[OPPO Find X5 Pro General] ermacwins:
Intro

As part of the OPPO Ambassador programme, I was one of the lucky 20 people to be selected to review the OPPO Find X5 Pro. I was sent the global model of the OPPO Find X5 Pro in ceramic white 256GB 12GB RAM. With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and MariSilicon NPU, I’m expecting seamless gameplay experience and high quality imaging prowess. Ive had the OPPO FInd X5 Pro for over 2 weeks now and it's time for my review which I have split in 2 parts.

Part 2

Contents

So starting off with the contents of the box, we have an 80w SuperVooc charger. I’m glad to see this as Apple and Samsung don’t include chargers but OPPO has here and it’s a whopping 80w. There is a small box which includes: a quick guide, safety guide, warranty card and a transparent soft tpu case. I appreciate this being included as it offers that extra protection in case of those accidental drops.

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Build Quality / Design

Taking a look at the sides of the device, on the right hand side is the power button with a subtle green accent. On the left hand side is the volume rocker, which are actually 2 separate buttons. And then on the bottom is the sim tray, usb type c port and a bottom firing speaker. All of this goodness is encased by an aluminium frame.

The phone feels great in the hand and has very pleasant ceramic finish on the back. Having the white model, you won’t notice any fingerprint marks. The camera module is very unique here, it’s like it melts into the back of the phone. Having said that, the phone is a little slippery so be mindful where you place it or just use the included case.

Display

As for the screen, simply put, it’s amazing. It has 6.7” AMOLED display (Gorilla Glass Victus) which is QHD+ resolution. The screen is curved but nothing too extreme. The screen has a refresh rate of 120Hz and you have the option to toggle between 60hz 120Hz. There is also an option manually to 1080p (from 1440p) if battery life is a concern. As for the screen brightness, it maxes out to 1300 nits so there shouldn’t be any issues in bright sunny days. As for the front facing camera, there is a punch hole camera on the top left corner. Oh and there is a pre-applied screen protector which is always welcome and will prevent any unwanted scratches.

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Performance

Like some of the other Android flagship phones out there, the OPPO Find X5 Pro has the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU paired with 12GB of RAM with the ability to add up to an additional 7GB of virtual RAM! The launching of apps and games are pretty much instant and just generally using the phone it is fast and fluid. The fingerprint reader is excellent, much more responsive than the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Pixel 6.The screen has LTPO Technology which means it can adapt its refresh rate from as low as 1Hz to save on battery life, or ramp up all the way up to 120Hz something which the S22 ultra does. When it comes to benchmarks, it does not disappoint. I have decided to test Geekbench 5 and 3DMark (20 mins strees test) on standard mode and performance mode.

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The Xiaomi 12 (on the right) which also has the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU overheats quickly and starts to throttle. This does not happen with the OPPO Find X5 Pro :)

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Gaming

So when it comes to gaming, it doesn’t disappoint due to packing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, which is a slight step from its predecessor the Snapdragon 888. I have tested some of the popular games which includes Asphalt and PubG. To really test the limits of gaming I have actually used several emulators, namely AetherSX2 which is a free PlayStation 2 emulator. Games have been ramped up to 3x their native resolution (which boosts graphics dramatically), this makes the CPU and GPU work hard. The higher you ramp up graphics whether it’s a game from play store or emulator, the hotter the phone will get.

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There is also many gaming options; Game focus where you can block calls, messages, notifications, gesture navigations and more. You can also start screen recorder from within there, a voice changer, show the FPS, GPU and CPU usage. You can also play around with performance modes, there are 3: Low power mode, Balance mode Pro Gamer mode

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Software

The OPPO Find X5 Pro comes with the latest version of Android 12 along with its custom skin called ColorOS and its on version 12.1 at the time of this review. While we’re on this subject, since I’ve had this phone, there have already been 2 small updates. OPPO have committed to 3 Major updates and 4 years of security patch updates. So far I have found ColorOS a delight to use, I have found it to be very smooth and the settings is well organised. There is no lag like I have noticed on MIUI 13 on the Xiaomi 12 which is a flagship phone. ColorOS is so thought out, for example there is a setting for Haptic feedback, you can choose between Crisp and Gentle, whichever you select, there is a small animation that plays and the haptics goes off so you can get a good idea of how it will feel. One thing worth mentioning is that there is an option to add other users to the phone, you won’t find this on the latest Xiaomi and Samsung flagships. If someone (including children) wanted to use my phone for a short period, I can just create an account for them and they won’t have access to my account at all.

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