Oppo Find X2 Pro 512GB Storage 12GB RAM Unlocked Grade B - £210 @ Cex

I have this handset and as of right now it's 12

Hmm I wouldn't trust those reviews now, because when this phone was released it was released with the truly awful ColorOS 7 (Android 10), only when ColorOS 11 (Android 11) came out was the phone actually decent. I bought mine in Summer 2020 so I'd look for reviews with the phone running ColorOS 11 or ColorOS 12 (Android 12) as that's the true measure of this phone. I still have the Find X2 Pro, not been tempted to replace it. I am currently waiting for ColorOS 13 which many people already have.

The hardware is still really decent in this phone, my battery health is 86% after 2.5 years of hammering the battery. The weakness is ColorOS which isn't terrible anymore but it has some poor design decisions. For example when sharing from apps nowhere is it explained that if you want quick access to the most used apps you share to then you have to long press on them to pin them at the front of the menu, otherwise you have this long tedious laborious scrolling everytime you want to share to an app you often use. Eye Comfort mode is just ridiculous, there's no Auto schedule based on Sunset/Sunrise, totally bizarre and people coming from OxygenOS whose phones have updated to ColorOS are complaining on forums about this. The notifications are grouped badly too and you can only swipe them one way.

Pros :

Hardware, screen, video, camera performance fantastic. 65W charging from this 2020 phone still whips the she height out of Samsung and Google Pixel phones. The official OPPO Kevlar case is top notch, should be an essential purchase as the included transparent rubbery case is trash and scuffs within a few days of usage and looks horrendous. Take the screen protector off as well phone is much better to use without a screen protector.

Cons:

ColorOS not the worst mobile OS in its latest incarnation and not the best. Still room for improvement. Not a lot else to dislike really, was a really decent release but this was a £1100 phone in 2020 which was and is seemingly an absurd price, but it is every inch a flagship phone. (edited)

This seem issues from app developer end if camera work fine with stock camera app.. .some camera i.e iphone are better optimized for app like instangram and snapchat. You can also try installing Google camera MOD and see if its improve image quality (edited)

I've been looking at the X5 Pro would you say that model is worth the extra money? I'm after a good camera coming from a Huawei P30 Pro that is now playing up. Are there many differences between the X2 and X5 models (edited)

The X3 and X5 Pro don't have the 5x optical 13MP sensor this phone has they have 2x or 3x optical only.

Battery is alright,but the 67w charging compensates

The P30 Pro is a highly lauded phone, but it is a no brainer take the P30 Pro back. This phone is still being updated and there really isn't a weakness to it. Everything it does is better than a P30 Pro. It even has a 5x optical zoom.

Would you say it is as good as a Samsung s21?

Mine has shipped on RM Tracked 24 so might arrive tomorrow.