Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone XS Max and Oppo Find X9 Pro - Which is better?

Apple iPhone XS Max vs Oppo Find X9 Pro

54 out 100
Apple iPhone XS Max
VS
96 out 100
Oppo Find X9 Pro
Apple iPhone XS Max
Oppo Find X9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone XS Max Manufactured in September, 2018, with display 6.5 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic, vs Oppo Find X9 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
  • Higher pixel density: 456ppi
  • Lighter design: 208g vs 224g
Reasons to choose Oppo Find X9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 3174mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone XS Max and Oppo Find X9 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone XS Max
vs
Oppo Find X9 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1242x2688 pixels 1264x2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.4:9 20:9
Pixel density 456 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 625 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 120 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4 % 90 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
Oppo Find X9 Pro
1792 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time11.2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.5 mm (6.2 in) 161.26 mm (6.35 in)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 in) 76.46 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray		 - White
- Gray
- Red
Fingerprint sensor No Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %
Oppo Find X9 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone XS Max and Oppo Find X9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2490 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Apple A12 GPU Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 576 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Oppo Find X9 Pro
3235
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Oppo Find X9 Pro
9626
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13103235
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34589626
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a29534
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Oppo Find X9 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
Oppo Find X9 Pro
3956885
CPU1980671030180
GPU1853551453877
Memory152138709892
UX164631762936
NanoReview Score7001913956885
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Oppo Find X9 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.2 °Cn/a
Stability66 %n/a
Graphics Test34 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5703n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 16
OS Size 16 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a ColorOS 16

Battery

Volume 3174 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (10 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 03:29 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Oppo Find X9 Pro
35:19
Web Browsing06:43 h19:04 h
Video Playback10:28 h25:00 h
Games04:11 h10:24 h
Standby Mode87 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length28 mm23 mm
SensorApple iSight XSony LYT-828
Sensor size1/2.51/1.28
Pixel size1.4 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.1
Focal length52 mm70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP5
Sensor size1/3.41/1.56
Pixel size1 μm0.5 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Oppo Find X9 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Oppo Find X9 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Oppo Find X9 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2316 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 32 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Oppo Find X9 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
119
Oppo Find X9 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
Bluetooth features SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category16n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone XS Max
77.2 dB
Oppo Find X9 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2018 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2018 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Oppo Find X9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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