Issues are heating up within the flagship house as Oppo unveiled the Discover X8 sequence. These are flagships with a particular give attention to the digicam (with assist from Hasselblad). This yr there may be even a digicam shutter key and the Alert slider is again (each on the Professional mannequin solely).

The Oppo Discover X8 Professional shouldn’t be a direct sequel to the Discover X7 Extremely (an X8 Extremely may arrive in a while). So, as a substitute of a curved show, it has an virtually flat micro-quad-curved 6.78” LTPO panel (1264p+, 120Hz, 10-bit colours). It’s powered by the Dimensity 9400 chipset and an unlimited 5,910mAh battery (with 80W wired and 50W wi-fi charging).

The principle digicam has a 50MP 1/1.4” LYT-808 sensor, which is bigger than what the vanilla X8 has to work with. As well as, there’s a 3x tele and a 120° extremely huge. The Professional mannequin additionally has a periscope lens – 135mm (6x). All cameras have 50MP sensors.

The Oppo Discover X8 is smaller than each the X8 Professional and the X7. Be aware: smaller, not small. It has a 6.59” show, in any case, one other LTPO panel (120Hz, 10-bit). This mannequin can be powered by the Dimensity 9400 and a formidable 5,630mAh battery (80W wired, 50W wi-fi charging). As talked about above, the triple 50MP digicam (foremost, 3x tele and extremely huge) features a smaller sensor in the primary, however the 3x and extremely huge modules are the identical. The massive distinction is the dearth of a periscope lens on this one.

The Discover X7 was a bit disappointing with its IP65 mud and water resistance ranking. This yr Oppo went all out and each the X8 fashions are rated IP68 and IP69 (the latter being for resistance in opposition to scorching water jets, in case you wish to rinse your telephone extra aggressively).

Oppo Discover X8 sequence

The Oppo Discover X8 Professional begins at CNY 5,300 ($745) for a 12/256GB mannequin, whereas the bottom worth of the Oppo Discover X8 is CNY 4,200 ($590) for a similar 12/256GB reminiscence.

Let’s take a look at some competitors. The vivo X200 and X200 Professional went on sale final week. The vanilla mannequin is CNY 4,300 for a 12/256GB mannequin, basically matching the X8. The X200 sequence additionally makes use of the Dimensity 9400 and is rated IP68/IP69. The vanilla X200 doesn’t have an LTPO show (it’s a 6.67” OLED panel, 1260p+, 120Hz, 10-bit). Its digicam setup is similar to the Discover X8. The battery is bigger at 5,800mAh, however helps solely wired charging (90W).

The vivo X200 Professional is CNY 5,300 (matching the X8 Professional) for a 12/256GB telephone. This one does have an LTPO show and whereas there isn’t any second tele module, the three.7x lens on this one is backed with a formidable 200MP sensor for further zoom. The 6,000mAh battery helps each 90W wired and 30W wi-fi charging.

vivo X200 • vivo X200 Professional • vivo X200 Professional mini

There’s additionally a vivo X200 Professional mini (CNY 4,700 for 12/256GB), which launched this Friday. It’s basically a smaller model of the Professional. With a 6.31” LTPO show, it measures 71.8mm huge and weighs 187g. The battery is a bit smaller however nonetheless mighty at 5,700mAh (90W/30W charging). The one actual downgrade right here is that the tele digicam has a 3x lens and a 50MP sensor.

We don’t know which vivo X200 fashions will likely be accessible globally, however Oppo did affirm that the Discover X8 sequence will likely be extensively accessible. There’s a model of the Discover X8 Professional with satellite tv for pc communication, however that’s unlikely to be accessible outdoors of China.

The OnePlus 13 will likely be unveiled on October 31 (Thursday) and is confirmed to make use of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, plus triple 50MP cameras, together with the identical LYT-808 sensor because the Discover X8 Professional. There’s no phrase on pricing but, nonetheless.

Snapdragon 8 Elite powered telephones are on the best way

There are additionally the Xiaomi 15 sequence (with Snapdragon 8 Elite), which will likely be formally unveiled on October 29. The Honor Magic7 sequence (coming subsequent week) can be confirmed to make use of the Qualcomm chip, as is the Realme GT7 Professional (coming later this month).

We don’t have the total image for what Xiaomi, Honor and Realme are cooking, however as we mentioned within the opening paragraph, issues are heating up within the flagship house.

However going again to the Oppo telephones, how do you are feeling about getting an Oppo Discover X8 Professional?

What in regards to the vanilla Oppo Discover X8?