Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
iPhone 17 Pro Max or Oppo Find X9 Ultra: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Oppo Find X9 Ultra leads on battery life, the camera and toughness. The iPhone 17 Pro Max doesn't pull clearly ahead on anything we compare. We have no current UK price for the Oppo Find X9 Ultra.
Comparing 2 phones
iPhone 17 Pro MaxOverall score 90/100
Oppo Find X9 UltraOverall score 96/100
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Oppo Find X9 UltraThe Oppo Find X9 Ultra has the bigger battery (7,050 mAh vs 4,832 mAh on the iPhone), which may help it last longer between charges.
It also charges faster by cable (100 W vs 25 W on the iPhone), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.
Screen
EvenBoth have similar peak brightness (3,000 nits and 3,600 nits) and similar screen smoothness (120 Hz and 144 Hz), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Camera
Best: Oppo Find X9 UltraThe Oppo Find X9 Ultra's zoom lens reaches further (10x vs 4x on the iPhone), for closer shots of faraway subjects.
Its main camera also has more megapixels (200 MP vs 48 MP on the iPhone), so photos can capture more fine detail in good light.
Speed
EvenBoth have similar benchmark results, close enough not to matter much day to day.
Toughness
Best: Oppo Find X9 UltraThe Oppo Find X9 Ultra has the better water and dust rating (IP69 vs IP68 on the iPhone), so on top of surviving a dunk it is also rated against high-pressure water jets.
Size and weight
EvenBoth have a similar size (163.4 × 78 mm and 163.2 × 77 mm) and similar screen sizes (6.9 inches and 6.82 inches), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Still can't decide?
Your pick
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
- A bigger battery (7,050 mAh vs 4,832 mAh on the iPhone)
- Faster charging by cable (100 W vs 25 W on the iPhone)
- Faster wireless charging (50 W vs 25 W on the iPhone)
What you give up: Nothing that shows up in the specs we compare.
We may earn a commission whichever phone you buy. It does not change the pick.
Scores
| Score | iPhone 17 Pro Max | Oppo Find X9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 70 | 98 |
| Screen | 91 | 96 |
| Camera | 93 | 98 |
| Speed | 92 | 94 |
| Toughness | 95 | 96 |
| Connections and extras | 98 | 95 |
| Overall | 90 | 96 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Type
- LTPO Super Retina XDR OLEDLTPO AMOLED
- Size
- 6.9 inches6.82 inches
- Resolution
- 1320×2868 pixels1440 × 3168 pixels
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz144 Hz
- PPI
- 460510
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 90.7 %≈ 90 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen Dolby Vision HDR10 Multi-touch display1 billion colors, Capacitive Touchscreen, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Multi-touch display, Ultra HDR image support
- Max rated brightness
- 3000 nits3600 nits
- Screen protection
- Anti-reflective coating, Ceramic Shield 2 Glass, Mohs level 5Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Apple A19 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- CPU cores
- 58
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm3 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4260 MHz4.6 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.26 GHz – Performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz – Efficiency cores2x 4.6 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix L, 6x 3.62 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix M
- GPU
- Apple A19 Pro GPUQualcomm Adreno 840 @1.20 GHz
- RAM
- 12GB12GB, 16GB
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB256GB, 512GB, 1TB
- Storage Type
- NVMeUFS 4.1
- Expandable Storage
- N/ANo
Software
- Operating System
- iOS 26Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 5 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 48 MP200 MP
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/25/30/60/100/120 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120/240 fps4320p @ 30 fps, 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- 10-bit HDR, 3D (spatial) video/audio, Apple Log 2, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW, Stereo Sound Rec10-bit Video, cinematic LUT, Dolby Vision HDR, Gyro-EIS, O-Log2
- Features
- PanoramaColor Spectrum sensor, Hasselblad Color Calibration, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Laser Autofocus (AF), Panorama
- Lenses
- 48 MP , ƒ /1.6, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.22 μm , 1/1.28" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - sensor-shift OIS 48 MP , ƒ /2.8, 100 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), 0.7 μm , x4 optical zoom, 1/2.55" Sensor size - 3D sensor‑shift OIS - Dual-Pixel PDAF 48 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 0.7 μm , 1/2.55" Sensor size - PDAF200 MP, ƒ/1.5, 23 mm (Wide angle), 1/1.12" Sensor size, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), PDAF 200 MP, ƒ/2.2, 70 mm (Periscope telephoto), x3 Optical zoom, 1/1.28" Sensor size, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), PDAF (15cm - ∞) 50 MP, ƒ/3.5, 230 mm (Periscope telephoto), x10 Optical zoom, 1/2.75" Sensor size, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), PDAF 50 MP, ƒ/2.0, 14 mm, 123° (Ultra-wide angle), 1/1.95" Sensor size, PDAF
- Flash
- Dual-LED Dual-Tone FlashLED flash
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 18 MP50 MP
- Lenses
- 18 MP , ƒ /1.9 ( Wide-angle ) - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAFSingle camera: 50 MP, ƒ/2.4, 21 mm (Wide angle), 1/2.75" Sensor size, PDAF
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps
- Video Features
- 3D (spatial) audio, Apple Log 2, Dolby Vision HDR, HDR, ProRes RAW, Stereo Sound RecGyro-EIS, HDR
- Features
- Dolby Vision HDR High Dynamic Range (HDR)High Dynamic Range (HDR), Panorama
General
- Announced
- Tuesday, 09 September 2025Tuesday, 21 April 2026
- Released
- Friday, 19 September 2025Saturday, 02 May 2026
Battery
- Capacity
- 4832 mAh7050 mAh
- Type
- Li-IonSi/C Li-Ion
- Wired charging power
- 25W100 W
- Wireless charging power
- 25W50 W
- Fast charging support
- noYes
- Features
- MagSafe wireless charging, Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 20 minutes (official specs),Reverse wired charging, Reverse wireless charging
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 15:19 hh:mmN/A
- Video watching
- 8:29 hh:mmN/A
- Playing games
- 9:26 hh:mmN/A
Design
- Height
- 163.4 mm163.2 mm
- Width
- 78 mm77 mm
- Thickness
- 8.8 mm8.7 mm
- Weight
- 233 g235 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP68IP68, IP69
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 6m for 30 minutes)Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIMDual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM)
- Network Type support
- EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G, LTE, HSPA5G, LTE, HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n14 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n29 (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2500), n66 (2100), n70 (2000), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n80, n81, n83, n84, n89
- Network_4G bands
- LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b11 (1500), b12 (700), b13 (700), b14 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b21 (1500), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b34 (2000), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b42 (3500), b48 (3800), b53 (2500), b66 (1700), b71 (600 MHz)b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b17, b18, b19, b20, b25, b26, b28, b32, b34, b38, b39, b40, b41, b42, b43, b48, b66, b71
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHz
- Network_2G bands
- GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz CDMA: 800 / 1900 MHzGSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes ( Wi-Fi 7 )Yes (Wi-Fi 7)
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort,USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSSBDS (B1I & B1C & B2a), GALILEO (E1 & E5a), GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC (L5), QZSS (L1 & L5)
- Wi-Fi features
- Mobile Hotspot, Tri-bandTri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Multimedia
- Audio type
- Stereo speakers,Stereo speakers