Rather than chasing sharpness and perfect accuracy, it pulls back highlights, lets shadows breathe, and adds a subtle grain that makes images feel like they were taken with a real camera rather than optimised by a computer.
It’s a genuinely different philosophy, and it works.
The battery is the biggest in any Xiaomi Ultra device yet, and the phone is rated for dust and water resistance at three separate ingress protection levels.
It starts at around €1,249 in Europe.
2. Oppo Find X9 Ultra
The Oppo Find X9 Ultra sports a 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED display with 3168×1440 resolution and 144Hz refresh rate.
It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.
The camera setup is borderline excessive on paper: a 200MP main sensor with Hasselblad tuning, a 200MP periscope telephoto, a 50MP secondary telephoto, and a 50MP ultrawide.
The battery is 7,050mAh with 100W SuperVOOC wired and 50W AirVOOC wireless charging. Durability ratings are IP66, IP68, and IP69.
The Find X9 Ultra is Oppo’s most powerful phone yet, and it comes with a camera setup that looks borderline excessive on paper.
Two 200-megapixel sensors, a third 50-megapixel periscope, and a 50-megapixel ultrawide.
So as you might guess, the Find X9 Ultra targets the ultra-premium segment, competing directly with the Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Vivo X300 Ultra as one of the most camera-forward phones on the market.
The Hasselblad tuning on the camera gives the results a more natural, less processed quality that’s different from what Samsung or Google serve up.
The Find X9 Ultra leans into a more expressive design with eco-leather options that give a tactile, character-driven feel.
It starts at Rs 169,999 in India, or about $1,776 at current exchange rates.
Not cheap, but then again, you’re getting four cameras, with two of them shooting at 200 megapixels.
3. Vivo X300 Ultra
The Vivo X300 Ultra features a 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED display with 1440p resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, and Zeiss Master Color.
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It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.
