Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Oppo Find X8 Pro tie on the OH Rank at a score of 75. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max wins on Selfie and Video; Oppo Find X8 Pro wins on Battery. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is 0.9mm wider than Oppo Find X8 Pro. Oppo Find X8 Pro is the more recent release, from Oct 30, 2024.
EDITORIAL: The most powerful Apple phone until 2025, delivered the best Apple had to offer. It was also the best all around phone on the market in the Fall of 2024, excelling in processor power and video recording while bringing top tier battery endurance, photos, selfies and videos. Apple never offered expandable memory, preferring to charge a lot for larger memory capacity and the use of iCloud. It will probably never include a desktop repacement option either. But this phone's USB C port does provides video-out, waiting for an app that could turn all that processing power into a desktop computer replacement dream⦠Oh, and Apple's iPhone lounch is still the best phone industry event, hands down.
EDITORIAL: The best Oppo phone of 2024 is a full feature, mature flagship. Outstanding performance, excellent build with a silent-vibrate-ring slider and a new "control button" to start the camera, zoom and take a photo. Feels smaller and easier to hold due to both font and back 4 side micro-curved glass panels. 5 years of very stable OS and a great main camera with 2 zoom lenses but Oppo is saving its best for the X8 Ultra, expected in early 2025. Still no AF on selfie, no memory expansion or desktop replacement software.
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.