With Samsung and Apple’s 2026 flagships out of the way, the path is clear for brands like Oppo to shine. Last night, Oppo South Africa unveiled the Find X10 Pro Max in Johannesburg, showcasing three stellar 200MP cameras and an 8,000mAh battery. If that sounds like something you can get behind, just you wait.
The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max has come to South Africa bearing a price of R39,999, firmly cementing itself as a proper competitor to some of the bigger names out there. We won’t know whether it’s worth that price ’til we’ve had more hands-on time with the device, but from what we could see, it may be worth your not-so-budget bucks.
Missing from the lineup was the base Find X10, with no official word on whether it would ever come to South Africa. It’s a bit of an odd omission, considering its weaker (but still competent) specs would result in a lower price and likely attract a few more customers. We could see Oppo holding onto it for a later launch, though.
A new Opposing force
Back to the star of the show, the Find X10 Pro Max. Oppo spent much of the evening heaping praise onto the triple-200MP rear camera array. Our brief time spent in the Pro Max’s company was enough to let us know that we wanted more. Hasselblad’s involvement in the development is a big part of the reason why.
We were especially surprised by how compact the X10 Pro Max’s camera bump was, considering. The device itself is still pretty thick, measuring 8.4mm, but that’s to be expected with an 8,000mAh battery in there. The Titanium Grey model we saw didn’t look especially pretty, and could prove rather slippery in-hand without a cover.
It’s equipped with USB-C charging that’ll top out at 80W, while 50W wireless charging is just the cherry on top. Going deeper, you’ll find the Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset powering the device, next to 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage. Zooming back out, the Find X10 Pro completes the picture with a 6.78in 2,772 x 1,272 LTPO AMOLED display. It supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+, a 144Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 3,600 nits.
This year’s offering is quite the step-up from Oppo, which last year launched the Find X9 Pro locally for R30,000. That’s not surprising, given the big camera, battery, and silicon upgrades that this year’s Pro Max has brought about. Also on the way to South Africa is the optional Hasselblad Teleconverter Kit for the 200MP periscope, massively boosting its zoom capabilities. Oppo later confirmed buyers can add the lens kit for R5,000 through 2 December, knocking R2,000 off the official R7,000 price. It’ll become available separately in December.
