In abstract
- Digicam spec hearsay suggests huge modifications
- New, bigger important sensor
- Just one telephoto digicam
The Oppo Discover X9 Professional has had its digicam specs leaked, and it’s shaping as much as be fairly the departure from its flagship smartphone predecessor.
Tipster Yogesh Brar has posted a quick rundown of the digicam set-up for the forthcoming Oppo Discover X9 Professional.
Apparently, it’ll be led by a 50MP Sony LYT-828 important sensor, backed by a 200MP Samsung HP5 3x telephoto and a 50MP Samsung JN5 ultra-wide.
There’ll be one other 50MP Samsung JN5 sensor round entrance on selfie responsibility.
Discover X9 Professional digicam change-up
This marks fairly a change from final yr’s Oppo Discover X8 Professional, which is a courageous transfer. We labelled that flagship cellphone’s digicam set-up “Superior” in our overview, so it’s dangerous to tear issues up and begin once more.
That’s precisely what Oppo seems to be doing right here. The Discover X8 Professional may need additionally been led by a 50MP sensor, however it was an older Sony LYT808 measuring 1/1.4”. Fortunately, the brand new Sony LYT-828 of the X9 Professional is a bigger 1/1.28” unit, so ought to be higher at sucking up mild.
It’s trying like a straight improve on the principle sensor, however the Discover X9 Professional’s telephoto digicam isn’t fairly so easy. Final yr’s Discover X8 Professional gave us two telephoto cameras – a 50MP 3x and a 50MP 6x.

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We’re getting simply the one this time round, and it lacks the earlier mannequin’s attain at simply 3x. Evidently Oppo can be utilizing all these additional pixels (it’s 200MP, keep in mind) to crop in. Will the outcomes stack up?
The one shared digicam ingredient right here seems to be the 50MP Samsung JN5 ultra-wide. Final yr’s Discover X8 Professional used a 32MP selfie digicam, with the Discover X9 Professional getting a 50MP alternative.
Oppo makes actually good flagship digicam telephones, so we’re intrigued to see how the Discover X9 Professional pans out.
This may not even be the excellent spec for the cellphone, with earlier leaks suggesting that there’ll be an enormous 7000mAh battery onboard.

