OPPO introduces Find X5 smartphones with its own image processing chip

OPPO has officially announced its Find X5 series. The phones have an image processing chip developed by OPPO, the MariSilicon X, with the exception of the Find X5 Lite. The devices will be released on March 11.

OPPO provides the Find X5 Pro with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 soc from Qualcomm, along with 12GB of memory and 256GB of storage. The phone has a 6.7 “amoled screen with an ltpo panel, a dynamic refresh rate of 120Hz and a resolution of 3216×1440 pixels. In addition, the phone gets a 5000mAh battery with support for wired fast charging at 80W and wireless fast charging at 30W. According to the manufacturer, the device can be charged from 0 to 100 percent in 47 minutes.

The lower positioned OPPO Find X5 gets an older Snapdragon 888-soc, 8GB memory and 256GB storage. The AMOLED screen of that device is 6.55 “smaller than that of the Pro variant and the resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels is also lower. The refresh rate of 120 Hz is the same, although the Find X5 does not have an ltpo panel. refresh rate not variable.The battery also supports 80W fast charging, although the capacity of 4800mAh is lower than that of the Pro. Wireless fast charging on the Find X5 has a power of up to 30W.

MariSilicon X chip for image processing

Both the Find X5 and the Pro variant have OPPO’s own MariSilicon X imaging npu, which the manufacturer already announced in December last year. That chip is used to process photos and video recordings and is produced at 6nm at TSMC. According to OPPO, the chip is, among other things, suitable for processing raw videos with 4k resolution in real time. Furthermore, the chip supports OPPO’s night mode for videos at 4k resolution. The current OPPO Find X3 Pro supports that at a maximum of 1080p.

In addition, those two devices both receive a camera system with two IMX766 sensors from Sony, which have been adjusted in collaboration with Hasselblad. Those two sensors have a 50-megapixel resolution. One of those sensors functions as a ‘primary’ camera and the other has an ultra-wide angle lens. The two devices also have a telephoto camera with 12-megapixel resolution.

OPPO will release the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro on March 11. The Find X5 has a suggested retail price of 999 euros and the Pro variant costs 1299 euros. The devices come with ColorOS 12.1, which is based on Android 12.

Find X5 Lite with MediaTek soc and no MariSilicon X

Furthermore, OPPO will come with a Find X5 Lite. This model is positioned lower and includes a MediaTek Dimensity 900 chip, 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage. The camera setup is also different, with a 64-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel sensor with ultra-wide angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The Find X5 Lite does not have an OPPO MariSilicon X chip for image processing.

OPPO also provides the Lite variant with a 6.4 “amoled screen with a refresh rate of 90Hz. The fingerprint scanner is processed under the screen, just like the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro. The 4500mAh battery supports 65W fast charging. The Find X5 Lite is also supplied with ColorOS 12 based on Android 11. The smartphone will be released on March 11 and will cost 499 euros.

From left to right: the OPPO Find X5 Pro, Find X5 and Find X5 Lite in all color options