OPPO Find X Hands-On: First Impressions of a Bezel-Less Beast

Hey, guys, it's Austinand today I have something very special. This is the OPPO Find X and not only were they awesome enough to sponsor this video, but they also hooked us up with an early unit before it's actually even been announced.

What's really cool with this guy is not only does it ship with a bezel-less design, but on top of that, it's got some features that I've never even seen on another phone before. I'm also really excited because this has been sitting on my desk all morning and I have not opened it up yet.

Ooh, dude, look at that purple finish. So, it's on the edges but sort of tapers off into black in the middle, wow. Technically, this color is known as Bordeaux Red although I've got to say, pretty sure it's purple. Just throwing that one out there. It's pretty purple.

Did you just see that?! Wait. Wait. Wait! Wait, what? Hold on, I got to do that again. That is so insane, look at that camera! So, the whole top of the phone pops out! So, part of the reason they're actually able to make a bezel-less display is because the camera is fully hidden.

I mean, look at that! So, not only is the front-facing camera going to be hidden, but you're also going to be able to get your dual rear-facing cameras. That is -- (slams on desk) This is the future, I cannot believe how cool this is!

I mean it looks awesome, the screen is really nice, we've basically got no bezel, but there's no real tray off there. I'm sorry, I'm too excited right now, I'll bring it back. Now, let's take a closer look at what's inside.

Inside, this guy's about as high-end as it gets. So, you're going to be getting a Snapdragon 845, 8 gigabytes of RAM, and as well as 128 gigs of storage. It's also got the basically bezel-less design. So, the 94% screen-to-body ratio, yes, if you look on the bottom, there's going to be a tiny, tiny bezel.

But honestly, as far as I'm concerned, this is the closest to a fully bezel-less phone we've seen, especially considering there's going to be no notch. You're also going to be getting a full 6.4-inch, 2340 by 1080p display. And not only is it going to look nice, but it's also going to be a Samsung AMOLED panel.

Now, there is no fingerprint sensor, however, the face unlock is supposed to be much more accurate and it's pretty quick, too. So, if I hit the button, swipe up, it pops up, scans, and closes pretty quickly. Sure, not quite as fast as something like just dropping your finger on a fingerprint sensor but as far as I'm concerned, it's worth the trade-off.

Software-wise, this is running Android 8.1 with ColorOS on top. Now, it's going to be a little bit of a heavier scan but you do get some nice additions, including some multi-tasking gestures. So, you swipe up and go between your apps. You don't have to actually use the standard Android navigation keys.

The only issue here is that because this is a Chinese market phone, there's currently no Google Play Store on my unit. Although, you can probably figure that out yourself. Now, camera-wise, around back, you're going to find a 16 megapixel camera paired with a 20 megapixel sensor. And around front, you're actually going to be getting a full 25 megapixels for that selfie action.

There's actually a lot of detail here. That's not bad at all. So, there's going to be some AI trickery to be able to optimize your photos, and at least based on first glance, again, keep in mind, pre-production, they're still working on it, looks pretty nice.

I definitely want to wait for the final software and hardware before fully judging the camera but at first glance, it seems to be decent, at the very least. It has been a long time since I've seen a piece of hardware come in here that is just this cool.

Now, I don't have price, I don't have release date just yet but it should be on sale this year and I gotta say, I'm sad I have to give it back. I'm actually legitimately going to buy one.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey, guys, this is Austinand today I have somethingvery, very special.This is the OPPO Find X and not onlywere they awesome enoughto sponsor this video,but they also hooked usup with an early unitbefore it's actually even been announced.What's really cool with this guyis not only does it shipwith a bezel-less design,but on top of that, it's got some featuresthat I've never even seenon another phone before.I'm also really excited'cause this has beensitting on my desk all morningand I have not opened it up yet.Ooh.Dude, look at that purple finish.So it's on the edges butit sort of tapers offinto black in the middle, wow.Now, technically this color is knownas Bordeaux Red although I've got to say,pretty sure it's purple.Just throwing that one out there.It's pretty purple.Did you just see that?!Wait.Wait.Wait!Wait, what? Hold on, Igot to do that again.That is so insane, look at that camera!So the whole top of the phone pops out!So, part of the reasonthat they're actually ableto make a bezel-less display is'cause the camera is fully hidden.I mean, look at that!So not only is the front-facingcamera going to be hidden,but you're also going to be ableto get your dual rear-facing cameras.That is--(slams on desk)This is the future, I cannotbelieve how cool this is.I mean it looks awesome,the screen is really nice,we've basically got no bezelbut there's no real tray off there.I'm sorry, I'm too excited right now,I'll bring it back a notch.Get it? Bring it back a notch?'Cause there's no notch?So I knew a little bit about this phonebut I purposely wanted tosort of save it for the video.And I knew there was going tobe some kind of pop-out camerabut the idea that theentire front of the phonepops in and comes backdown, I mean, look at that.That's insane.Alright, okay, I know I need to calm down.But, I mean, it's the whole package.It's even got the curved AMOLED display,there's no bezel, thecamera, the killer color.It's really hard.It's really hard for me totake this seriously right now.It's so cool.I mean, I legitimately did not expect thisto be a thing that you could buy in 2018.I mean, sure, as sort of the futuregets closer and closer, asscreen tech gets better,there's a lot of interesting ideas,but the fact that thisis going to be a phonethat you can buy very, very soon.I don't think I've evertouched a piece of hardwarethat has gotten me thisexcited about a phone.Straight-up, I have never been this ampedto try any kind of phone hardware.I feel like things have gotten so stale,so boring these days,that this is somethingthat's so different.I mean, it's not only just the notch.I mean, I'm not a huge fan of the notch,but I can kind of live with it,but the fact that you've gota fully bezel-less display.I mean, if I unlock it hereand use my super cool Face Unlock,you'll see that there's gonna bea tiny, tiny little bit of bezel on bottomand basically nothingat the top and sides.But I mean, that's so close,I don't even think it counts as a chin.Jimmy.- Yes.Oh, so I saw it in the box,off, but I didn't see the back.- Don't you like that finish?- That's awesome.So this is like what they wanted,oh, what the heck?- I knew it, I knew it!- Wait.What? That is so weird!It has a little noise and everything?- Next victim.This is the Find X.- Alrighty.Is it the year of no headphone jack in--Oh! Oh!Okay.Oh, damn.- That sad thing is we actuallyhave to give this back.But I'm totally justgonna buy one for myself.This is too cool to not have.Before we get too carried away,as if that hasn't already happened yet,there are a fair fewaccessories in the box.We've got a little bit of paperwork,we've also got the USB-Cto headphone jack adaptor.No, this does have a3.5 mil headphone jack,but I think I can live with that.So, with the fast charging,you should be ableto get somewhere in the neighborhoodof two hours of talk time forabout five minutes of a chargeand considering the size ofit, it looks about right.But some of the more exciting stuffis actually going to be onthe actual phone itself.That's still cool.Inside, this guy's aboutas high-end as it gets.So you're going to begetting a Snapdragon 845,8 gigabytes of RAM, as wellas 128 gigs of storage.It's also got the basicallybezel-less design.So the 94% screen-to-body ratio,yes, if you look on the bottom,there's going to be a tiny, tiny bezelbut honestly, as far as I'm concerned,this is the closest toa fully bezel-less phonewe've seen, especially consideringthere's going to be no notch.You're also going to be gettinga full 6.4 inch, 2340 by 1080p display.And not only is it going to look nice,but it's also going to bea Samsung AMOLED panel,which gives you not onlynice contrast, good color,but it's also going togive you the abilityof having that curvededge on left and right.Now, there is no fingerprint sensor,however the face unlock is supposedto be much more accurateand it's pretty quick, too.So if I hit the button,swipe up, it pops up,scans, and closes pretty quickly.Sure, not quite as fast as somethinglike just dropping yourfinger on a fingerprint sensorbut as far as I'm concerned,it's worth the trade-off.I mean...Software-wise, this is runningAndroid 8.1 with ColorOS on top.Now, it's going to be a little bitof a heavier scan but youdo get some nice additions,including some multi-tasking gestures.So you swipe up and go between your apps.You don't have to actually usethe standard Android navigation keys.The only issue here is thatbecause this is a Chinese market phone,there's currently no GooglePlay Store on my unit.Although, you can probablyfigure that out yourself.Now, camera-wise, around back,you're going to find a 16 megapixel camerapaired with a 20 megapixel sensor.And around front, you'reactually going to be gettinga full 25 megapixelsfor that selfie action.There's actually a lot of detail here.That's not bad at all.So there's going to be some AI trickeryto be able to optimize your photos,and at least based on first glance, again,keep in mind, pre-production,they're still working onit, looks pretty nice.I definitely want to waitfor the final software and hardwarebefore fully judging thecamera but at first glance,it seems to be decent, at the very least.It has been a long time sinceI've seen a piece of hardwarecome in here that is just this cool.Now, I don't have price,I don't have release datejust yet but it shouldbe on sale this yearand I gotta say, I'm sadI have to give it back.I'm actually legitimatelygoing to buy one.