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I Was Amazed That this Oppo Camera Slammed the iPhone 17 Pro in My Tests

I Was Amazed That this Oppo Camera Slammed the iPhone 17 Pro in My Tests

The iPhone 17 Pro is absolutely worthy of its ranking among the best camera phones you can buy in 2026. Thanks to its trio of lenses and features like ProRaw, It’s capable of taking stunning images — in broad daylight or in the dead of night — that would rival professional mirrorless cameras. But while Apple may have held its crown as mobile photography champ for a long time, there are an increasing number of flagship Android phones that offer incredible camera skills as well — and the Oppo Find X9 Pro is just such a device. Its camera setup is excellent and I’ve taken some beautiful images with it using both its wide and 200-megapixel zoom cameras.  The Find X9 Pro is a powerhouse phone in all respects, which is why it scored so highly in my full review — and why it was given a coveted CNET Editors’ Choice Award. So to see just how it stacks up against the iPhone 17 Pro, I took it out on a series of photo missions around my beautiful …

OnePlus and Oppo to Raise Smartphone Prices as Memory Costs Climb

OnePlus and Oppo to Raise Smartphone Prices as Memory Costs Climb

Chinese smartphone-makers OnePlus and Oppo plan to raise prices on some existing models starting next week, according to a 9to5Google report citing GizmoChina and a notice posted on Oppo’s China online store. In its notice, Oppo said it would adjust pricing after evaluating rising costs for several key components used in its mobile phones. The changes are expected to take effect around March 16 and will affect some of the company’s more affordable smartphones, as well as some OnePlus models.  Flagship devices — like those in the Find and Reno series — are not expected to be affected for now. The reported adjustments currently appear to be limited to China. The move highlights growing pressure across the smartphone supply chain as component costs climb. Analysts say prices for memory and storage chips used in phones have been rising in recent months as demand surges across the tech industry.  Much of the chip demand is coming from the rapid buildout of AI data centers, which rely on large amounts of high-performance memory.  That pressure isn’t limited to Oppo and OnePlus. Analysts say …