Oppo Find X2: News, rumours and features

The Oppo Find X impressed us when it launched last year with a unique pop-up camera and sleek design. The sequel to the Find X has finally been announced.

Oppo has confirmed the next phone in the Find series, the Find X2, will be launching in the first quarter of 2020. The Find X2 will feature faster Snapdragon 865 processing, a new camera sensor and an improved screen.

While Oppo hasn't confirmed much else about the new phone, there are plenty of rumours and speculations floating around to give us some indication of what we can expect from the Oppo Find X2.

Design

• Very few rumours about the design have been confirmed.
• Screen improvements could include higher resolution and faster refresh rate.
• Will it feature the same pop-up camera design as the Find X?

• Read more about the Oppo Find X2's design

  We don't know a lot about the design of the Oppo Find X2 yet, but rumours suggest the new flagship phone will have a 6.5-inch AMOLED screen. The resolution will likely be at least 2,340 x 1,080 like previous Oppo phones, but could be 4K.

  Rumours also indicate that the Chinese manufacturer will be improving the screen in the new flagship with a higher resolution, faster refresh rate, better colour accuracy, and more dynamic range than its predecessor.

  Several outlets speculated that Oppo would do away with the Find X's pop-up camera design in favour of the under-display selfie camera the company unveiled earlier this year. However, Oppo Vice President Brian Shen put an end to the rumours by tweeting that the tech for the under-display camera won't be ready in time.

Camera

• Camera will contain a new Sony sensor with a faster and more accurate focus.
• Rumours suggest the front-facing camera may be hidden under the screen.

• Read more about the Oppo Find X2's camera

  There are a lot of unconfirmed rumours surrounding the Oppo Find X2's camera. One thing we do know is that Oppo has partnered with Sony to use a new Sony sensor.

  Sony has developed a new 2x2 On-Chip Lens (OCL) technology that detects all pixels across an entire image, instead of just a select number of detection pixels. Sony claims this leads to a more accurate focus, especially on small objects. The new sensor also offers a faster focus with better low-light performance.

  However, until we're able to get our hands on the Oppo Find X2, we'll just have to take Sony's word for it.

  Rumours suggest the camera may be capable of 8K resolution, and offer both OIS and EIS stabilisation for 4K video. Other outlets indicate the Find X2 could feature a 10x optical zoom and Oppo's in-display fingerprint scanning.

  As we mentioned, we also know that the Find X2 won't feature an under-screen front-facing camera.

Performance

• Will feature Snapdragon 865
• Significantly faster processing than the Find X

• Read more about the Oppo Find X2's performance

  Oppo confirmed the use of Snapdragon 865 in future devices at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit and the Find X2 will likely be the first Oppo phone to feature the new processor.

  According to Android Authority, Snapdragon 865 is 20% faster than its predecessor and a strong competitor to Apple's A13 processor.

  Snapdragon 865 is also optimised for 5G and can support 8K video, and 4K video at 120 FPS, another indication that the Find X2 might be 8K capable.

  Earlier this year, a new Oppo phone was benchmarked on AnTuTu, with several outlets speculating that this would be the next phone in the Find series. The phone, identified only as the Oppo OP46C3, has 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and 2,340 x 1,080 resolution. However, it's powered by Snapdragon 855, and we already know the new Find X2 will feature the more advanced Snapdragon 865.

  While this benchmark test could have been performed on an earlier version of the Find X2, it's also possible that it's an entirely different and yet-to-be-announced Oppo phone.

Battery life

• May feature wireless charging.

• Read more about Oppo Find X2's battery life

  The Oppo Find X has a 3,730mAh battery. We expect to see a similar battery or a slight improvement in the Find X2 with the SuperVOOC fast charging we saw in the Oppo R17.

  We're also hoping Oppo will roll out wireless charging in the new flagship phone. Oppo joined the Wireless Power Consortium earlier this year, a strong indication that future Oppo phones will offer wireless charging.

Pricing and availability

• Launch has been announced for early 2020.

Oppo hasn't announced much about the Find X2, so there's a lot we still don't know.

In addition to faster processing and the new camera sensor, we're hoping to see both SuperVOOC fast charging and wireless charging capabilities.

Oppo has announced that the new phone will be released in the first quarter of 2020. We expect the launch to happen during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020. MWC is the largest mobile event in the world and will take place from 24 – 27 February in Barcelona, Spain.

Until then, keep an eye on this page and our newsfeed for more rumours and updates about the new Oppo Find X2.

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