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Many high-end phones these days could claim to be a camera with a computer screen attached to them that occasionally is used to make voice calls. From the iPhone 17 Pro's adverts claiming it can be used to film in extreme conditions to Samsung's quadruple lenses on the Galaxy S25 Ultra including two telephoto zoom lenses, premium phones in 2025 are sold on their photography chops.
But I think I've found a phone that is a pure camera through and through, and could claim to be a camera more than it is a phone - especially when you add in a pricey accessory that makes it obvious where this phone's best features lie.
That phone is the Oppo Find X9 Pro. I attended the launch event of the original Oppo Find X in 2018, the first phone in the range, discovering an ambitious device with a physically moving pop-up camera mechanism but flawed software and an unfinished feeling.
Since then I've used or reviewed the Find X2 Pro, Find X3 Pro, Find X5 Pro, Find X7 Ultra and last year's Find X8 Pro. All have presented themselves as camera-first Android flagships, but the Find X9 Pro is a different beast altogether.