Oppo Find X9 Pro vs Galaxy S25 Ultra camera comparison: Which one fares better?
Samsung's best phone goes against Oppo's latest contender in this camera comparison.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is by far the best cameraphone you can buy in the US officially. However, when you zoom out metaphorically and increase the scope, you'd quickly realize the Chinese phone market has been churning out noteworthy rivals for years now, and it's not only the Ultra models from Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo that Samsung has to pay attention to. It's the latest Pro models that bring the battle straight to Samsung.
We don't know whether we'd get a Vivo X300 Ultra or an Oppo Find X9 Ultra yet, but we do have the latest FInd X9 Pro right here with us, and it's one respectable device. With the latest Dimensity 9500 chipset, a gargantuan silicon-carbon 7,500 mAh battery with super-fast 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging, 16GB of RAM, and up to a terabyte of storage.
But the camera system is the true highlight here, helmed by Sony's newest 50MP LYT-828 sensor with hybrid-frame HDR that enables some 17 stops of dynamic range. There are also two 50MP ultrawide and a front-facing cameras, and finally, the star of the show, a 200MP telephoto with a fairly large 1/1.56-inch ISOCELL sensor.
But that's not all, as the device can also be outfitted with the Oppo Hasselblad Professional Teleconverter Kit, which increases the reach of the telephoto up to 4600mm, or 200X, and it's not some blurry mess, but an actually usable image.
Here's how the specs compare.
| Oppo Find X9 Pro | Galaxy S25 Ultra |
|---|---|
| Main camera 50MP, f/1.5 23mm LYT-828 1/1.28-inch sensor | Main Camera 200MP, f/1.7 24mm 1/1.3-inch sensor |
| Ultra-wide 50MP f/2.0 15mm Samsung ISOCELL JN5 1/2.76-inch sensor | Ultra-wide Camera 50MP, f/1.9 13mm 1/2.5-inch sensor |
| Telephoto 3X optical zoom 200MP, f/2.1 Samsung ISOCELL HP5 1/1.56-inch sensor | Telephoto 1 3X zoom 10MP, f/2.4 1/3.5-inch sensor |
| --- | Telephoto 2 5X zoom (111mm) 50MP, f/3.4 1/2.5-inch sensor |
| Front Camera ISOCELL JN5 50MP AF | Front Camera 12MP |
How does this compare to the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which has two telephoto cameras in tow?
Samsung has introduced a new 50MP ultrawide on the Galaxy S25 Ultra (up from Galaxy S24 Ultra), but the rest of the camera setup is mostly the same, consisting of a 200MP main, 50MP telephoto with 5X optical zoom, an auxiliary 10MP telephoto with 3X optical zoom.
While the hardware remains mostly the same, Samsung has integrated a brand-new ProVisual Engine inside the chipset, which introduces enhanced and improved image-processing algorithms. As a result, Samsung boasts significantly reduced noise and motion blur when shooting moving or static objects, as well as low-light videos. Samsung has also bumped HDR video-recording from 8 bits to 10 bits, which delivers richer color and a wider dynamic range.
For an even more flexible video-recording experience, Samsung has introduced Galaxy Log capture, enabling broader post-processing capabilities. Another new feature, called Audio Eraser, utilizes on-device AI to isolate or enhance up to six distinct types of audio in your videos (voices, music, wind, nature, crowds, and noise).
We took both phones for an early morning and a late evening walk and captured some camera samples to compare their performance.
For the purposes of this comparison, the default settings of both phones were used. This means that you can probably achieve better results if you apply some extra artistic know-how and care to edit and post-process your photos. However, we have taken these photos SOOC (Straight Out Of the Camera), with no extra settings enabled or edits applied.
Main camera
The sample above was shot at near complete darkness.
Zoom Camera
Macro
Portrait
Ultrawide
Front camera
So, ready to give a verdict? Which phone's camera does a better job? Make sure to cast a vote down below and also share your opinion in the comments section below.
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