# OPPO Find X9

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/oppo-find-x9/

7 people recommended OPPO Find X9 in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a top-tier Android phone that matches or beats iPhone and Samsung on camera, battery life and speed.

Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Camera beats recent iPhone (3 comments in the sample): "The latest top of the line Chinese phones (Xiaomi 17, Vivo x300 pro…" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46415655)) "Oppo Find X9 Ulta, Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Vivo X300 Ultra beat any Apple or Samsung in cameras and battery etc etc" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48908539)) "mops the floor with my previous iphone 16 pro in photography in practice" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49776630))
- Battery lasts all day (2 comments in the sample): "It's fast, it stays cool, and the battery lasts forever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48934449)) "I haven't had a single day finished with less than 50%" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46817015))

## Other smartphones people recommend

- [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone/): 438 recommend, 190 mixed, 789 criticize
- [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone/): 110 recommend, 42 mixed, 94 criticize
- [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini/): 105 recommend, 32 mixed, 44 criticize
- [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro/): 90 recommend, 45 mixed, 138 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.oppo.com/en/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "OPPO Find X9", https://hackerapproved.com/p/oppo-find-x9/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.