OPPO Find X5 Pro review

Is the superb camera and phone performance of the Oppo Find X5 Pro worth the steep price?

Oppo Find X5 Pro
(Image: © Ben Brady)

Our Verdict

A powerful performer all round, and a camera that delights should have photography pros and enthusiasts considering if this should be their next buy. The only real let downs are the price and the fact the telephoto lens lacks reach. A super-fast charge, wireless charging, and a powerful battery means you're unlikely to get caught out when out snapping, working and playing.

For

  • Incredible camera
  • Powerful battery
  • Great performance

Against

  • Zoom lacks reach
  • Some features are buggy

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The Oppo Find X5 Pro is gaining ground as one of the most talked about premium smartphones of 2022. Most particularly because of its camera (with help from camera makers Hasselblad), which most agree is top-draw, though with one niggling drawback - which will be lesser or greater in importance depending on your preferred photography style/practice.

Whether the Oppo Find X5 Pro lauds it over this year's best camera phones – most notably and obviously the Galaxy S22 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro (basically anything with ‘Pro’ or ‘Ultra’ added to the end of it) – will depend on slight and numerous variations in software and design features. But the camera is the main point of interest here. The phone comes at a price, too, at £1,049 (sorry USA not for you as of yet). For those on a tighter budget look at our best budget camera phones guide.

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The Verdict
8

out of 10

Oppo Find X5 Pro

A powerful performer all round, and a camera that delights should have photography pros and enthusiasts considering if this should be their next buy. The only real let downs are the price and the fact the telephoto lens lacks reach. A super-fast charge, wireless charging, and a powerful battery means you're unlikely to get caught out when out snapping, working and playing.

Ben is an artist and illustrator based in Bristol. He works in traditional woodcut, drawing and digital mediums. For Creative Bloq, he reviews drawing tablets and styluses, as well as the latest and greatest digital software for artists. His artwork has been exhibited across Bristol, and his words have also appeared in ImagineFX magazine. 

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