The first phone in the new Oppo Find X6 lineup has arrived, and the Oppo Find X6 Pro brings some serious camera credentials, along with every other flagship spec we expect. Sadly, we don't know if or when it will be available outside of China, but we've gotten a good Find X6 Pro hands-on review for you to check out. 

The Oppo Find X6 line could comprise some of the best phones of 2023, though limited availability will hurt its appeal compared to phones like the OnePlus 11 – let alone the Samsung Galaxy S23 or iPhone 14. If you can find one, the Oppo Find X6 should be able to compete with the best rivals in terms of specs and performance (if you want proof, check out the Oppo Find X5 Pro, one of the best phones around).

We've already gotten our hands on the Find X6 Pro. but we're still waiting to learn more about the Find X6 and the Find X6 Lite. We've rounded up everything we know so far, and we've also included a list of the things we most want to see from the Oppo Find X6 line to make it a phone we want to recommend.

Cut to the chase

• What is it? The next line of flagship Oppo phones
• When is it out? March 24, 2023 for the Oppo Find X6 Pro
• How much will it cost? CNY¥5,999 – CNY¥6,999, no pricing outside of China

Oppo Find X6: release date and price

Oppo has taken the wraps off the Find X6 Pro, and the phone will is available for sale as of March 24, but only if you live in China. There is no plan to spread the love across the globe, as Oppo has only announced Chinese availability and pricing for its next flagship, without a hint of wider export. 

Even though the Pro model has been announced, we still haven't heard about a base model Oppo Find X6 or a less expensive Oppo Find X6 Lite. In the past, these phones were launched with the Pro, as the Find X5 Pro and Lite were announced at the same time in the Find X5 line.

In terms of the phones' availability, we're not sure if the Oppo Find X6 will ship to regions outside of China, but the news regarding its more expensive sibling don't bode well. If Oppo isn't shipping the best Find X6 Pro globally, we don't have much hope for cheaper models. 

The lack of US availability for the Oppo’s Find X6 Pro isn’t much of a surprise, mind. Oppo doesn't have any retail partners in the US, and neither does it operate its own US storefront. Oppo owns the OnePlus brand, and the OnePlus 11 might be considered a performance phone from Oppo, though it lacks the larger camera sensor on the Find X6 Pro. 

We were still holding out hope for some form of Find X6 family release outside of China. The Oppo Find N2 Flip launched in Europe last month, so it’s disappointing to hear that the Find X6 Pro won’t follow suit. 

There’s no information on what the Oppo Find X6 line might cost, but the phones could have similar prices to their respective predecessor's. 

For reference, the Oppo Find X5 starts at £749 / AU$1,399 (around $920), the Find X5 Pro costs £1,049 / AU$1,799 (roughly $1,285), and the Oppo Find X5 Lite costs £399 / AU$799 (around $490).

In any case, the prices above probably won’t be exactly right for the upcoming models, but we doubt the Find X6 line will be much more expensive, as the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro are already on the pricey side for the specs they offer.

Pricing has been announced for the Oppo Find X6 Pro, but only for the Chinese market. In China, the the phone starts at CNY¥5,999 (approximately $870 / £710 / AU$1,305 when converted directly) and tops out at CNY¥6,999 (approximately $1,020 / £830 / AU$1,520).

Oppo Find X6: news and leaks

Now that the Oppo Find X6 Pro has been officially announced and we have one in our testing office, we can confirm the specs that were leaked. 

The Oppo Find X6 Pro has a 6.7-inch 2K screen; a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset; 12GB or 16GB of RAM; 128GB, 256GB or 512GB of storage; Android 13; and a 5,000mAh battery with 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. 

The phone also has a triple-lens rear camera with a 50MP main sensor, a 50MP ultra-wide one and a 50MP telephoto one, along with Hasselblad tuning and a 32MP front camera. The main camera uses a large 1-inch sensor, which was corroborated in March by serial leaker Ice Universe (see tweet below). 

For the standard Oppo Find X6, reputable leaker @evleaks has posted a render supposedly showing the phone, which you can see below, complete with a massive camera block housing a triple-lens snapper.

The phone has also been spotted in live photos, supposedly showing a test unit and shared on Weibo. You can see one of these images below too.

Oppo Find X6: what we want to see

Now that the Oppo Find X6 Pro is here, we still have the Find X6 and Find X6 Lite to anticipate. Here's what we'd like to see, based on last year's Find X5 family

1. A longer distance zoom

The Oppo Find X6 Pro has zoom capabilities up to 3x with a periscopic lens. That doesn't seem like much, but that lens is paired with a huge sensor, much larger than what Samsung uses on its Galaxy S23 Ultra zoom lenses. That could make for better digital cropping. 

We hope that the Oppo Find X6 keeps all of the great camera of the Find X6 Pro, just like the Find X5 matched the X5 Pro camera array. Of course the Lite model will need to skimp to save money, but the Find X5 needs those big sensors to make us happy. 

2. Lower prices

The entire Oppo Find X5 line is quite expensive for what you get, particularly considering that Oppo doesn’t quite have the brand name appeal of Samsung or Apple. So if the company really wants to compete in 2023 then we’d like to see lower prices for its next wave of phones.

That’s especially true for the Find X6 and Find X6 Pro, as they’re sure to be competing with heavy hitters like the Samsung Galaxy S23 line and the OnePlus 11 Pro.

3. Water resistance

The Oppo Find X5 Pro has water resistance, but the standard Oppo Find X5 doesn’t, despite carrying a fairly high-end price. The Find X6 Pro comes with IP68 resistance as well, and we still don't know what to expect on the Find X6 base model, but we're hoping for the same. 

We can live with no water resistance on the Lite model, but we really want to see the Oppo Find X6 able to take a dunk, as many rivals at these sorts of prices can handle submersion, and when you’re spending that sort of money you don’t want to have to fear a strong rain.

4. A microscope camera

The Oppo Find X3 Pro had an unusual camera setup in that it included a microscope camera, which let you take super-close-up pictures of tiny details. We were disappointed to find this absent from the Find X5 line, as while it’s a bit of a novelty it works well and helped the Find X3 Pro’s cameras stand out.

So we’d love to see it make a return – perhaps with some improvements – for the Oppo Find X6 line.

5. Wider availability

The Oppo Find X5 and its siblings aren’t sold in the US, which is a real shame, as they’re excellent smartphones that are sure to appeal to many people there.

It’s probably unlikely that the situation will change for the Oppo Find X6, as gaining a foothold in the country likely isn’t easy, but we’d love to see Oppo try.

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