Oppo Find X9 Pro and Hasselblad Teleconverter first impressions

Oppo’s Find X series has always valued camera-first innovation over flashy spec theatrics. With the Find X9 Pro, Oppo stays true to that ethos, but also tests its own limits. The headline is not just a bigger sensor or a computational trick. It is a physical leap in the form of a Hasselblad Teleconverter.

It’s got real glass, real focal compression, and it brings forth a real argument that a phone can act like a camera, not merely imitate one. Let’s dive deeper in our Oppo Find X9 Pro first impressions.

Oppo Find X9 Pro: Build and design

The Find X9 Pro refines its look with a simple yet elegant square camera module. The phone is now slimmer at 8.25mm, lighter at 224g, but more capable, thanks to a 7,500mAh battery, the largest in the series. It doesn’t lean on visual flamboyance. The Titanium, Charcoal and Silk White finishes look premium and well-designed. They’re anti-fingerprint and grippy, too.

Oppo adds two new physical controls that subtly shift how you interact with the device. The Snap Key on the left gives quick access to AI Mind Space shortcuts, while the Quick Button (right) functions as an actual shutter (much like Apple’s Camera Control). You can double-tap to launch the camera, half-press to focus, press to capture, and swipe to zoom.

Add military-grade durability with IP66, IP68, and IP69 ratings plus SGS five-star drop resistance, and the Find X9 Pro makes its place as one of Oppo’s most rugged flagships yet.

Oppo Find X9 Pro: Display

The Find X9 Pro houses a mammoth 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 1.15 mm bezels, keeping it immersive and functional, not just expansive. It reaches a remarkable 3,600 nits peak brightness, supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and HDR Vivid, and dims down to 1 nit using 2,160Hz PWM for night use.

The result is a display that feels calibrated for comfort and clarity. More on the display quality in our full review. And, the new 3D ultrasonic fingerprint reader? It is fast, accurate, and works even with damp or imperfect contact.

Oppo Find X9 Pro: Performance

Powered by the MediaTek 3nm Dimensity 9500 chipset with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, the Find X9 Pro prioritises stability over raw horsepower. In early testing, it maintained consistent performance without noticeable heat spikes, supported by a large 36,000 mm² vapour chamber designed for sustained thermal control.

ColorOS 16 on Android 16 feels calmer, more structured, and less animated. Oppo promises five years of OS updates and six years of security, which is a sign of Oppo firmly committing to longevity. We will still reserve our full judgement for our review after we stress-test the device over the next week.

Oppo Find X9 Pro: Cameras

The Oppo Find X9 Pro is kitted out with some of the best cameras in the smartphone business. It houses a 50MP Sony LYT-828 (1/1.28″) main sensor, 50MP ultra-wide (1/2.75″) with autofocus and macro, an impressive 200MP periscope telephoto (1/1.56″) with floating focus and OIS, and a 50MP front camera with autofocus.

The telephoto is the quiet disruptor here. Oppo claims 13.2× lossless zoom using optical plus computational fusion, and early samples do look unusually sharp, especially in mid-range shots. The floating focus mechanism allows 10cm tele-macro shots, a rarity for a periscope lens.

HDR processing feels unusually restrained. Shadows stay realistic, textures remain intact, and foliage doesn’t get smoothed into watercolour. Oppo’s LUMO Image Engine seems to prioritise realism over contrast-heavy pop. Although, human skin tones do get a bit whitewashed. Stay tuned to Unboxed for a detailed camera review.

The Hasselblad Teleconverter: A provocative idea

This one needed a separate subhead because it’s no ordinary accessory. The Hasselblad teleconverter lens takes the Oppo Find X9 Pro’s zoom shots to the next level, literally. Clip on the magnetic adapter case, twist in the lens, open the dedicated camera mode, and suddenly, the phone thinks it’s at a 230mm focal length (10×), with lossless reach up to a whopping 920 mm (40×). In optical terms, that’s wild for a smartphone!

Is it seamless? Not completely. It blocks the main and ultra-wide cameras, so you need to detach it to switch lenses. It works only in basic photo mode, so you can’t access the Portrait, Night, Pro, or video modes. There’s no grip, and it’s pretty heavy to wield.

But the results are undeniable. You see optical depth compression. Real bokeh, not simulated blur. Texture separation in ways computational photography rarely achieves. Bird feathers, tree bark, fur, all rendered with shape, not just sharpness. Check out the shots below to see for yourself.

Oppo Find X9 Pro first impressions

The Find X9 Pro doesn’t make noise for the sake of it. But it does make a point. And this time, the point isn’t megapixels or AI wizardry; it’s glass. Actual optics, weighty in your hand, shifting how the camera sees, not just how it processes.

The Hasselblad Teleconverter makes the phone behave a little more like a camera, without pretending to be one. You feel it in the way it handles depth, the way it renders texture, the way background and subject don’t just blur but separate.

And beyond that experiment, the Find X9 Pro still stands on firm ground with a strong display, dependable performance, smoother software, and serious durability.

You may not use the Teleconverter every day. But its presence hints at where Oppo may be headed, with optics playing a clearer role alongside algorithms in mobile imaging. What do you think of the Oppo Find X9 Pro and the Hasselblad Teleconverter? Drop a comment with your thoughts, and stay tuned to Unboxed by Croma for the full review.