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Oppo unveils €1,199 Find X2 Pro with 5G, Snapdragon 865, 6.7-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz display, a 10x hybrid zoom camera, and 4,260mAh battery with 65W charging

Richard Lai / Engadget :

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A year after the Reno flagship introduced 10x hybrid zoom at roughly $600, Oppo moves that camera into a €1,199 device: the Find X2 Pro pairs it with a Quad HD+ 120Hz panel, Snapdragon 865, 5G, and 65W charging — nearly double the Reno's entry price and Oppo's clearest claim yet on the four-figure tier.

The spec sheet also reads as a template for what follows: the 6.7-inch 120Hz display carries straight into the Find X3 Pro, and the battery-and-charging escalation this phone starts runs through the Find X8 Ultra's 100W charging to the silicon-carbon cells of the Find X9 generation.

First-order effects

  • Oppo's flagship entry price jumps from the Reno's ~$600 to €1,199, making 65W charging and 10x hybrid zoom the differentiators that justify the Find X2 Pro's position atop its own lineup.

Second-order effects

  • Every successor now inherits the template and has to escalate it: the X3 Pro keeps the 6.7-inch 120Hz display, the X8 Ultra pushes charging to 100W, and the X9 Pro lands at €1,299 with a 7,500mAh silicon-carbon battery.

Third-order effects

  • If the annual spec-and-price climb holds, the cost base behind these flagships becomes structural: Oppo later consolidates its brands — with OnePlus exiting the US and Europe and Realme leaving China — raises prices on existing models citing component costs, and joins Xiaomi and Vivo in cutting 2026 shipment targets.

The trend: Flagship phones ratchet battery, charging, and display specs higher every year while prices push past €1,200, until component-cost pressure forces makers like Oppo to consolidate brands and trim shipments.

Discussion

  • @soya_cincau SoyaCincau on x
    Oppo's latest flagship, the Find X2 Pro, is now tied for number 1 with the Mi 10 Pro on DxOMark's camera rankings. https://www.soyacincau.com/...
  • @richardlai Richard Lai on x
    The @oppo Find X2 Pro is solid. Great all-round experience so far, especially the revamped ColorOS based on Android 10, and 120Hz QHD+ AMOLED is slick. Nice cameras, too. Check out my hands-on here: https://www.engadget.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @richardlai Richard Lai on x
    @oppo Oh and there's the $1,880 Lamborghini edition @oppo Find X2 Pro, which comes in a box that opens up like the sports car doors. https://www.engadget.com/... https://twitter.com/...