I took over 2,000 photos with the incredibly versatile Oppo Find X9 Ultra — here are my favorites, including portraits, long exposures and panoramas

April 26, 2026

If smartphone photography is important to you, then the new Oppo Find X9 Ultra is a formidable option. Is it the absolute best camera phone available today? Possibly. The most versatile? Definitely.

Its camera module comprises four front cameras spanning 14-230mm focal lengths; there’s also an optional 300mm teleconverter in a Hasselblad Explorer kit, plus an impressive selfie cam to boot.

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Our reviewer of the Oppo Find X9 Ultra called it ‘the best I’ve ever tested’, referring to the phone’s camera. Its design is easy on the eye, too — for me, as a Hasselblad X2D fan (aka the best quality stills camera I’ve ever used), it’s the closest to a baby Hasselblad yet.

Portraits

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Panoramas – the Hasselblad Xpan mode

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Man in walking gear alongside a bothie and a snowy mountain behind him — Like in the X8 Ultra, the X9 Ultra has an ‘Xpan’ mode, inspired by the iconic Hasselblad Xpan analog cameras which shoot panaromic photos. (Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

Close up photography with the 10x lens

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Long exposures

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An old Chinese town at night, people are walking and their movement is blurred — There’s a long exposure mode, which blurs movement while keep still objects sharp – you just need a steady hand(Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

Ultra-wide

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Person in traditional Kinnara clothing, from the Yunnan region of China, in a woodland — I don’t often use a super wide lens, but the 14mm ultra-wide camera is handy for some scenarios to get a dynamic compositon(Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

Street photography

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Man in a yellow jacked, leaning against a yellow-painted wall — Being a phone, the X9 Ultra is a subtle but powerful camera to use in public(Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

300mm teleconverter

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A bird standing on a small patch of land, reflected in still water — I only received the 300mm teleconverter kit recently and haven’t used it a lot yet, but it’s a great accessory especially for wildlife and sport photography. It utilizes the high-quality 3x camera, adding a 13x zoom. This was shot on a misty morning, hence the hazy look(Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

Action mode

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A Tibetan man riding a horse — In the action mode, apress and hold of the photo button, the X9 Ultra starts a fast burst shooting sequence. The photos are all compiled into one in the gallery which you can open up to select your favorite. It’s a fast enough rate to capture decisive moments(Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

3x camera

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Trees in early morning mist — The Find X9 Ultra features the best 3x camera I’ve ever used in a phone – it was able to keep plenty of detail in this early morning scene(Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

The AI editor

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Two women in traditional Tibetan clothing standing on a plain, with their shadows — This is possibly my favorite photo of all the 2,000 I have taken so far with the Find X9 Ultra. However, I’ve done a little editing to it using the phone’s ‘AI’ editor tool to remove some distracting objects for a cleaner end result, there was animal dung in a few place on the left the frame(Image credit: Future / Tim Coleman)

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If smartphone photography is important to you, then the new Oppo Find X9 Ultra is a formidable option. Is it the absolute best camera phone available today? Possibly. The most versatile? Definitely. Its camera module comprises four front cameras spanning 14-230mm focal lengths; there’s also an optional 300mm teleconverter in…