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Updated · Engadget · Oct 21

Oppo Launches £1,499 Find X10 Pro Max With Triple 200MP Cameras and 7,150mAh Battery

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Updated · Engadget · Oct 21

Oppo Launches £1,499 Find X10 Pro Max With Triple 200MP Cameras and 7,150mAh Battery

Q: Why are European buyers getting a significantly downgraded battery in Oppo's newest flagship, and will the price reflect this hidden penalty?

European buyers are getting the smaller battery because Oppo says EU-bound Find X10 Pro Max units must comply with air-transport rules that limit how large lithium battery shipments can be. That is why Europe gets a 7,150mAh pack instead of the 8,000mAh battery sold in China and other markets. In practice, that is not a minor trim: it is roughly an 11% reduction, and it even leaves Europe with a smaller battery than last year’s Find X9 Pro, which had 7,500mAh. Whether that explanation fully satisfies buyers is another matter. Aviation rules do constrain lithium battery logistics, but consumers are still receiving a flagship with less hardware than the version marketed elsewhere. Europe also loses the bundled 80W charger in the box, while some reports indicate fewer memory options than in China. So the battery cut is part of a broader pattern of regional downgrades, not an isolated change. The price does not appear to reflect that penalty. European pricing reported around launch puts the Find X10 Pro Max at about €1,800, which is substantially above the Find X9 Pro’s launch price and in some cases even above Oppo’s previous Ultra-tier pricing. Oppo is softening that with vouchers, trade-in bonuses, and free accessories in some markets, but those are launch promotions rather than a lower base price. So the short answer is: the battery downgrade is being justified on transport-regulation grounds, but European buyers are still paying premium flagship money for a reduced spec.

3 articles · Updated · Engadget · Oct 21

£1,499 in the UK, Oppo's Find X10 Pro Max goes on sale today across Europe and Asia, but not in the US; early buyers get £100 off before Oct. 28 plus trade-in discounts up to £250.
Three 200MP rear cameras headline the phone, but hands-on testing found only incremental gains: better autofocus and detail than the X9 Pro, while the older X9 Ultra still performed better in low light and offered stronger 10x zoom.
A 6.78-inch 144Hz display peaks at 3,600 nits, and the 7,150mAh battery is rated for nearly 25 hours of YouTube playback, with 80W wired and 50W proprietary wireless charging.
MediaTek's 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro kept apps and games responsive in early use, while Oppo added pro-video tools including open-gate capture, O-Log2, LUT previewing and Blackmagic app support.
The launch leaves Oppo trying to justify a price above the Find X9 Ultra even as that older model remains more capable in some camera scenarios, making an eventual X10 Ultra the clearer upgrade target.

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