So This is Peak Smartphone

MKBHD argues the Oppo Find X9 Ultra represents peak slab phone, with cameras the last unsolved pillar — and physics means they’ll never fully close the gap.

• Oppo Find X9 Ultra has 5 rear cameras including a 200MP main, 200MP 3x telephoto, and 50MP 10x — specs MKBHD calls the best ever on a phone.
• Silicon-carbon batteries pushed flagship capacity from 5,000 mAh to 7,000+ mAh in under 2 years; the X9 Ultra hits 7,500 mAh.
• MKBHD’s five pillars — display, battery, build, performance, cameras — are all checked except cameras, which face an unsolvable physics ceiling.
• Smartphone cameras will never replace high-end professional cameras; MKBHD owns a Hasselblad X2D Mark II and says comparing the two is a mistake.
• The real camera watermark is not matching a DSLR but minimizing misses: computational photography as a self-correcting basketball hoop.
• Oppo and Vivo are attaching physical Hasselblad and Zeiss lens accessories to phones for 400mm zoom shots — MKBHD calls it impressive but still mimicry.
• Display, battery, performance, and build quality have all hit their watermarks; the slab form factor is now effectively settled.

2026-04-21 · Watch on YouTube