If you want a quick way to illustrate just how good Chinese phones have gotten in the past couple of years, try comparing the Oppo Find X2 Pro to its predecessor. 2018’s Find X was a technically ambitious device that paired a still-unique motorized sliding design with a still-uncommon 3D face unlock system and wonky software.
The Find X2 Pro does none of that stuff. Instead, it’s just an incredibly good phone.
Make no mistake, Oppo is aiming straight for Samsung’s heart here. The €1,099 ($1,180) Find X2 Pro competes with the high-end Galaxy S20 phones on design, speed, features, cameras, and price, and in many regards I think it comes out on top. If you live in a country with a competitive market for Android phones i.e., not the US  it should be taken very seriously, even though for me it has a single deal-breaking flaw.

As is often the case with Oppo flagship phones, the Find X2 Pro shares much in common with the latest high-end OnePlus model, due to the two brands sharing a supply chain and common ownership under a larger Chinese conglomerate. This time, though, that doesn’t at all extend to the phones’ design — the OnePlus 8 Pro is pedestrian, while the Find X2 Pro looks like nothing else.
My review unit, which is the model that appears most in Oppo’s marketing, has a unique gold-and-orange vegan leather finish that’s immediately striking. (There are also ceramic models, but this is clearly the one to go for.) The gold Oppo logo on the back evokes a luxury handbag more than it does a smartphone. “Vegan leather” is a marketing term for polyurethane, sure — it won’t get a patina over time and it doesn’t smell like anything — but the textured finish really does feel great and helps make the Find X2 Pro the sleekest phone I’ve seen all year.

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