OPPO Find X9 Ultra goes global: the world's first 10× optical telephoto on a phone

• World's first 50 MP 10× optical telephoto — a Quintuple Prism Reflection Periscope folds the light path five times, with sensor-shift stabilization and 20× optical-quality zoom
• Dual Hasselblad 200 MP cameras: a 1/1.12″ Sony LYTIA 901 main at f/1.5 and a 3× telephoto with the largest sensor in its class (1/1.28″) that doubles as a 15 cm macro
• Optical-quality framing from 14 mm to 460 mm — the widest reach of any 2026 flagship
• 7,050 mAh silicon-carbon battery — one of the largest in any camera flagship — with 100 W wired and 50 W wireless charging
• Hasselblad Earth Explorer Kit: a 300 mm teleconverter with 16 glass elements and a camera-style Explorer Case
• O-Log2 video with ACES certification, 3D LUT support, 4K 120 fps Dolby Vision and OPPO's first 8K recording
• IP66 + IP68 + IP69 with vegan leather or aircraft-grade fibre backs, inspired by the Hasselblad X2D
• 6.82-inch QHD+ display: 3,600 nits peak, down to 1 nit, with the new Display P3 Pro chip

The Find X8 Ultra never left China, and for a while it looked like the X9 Ultra would repeat that story — it launched in China first, while the rest of the world got the smaller X9 models. Then OPPO changed course: on April 22, 2026 the Find X9 Ultra had its global debut alongside the Find X9s, with European sales starting in early May. Like vivo's X300 Ultra a few weeks earlier, this is one of the last great China-exclusive camera lines finally crossing the border — a trend we are very happy to see.

Pete Lau calls it "the biggest breakthrough in OPPO imaging history," and for once the executive quote matches the spec sheet: this is the only phone in the world with a true 10× optical telephoto.

The design borrows directly from the Hasselblad X2D camera: horizontally aligned OPPO and Hasselblad logos, a huge circular Master Lens Design module with a hexagonal aperture-blade motif, and two finishes with personality — Tundra Umber wraps the back in eco-friendly vegan leather (9.10 mm, 236 g), while Canyon Orange uses aircraft-grade fibre (8.65 mm, 235 g).

At 235 grams this is unapologetically a big phone, but protection is class-leading: IP66, IP68 and IP69 certifications cover immersion, powerful jets and 80 °C high-pressure spray, backed by OPPO's Armor Shield architecture and Gorilla Glass Victus 2. An ultrasonic in-display fingerprint reader and an IR blaster round out the practical touches.

The 6.82-inch QHD+ AMOLED (3168 × 1440, 510 ppi, 10-bit) runs 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh with 144 Hz unlocked in supported games. Peak HDR brightness reaches 3,600 nits, and at the other extreme the panel dims to 1 nit for comfortable night reading.

OPPO's new Display P3 Pro chip handles chip-level sub-pixel calibration for color accuracy and motion clarity — fitting for a phone whose screen is primarily a giant viewfinder. The light sensor hides under the top of the screen for cleaner bezels.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Adreno 840 at 1,200 MHz) is paired with OPPO's 3D Cryo-velocity cooling system and Encapsulated Thermal Unit, sized for the phone's real stress test: sustained 8K recording and 4K 120 fps capture.

Global memory options are 12 GB + 512 GB and 16 GB + 1 TB (LPDDR5X, UFS 4.1) — though European retail focuses on the 12 GB + 512 GB trim. A 360° surround antenna layout keeps signal stable however you grip the camera... er, phone.

The 7,050 mAh silicon-carbon battery is the largest of any 2026 camera flagship — comfortably ahead of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra's 6,000 mAh and vivo X300 Ultra's 6,600 mAh — built on OPPO's self-developed spherical silicon-carbon chemistry and managed by the new PowerCore chip, with specific optimizations for low temperatures and low-battery states.

Charging is 100 W SUPERVOOC wired and 50 W AIRVOOC wireless, with 55 W PD/PPS compatibility for third-party chargers — and the charger ships in the box, alongside a protective case. In a segment where Samsung sells you a 5,000 mAh cell and no charger at a higher price, OPPO's package is simply more honest.

The New-Generation Hasselblad Master Camera System is built around an idea no one else has shipped: true long-range optics in a phone body.

The star is the Hasselblad 50 MP 10× Ultra-Sensing Optical-Zoom Telephoto. Its Quintuple Prism Reflection Periscope folds the light path five times, shrinking the module by 30 % while reaching a real 10× optical focal length (about 230 mm) at f/3.5 — the fastest aperture in this class. Sensor-shift stabilization and an optical path that eliminates 99.999 % of stray light keep distant subjects sharp; 20× optical-quality zoom and up to 120× digital reach extend it further.

Backing it up are the Dual Hasselblad 200 MP cameras: the main 1/1.12″ Sony LYTIA 901 at f/1.5 rivals last year's 1-inch sensor in light intake, while the 200 MP 3× telephoto carries the largest sensor in its category (1/1.28″) behind a custom Hyper Light Prism — and focuses down to 15 cm, doubling as a macro lens. A 50 MP autofocus ultra-wide and a multispectral True Color Camera complete the set; total optical-quality framing spans 14 mm to 460 mm. Hasselblad Master Mode shoots 50 MP JPEG/RAW MAX across six focal lengths with nine classic film simulations.

Video gets OPPO's first 8K at 30 fps, 4K 120 fps on both 200 MP cameras (including Dolby Vision), and the new O-Log2 profile with ACES certification, 3D LUT monitoring and LUT burn-in. For full camera cosplay, the Hasselblad Earth Explorer Kit adds an Explorer Case with two-stage shutter and zoom dial, plus a full-metal 300 mm Explorer Teleconverter (16 glass elements) that screws onto the 3× lens for 13× optical zoom and sharp results at 30× and beyond.

The X9 Ultra debuts ColorOS 16 on Android 16. The headline features are organizational: Live Space condenses notifications into a minimal interactive capsule, and a three-finger swipe (or the dedicated Snap Key) sends anything on screen into AI Mind Space, where AI Bill Manager turns receipts and payments into spending insights. AI Mind Pilot coordinates multiple frontier AI models and picks the best one per task — or lets you compare their answers side by side.

Buyers get a complimentary 3-month Google AI Pro subscription with 5 TB of cloud storage. One letdown: OPPO's official materials make no long-term OS-update pledge for the X9 Ultra, an area where the competition is increasingly explicit.

OPPO launched the Find X9 Ultra in the UK at £1,449 for 12 GB + 512 GB (≈ €1,670 / $1,830 before taxes), with sales starting May 8, 2026. In Central Europe the phone reached major retailers at around €1,749, with launch promotions cutting it closer to €1,499 — both Tundra Umber and Canyon Orange are stocked and shipping. There is no US availability.

The Hasselblad Earth Explorer Kit with the 300 mm teleconverter is sold separately. We will update this article when official euro pricing for more markets lands.