its Main and Ultra-wide cameras. Both sensors support multi-directional PDAF, of course. Their lenses are what sets them apart. They use uses a 13MP, 1/3.4" sensor paired with f/2.4 aperture for Telephoto. Thanks to the Hasselblad Tuning and MariSilicon Neural Processing Unit. The Results are outstanding. The Videos Has Pro Mode & 5 Axis Stabilization which almost reduces the Use of the Gimbal and we do have HDR Log Mode to Record video for Greater Post production Compatibility.
I Have been using this Camera From 5AM in the Morning to 1 AM in Midnight and the best part i like about the Camera is Super Fast and Accurate Focus in most Conditions. I Have used it under Various conditions From Harsh Sunrise to Blazing Light Trails
Some Studio Portrait Samples ::
Some Architecture Samples ::
Twilight Samples ::
Long Exposure Samples ::
These Were Mounted on a Tripod.
Some Night Scape Samples ::
Conclusion ::
Overall Im Very Happy with the Phone as My Primary use is Photos,Videos and Social Media and Sometimes Photo Processing and The Phone Does the Job in a Fantastic Manner. If you are Someone who wants a Daily No Nonsense Phone which can Shoot some Wonderful Photos, Then you should Consider Oppo Find X5 or Oppo Find X5 Pro
Regards
Dharma Chandru
Photographer & Tech Entrepreneur Who Represents Around 14 Brands.
Welcome to part 2 of my review
Part 1
Features
When it comes to features, there are just so many to list and many of them are useful such as
Multi-Screen Connect: As OPPO puts it, you can quickly transfer files between your PC and phone. Edit documents saved on your phone from your PC. Receive phone notifications on your PC. This is definitely handy as now I don’t need to look at my phone when I’m working, whenever I receive notifications on my phone, I can interact it from my PC.
Gestures: There are a plethora of gestures and motions you can use to make day to day usage very easy: Swipe down with 3 fingers to take a screenshot, air gestures, if your hand is not clean or its wet, you can do wave your hand to answer a call or scroll through YouTube. Continuing with gestures, you can assig some gestures whilst the screen is turned off i.e. draw the letter v to turn the torch light on which is very inconvenient instead of having to unlock the phone, swipe the notification shade and then enabling the torch. You can also set it up so it opens an app of your choice.
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Personalisation: Here you can customise your phone which includes:
Wallpapers: which also includes live wallpapers.
Always-On Display: this is where the user can see information such as date, time, and notifications when the screen is off.
Themes: Here you can download many premade themes from the online store or individual aspects such as fonts, wallpapers, live wallpapers or video ringtones.
Icons: You can select the icon style from OPPO’s default, Material Style, Pebble or Custom where you can change the shape and whether to show app names or not.
There is also other options that fingerprint animation and edge lighting (for notification)
Camera
It seems OPPO is really focused on the camera this time round, so much so that now the Find X series has a 6nm Imaging NPU called MariSilicon X. OPPO says that it features the best-in-class power efficiency, 20 bit ultra-high dynamic range, real-time RAW processing, and Enhanced RGBW Pro Mode. It will enable high-quality 4K AI Night Video and live preview on Android smartphones for the first time. To take things further, OPPO has partnered up with Hasselblad to refine the camera prowess.
The triple camera set-up consists of 50MP main and ultra-wide lenses (Sony IMX 766), 13MP 2x zoom telephoto lens, and a 32MP selfie camera. The cameras have 5-Axis Optical Image Stabilization SLR-level technology which helps with taking photos and videos whilst you’re on the move.
I have taken lots of photos and they all turned out excellent, you can see lots of details. Portrait photos are also really, good probably the best I have seen yet. Night photography is also impressive as well as the 4k Ultra Night Video.
Battery Life
The OPPO Find X5 Pro comes with a MASSIVE 5000mAh battery that is higher than that of the Xiaomi 12 Pro Galaxy S22. I have found the battery life to last me easily over 1 day and with Super power saving mode, that can be extended to 2 days! As for the charging speed, it charged from being fully drained to 100% in just 36 minutes. This mainly thanks to the 80w SuperVooc charger that is included in the box. I don’t have the wireless charger which is dubbed as AirVooC, but its charges at 50w, that’s better than the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s wired 45w charger.
Conclusion
Overall I have to say this phone impressed me a lot, I mean why wouldn’t it? It has the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, excellent main camera, massive 5000mAh battery with really fast charging. It has a beautiful 6.7” QHD+ AMOLED display which is a joy for media consumption. ColorOS12 has come really far, it doesn’t feel really heavy at all, no noticeable lag and everything is just so though out. The cameras are excellent, just point and click and you get great photos.
Having said all of that, It is slighty on the pricey side but I think this a great alternative to the Galaxy S22 series.
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