Oppo is starting to make a name for itself in Europe, Australasia and Asia, with competitive handsets in the foldable and flagship spaces.
While it might not be as much of a household name as Samsung, Oppo is one of the top five global smartphone brands (on market share) on a regular basis, and most of its phones now launch in the UK.
Over the last few years, we’ve seen improvements in its hardware and more competitive devices across the board, with constant reworkings and improvements to its Android software skin ColorOS – one of our favourite versions of Android.
Oppo’s latest 5G flagship line is the Find X7, which launched in January 2024 and includes the Find X7 Ultra and Find X7. However, these are China-exclusive models at the time of writing – just as the Find X6 phones were. The most recent Oppo flagship series available in the UK is the Find X5 line, which has a Pro, regular and Lite model.
Note that the company skipped the Find X4, so the Find X3 series are actually 2021s models – and thanks to price drops many of them are still solid buys. Oppo will return to the European market with the Find X8 series.
The company’s Reno line offers handsets in the mid-range space, with a good balance between features and price. Then there are the company’s budget offerings within the Oppo A series, along with its Find N foldables – although only the Find N2 Flip is available outside of China.
Best Oppo phones 2024
1. Oppo Find N2 Flip – Best Oppo Phone
The Oppo Find N2 Flip is the only Oppo foldable you can buy outside China, and it offers direct competition to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4.
Oppo is helped by the fact that its price is extremely competitive – especially in the UK – but don’t mistake this for the cheap and cheerful option. It still packs a flagship processor, a better build quality than Samsung’s offering, and the same main camera you’ll find in the likes of the OnePlus 11.
You’ll have to live without wireless charging or water-proofing, and accept the risk that as a foldable it might not last as long as a traditional phone. But if you can live with those compromises, this really is flipping fantastic.
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Oppo Find N2 Flip review
2. Oppo Reno 12 Pro – Flagship Features for Less
Pros
- Unique eye-catching design
- Lovely quad-curved screen
- Handy AI features
- Speedy charging
Cons
- Cameras prone to motion blur
- Gaming performance isn’t great
- No charger in the box
Price When Reviewed:
€549
The Oppo Reno 12 Pro offers a lot for the money. The screen is excellent, the design is unique and eye-catching, the software is easy to use and the AI features come in quite handy.
The cameras are good in the daylight, with the selfie camera being particularly impressive. However, in low light and with fast-moving subjects, they leave a little to be desired. The gaming performance is slightly lacking, too.
Whether this phone is right for you all depends on your priorities. If you’re keen on AI-powered productivity, it’s one of the best options in its price bracket. However, some rivals such as the Pixel 8a offer more when it comes to photography.
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Oppo Reno 12 Pro review
3. Oppo Find X5 Pro – Best Flagship
Pros
- Beautiful, unique design
- Powerful camera
- Brilliant display
Cons
- Big and heavy
- No periscope lens
- Expensive
The Find X5 Pro is Oppo’s all-singing, all-dancing flagship device from spring 2022, and it’s still an excellent phone, despite the older processor.
You get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, and 80W wired charging together with 50W wireless.
The main and ultrawide cameras both pack the same 50Mp sensor, and offer almost exactly the same quality shots, with punchy colours, oodles of detail, and great dynamic range. There’s ‘only’ a 2x zoom camera – no periscopic lens here, sadly – but results are impressive here too.
It’s a big, heavy phone – thanks in part to the ceramic rear – and the design takes some getting used to, but this is an excellent all-rounder that delivers in every area.
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Oppo Find X5 Pro review
4. Oppo Reno 10 5G – Best Mid-Range
Pros
- Great cameras
- Long battery life
- 120Hz AMOLED screen
- Affordable
Cons
- No IP rating
- Lots of unnecessary apps
- Two years of OS updates
Price When Reviewed:
510 Euro
The Oppo Reno 10 5G has an excellent AMOLED display, and an equally impressive camera set-up, led by a 64Mp main wide-angle lens. It’s also got a great battery life that managed over 13 hours in our internal tests.
It does come with no IP rating and some bloatware with pre-installed apps. However, that impressive price tag really gives you a lot for your money, and is especially competitive compared to other mid-range rivals.
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Oppo Reno 10 5G review
5. Oppo Find X5 – Best Affordable Flagship
Pros
- Great cameras
- Unusual design
- Strong performance
Cons
- No IP rating
- Not the latest processor
The Oppo Find X5 only loses out on a few of the most elite touches found on the Find X5 Pro. It still retains a premium design, a superb display, and an almost identical camera setup.
Really all you miss out on is the ceramic body, the IP rating, and the latest chip – with the slightly older (but still great) Snapdragon 888 powering the phone instead.
Most importantly, it undercuts plenty of flagship rivals, delivering great value for money right now, especially now that it has gone down in price.
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Oppo Find X5 review
6. Oppo Reno 11 F 5G – Best lower mid-range
Pros
- Two very good cameras
- Big and bold screen
- Expandable storage
- Great battery life and fast charging
Cons
- Auxiliary lenses aren’t too impressive
- Middling performance
- Plasticky Construction
- Limited software support
The Oppo Reno 11 F 5G is a capable mid-range smartphone with a very nice display, two great cameras, a robust design, long battery life and speedy charging, making it ideal for casual users. It’s also got some niche features that may appeal to some such as the ability to cut out subjects and use them as stickers and low-temperature charging.
The price tag of £349 means it faces stiff competition from brands such as Poco, Honor, Vivo and even Google, which best the phone in different areas such as battery life, performance and camera abilities. However, if there is a deal available on this phone, it may be worth considering.
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Oppo Reno 11 F 5G review
7. Oppo Find X5 Lite – Best Long Battery Life
Pros
- Fast 65W charging
- Great battery life
Cons
- Mixed cameras
- Only 90Hz
- Android 11
Battery and charging are the Find X5 Lite’s biggest strengths. With a 4500mAh cell the phone can comfortably last a couple days of use, and the 65W wired charging means you can top it back up to full in a little over half an hour.
The main camera and selfie shooter are both good, but the other rear lenses disappoint a little. More damningly, despite launching in 2022 the phone ships with the older Android 11, meaning it’s already way behind on software.
Still, this is one of the best mid-range phones in Oppo’s line-up, and has plenty to offer for those who can’t afford the flagships.
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Oppo Find X5 Lite review
8. Oppo Find X7 Ultra – Best Camera
Pros
- Incredible cameras
- One of the brightest displays around
- Powerful performance
- Super fast charging
Cons
- Not available outside of China
- Untranslated software elements
- Bloatware pre-installed
- Middling battery life
The Oppo Find X7 Ultra is the latest top-spec flagship phone from the brand and has one of the best cameras of any smartphone on the market at the time of writing.
The second generation Sony 1in sensor plays a huge part in this, allowing for more light to be let in which in turn renders scenes with incredible colour, detail and dynamic range.
Unfortunately, this is a China-exclusive model. The Find X7 Ultra doesn’t run Google services out of the box, so the software is not friendly for the Western market.
This is a massive shame, as it also comes with impressive 100W wired fast charging, a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and a gorgeous 6.82in 120Hz AMOLED display. If it were optimised for European buyers, this phone would have certainly topped this chart.
9. Oppo A78 5G – Best Budget
Pros
- Decent performance
- Excellent battery life
- 90Hz display
Cons
- Lacklustre cameras
- Built-in bloatware
- Plasticky body
Price When Reviewed:
244 Euro
The Oppo A78 5G is a competitively priced budget 5G phone that’s a great choice if you want the latest connectivity tech but don’t have a lot to spend – though it does come with compromises within that.
First, the good stuff. The 90Hz LCD display, excellent battery life, and unexpectedly impressive performance that is capable of some mid-range gaming thanks to the MediaTek 6833 processor.
As for the bad? You’ll have to put up with mixed cameras, lots of bloatware and a cheap-looking build in comparison to more mid-range models in this chart.
While this isn’t the only 5G phone that costs this little, it’s one of the stronger options out there.
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Oppo A78 5G review
10. Oppo Find N – Best Book Foldable
Pros
- Incredible folding hardware
- Strong triple camera
- Surprisingly affordable
Cons
- No IP rating
- Only available in China
The Oppo Find N is one of the absolute best foldables around – which makes it such a shame that, for now at least, it’s only available in China, as is its follow-up the Find N2 – which we haven’t yet had the chance to test ourselves.
Still, we have tested the first Find N, and if you’re brave enough to import the phone then you’ll find a phenomenal bit of kit. This has one of the sturdiest foldable designs around (though unlike Samsung’s latest, there’s no waterproofing) along with flagship specs – including a very capable triple rear camera.
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Oppo Find N review
Buying advice for an Oppo phone
Are Oppo phones good?
For the most part, yes. Like any company, Oppo has its hits and misses, but on the whole the quality of its devices is excellent – especially its flagships in the Find X series. Its cheaper phones are solid, but tend to be a little more expensive than rivals with similar specs.
The company is best known for its impressive camera and display tech, along with seriously fast charging, so if those are your priorities then you should definitely consider an Oppo handset.
What software do Oppo phones run?
Every Oppo smartphone runs Android, with the company’s custom ColorOS skin on top. This is one of our preferred Android skins, with a great balance between customisability and ease-of-use.
Do Oppo phones run Google?
Yes. You may have heard about Huawei, another Chinese phone company, which now has to sell phones without Google software thanks to a US trade embargo. But Oppo has no such embargo or restrictions, and there’s no reason to think it will.
The only exceptions are the China-exclusive models, such as the Find X7 Ultra.
What are the best Oppo alternatives?
Oppo’s major rival is probably Xiaomi, the other giant Chinese phone company currently enjoying success in the global market. Xiaomi phones often offer a similar set of specs to Oppo’s, and sometimes at cheaper prices, though we much prefer Oppo’s software.
Oppo is also a part of a tech conglomerate called BBK, and the company owns other phone manufacturers. In fact, both Realme and OnePlus share R&D with Oppo, and run similar software, so if you like the idea of an Oppo phone then you should definitely consider those too. Vivo is also a part of BBK, but has its own R&D facilities, so its phones are a little more unique.
Why don’t Oppo phones come out in the US?
Oppo phones don’t go on sale in the US or Canada, but that’s not because of any ban on them. Instead, Oppo simply doesn’t choose to sell smartphones in the US – it’s a challenging market, and one currently dominated by Apple and Samsung, which makes it hard for even huge foreign companies to break in.
Oppo’s sister company OnePlus does sell phones in North America though, so you should look to try a OnePlus phone if you really can’t find anything from Oppo.