Oppo is out with its first flagship collection of 2023. The Chinese language firm unveiled the Discover X6 collection in China on Tuesday, which it says ushers in an “all-new three primary cameras period” shifting previous a give attention to a single primary digicam amongst smartphones.
The upper-end Discover X6 Professional incorporates a trio of 50-megapixel rear cameras, which Oppo co-developed with Hasselblad. Its made up of a wide-angle digicam full with a big 1-inch sensor, a periscope-style telephoto digicam that Oppo says has the most important sensor of any smartphone telephoto digicam, and at last an ultra-wide digicam that may make detail-filled macro pictures. The Discover X6 Professional makes use of a glass and aluminum lens cowl, which Oppo says is drop and corrosion resistant to guard the three cameras housed inside. On the frontside, housed in a punch-hole notch is a 32-megapixel selfie digicam.
Aside from the digicam system, Oppo made certain to pack its Discover X6 Professional with options that’ll make it a compelling Android flagship in 2023. The Discover X6 Professional’s 6 has the brightest telephone display on maybe any commercially offered telephone (2500 nits), a cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus 2 processor, a big battery, and uber quick charging in each wi-fi and wired capacities, which promise to revitalize the gadget’s useless battery in half-hour and 51 minutes respectively.
Oppo appears to have made efforts to create a sturdy flagship too. The entrance show makes use of Corning’s latest Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which apparently improved drop safety by as much as 30% — no matter which means. It additionally has an IP68 score for water and mud resistance, which suggests it is protected against mud getting inside and may stand up to being submerged in water. Samsung’s Galaxy S23 lineup has the identical score. So does the iPhone 14 lineup. Moreover, Oppo says the battery will retain 80% of authentic capability after 4 years regardless of quick charging.

Your’re wanting on the vegan leather-based ending of the Oppo Discover X6 Professional. There are two different accessible colours.
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Oppo says there are not any present plans to launch the Discover X6 collection internationally. Forward of its China launch, Oppo despatched me the Chinese language-version of the Discover X6 Professional. Within the restricted time I had with the telephone, I centered on testing the rear digicam module, the headline function of this gadget. No pricing particulars have been made accessible on the time of this writing.
Discover X6 Professional’s Extremely-Large Digicam

The Discover X6 Professional has a 120Hz show.
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The 50-megapixel ultra-wide digicam is situated on the higher proper of the round digicam bump. It has a focal size equal of 15mm and a f/2.2 aperture. One in every of my favourite methods to make use of this digicam was macro mode. I’ve lengthy been a fan of Oppo’s Macro mode, and this time round was no exception. It is extremely simple to take tremendous shut up photographs and the digicam manages to swiftly auto give attention to the topic whether or not its gentle or darkish. I used to be amazed that this telephone may take beautiful macro pictures in low gentle utilizing the ultra-wide digicam, and it gave images a distance give pictures a lovely pure depth of discipline. Scroll down previous the textual content to see the cameras in motion.
Discover X6 Professional Telephoto Digicam
The Discover X6 Professional has a periscope style-telephoto lens, which has a big Sony IMX 980 sensor and an aperture of f/2.6, which Oppo says is the most important of any periscope-style telephoto digicam. Telephoto cameras are a vital for taking clear photos of faraway topics — and the one of many Discover X6 Professional is spectacular. You possibly can see some samples in case you scroll down. The Discover X6 Professional permits for 6x optical zoom and 120x digital zoom. For context, the iPhone 14 Professional Max as 3x optical zoom and 15x digital zoom, whereas Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Extremely has 10x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom.
Discover X6 Professional Large Digicam
The broad digicam It makes use of Sony’s IMX 989 sensor, which is identical one-inch sensor discovered on the Sony Xperia Professional-I, Xiaomi’s 12S Extremely, Vivo’s X90 Professional flagship telephone. And but, as we all know from these telephones, a 1-inch digicam sensor is not really an inch massive. However it’s actually on the bigger dimension for a telephone digicam. What’s commendable is that Oppo was capable of match a 1-inch sensor right into a telephone physique that’s roughly the identical thickness as an iPhone 1 Professional Max, however greater than 20 grams lighter. A bigger sensor means a wider dynamic vary and improved low-light efficiency for each images and movies. Oppo says the Discover X6 Professional’s sensor is 156% bigger than the Discover X5 Professional, it might soak up as a lot as 142% extra gentle. I can not independently confirm that assertion, however in my expertise with this digicam, it took fantastic images in each darkish and lightweight circumstances. Aside from the bigger sensor, the ultra-wide digicam additionally has a f/1.8 aperture. Proper beneath you may discover some images taken with the Discover X6 Professional in addition to a specs sheet.

Taken on default settings.
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6x optical zoom instance. Zoomed in from the picture above.
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Portrait shot taken of this Moroccan lamp. Discover the depth of discipline and the way the lamp is subtly made to be the main target of this picture.
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Despite the fact that this was taken in a darkish room, the digicam manages to seize the intricate element of this Morrocan lamp. It is also shade correct.
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Instance of macro mode. Discover the veins on the petals of the bougainvillea.
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Macro photograph taken in a darkish room
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Examine the colours of this picture with the one beneath, which was taken with the iPhone 14 Professional Max. Which one do you want higher?
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This picture was taken with my iPhone 14 Professional Max. I believe it captures a clearer picture than the Discover X6 Professional and is extra shade correct.
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Instance of 6x optical zoom. Discover how crisp the picture stays regardless of how far zoomed on this picture is in comparison with the picture above.
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Oppo Discover X6 Professional specs
Discover X6 Professional | |
Show dimension, decision, refresh price | 6.82-inch AMOLED (3,168 x 1,440 pixels) |
Pixel density | 510ppi |
Dimensions (Millimeters) | 164.8mm × 76.3mm × 9.5mm (vegan leather-based) |
Weight (Ounces, Grams) | 216g/218g |
Cell software program | Android 13 |
Digicam | 50-megapixel (broad), 50-megapixel (extremely broad), 50 megapixel (telephoto) |
Entrance-facing digicam | 32-megapixel |
Video seize | 4K |
Processor | Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus 2 |
Storage/RAM | 12GB+256GB (just for black and inexperienced model) • 16GB+256GB • 16GB+512GB |
Expandable storage | None |
Battery/Charger | 5,000 maH |
Fingerprint sensor | Show |
Connector | USB-C |
Headphone jack | None |
Particular options | 6x optical zoom, 120x digital zoom, IP68 score, quick charing |
Value | TBC |