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In summary:
- Tech Advisor reports the Oppo Find X9 Ultra is expected to launch April 20th with a groundbreaking 50Mp telephoto camera featuring 10x optical zoom.
- The integrated Hasselblad telephoto lens aims to surpass previous zoom phones by delivering superior detail and authentic color reproduction for distant scenes.
- Global release includes China and select markets starting May 1st, with European availability confirmed but UK launch still pending.
The Oppo Find X9 Ultra will feature an extra-special telephoto camera, picking up where the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra left off three years ago.
Oppo Chief Product Officer (and OnePlus co-founder) Pete Lau has issued a lengthy X post outlining the Oppo Find X9 Ultra camera’s unique zoom capabilities. So we can now reveal it will feature a 50Mp telephoto camera with a 10x optical zoom capability without the need for an added teleconverter.
“We are integrating the high-quality 10× lens, previously only possible externally, directly into the phone,” reads the post.
This new camera will be called the Hasselblad 10× Optical Telephoto Lens, reflecting Oppo’s close partnership with Swedish camera specialist.
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We’ve seen telephoto cameras offering a 10x optical zoom in phones before, of course. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra featured just such a component back in 2021, and the component was carried through to the Galaxy S22 Ultra and the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
However, that lens was always allied to a relatively humble 10Mp sensor. What Lau seems to be talking about here is a telephoto camera with an extremely high level of optical zoom, but without the compromise on detail.
“Our 10× zoom is not simply about reaching further or the novelty of magnification,” he explains. “It is about authentically reproducing distant scenes.”
As such, capturing far-off subjects should reveal “real details, colours, and expressions”.
Mark your calendars
In other Oppo Find X9 Ultra news, tipster Yogesh Brar has posted the claim that the phone will be launching on 20 April, while confirming yesterday’s news that there’ll be a simultaneous launch in China and “select Global markets”.
Handset sales will apparently commence on 1 May, with an India launch tipped for a later date.
The Oppo Find X8 Ultra (title image) never saw a UK release, so we’re hoping those “select global markets” are a little more numerous this time around.
We know it’s coming to Europe, but a UK release is yet to be confirmed.
