Oppo Find X8 Pro (Global) Review: One of the BEST Phones of 2025 is Already Here!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

You want better benchmarks than a Geekbench score? www.patreon.com/posts/oppo-find-x8-pro-116415747

[@jorge_the_first]

Man I loved your rant at the end and your engagement question. I think at the end of the day I'm really tired of average-by-the-book reviews and what I'm looking for is a real usage phone opinion, like you do, not a fast food review like we have all of the place these days. A long open hearted video is what I prefer, to see the real benefits we have for the product I'm about to buy.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

It's been a running theme on the channel for a while now. Makes me sad that nothing much has changed, and we're STILL dealing with the lowest level idea of consumer skills in tech. Always glad to meet a few more geeks that like to dig a bit deeper.

[@DerrickBest]

No shade on Oppo. I've always liked their phones (from a distance) The Realme GT 7 pro is a bargain compared to the X8. Unless it's camera performance you're after it's a no brainer. Great review and I love the way you distill the reasons to get a Find X8 pro. Truly a flagship for the next year.

[@Yos115]

X8 Pro is £650 with a free smart watch if you trade in a Find X5 Pro

[@thewalkingvloggingman7152]

​. What company can you trade the find X 5 pro in with?

[@jasoncabigting6328]

I always love watching and hearing your voice. Its like I'm listening to a radio.

[@abinbenny10]

I thought am the only one

[@NoMoreLiesOrDeception]

As a (older) "average consumer" who doesn't have broadband at home, i would love to see how long battery lasts when hotspotting, for me that's an essential thing and as real life as it gets. Thank you Juan for yet another excellent video. 👍

[@DavidNunezPNW]

I'd love to see a Oppo Find X8 Pro x OnePlus 13 comparison video!

[@TheEmissory]

Eh, I totally get not wanting to play "popular" games like Genshin or COD Mobile to show off the phone's performance if you're just not a fan of them, but there's something to be said about using safe, reputable apps and games to test out things like battery drain / performance throttling. Personally to me, I don't see any use in showing off Titan Quest, a game I love but that is played by a mere minority compared to something like Fortnite, Asphalt, Wuthering Waves or indeed, Genshin Impact, as Apple-leaning as the latter games are. I'm not exactly sure what people are supposed to take away from showcasing niche games. People know Genshin runs like crap. Do they know what Wilderless is?

[@fernandosolis3487]

Glad to see Oppo back in Australia. Had a Find X2 Pro for 4 years. Had to upgrade early this year when the software support ended. On a Pixel 8 now miss a lot of Oppo features, especially the side bar and ease of launching split screen mode.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Yes! Especially for how brutal the australian carrier market has gotten. A little glimmer of competition must have been appreciated.

[@fernandosolis3487]

@@SomeGadgetGuy 100%

[@RennieAsh]

It's boring seeing SAG everywhere. And now we've got the 3g blocking problem. Hoping for more global releases of decent camera phones. The vivo x200 seems pretty neat too especially the smaller option, though oppo is generally quite a slim phone compared to samsung etc

[@lionelb8227]

It may not look like an iPhone or a Samsung, but it looks basically the same as most of the big photo centric Chinese phones. I'd have a hard time telling which one is which among this and the new X200 range for example.

[@prosetheus]

Excellent content as always, Juan

[@mehdimido5270]

i think Winlator is probably the app that will make the most out of these new SOCs. For now it runs best on a Snapdragon but maybe with some optimizations we might get better performance on Dimensity too.

[@kevinpitts3548]

Super jelly! I don't know how it feel about the slightly curved screen. I had a OnePlus 11 and went to a fold 6. I am that boxy guy. I just like that design! But here's one question that I don't remember if you covered,.... how is the coverage of an OPPO in the states?

[@ankuro22]

Waiting for the X8 Ultra release. Really love my X7 Ultra but wish the battery was bigger

[@kristianrabulan7138]

I think you need to brand your channel somegadget guy... i have been looking for you all this time because your views and analysis on tech is topnotch.. but oh well, found you now... subscribing...

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Glad you made it👍

[@kodakapple]

How is the RAW capture? Do you have option for Normal Raw and Raw+?

[@GroundedTech]

I'm hoping my network is getting Oppo phones back. They ran the Find X series before the 6 went China only. Compared to the Pixel 9 Pro it's quite interesting! Thanks for the video Juan.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

It's crazy comparing this to a pixel. SUCH different experiences...

[@bradleypariah]

I'm running out of local storage on my P6P, and I'm starting to browse for phones with 1TB of storage. The videos I've seen show this phone going toe-to-toe with iPhone, Samsung, and Pixel, but the OPPO is $400 less than a P9P XL. Insane. I might miss the Pixel editing tools, but I think I might switch to this. Since you've got your finger on the pulse of Dex and stuff, did you check to see if this phone would work with a lapdock? Also, 10:23... was that Tech Spurt??

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

There is video out for monitors, but no support for a practical desktop mode I could use. We're still a ways off there. And that was Tech Spurt. Good eye 😊

[@Lynn-zw7dr]

Would you say the camera on this, is better than 9 Pro XL and S24 Ultra please, 😊

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Camera deep dive coming soon. Stay tuned 😊

[@kluangh1tam]

I start browsing for Vivo X200 Pro to get the camera comparison reviews with the old X100 Pro. And then I watched the comparison with this Oppo Find X8 Pro and I was mind blown of how similar and different the Zeiss and Hasselblad tech in both phones. Now I'm waiting for your review on X200 Pro and your point of views on what you've expected it to be comparing with both X100 Pro and Find X8 Pro.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Should be interesting. Lots of changes coming to camera hardware.

[@Gregoriosplace]

I'll just stick with my ole Galaxy A52s. I like simplicity. While,, all the bells and whistles are impressive, I find most of it superfluous, I only play games on my phone during brownouts or waiting for my wife to pick out a pair of jeans. I like this phone though, and who knows, maybe someday. GreAT job as always!!

[@kupaz]

I dont really understand the differences between Mediatek and Snapdragon but having stronger parts doing less work seems like a better deal than a bunch of higher efficiency chips working closer to maximum all the time. If we want phones to replace laptops though, maybe working with Microsoft to have a "mobile windows" will help people start using them as such

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Agreed. We need better developer support, which I hope will happen when ChromeOS becomes Android soon. If you want to see a bit more on how these chips compare, I do have that article published on the Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/oppo-find-x8-pro-116415747

[@shadowform1264]

I'll buy this one 🔥🔥🔥

[@joewinglovemusic]

Watching with LG V60 .. Silly me didn't do enough research a week ago and put deposit on Oneplus 13 while I am back in Hong Kong for couple of weeks from Sydney .. I like the camera button and much better Zoom Lens on Oppo 😓😓😓 Oneplus is 5% cheaper than Oppo Find X8 pro at the shop i went to ..

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Aw it should be pretty close though. If you can swap it, maybe take a look, but the OP13 should be a solid option all around.

[@gmosc]

Watching on my oneplus 12.....

[@rifqialfariz22]

Now I'm really curious about its little brother, OnePlus 13. Here in my country there's a $400 difference between oppo X8 pro and OnePlus 13 for the same amount of RAM and storage.

[@Kirmo13]

Global release is already out? wow

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

2025 phones are coming out FAST...

[@thundergato84]

​@@SomeGadgetGuyI hope the OnePlus 13 comes out in December for the US.

[@j_a_a]

@@thundergato84 I do too

[@kevinpitts3548]

I would like to see the same video (which I think you do) being exported using lumafusion and capcut. A couple of side beside of photos from each sensor. (Hasselblad fan here) Signal quality. That's really all I care about. The video editing let's me know where the hardware has improved, cameras have their own ai let's me know what to expect, and signal quality let's me know if it'll work on my network.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Funny you should mention that... www.patreon.com/posts/if-you-use-you-116456375

[@gmosc]

Flash placement for prooer shadows is correct like on the op12. (As opposed to Pixel which puts the flash UNDER the lenses creating spooky shadows) As a suggestion for something to do to show the power if these devices,..... Hmmm...... For years now, while driving, I do split screen, i.e. navigation and an audio player (either youtube or pocketcasts) while quickly charging the phone. The phone doesn't overheat, functions properly and charges to 100 percent in a hot minute. Everything functions correctly and I arrive even on short 15 minute trips fully charged. It reaches full so quickly I often wait before plugging in. Doing that as a test, hmmmm possibly you could start at 50 percent and do a 15 minute drive and show where the charge level reached. I dunno. Of course the Dash/warp/vooc chargers make that a breeze, whereas if it were power delivery that would take away some of that advantage. I guess you would have to test both with the proprietary chargers and once with pd, and maybe you would have to put it in the shade..... Gee that is all too messy and involved..... But a suggestion nonetheless. Some of my passengers USED to be surprised and impressed that my phone could charge and not just sit still chargewise while driving...... All while doing split screen.

[@AlianeAbdelouahab]

Came here to see your opinion about the one inch removal, as you already did two videos about it, and there is nothing about 😅

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Full camera review coming to the Patreon. I have a LOT of thoughts on this, and my OTHER favorite camera phone brand...

[@davidburns8113]

For 1000 dollars I expect it cut out all the ads on recipe websites and jump straight to the ingredients

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

I think that's what Gemini is trying to do. After forcing recipe bloggers to write novels, now Google is just ripping those bloggers off.

[@j_a_a]

Im one of the idiots that likes to buy new phones often, and given the global x8 pro supports almost all of Verizon's bands, I may go to this over the OP13! I would love a battery and real-world performance comparison between the two. The ip65 of my OP12 hasn't held up as i hoped it would, my lower mic (normal calls and right stereo mic) has failed and now i have to use speaker phone for all calls 😢

[@TheDeusDeceptor]

If I'm spending over $1000 on a phone, there's really only one reason. And it's probably the only reason why phones should cross $1000. And that reason is the cameras. It can be argued that y-o-y performance is offering diminishing returns and marginal gains. So my question is, does this phone offer a better camera experience than +$1000 phones released in the previous phone release cycle? And if I had to answer my own question...I'd say the answer is probably no. It doesn't seem like it outclasses the Vivo X100 Pro or its own predecessor, the Oppo Find X7 Ultra. In this era of smartphones and technology in general, the concept of value would suggest that it doesn't make sense to purchase a device from the current release cycle. This is something we need to start acknowledging and admitting.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

It's tough. I dont think techies should write off SOC performance, and pure brute force compute power has its place in the conversation, but you're not wrong. As SOC prices climb, and other components get more expensive, we'll likely see "side grades" for camera tech from Oppo and Vivo this year.

[@Petresichi77]

I am waiting Oneplus 13 global version,I think global version will be interesting, to compare x 8 pro

[@milosradulovic309]

What about temperature afte game session on max settings? 😊

[@jejunamja]

Hey thanks for the video and it's sort of kills me to watch these cuz we're never going to see this in the States and I spent 20 years in Asia and I was able to get all these brands before and now I see you break them out.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

It hurts right? The only thing that makes gadgets better is competition. We're SORELY lacking that in the States...

[@kher1297]

Where do you buy these if you're in America?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Giztop, AliExpress, Wonda Mobile a few other shops out there will handle importing too.

[@idletime]

G'evening Juan 🤓 . My wife and I are with MetroPCS / T-Mobile and I'm a big OnePlus fan and we both had the Nord N200 5G's until she dropped her phone and broke it recently and had to go get a new one. To my surprise I found out that Metro / T-Mobile have dropped the OnePlus phone line entirely and she wound up getting a Revvl 7 cuz the only other phones that Metro had were Nokia Motorola Kyocera and iPhones 🤕 & it looks like I'll be Outsourcing a new OnePlus phone to upgrade to soon because my Nord n200 is a 64GB , stuck on OS 12 and almost 3 years old. Any suggestions on 128GB's I should look at and did OnePlus change their name to Oppo or something ? 🤔 . Thanks..

[@JubileeRM]

Oppo actually is the parent company for OnePlus so basically, besides Oppo having the better cameras, the Oppo and the OnePlus will be almost the same phone under different branding. The OnePlus is also heavily targeted to the US and North American markets unlike the other Chinese brands.

[@DavekayBSC]

What really interests me this year, and might *finally* replace my LG V60 is Xiaomi's 15 Ultra, mainly because in the leaks it's looking like they are using the 1/1.4 telephoto sensor used by Vivo in the X100 Ultra and X200 Pro. From everything I've seen, that telephoto camera absolutely annihilates everything else on the market. I refuse to just buy a Vivo because of the *ridiculous* AOD that can't show notifications from anything other than four system apps. *Did you know that, kids? NO KZbin reviewer will ever mention it to you when they talk about how amazing Vivo's cameras are - that the AOD is basically worthless.* Whenever a new Vivo comes out I have to dive into one of Flossy Carter's hour long phone reviews to see if they've done anything to fix their garbage AOD, and as of X200 Pro, no, they have not, so that camera is off the list.

[@RennieAsh]

Tbh I've never really used such a feature even though my 4 year old phone does show many icons lol . I'm used to actually checking the menu

[@kluangh1tam]

Now that the wearables like watches and bands are more affordable, most people now have no reason to take out phones and glancing at the AOD. Like you said, AOD are worthless for most people.

[@pcmasterrace9024]

Would've been better if it had 8 elite. I would prefer x200 pro over this coz of superior camera hardware and zeiss tuning

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

I'm real good with dimensity. Especially after running it through my tests.

[@andrewshiu5872]

Is the main sensor lyt800 or lyt808?

[@prosetheus]

I hope folks can communicate to Android phone manufacturers that robust dektop modes and video out can help them evolve phones to the next level and end the need for 1000 buck macbook airs

[@PerryHacker]

Is it better than the vivo x200 pro?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Stay tuned

[@ayushverma3102]

ok a different note, how was your time in india?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

It was AMAZING. I vibe with that aggressive culture. The people are so inspiring for how they use and solve problems with tech, and the food was AMAZING. I ate my way through Delhi LOL!

[@Kbyte27]

Wuthering Waves game is pretty heavy for a phone. This comes from a Oneplus 12 user.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Cool! I'll check it out 👍

[@Kbyte27]

@SomeGadgetGuy You're welcome.

[@13lucasryan]

This phone 🎉

[@katinasoutherland7693]

I'd love to have oppo in the carriers in the States 😢 ya'll are so damn lucky to have so many choices!

[@AmirChemE]

Fingerprint reader sits too low. Oneplus13 does it better.

17:19 I don't think there is much more you can do to highlight the value of the phones you review. Most reviews touch on all the same "selling points" for major brands as their review, but fail to explore nuances and subtle differences between brands and operating systems.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

I feel like I'm trying to push that farther, but it's just not getting through to people who claim to be tech enthusiasts.

@SomeGadgetGuy not all tech enthusiasts are true enthusiasts. I deal with this in my own field. I watch a lot of tech reviews to get different points of view, but feel like I get the most insight about a device from your videos. I especially enjoy that you review and compare a lot of the "off brand" devices, which are the ones I've been really interested in trying. I'm still really disappointed that there wasn't a Sony release in the US this year.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Ugh. Yeah. Sony broke my heart.

[@Kirmo13]

For me, a major advantage the Pixel has over any chinese smartphone is the long-term security and OS updates.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Yeah. There can be trade offs between hardware and software, but I doubt Android development will progress significantly over the next seven years. The pixel 9 Pro loses a LOT of fights to phones like the Xiaomi 12S Ultra. It's comparable to three year old hardware. That means, supporting it for seven years, those OS updates will likely be smaller, and iterative. While an Oppo likely won't get seven OS updates, it should be well covered for security patches through Google play services updates for a while after it stops receiving OTAs from Oppo. Considering what hardware I'd want to run apps on seven years from now, I'd rather have a 9400 than a Tensor, especially if on device AI gets more demanding.

[@gmt6700]

Oppo has 5 years of Major Android updates and 6 years of security updates. Google's 7 years with tensor are not worth. The OPPO phone will have much better longevity. OPPO is also very fast updates and providing improvements.

[@j_a_a]

given that I encountered MANY slowdowns and throttling with the p9p, I would not purchase another pixel until they are at least comparable with qcom or mtek SOCs.

[@jonathanraecrisanto5912]

For me, long term security and OS updates in Pixels are not worth it since its chipset performance is already *a generation behind* the competition at release. * Correction: two generations behind

[@joelconolly5574]

Best software can't beat the best in hardware.

[@jarjarbinks8954]

What's the name of the game at 6:10 ?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Wilderless, same developer as Brightridge. Though it's less a game, and more a "fantasy walking experience" LOL. You can get it to stress a phone REALLY hard though.

[@JagaEd381]

Name of the games, sir?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

I've got screen recordings of wilderless, titan quest, and dead cells.

[@JagaEd381]

@@SomeGadgetGuy Thanks sir!

[@CorazónAtómicoDelaVíaLáctea]

How is the software compated to OneUI? I'm trapped with Samsung bc of their many features.

[@simmysharma6845]

👍🙏😊

[@jtec99]

First!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Nailed it!

[@davidburns8113]

Jokes on you, it's missing an apple logo so it's worthless

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

🔥⬆️⬆️⬆️🤓📠🔥🤣🤢🐶

[@kluangh1tam]

Only Apple worshipper find that Apple iPhone's worthy.