Forget the S26 Ultra, this Ultra flagship could easily outlast Samsung’s best

Source: Android Authority

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TL;DR

• A pre‑production unit of the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is tipped to have a 144 Hz screen, but retail units are reportedly capped at 120 Hz.
• The prototype also packs a 7,050 mAh cell, a big leap from the Find X8 Ultra’s 6,100 mAh battery.
• Announcement is expected in Q2, with a global rollout a few months later.

Leak Details

Just weeks before the expected launch of the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, a trusted leaker posted about an EVT (Engineering Validation Test) unit. This stage checks whether the design works before moving on to the next round of testing, and the leak suggests OPPO is upgrading the battery size for its next Ultra model.

Battery

The EVT unit is said to feature a 7,050 mAh cell, according to Yogesh Brar’s post on X¹. That’s a huge jump from the Find X8 Ultra’s 6,100 mAh, and it comfortably beats the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s 5,000 mAh. However, it’s slightly smaller than the Find X9 Pro’s 7,500 mAh battery.

Display

The other eyebrow‑raiser is the display. Brar says the EVT unit runs a 144 Hz BOE OLED panel at 1440p, but retail models will reportedly be limited to 120 Hz.

While 120 Hz is still excellent, it’s frustrating for premium‑price devices to have hardware capable of 144 Hz yet be throttled down—an approach Samsung and Google have also taken in the past.

Other Specs

• Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
• OS: Android 16 with ColorOS 16
• Camera setup:
  • Two 200 MP sensors (main and 3× periscope)
  • Two 50 MP cameras for ultra‑wide and longer periscope zoom
  • 50 MP selfie camera

This results in four lenses, each with at least 50 MP resolution.

Expected Timeline

OPPO is expected to announce the Find X9 Ultra in the second quarter of this year, with a global launch following a few months later.

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Footnotes

1. Yogesh Brar’s post on X: https://x.com/heyitsyogesh/status/2021495432757772524 ↩