Oppo Find X7 Ultra Review: Impressive Yet Inaccessible

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After withdrawing its Find X series of camera-focussed premium phones from India in 2020 (after the launch of its Find X2), Oppo seems to have suddenly become interested in the ultra-premium segment once again. As brands like OnePlus and Oppo (and soon Vivo) collectively attempt to dethrone Samsung in India in the foldables segment, Xiaomi and Oppo now seem interested (or confident) in taking things up a notch and competing with Samsung's premium Galaxy S Ultra series as well, which for years remained untouched.

Oppo's Find X7 Ultra isn't coming to India this year, but Oppo seems to be testing the waters by handing us a review unit. You can think of it as an interest check for future releases. With this in mind, I got to use Oppo's latest camera flagship for a few weeks and I must say that I'm quite impressed. More so, because of the progress Oppo has made since the Find X2 (or Find X2 Pro) released in India about 4 years ago.

Mainly available in China and neighbouring markets, the Find X7 Ultra is priced from CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 70,000) for the base 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant, which I received for review. The phone tops out at 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, priced at CNY 6,999 (roughly Rs. 80,000). If you are thinking of importing one into the country do keep in mind that such products are heavily taxed by customs.

I'm quite confident that just a handful of us would check out a premium device (like a Pixel Fold) even if it is not officially sold in India. This is more because of how unique these devices are and the obvious attention they garner from onlookers.

The Oppo Find X7 Ultra does look quite interesting in the sense that it's very different from what Vivo's X100 Pro, Google's Pixel 8 Pro, and Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra currently offer (in terms of design) in this segment. Oppo's gone with a split dual-finish design, which not only looks premium, but feels premium as well. Weighing 221 grams, it's expectedly heavy but the heft also adds to its