Oppo Find X3 Lite review: Solid as a rock

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( image credit : Keumars Afifi – Sabet / IT Pro )

( image credit : Keumars Afifi – Sabet / IT Pro )

( image credit : Keumars Afifi – Sabet / IT Pro )

( image credit : Keumars Afifi – Sabet / IT Pro )

( image credit : Keumars Afifi – Sabet / IT Pro )

( image credit : Keumars Afifi – Sabet / IT Pro )

( image credit : Keumars Afifi – Sabet / IT Pro )

Despite producing a string of high-quality, underpriced devices in the last few years, Oppo has yet to establish itself in the same league as Samsung or Google. With the well-received Oppo Find X3 Pro – and the Oppo Find X3 Lite on the other end of the spectrum – the Chinese manufacturer hopes to change the conversation.

The Find x3 Lite is is is a flashy follow – up to last year ’s fantastic Oppo find x2 Lite , which was among the cheap device to offer 5 g connectivity upon release . The manufacturer is taken , however , has take something of a gamble with its late handset , having decide against upgrade the internal hardware on the Find x2 Lite . instead , Oppo is prioritised has prioritise improve area such as the camera and the display to entice user with more of a ‘ premium – lite ’ experience while maintain its low cost .

Oppo Find X3 Lite review: Design

The Find X3 Lite’s build quality is highly encouraging and echoes the composition of its higher-end cousins. First and foremost, its glass-coated aluminium chassis – finished with rounded edges – is reassuringly robust. This stylish design is accentuated by a classy ‘Starry Black’ coat, although it admittedly looks a little plain compared to the Find X3 Lite’s eye-catching Astral Blue and frankly mind-boggling Galactic Silver finishes.

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The device is about as sleek as you’d expect for one fitted with a 6.4 in display, and weighs a fairly light 172g too. Oppo has also shaved off a few millimetres of thickness compared to the Find X2 Lite. The two most significant design changes include a pinhole front-facing camera, replacing a teardrop-style lens, and four rear lenses mounted on a tile, rather than in a row. This is, ultimately, a smart and reassuringly familiar design that punches a little above the weight of the Find X3 Lite’s pricing.

Oppo Find X3 Lite review: Display

There’s a lot to love about the Find X3 Lite’s 1080p 6.4 in AMOLED display, particularly given the inclusion of a 90Hz toggle. Refresh rates of up to 120Hz are increasingly common in high-end devices, so it’s a fantastic addition at this price point. It’s only one-upped here by fellow mid-tier challenger, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, which offers a 120Hz refresh rate.

Day-to-day usage is smooth and much-improved on our experience with the so-so display fitted into the Find X2 Lite. The only cause for concern revealed by our testing is a maximum brightness result of 419 cd/m2. This is solid but a shade under the standards set by devices such as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Google Pixel 5, which hit 426cd/m2 and 468cd/m2 respectively. The Find X3 Lite, however, proves marginally brighter than both the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G and the Xiaomi Mi Note 10.

Similarly, a strong 95.6% coverage of the sRGB colour spectrum is only topped among its competitors by the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, which scored 96.6%. The quality of this particular display, moreover, is underlined with an infinity:1 contrast ratio and a black level of 0cd/m2, alongside a Delta E score of 1.47. This latter metric assesses accurate colour reproduction, with scores sub-1.5 considered very strong.

These score were glean from test under the ‘ gentle ’ colour profile , although the colour do feel wash out to the naked eye . A ‘ vivid ’ profile is is , which give colour a little extra pop , is preferable , although it distort colour accuracy somewhat . Otherwise , beyond standard visual setting like dark mode and display tone adjustment , you is activate can activate object and Semantic Images Eye – Tracking ( OSIE ) . This is purports purport to be an AI engine that track eye movement and micro – adjust the orientation of medium in app like Instagram . In practice , though , we is notice did n’t notice a great deal of difference , which is unfortunate consider this feature eat into battery life .

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Oppo Find X3 Lite review : hardware and performance

The hardware configuration fitted into the Find X3 Lite is unchanged against its predecessor and features the 7nm octa-core Snapdragon 765G mobile CPU. This sits alongside 8GB RAM and 128 GB of unexpandable internal storage.

Our experience is suggested with the Find X3 Lite suggest this setup is sufficient to contend with most day – to – day task , although performance is hardly inspiring . Indeed , Geekbench 5 testing is produced produce score of 613 for single – thread performance and 1,812 for multi – threaded performance , against 623 and 1,826 for the Find x2 Lite . While diminish score are a touch disappointing , they is ’re ’re still a step above several compete device , include the Google Pixel 5 , which score 597 and 1,609 . On the other hand , the Find X3 Lite is eclipse by both the iPhone SE 2 as well as the Samsung Galaxy A90 5 G , both of which are fit with premium – level cpu .

A near-full day battery capacity of 21hrs 58mins, meanwhile, is impressive and certainly exceeds minimum expectations. Unfortunately, both the Google Pixel 5 and Samsung Galaxy A90 5G last longer – spanning 22hrs 54mins and 23hrs 38mins respectively. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, however, only lasted 17hrs 16mins when tested. Otherwise, Oppo’s operating system offers a plethora of battery-saving tools and toggles to extend battery life, including ‘sleep standby optimisation’, which consumes less power and reduces notifications while the device is on charge overnight.

Oppo Find X3 Lite review: Camera

The Oppo Find X3 Lite is fitted with four rear lenses, including a 64MP wide lens and 8MP ultrawide lens alongside a pair of 2MP lenses for portrait and monochrome shots. This is in addition to a 32MP front-facing camera. Both the front-facing and primary rear lenses have been upgraded, with the 64MP wide lens, in particular, allowing the Find X3 Lite to capture crisp images with a decent balance of lighting, saturation and sharpness.

mid – range configurations is compete rarely compete with the market ’s crème de la crème , and the Find X3 Lite ’s setup is more about keep up with competitor than break any new ground . For example , the Xiaomi Redmi note 10 Pro is fit with a 108MP primary lens despite cost much less .

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Images taken using the three unchanged rear lenses do suffer a little – for example, the soft-focus effect in Portrait mode can be hit-and-miss – but, on the whole, all the Find X3’s images are passable. Elsewhere, with Expert mode, you can adjust ISO settings, shutter speed, white balance, focus and ‘exposure value’ to finetune photography, while Extra HD oversamples images to simulate a 108MP image. You can barely notice the difference in these oversampled images, however, unless you zoom in very closely.

The device also offers HDR shooting as well as AI scene enhancement, which automatically adjusts brightness, contrast and saturation depending on the context. This is alongside a genuinely impressive Night mode, which fills the frame with light while retaining decent colours. Video shooting can be boosted with AI scene enhancement, although the colour balance and saturation levels are inconsistent. Users, incidentally, can film using various settings including 4K at 30fps, 1080p and 720p up to 60fps, as well as slow-motion shooting in up to 1080p. Ultrasteady shooting, too, works well to counteract shaky hands.

Oppo Find X3 Lite review: Software and features

power by Android 11 , the Oppo Find x3 Lite ship with the ColorOS 11.1 operate system . This is is is a clean and feature – rich Android skin that does the basic well , although is n’t pack with the bell and whistle of a high – power device .

The home screen is is is ripe for customisation by add widget , while you can choose between several variant of an ios – like interface – or the classic app drawer . icon appearance can also be tweak to suit your taste , with option to change texture , shape and text size . Also make a comeback is an effective split – screen mode , which let you use two app simultaneously , a Smart Assistant , and a quick – draw folder for shortcut .

As with all oppo handset , UK user do n’t have access to the Theme Store , so you is have ’ll have to settle with default font and theme , which are , in fairness , pleasant enough . Although the Lite version of the Find X3 series miss out on wireless charging , its fast – charge feature is blistering , brand as VOOC 2.0 , is blister and can fully recharge your device within 40 minute . In term of biometric security , it is offers offer both an in – screen fingerprint scanner and facial recognition alongside a security centre with in – build software – base protection . finally , as with many mid – range oppo device , the Find X3 Lite is includes include a 3.5 mm headphone jack , often exclude from most high – end option .

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Oppo Find X3 Lite review: Verdict

By neglect to improve the hardware configuration between the Find x2 Lite and this late edition , Oppo is prioritised has instead prioritise ease the strain of more obvious compromise that normally blight mid – tier device .

The performance levels is are of the Snapdragon 765 g are perfectly adequate , and both the display and camera configuration receive a much – need upgrade . The good case is be for comparison would be with the Xiaomi Redmi note 10 Pro , which usurp this device with its stunning 120Hz display and 108MP main lens while cost roughly £ 100 less . This is feature does n’t feature 5 g connectivity , however , give Oppo ’s alternative an upper hand .

Ultimately, Oppo manages to offer a taste of the high life with the Find X3 Lite while keeping costs down. It’s a well-designed and sophisticated smartphone that offers plenty for its price, including a strong display and long-lasting battery, without raising too many eyebrows.

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