Phone manufacturer OPPO has been a constant presence in New Zealand market share lists over the last few years, with IDC pointing out OPPO is on the top three here.

The Find X5 Pro has one of the top three displays we've ever seen in a phone, and can go toe to tow or even surpass such flagships like the S22 Ultra or iPhone 13 Pro Max in most other areas such as camera performance, battery life, 5G connectivity, or charging speeds.

OPPO Find X5 Pro is as good as it gets

Best performing SD8 Gen 1 and good thermal management, Point and shoot camera is flawless, Incredible all-day battery life, The 1.07 billion colour, 1-120Hz adaptive screen is superb, Great look, design, 2-year warranty and IP68

Slippery, fingerprint magnet, ceramic back, No micro-SD, but you can use external mountable storage, No 3.5mm (use Bluetooth), Current firmware only supports Wi-Fi 6 - not 6E (will be updated)

Plenty of improvements With its flagship smartphone Find X5 Pro, Oppo offers a strong overall package with very little missing indeed. The centre of attention is on the triple camera, which, among other things, again relies on two IMX766 sensors.

true-to-life AMOLED display, fast SoC, wide speaker frequency range, great camera setup

no storage expansion, no 6GHz Wi-Fi, only single-band GNSS, performance degradation under prolonged load

Great screen; Strong main and ultrawide cameras; Charges very quickly;

The shiny back is a miss; Poor camera zoom; Software needs more polish;

The Oppo Find X5 Pro is a nice-looking, slick Android phone. It has many of the high-end features you should expect, including Android’s top chip from Qualcomm, good battery life, a great screen, unusual back design and incredibly fast charging.

Pros: good screen, top performance, long battery life, very fast charging, interesting design, good main camera, water resistance, fast in-screen fingerprint scanner.

Cons: expensive, ultrawide camera is inconsistent, lack of extended optical zoom for the camera is poor, only four years of software support guaranteed, ColorOS not polished enough, design marred by ugly logos, back is too smooth and slides around on not-quite-flat surfaces.

I can see why Oppo has been quite popular internationally. This Oppo Find X5 Pro is truly an exceptional device, especially when you read about all that went into creating it. Everything from the ceramic backplate to the dedicated MariSilicone X NPU really makes you appreciate how special it is.

The Oppo Find X5 Pro is, generally, an impressive flagship phone with an attractive display, powerful processor, excellent main camera and fast charging capabilities. It even excels in some areas where flagships can be spotty, like in the battery and software departments.

Great main camera, Impressive software customization, Super-fast charging

Weak zoom camera, Steep price, Buggy software

OPPO Find X5 Pro is one of the best-looking flagship smartphones currently available.

Unique looking smartphone with stellar build quality, Ceramic White looks absolutely gorgeous, Beautiful color accurate AMOLED LTPO display, Absolutely stellar wired or wireless charging speeds, Main and Ultrawide cameras produce superb pictures, All day battery life and snappy performance, ColorOS...

Telephoto camera results aren't that great, Lot of unwanted apps installed by default, Relatively pricey

This flagship builds on the aspects that its predecessor did so well, delivering a gorgeous ceramic back design, along with great software, top-tier speed, and super battery life. The cameras could be improved yet more, but otherwise this is the ultimate underdog - and an obvious handset to consider alongside the likes of Samsung's Galaxy flagships.

Stunning and durable ceramic back; Crisp display with lots of brightness and colour; Fast wired and wireless charging; Customisable software; Great battery life;

USB Type-A to Type-C cable is a little inconvenient; Punch-hole camera is quite prominent; Fiddly camera software;