Oppo Find X3 Pro
Announced March 11, 2021
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
Oppo Find X3 Pro is a premium, high-performing smartphone that features a stunning 120Hz display and a highly capable camera system. That said, the device carries a steep price tag and suffers from limited software support, making its long-term value a point of contention for some.
Weighted from 53 reviewer scores
Pros
- Excellent and vibrant 120Hz OLED display
- Highly capable camera system with consistent color reproduction
- Extremely fast 65W wired and 30W wireless charging
- Sleek, comfortable, and premium unibody design
- Powerful performance with Snapdragon 888 chipset
Cons
- High retail price and limited software update commitment
- Fingerprint-prone and slippery glass body
- Underwhelming telephoto and zoom capabilities
- Average or lackluster battery performance
- Microscope lens often viewed as a gimmick
- Launch price $1,375 (USD)
- Main camera 50MP f/1.8 + 50MP Ultrawide + 13MP 5x Telephoto
- Video 4K 60p
- Display 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED 120Hz
- Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 12GB
What the Reviewers Say
All 53 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 8.5/10
The Find X3 Pro is a very desirable, compact, and powerful smartphone with a highly competent camera, which includes features and technology not seen on other phones.
- The Verge 8.5/10
This shouldn’t be surprising, of course, but the best phone from one of China’s biggest players is one of the best phones you’ll find anywhere.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is a really nice-feeling, high-performing smartphone that costs too much for what it offers and has guaranteed software support for only two years.
- Android Authority 8/10
Providing you take pictures in the right conditions, stick with SuperVOOC chargers, and don’t mind the odd fingerprint (or several), the handset is an absolute delight.
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Even without a full seal of approval, it’s one of the best Android smartphones you can buy right now. If you’re happy to overlook a few problem areas, you won’t be disappointed.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is a great Android phone and if you’re not keen on the hefty size of the S21 Ultra then it does offer a tempting alternative. It takes excellent pictures and has one of the best screens on any phone you can buy.
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There is a lot to like about the Oppo Find X3 Pro 5G - but what we really struggle with is its price. Whatever its charms, and even if you love the slightly unusual design, it is hard to justify paying quite this much.
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If it wasn’t for its super-high price, the Oppo Find X3 Pro would be incredibly easy to recommend thanks to its good-looking screen, bespoke camera sensors and modes, powerful processor, fast charging and more.
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Given that it undercuts the Galaxy S21 Ultra yet still delivers a premium "big phone" experience with impressive cameras and performance, the Find X3 Pro is what I’d consider to be a true Android flagship contender.
- Digital Trends 8/10
Oppo’s almost perfectly sized Find X3 Pro has a camera that sets it apart from the rest, and the consistency of results makes it easy to fully enjoy its ability.
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OPPO returns with its most impressive smartphone to date, but a few software bugs and a couple of minor regressions make the Find X3 Pro a wait-and-see prospect.
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[...] I'm very delighted with the camera quality found the Oppo Find X3 Pro. It's a pleasure to shoot on, and it's also one of the best nighttime shooters that I've used yet.
- PhoneArena 9.1/10
The Find X3 Pro, however, has managed to improve on even that achievement by introducing the world’s first end-to-end 10-bit color system, on top of everything else that the X2 Pro’s display already does.
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The latest Find X3 Pro flagship doesn't shy away from innovation either - in addition to the cutting-edge specs and design, the new Find also bets big on 10-bit color by pushing 10-bit cameras and a 10-bit screen to make sure you are viewing what you've captured in its full [...]
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The beautiful design, the clean interface, the pretty good cameras, and the incredibly fast charging are just so cool. [...] If you can deal with not quite amazing battery life, I think it's definitely worth checking out.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro isn’t an easy smartphone to recommend. With all that Oppo’s flagship does right, including its brilliant display, plentiful customization settings, and excellent cameras, its expensive price tag will turn many people away [...]
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Here, the Find X3 Pro is a complicated smartphone, a bizarre combination of delights and disappointments, of things so good that I wanted to scream about them but then other things that I just couldn't help but be let down by.
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Regardless, if I were to judge the Find X3 Pro as a flagship, it’s a great phone. From the look and feel of the hardware to the experience with the software, it’s a joy to use.
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There's a saying in western culture: "when you do things right, people won't notice you've done anything at all." I feel like this applies to the state of slab smartphones.
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When it comes to display, battery life and speed, Oppo's top tier entry is undoubtedly one of the best flagships on the market right now - and likely will be a strong choice for anyone looking for the best Android phone throughout 2021.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro doesn't come cheap, but sometimes it's worth paying for quality – in return for your hard-earned cash you get a smartphone that excels in pretty much every area, including camera capabilities, performance, battery life, and the overall design.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is yet another high-priced tour-de-force and a further example that there’s absolutely no need to stick with the mainstream to get your flagship fix.
- SlashGear 9/10
The OPPO Find X3 Pro is undoubtedly one of if not the best phones we've reviewed from the brand and we have reviewed a lot.
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One of the best top-end smartphones that doesn’t sport a Samsung or Apple logo. It’s serious money, but the Find X3 Pro is brilliantly capable in just about every area.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is a phone that ticks many boxes. [...] Overall I like the Oppo Find X3 Pro a lot, it's really really polished.
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The Find X3 Pro is a flagship’s flagship, a phone that’s deliriously expensive and not ashamed of it. But if you are willing to spend that kind of money, then right now this is where I would spend it.
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The Find X3 Pro has plenty to offer, including Qualcomm’s top-end chipset, a superb AMOLED screen and great battery life, but the four-figure price tag may give many prospective buyers pause for thought.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is a great flagship phone. It feels premium in the hand, thanks to its curved sides, while the matte glass rear is just gorgeous.
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The OPPO Find X3 is the best value ultra-premium handset on the market.
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Oppo Find X3 is a good phone. It provides a good experience except for the fingerprint area, which is located a bit lower down to the screen.
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Ultimately, the Oppo Find X3 Pro is a lovely flagship Android phone that just feels like it needs more of something else.
- MakeUseOf 9/10
[T]his is one beastly phone with a very sleek and understated design, and I don't think anyone picking it up would be disappointed in its feature-set.
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I've had my SIM nestled snugly inside of the Oppo Find X3 Pro all week long, and frankly, I'd be quite happy to just leave it there and use this bad boy as my full-time blower if I didn't have a literal pile of other smartphones to review.
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So now that we’ve talked about almost everything, let’s now discuss the price.
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If money is no object and you already have your eye set on one of its expensive competitors, I urge you to rethink your decision, because not only can I recommend the Oppo Find X3 Pro to anyone looking for a true flagship, I can also safely say it's already in my pocket.
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It clearly shows that the phone is not all about having the microscopic lens but also comes with one of the best smartphone displays, a great build, and amazing image and video quality, making this an all-round beast of a flagship [...]
- neowin.net 9/10
I love this phone. Everything about it is just awesome [...]
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[T]he Find X3 Pro here is really something to look out for and maybe you can consider it in your next purchase decision.
- WhistleOut 75/100
The Find X3 Pro builds on OPPO's recently found camera prowess delivering an excellent photography experience augmented by a fascinating microscope lens.
- GadgetGuy 9.8/10
The OPPO Find X3 Pro is its latest flagship iteration – it is a practically perfect professional person’s phone that goes head to head with Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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The OPPO Find X3 Pro is a stunning phone in many ways, and it is obvious that it’s a flagship — both in design and performance.
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They deserve a seat in the premium flagship table.
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All in all, the OPPO Find X3 Pro isn’t the purest thoroughbred of the bunch. But its solid performance in the display and internal hardware department, as well as its refreshing design deservingly earned it a spot among the top 2021 flagship offerings thus far.
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With a sleek and stylish design unlike anything else on the market coupled with its powerhouse innards, the Oppo Find X3 Pro is an amazing bit of engineering.
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[P]robably one of the low-key smartphone flagship winners so far this year in 2021.
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Micro lens aside, Oppo has put together a camera package that is equal parts quality and practical.
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We waited a while for OPPO to bring a full-fledged sequel to the Find X series. Now that it’s here and we’ve reviewed it, we can say that it is well worth the wait.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is another formidable flagship option for 2021. Its display, power, and camera system are competitive with the very best, while its sleek design stands out from the crowd.
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A sleek and decidedly premium smartphone with excellent gaming credentials, the Oppo Find X3 Pro does everything with style - including gaming. However, it finds itself undercut and outflanked by the cheaper and equally capable OnePlus 9 Pro.
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As previously mentioned, I’m not a huge fan of the sluggish animations that ‘pretty up’ the software experience. But then again, some people may love it so it’s subjective.
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The Find X3 Pro 5G is light years ahead of those earlier phones, and it gives the competition plenty to worry about too.
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The Oppo Find X3 Pro is impressive and powerful. The cameras produce stunning stills, the battery will easily last you all day, and the display is simply marvellous to behold, but it’s expensive [...]
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This may be one of the best spec to design to price ratios of anything on the used market at the moment.
