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OPPO could unveil phone with 10x hybrid optical zoom on January 16
August 15, 2025
As the battle for thebest camera smartphoneheats up,Oppois bringing a new contender to the battleground. A leaked invitation for an upcoming event highlights the number 10, which appears to be an indicator for 10x optical zoom. The event is scheduled for January 16 in Beijing, China.
Back at Mobile World Congress 2017, we took a close look at the5x hybrid optical zoomarrangement OPPO showed off on a prototype device. While that arrangement never found its way into a production device, it looks like OPPO might be about to one-up its own achievement!
We expect the camera hardware to include an enhanced version of thePrecision Optical Zoomtechnology we first saw in 2017. It is likely OPPO will use a periscope-style layout for the camera assembly. The assembly uses a prism to bend light by 90 degrees. Mounting the camera on the side should give OPPO more than enough space to accommodate the longer focal length. With OIS at the telephoto end, it should be possible to get stable shots even with the image fully zoomed in.
MySmartPricesuggests the first phones to integrate the technology will be the OPPO F19 and the F19 Pro.There are further suggestions that the two phones might have apunch-hole display. Additional specifications include aQualcomm Snapdragon 675processor. We expect to hear a lot more about this in the coming days with the launch event right around the corner.
Personally, I would rather have a wide-angle lens that lets me capture a lot more of the scene than high optical zoom. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments section.
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