OPPO Find X10 Pro Max Review: A Premium Camera Phone

Color rendering is quite satisfying. The default “Standard” mode renders colors authentically, albeit with a slight punch to the eye. The “Natural” and “Vivid” modes push contrast and lean a bit toward blue. The device supports 10-bit color, BT.2020, and Dolby Vision.

Performance: a sprinter who keeps his cool

The Find X10 Pro Max is built around a 2 nm Mediatek Dimensity 9600 Pro SoC, paired with 12 GB RAM and 512 GB storage. As usual with OPPO, three battery modes are available in the settings: power saver, balanced (default), and high performance. We tested to see what each mode could actually do.

Raw horsepower

In balanced mode, AnTuTu scores around 4,202,202 points for overall performance. Geekbench 7 reports 9,343 points in multi-core and 2,492 in single-core. 3DMark Wild Life Extreme yields 7,698 points. Switching to high-performance mode barely shifts the numbers: 4,303,852 in AnTuTu, 9,875 and 2,672 in Geekbench 7—only a few percent gain, nothing dramatic.

On a constaté qu’en mode haute performance, le Find X10 Pro Max se comporte comme un sprinteur: pendant 90 secondes, le processeur dépasse d’environ 60% le pic atteint en réglage par défaut, puis retombe brutalement et se stabilise autour de la même valeur.
Dans les deux modes, la température maximale ne dépasse pas 39 °C. Ce n’est donc pas la chaleur qui freine le processeur, mais un choix du constructeur de limiter les performances pour préserver l’autonomie et limiter la surchauffe.

Sauf cas très spécifiques (besoin de ressources de calcul importantes pendant une courte période), activer le mode haute performance n’est pas utile, le mode équilibré suffisant amplement.

Pendant nos tests, les jeux les plus exigeants tournaient sans perte de fluidité en mode équilibré, et le téléphone ne surchauffait pas de manière gênante. Pour un usage quotidien, même avec multitâche, la puissance disponible est largement suffisante.

Autonomy: two days without flinching

The European variant of the Find X10 Pro Max uses a 7,150 mAh silicon-carbon battery, while the Asian version uses 8,000 mAh. Not a major omission, as battery life remains one of the phone’s strongest points.

In normal use (social networks, web browsing, messaging, a few photos and some music), it easily lasts two days away from a charger.

In “geek” mode (streaming video, extended photo/video sessions, 3D gaming), expect between one day and a day and a half of use. The software throttling mentioned earlier likely contributes to this sturdy endurance.

Wired fast charging can reach 80 Watts with the right charger (not included) and wireless charging up to 50 Watts with OPPO’s official accessory. With the official charger, it took us about thirty minutes to reach 50% and 71 minutes to reach 100%, which isn’t bad given the battery capacity.

A successful interface for AI with two speeds

The Find X10 Pro Max runs ColorOS 17, based on Android 17. OPPO promises five years of Android updates and six years of security patches. Admirable, but a step behind Samsung and Google, which commit to seven years.

The interface leans into more transparency and pretty light effects. It’s almost Apple’s Liquid Glass in spirit—a nod to the Yankee’s craftiness, perhaps. In any case, the result is a very polished experience.

Animations flow with remarkable smoothness, and customization options are plentiful. ColorOS 17 also handles memory better: the manufacturer claims it retains more than 25% more apps in the background, which makes switching between apps even more seamless.

One downside at this price point is the presence of bloatware. Most apps can be uninstalled, but two remain particularly pesky: the App Market and the Theme Store, OPPO’s homegrown shops that can’t be removed. Open them once, grant the requested permissions, and they intrude into the UI with a flood of notifications. A nightmare, which can be curtailed by disabling these apps in settings.

The color bead at the back is fairly well-rendered, and even the glossy red seen on a certain bull doesn’t lose form. The blue sky, however, can lean too strongly toward a Samsung-esque boost: eye-pleasing, but less faithful to reality.

Shoot in RAW and develop the file without extra processing for a more natural result: the JPEG from the main sensor conceals more detail than the JPEG suggests. It’s possible the firmware could improve this after launch.

Ultra-wide: the weak link

The ultrawide is the weak link of the trio. Not bad, but a notch below the rest. Images look convincing on a smartphone screen, but reveal their flaws on a computer monitor.

A remarkable balance of color accuracy and rendering. Colors are rendered with fidelity (even the glossy red bull’s hide remains well-shaped). The sky, however, sometimes over-contrasts toward blue—eye-catching, but not always true to life.

Shooting in RAW and developing without JPEG processing yields far more natural results. The main sensor’s raw output appears more capable than its JPEG output would imply. Could firmware updates improve this after launch? It wouldn’t be surprising.

Ultra-wide: the weak link

The ultra-wide camera remains the weakest link. It isn’t awful, but it trails the rest by a material notch. On a smartphone screen, the images look decent; on a larger display, the flaws become more apparent.

The color rendering is faithful, even in the bull’s lacquer red—though skies can get a slightly boosted blue that’s flattering but not entirely accurate. A RAW workflow helps verify the true colors.

When shooting RAW and developing without JPEG processing, the main sensor’s potential becomes clearer. The JPEG result may underpromise, suggesting the sensor could be more capable than the file implies. A firmware update after launch could narrow this gap.

Ultra-wide: the weak link

The ultra-wide remains the weakest link. It isn’t bad, but it’s a notch behind the rest. On a tiny screen, the images can be convincing, but on larger displays the flaws show more clearly.

A celebration of light and (almost) fidelity

Luminance is strong. OPPO states a peak of 2,000 nits in high-brightness mode (3,600 nits at HDR peak). In testing, the display remained legible even in strong sun

Color rendering is pleasing. The default “Standard” mode renders colors faithfully, though with a touch of punch. Nature and Vivid modes boost contrast and tilt toward blue. Colors are managed in 10-bit, the BT.2020 color space is covered, and Dolby Vision is supported.

Performance: a sprinter who keeps a cool head

The Find X10 Pro Max relies on the Dimensity 9600 Pro in a 2 nm process, plus 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. As always, there are three battery modes: power-saver, balanced, and high performance. We tested to see what each could do.

Brute force, but with care

In balanced mode, AnTuTu records around 4,202,202 points. Geekbench 7 yields 9,343 points in multi-core and 2,492 in single-core. The 3DMark Wild Life Extreme test returns 7,698 points. Switching to high-performance mode barely shifts the results: 4,303,852 in AnTuTu, 9,875 and 2,672 in Geekbench 7—a modest gain, nothing dramatic.

In high-performance mode, the Find X10 Pro Max acts like a sprinter. For 90 seconds, the CPU exceeds the peak reached in default mode by about 60%, then it drops back and stays there. In both modes, the temperature never exceeds 39 °C. It’s not heat, but a deliberate choice by the manufacturer to cap performance to preserve battery life and limit heating.

Except in very specific cases (where substantial compute power is required for a short time), enabling high-performance mode isn’t worth it; balanced mode suffices.

During our testing, demanding games ran smoothly in balanced mode, and the device did not heat up in a troublesome way. For daily use, including multitasking, the available power is more than enough.

Autonomy: two days without flinching

The European Find X10 Pro Max ships with a 7,150 mAh silicon-carbon battery, while the Asian version uses 8,000 mAh. Not a big concern, as endurance remains one of the smartphone’s highlights

Under normal usage (social apps, web, messaging, a few photos and some music), it easily lasts two days away from a charger.

In “geek” mode (video streaming, extended photo/video shoots, prolonged gaming), expect one day to a day and a half of usage. The software throttling mentioned earlier likely contributes to this solid endurance.

Wired fast charging can reach 80 watts with the appropriate charger (not included) and wireless charging up to 50 watts using the OPPO accessory. With the official charger, it took about thirty minutes to reach 50% and 71 minutes to hit 100%—not bad given the battery capacity.

A polished interface for a two-speed AI

The Find X10 Pro Max runs ColorOS 17, built on Android 17. OPPO promises five years of Android updates and six years of security patches. That’s commendable, but slightly behind Samsung and Google, which commit to seven years.

The interface emphasizes more transparency and pleasing light effects. It’s almost indistinguishable from Apple’s Liquid Glass—a nod to the Californian brand’s influence. In any case, the result is a notably polished experience.

Animations flow with remarkable fluidity and customization options abound. ColorOS 17 also manages memory better; OPPO states it can keep more than 25% more apps in the background, making app switching even smoother.

One caveat is the bloated app ecosystem at this price. Most apps can be uninstalled, but two persist: the App Market and the Theme Store, OPPO’s in-house stores that cannot be removed. Open them once and grant the requested permissions, and they’ll push into the interface with banners and notifications. A nightmare, but easily stopped by disabling the two apps in settings.

OPPO promises to push up to 20x, even 40x by cropping into the 200 MP sensor. The lens stack comprises 13 glass elements, including three low-dispersion elements to curb chromatic aberrations. In our tests, the result looks notably better than a comparable digital zoom.

A camera with progressively excellent results, but hampered by Europe

A growing role for artificial intelligence, making progress and becoming increasingly relevant. Called AI Mind Pilot, it brings together several models (Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity) and leans toward agents that can search, organize, classify, or rename files, or sort photos by place or person at a simple command.

Content indexing happens locally, limiting document transfers. An explicit permission is requested whenever a task needs to send data to an external service. The Snap Key, on the side, lets you grab what’s on screen and save it into AI Mind Space—the user’s personal memory space in OPPO’s ecosystem.

Okay, with one very big caveat. The most interesting functions aren’t available in France, nor broadly in Europe. AI Photo Agent, which can retouch an image with a simple written instruction or imitate another photo’s style, will arrive in Europe later, as the manufacturer confirms.

Unless there is a dramatic shift in policy, long-document capture and linking in AI Mind Space won’t be offered in Europe. This is due to GDPR compatibility issues. It’s a shame, given how eagerly fans of AI Mind Space awaited these features.

The same story for AI Call Guard, which detects AI-generated voices during calls and faked faces in video calls. Currently limited to Indonesia, India and Thailand, it is not planned for Europe due to privacy-law conflicts. In an era of rising voice-cloning scams, this absence is particularly regrettable.

Photo & video: the triple 200 MP under real-world testing

The back camera array is a trio of 200 MP sensors:

• Main: Samsung ISOCELL HPC 200 MP (1/1.3″); 24 mm lens f/1.5; optical stabilization
• Ultra-wide/Macro: Samsung ISOCELL HP5 200 MP (1/1.56″); 13 mm f/2.2; autofocus; minimum focus 4 cm
• Tele/Macro: Samsung ISOCELL HP5 200 MP (1/1.56″); 70 mm periscope lens f/2.1; 3x optical zoom; optical stabilization; minimum focus 10 cm

Adding to this is a multispectral “True Color Camera” sensor tasked with ambient light analysis.