Two of the hottest Chinese phones right now, the Vivo X300 Pro and the Oppo Find X9 Pro, have arrived in our office, and we were super eager to test these out.
Aside from being two exceptional everything-but-the-kitchen-sink phones, each of these has a remarkable triple-camera system as well, which also happens to be remarkably similar and also developed in concert with two legendary photography companies—Zeiss and Hasselblad.
Both also come with two optional teleconverter accessories that extend the capabilities of the telephoto camera… and pretty much turn the Oppo or the Vivo into a mini telescope!
We'll test those as well, but first, we will have to gauge the capabilities of the rest of the cameras.
Vivo X300 Pro
Oppo Find X9 Pro
Main Camera 50MP, f/2.0 24mm LYT-828 1/1.28-inch sensor
Main camera 50MP, f/1.5 23mm LYT-828 1/1.28-inch sensor
The Vivo X300 Pro is a spectacular camera phone with a pretty feature-rich camera app that presents you with lots of shooting modes, different portrait presets that emulate different Zeiss lenses of old, and so much more. It's easily one of the best camera apps I've seen, and it has pretty much everything you might ever need from a phone camera.
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The hardware is equally as impressive. There's the new 50MP Sony LYT-828 sensor that's fairly large at 1/1.28", another 50MP ultrawide that uses a Samsung JN1 sensor, and another 50MP camera up front. Yet, the true star of the show here is the telephoto camera, which is a massive 20MP Samsung HPB sensor that was custom-made for Vivo. It's a large 1/1.4-inch sensor that is paired with just 3X optical zoom, but by cropping in, Vivo lets you get real close and real intimate with what you're taking a picture of.
In the other corner, we have the Oppo Find X9 Pro, which features… mostly the same hardware. There's the 50MP Sony LYT-828 sensor behind the wide camera, the 50MP JN5 sensor for the ultrawide (which is mostly identical to the JN1 in real life), and also a 50MP camera up front.
The telephoto of the Find X9 Pro is also a 200MP lens with a slightly wider aperture but also a smaller 1/1.56-inch camera sensor, an ISOCELL HP5 one. It's yet another bleeding-edge Samsung sensor that pushes the boundaries for zoom cameras.
So, as far as hardware goes, both are very well-endowed, and you'd be hard-pressed to find more exciting camera phones right now (unless you check out the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, Vivo X300 Ultra, or the Galaxy S25 Ultra, probably).
But hardware is just half of the equation, as software nowadays plays an equally important role. Both the Oppo X9 Pro and the Vivo X300 Pro rely heavily on AI, especially when you zoom far with the telephoto.
Anyway, enough chit-chat; time to gawk at photos. All samples were shot with the phones set at their default settings. The Zeiss Natural preset was used on the Vivo X300 Pro.
Main camera samples
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
Zoom camera samples
< Vivo X300 Pro 3.5XOppo Find X9 Pro 3X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 6XOppo Find X9 Pro 6X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 10XOppo Find X9 Pro 10X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 3.5XOppo Find X9 Pro 3X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 6XOppo Find X9 Pro 6X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 10XOppo Find X9 Pro 10X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 6XOppo Find X9 Pro 6X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 10XOppo Find X9 Pro 10X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 3.5XOppo Find X9 Pro 3X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 6XOppo Find X9 Pro 6X >
< Vivo X300 Pro 10XOppo Find X9 Pro 10X >
Teleconverter Quality
The below samples were taken with both the optional teleconverter accessories attached to either the Vivo X300 Pro and the Oppo Find X9 Pro. The signage was at a distance of slightly less than 600 meters away from me.
< Vivo X300 Pro 230mmOppo Find X9 Pro 230mm >
< Vivo X300 Pro 460mmOppo Find X9 Pro 460mm >
< Vivo X300 Pro 920mmOppo Find X9 Pro 920mm >
< Vivo X300 Pro 1600mmOppo Find X9 Pro 1600mm >
< Vivo X300 Pro 5400mmOppo Find X9 Pro 4600mm >
Macro camera samples
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< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
Portrait camera samples
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
Ultrawide camera samples
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< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
Front camera camera samples
< Vivo X300 ProOppo Find X9 Pro >
Which phone did you like better in this comparison?
Which phone performs better?
Vivo X300 Pro
60.42%
Oppo Find X9 Pro
39.58%
Make sure to tell us which phone did better in the comment section below.
Peter, an experienced tech enthusiast at PhoneArena, is captivated by all things mobile. His impartial reviews and proficiency in Android systems offer readers valuable insights. Off-duty, he delves into the latest cryptocurrency trends and enjoys sci-fi and video games.
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