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OPPO Releases Find X9 Ultra: A New Solution for Concert Phones

The flagship imaging battle that began at the end of last year has finally come to a close.

OPPO officially released the Find X9 Ultra. As the final product of this generation of "ultra-large cup" phones, this phone breaks away from the balanced approach of its predecessor, focusing entirely on imaging and offering a dual telephoto solution that is currently among the top tier in terms of configuration.

Judging from all these upgrades, we believe this may be the "new solution" for mobile phones used at concerts.

OPPO Find X9 Ultra: A Resounding Success with its Dual Telephoto Lens Solution

Appearance and configuration: A replica of Hasselblad, the most recognizable super-sized cup.

The OPPO Find X9 Ultra comes in three colors: Polar Glacier and Velvet Sand Canyon. It features a unibody design with fine textures engraved on the bottom of the back panel. The "Master's Eye" imaging Deco is a slightly curved hexagon with the "H" representing Hasselblad placed in the center of the Deco. On the side is a bright orange quick-start button for capturing images.

The Tundra color scheme is the most unique of the three.

The back of the phone features a spliced ​​design with leather covering most of the surface. The "H" in the middle of the image deco module stands out and is placed horizontally on the leather along with the OPPO logo. The overall design presents a Scandinavian style that is consistent with the Hasselblad X2D 100C Earth Explorer Edition, but with a more rugged look.

The OPPO Find X9 Ultra features a 2K 144Hz screen on the front, with a minimum brightness of 1 nit while maintaining uniform color. Combined with the self-developed Display P3 Pro chip and X3 luminescent material, it effectively improves lifespan and suppresses ghosting and image retention.

Moving from the outside in, our gaze falls upon the internal components of the device. The Snapdragon 8 Ultra processor, coupled with a massive 7050 mAh battery and 100W fast charging, ensures a flagship-level experience in terms of performance and battery life.

Imaging: Dual telephoto lenses, dual 200MP lenses

As this year's top-of-the-line model, imaging is undoubtedly the most important aspect of the product. The OPPO Find X9 Ultra features a total of four optical lenses for imaging:

  • 0.6 × 14 mm (50 megapixels)
  • 1× 23mm (200 million pixels)
  • 3 × 70mm (200 million pixels)
  • 10 × 230mm (50 megapixels)

To summarize the main upgrades of these four lenses in one sentence:

Dual telephoto lenses, dual 200 million pixels.

Let's first look at the 3x telephoto lens in the "Double 200 Million" segment—OPPO has crammed a large 1/1.28-inch sensor into it, placing its hardware size firmly in the top tier of the current 3x zoom range.

The insistence on a large sensor at the mid-to-long telephoto end is essentially to strive for more abundant light intake and more solid image quality.

In the same low-light conditions, a larger sensor area allows the system to use a faster shutter speed. In practical terms, this effectively increases the success rate of capturing moving objects, eliminates blurry images, and allows for noise reduction with lower ISO, resulting in cleaner image quality.

As for the "more solid image quality", it comes from the fact that the large-size CMOS can capture more details at the physical level, while bringing a shallower depth of field blur. The image can withstand magnification and scrutiny, and the viewing experience is soft and natural.

Furthermore, this lens has a minimum focusing distance of 15cm, giving it some macro capabilities.

The main camera contributes another "200 million" – it features a 1/1.12-inch 200-megapixel LYT-901 sensor. Combined with instant triple exposure technology, even in strong backlight or complex artificial light sources, highlight and shadow data can be recorded simultaneously, raising the limit of the dynamic range that can be recorded in a single shutter speed.

Meanwhile, based on this main camera, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra can achieve 25-megapixel output in the focal length range of 1.1×-2.9×, and take 50-megapixel photos at 2× (47mm).

The other component of the "dual telephoto" setup is a 10x optical zoom telephoto lens. This is also the first time in recent years that a 10x telephoto lens has returned to the body of a mobile phone.

OPPO uses a five-reflection periscope prism to make the light path refract five times in a narrow space, thereby pushing the physical focal length to 230mm. It also provides a kind of optical zoom that can extend the focal length to 460mm.

To address the issue of stray light caused by multiple refractions, OPPO added an "air aperture" between the lenses, using the difference in refractive index between glass and air to filter stray light.

The technical logic behind this design lies in purifying the optical signal as much as possible before the light enters the sensor. The purer the light received at the bottom layer, the less need there is for aggressive sharpening algorithms to compensate for the reduced resolution in post-processing, effectively reducing the digital look of the image.

Of course, a teleconverter is also included in this generation – a 300mm teleconverter was launched with the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, along with a corresponding professional handle and protective case.

In terms of color, the Danxia color reproduction lens, which is used to sense the wavelength of light, has also been upgraded to the second generation, with 24 built-in spectral sampling channels and support for working in HDR.

Based on this hardware configuration, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra's video capabilities have also been upgraded.

The Find X9 Ultra supports the new O-Log2 curve, which can record richer details in both light and dark areas. It also supports recording Log video at 10-bit 8K 30fps and has been fully integrated with the ACES cinematic color system, allowing for seamless transition into professional color grading workflows.

At the same time, it also streamlines the workflow that is more professional.

The system allows for the import of custom 3D LUTs, enabling you to pre-load and adjust color presets. This allows you to not only preview the visual style in real time but also directly burn colors into the footage during recording, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for using the Log format.

ColorOS 16 and the Internet Ecosystem

The main changes in ColorOS 16, which was updated with the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, can be summarized as noise reduction of information and ecosystem integration.

The proliferation of notifications on smartphones is a persistent problem, but ColorOS 16 introduces the "Lock Screen Island" mechanism, which forcibly separates various notifications into "capsule mode" and "immersive mode"—lightweight notifications such as WeChat messages are transformed into "capsule mode" and can be glanced at quickly; while long-term tasks such as ride-hailing and maps are launched directly on the lock screen in "immersive mode".

In short, compared to the previous "people looking for information" approach, the current ColorOS attempts to make "information find people," reducing the frequency of app switching and the feeling of being blocked when using the phone in daily life.

In addition to system notifications, AI is also trying to break down information silos between apps. The fully upgraded "One-Click Notes" can now proactively collect your scattered data across apps—whether you're browsing travel guides on Xiaohongshu or booking flights and hotels on Ctrip, just a quick note will allow AI to integrate this highly fragmented information at the underlying level and automatically generate a visual travel itinerary with map navigation.

The idea of ​​breaking down barriers has naturally extended to cross-device hardware interaction, addressing both internal and external aspects:

Externally, OPPO Connect has further optimized the file transfer experience with iPhones, making initial connection establishment and subsequent pairing more agile and smooth. Internally, OPPO has streamlined a complete workflow for professional creators. High-resolution raw footage shot on the Find X9 Ultra can be seamlessly transferred to the OPPO Pad Mini, which was also launched at the event.

From taking photos with a mobile phone to selecting and editing on a tablet, OPPO is building its own productivity portfolio.

OPPO Find X9s Pro: A True Sub-Flagship

In addition to the Find X9 Ultra, OPPO also launched a flagship phone with dual 200-megapixel lenses – the Find X9s Pro.

fuselage design and core configuration

Compared to the Deco design of the Find X9 Ultra All in Imaging, the Find X9s Pro chooses to continue the family language of the Find X9 and X9 Pro, placing the imaging module in the upper left corner of the back of the device.

Notably, the edge of the Deco extends outward to a transparent platform engraved with the words "LUMO Light Condensation Image," with the flash cleverly integrated into it, making it highly visually recognizable.

As a flagship phone with a more comfortable size, the Find X9s Pro has a body thickness of only 8.4mm. It features a 6.32-inch screen on the front, with an ultra-narrow black bezel of only 1.1mm on all four sides, making the front look extremely exquisite.

In terms of core configuration, the X9s Pro is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 processor and a 7025mAh battery with 80W wired flash charging packed into a compact body.

Two hundred million and teleconverter

Imaging remains the highlight of the X9s Pro. Leveraging its three optical lenses, the Find X9s Pro offers five commonly used preset focal lengths in the system, continuing the "two 200 million" theme of this launch event.

  • 0.6 × 15mm (50 megapixels)
  • 1× 23mm (200 million pixels)
  • 2 × 46mm (50 megapixels)
  • 2.8 × 65mm (200 million pixels)
  • 5.6 × 130mm (50 megapixels)

In addition to the five lenses, OPPO has created a dedicated teleconverter kit for the Find X9s Pro, which can extend the optical focal length to 11× (253mm) and comes with a teleconverter protective case.

The software is fully aligned with the extra-large cup size.

Due to product positioning, the Find X9s Pro's imaging hardware configuration is slightly weaker than the Ultra, but OPPO hasn't skimped on imaging software and video specifications.

The Find X9s Pro supports live photo creation with 4K HDR throughout the entire process, from shooting to album editing and posting on Xiaohongshu, maintaining 4K clarity without compression or loss of HDR effects.

The OPPO Find X9s Pro and OPPO Find X9 Ultra share nine Hasselblad Master Mode native film colors in this Master Mode update, including the featured "Light" and "Rich" colors, and support one-click flash recognition and import of recipes.

In terms of video recording, the Find X9s Pro supports Log format video at up to 8K 30fps and 4K 120fps slow-motion shooting. Combined with a four-microphone array for audio recording and support for importing up to 20 custom 3D LUTs, it significantly lowers the barrier for ordinary users to experience professional Log color grading.

Finally, the Find X9 Ultra is available in three colors: Tundra, Polar Glacier, and Velvet Sand Canyon, while the Find X9s Pro is available in four colors: Wind Rider Blue, Vibrant Orange, Original Titanium, and Free White.

Due to the increase in memory prices, the prices of the two phones are:

OPPO Find X9 Ultra:

  • 12 + 256: 7499
  • 12 + 512: 7999
  • 16 + 512: 8499
  • 16 + 1T: 9299
  • 16 + 1T (Satellite Communication Version): 9499
  • Hasselblad Earth Explorer Master Set: 11999

OPPO Find X9s Pro:

  • 12 + 256: 5299
  • 12 + 512: 5699
  • 16 + 512: 5999
  • 16 + 1T: 6999

Knowing when to advance and when to retreat is the optimal solution.

From a 3x larger sensor and a 10x built-in periscope to a 300mm external teleconverter, OPPO has spared no effort in piling on the "telephoto" technology in this generation.

But frankly speaking, this setup is somewhat ill-suited to urban life – it's too long, making it difficult to maneuver effectively on the street and to fully utilize its potential in daily life.

From a creator's personal perspective, this is actually a slightly regrettable specialized solution. In everyday shooting, if the camera body had an 8x zoom lens built in, its success rate in capturing cityscapes and portrait close-ups would be much higher, which is currently recognized as the sweet spot focal length in the industry.

But OPPO deliberately skipped this comfort zone and pushed the physical focal length to its limit by 10 times (230mm). By sacrificing everyday versatility, they gained dominance in a specific scenario within the entertainment lives of young people—watching performances.

The public's desire to "see the stage clearly and record the stage" has turned concerts into the core battleground for mobile video competition in recent years.

Looking back at the starting point of this journey is actually quite interesting. In the early years, people discovered that the 10x telephoto lens of the Samsung S21 Ultra to S23 Ultra was surprisingly suitable for shooting stage performances.

However, in the early days, the built-in 10x telephoto lens on mobile phones remained below 1/3 inch, which caused problems such as image blurring and insufficient image stabilization when encountering low-light environments like concerts or when the distance was too far.

This demand indirectly led to the birth of a new species: the teleconverter.

However, we have observed that the situation for teleconverters is becoming delicate—they are caught in a gray area of ​​security regulations: can they be brought in? And what size can they be?

It all depended on a single sentence from the organizer that night.

To address this pain point, the industry has come up with two solutions: one is to provide teleconverters of different sizes, with the smaller one possibly passing security inspections; the other is like the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, which provides a high-quality teleconverter while also finding a way to fit a 10x telephoto lens into the phone.

In this way, one can either mount a 300mm teleconverter on a top-tier 3x sensor to reach the upper limit of image quality, or, as a fallback, have a 10x telephoto lens tucked into the camera body.

After all, no matter how the organizers change their rules or how strict the security checks become, the mobile phone itself can always be brought in legitimately.

From this perspective, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra may be the new solution, or even the "optimal solution," for concert phones today.

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Add DeepSeek, Kimi, Zhipu, and MiniMax to the group chat.

The large-scale battlefield in April was filled with the smoke of battle.

ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Tencent's Hunyuan are poised to launch their initiatives within the next two weeks. Last night, Kimi also officially unveiled its newly released K2.6, the most powerful open-source foundation model, boasting significant improvements in code capabilities, instruction compliance, and long-term agent reliability.

APPSO also discovered that, in addition to the upgrade of the K2.6 model itself, the quietly beta testing of the Kimi Claw group chat feature is also quite interesting.

We tried it out immediately. Simply put, it can pull several lobsters into the same chat box, allowing them to work together in a group, share context, and relay tasks to each other.

Coincidentally, a skill was quite popular in the AI ​​community recently: someone incorporated the Tang Dynasty's Three Departments and Six Ministries system into a multi-agent framework, with 12 agents playing roles such as the Secretariat, the Chancellery, and the Six Ministries, connecting the complete workflow from task sorting, planning, review to execution.

Whether it's imaginative player experiments or the new features of Kimi Claw, they all point to the same real engineering challenge: how to ensure seamless information flow and relay in multi-AI collaboration scenarios? And what role should humans play in AI workflows?

When the large model created a "WeChat group"

Getting lobsters to work in the same group is incredibly difficult to implement. How do you allocate tasks without causing chaos? How do you maintain context synchronization for long texts without loss of quality? Kimi's confidence in doing this might be traced back to Kimi K2.6.

Kimi K2.6 is the most powerful open-source foundation model Kimi has released to date. Besides improvements in code capabilities, instruction compliance and self-correction accuracy have been substantially enhanced. The changes to the Agent side of Kimi K2.6 are also noteworthy.

When used as the underlying model for 24/7 agents such as OpenClaw and Hermes Agent, Kimi K2.6 significantly improves task execution success rate and long-term operational reliability. The challenge of these tasks lies in the fact that the AI ​​must operate continuously across multiple applications in an unattended state, actively managing schedules, executing code, and completing cross-platform collaborative operations.

Along with the launch of K2.6, there are also several impressive updates to the Agent product experience:

  • Agent cluster concurrent output: Websites, reports, PPTs, and Excel files can be delivered synchronously in the same task.
  • Office Skills Enhancement: Added the ability to create and use custom skills, supporting the direct conversion of personal documents into reusable, exclusive skills.
  • Web application extensions: Enable the creation of more aesthetically pleasing web applications (backend + full stack) that support backend databases.

Kimi Claw group chat is extremely easy to use. First, create a Kimi Claw, then find the "Create Group Chat" entry and follow the prompts to create a group.

The remaining steps are almost identical to creating a WeChat group. If you have other devices running OpenClaw V2026.4.5 or earlier, you can directly link an existing account and invite friends to the group; alternatively, you can generate a QR code to invite friends. The entire process takes only a few minutes.

In the first test scenario, I created a dating reality show starring AI – "Heart Signal". There are 8 members in the group: Lunar 2391 serves as the group owner, Kimi serves as the director, and six Claws, An, Renming, Erya, Croissant, Bubble, and 429, appear as guests on the dating reality show.

The program's flow is privately controlled by Director Shrimp, who only tells the participants "what to do now," and it proceeds in six steps:

The process included self-introductions, the first round of dates (skills matching), the second round of dates (emoji contrast matching), a confession night, and the final photo shoot. Kimi was only responsible for facilitating the process, smoothing things over, and maintaining the rules. She never spoke for or supplemented any of the participants, allowing the six Claws to speak for themselves and create their own characters.

Throughout the process, each of the six Claws had their own personality: Bubble labeled herself as the "atmosphere team leader" and listed 54 skills; 429 was sparing with words and only mentioned 33; Er Ya was quite romantic and said that she was looking for "someone who can see through me".

When it came to generating the individual photos, each Claw's solo portrait carried its own unique charm, and the visual appeal was quite impressive.

It should be noted that the group's overall commander is Kimi's own model, but the seats for the other members are completely open.

The most interesting thing is that we can bring all the lobsters together in a group chat. Different lobsters have different capabilities, so bringing them together in a group to work together, combine their strengths, and complement each other's weaknesses often results in a stronger outcome than any single lobster working alone.

For example, following the same workflow, I easily integrated MiniMax's MaxClaw and Alibaba Cloud's JVSClaw. After deployment, your conversations and chat history with MaxClaw within the Kimi Claw framework will still be synchronously stored in MaxClaw's own chat history, without interference between the two.

This is because Kimi Claw's group chat function has embraced an open and heterogeneous ecosystem from the very beginning: users can access agents from any device, any vendor, and running any model around the clock. It initially supports OpenClaw and will gradually become compatible with frameworks such as Hermes Agent.

Furthermore, it can directly pull OpenClaw's official "Lobster" AI agents into the group, and these "Lobsters" are actually shells that can be easily swapped with new brains. By reconfiguring third-party APIs, copywriter Zhang San can connect to DeepSeek, designer Li Si can be replaced with Zhipu, and operations planning can be handed over to MiniMax, each in its proper place.

In other words, Kimi Claw group chat is essentially a scheduling framework: Kimi is responsible for coordinating and distributing tasks, and other mainstream models can be included to work together, each contributing their strengths.

Of course, bringing them into the group is only the first step; the real highlight is letting these agents showcase their abilities in the group chat.

In the second scenario, I had Commander Kimi create a 24-hour star-making plan. @Operations was responsible for analyzing the most popular internet celebrity personas and traffic patterns, @Planning was responsible for turning the analysis results into scripts and storyboards for viral short videos, and @Strategy and Risk Control was responsible for scanning the scripts and storyboards to detect whether they contained any prohibited words or sensitive points, in order to avoid traffic restrictions upon release.

Three roles, three responsibilities: Commander Kimi coordinates the pace and connects upstream and downstream processes. The entire star-making plan, from analysis to implementation, is completed seamlessly.

Next, @Kimi is discussing advertising slogans for the "Midnight Liver Protector" brand. @Zhongshu Province is responsible for drafting creative advertising slogans, and @Menxia Province (MaxClaw) conducts rigorous review and rejection. If it is not approved, it will be sent back to @Zhongshu Province for a second revision. Only after @Menxia Province (MaxClaw) approves it will it be handed over to @Shangshu Province (JVSClaw) to arrange for @Gongbu to implement the scenario simulation and execution.

In ordinary conversations, AI tends to follow your lead, but in group chats, the Secretariat is set to find fault, allowing the Central Secretariat to perform at a higher level. This also allows us to clearly see how an advertising slogan is gradually transformed from mediocrity into a golden phrase.

Following that, I assigned a web application requirement: a "Working Class Going Crazy Calendar." The copywriter quickly generated 40 quotes perfectly capturing the essence of the working class; the programmer was responsible for outputting the code; and Kimi oversaw the progress. When the programmer encountered network issues, Kimi simply stepped in and provided a working web preview link—it ran immediately upon clicking, and the code quality was quite satisfactory.

In the fourth test scenario, I designed a mini-debate: the topic was "Is money the root of all evil?" The affirmative side argued that "money is the root of all evil," while the negative side argued that "money is not the root of all evil." Each side clashed for three rounds. Kimi, the overall commander, observed the entire debate and, as the judge, reviewed the logic of both sides after the debate. He had to clearly determine the winner and was not allowed to be biased.

An interesting incident occurred during the process: the affirmative side suddenly lost their sense of role and thought they were the referee, but at this moment, Kimi, the overall coordinator, stepped in and pulled the members who had gone astray back to their positions, so that the debate could continue.

After three rounds, the two sides went back and forth, exchanging sharp words.

In multi-model collaboration, blurred role boundaries are a real problem, especially when the task is complex and the dialogue rounds are lengthy, models can easily become confused about their own roles. Kimi, the overall commander, plays the role of a coordinator who constantly calibrates the state and ultimately makes the judgment: the opposing side wins, and money itself is not the root of all evil.

Are you ready to be the CEO of AI?

After using it for the past few days, APPSO found that what makes Kimi Claw group chat special is that when you post a request, several models work together to push it forward.

To draw an analogy, in a company's work group, the product manager issues requirements, operations pulls data, programmers build the backend, and designers simultaneously create PPTs—everyone is working in parallel within the same context. What Kimi Claw's group chat feature is doing now is replacing these "colleagues" with AI.

Some might think that opening five dialog boxes simultaneously is also a form of multi-AI collaboration, right? The key issue lies in whether the context is shared. With five windows open, each model works in its own information silo, and the flow of information relies entirely on manual manipulation in the middle, resulting in an experience that is essentially no different from the old sequential workflow.

In the Kimi Claw group chat, models share the same dialogue history.

One AI says something, another AI reads it directly, and then builds upon that. Compared to hiring several independent freelancers who don't know each other and work independently, this is closer to a team that meets in a meeting room and points out each other's mistakes. Kimi Claw group chat aims to achieve the latter.

The copywriting and PPT of the "Midnight Liver Protection Tablets" business plan, the quotes and code of the "Working People's Crazy Calendar", and the affirmative side being pulled back on track by the commander-in-chief in the debate, all these scenarios point to the same thing: Kimi Claw group chat is essentially managing a high-IQ team for you.

The term "one-person company" has been discussed countless times on the internet, but only today has it taken its most concrete form.

Of course, capable subordinates never place low demands on managers. You are the group leader and the sole decision-maker. You can handle all the tasks, including design, copywriting, coding, and analysis. But you have to judge which path is viable and which version is good enough.

When everyone can create an AI group with the same configuration, what ultimately sets them apart is the vision of the person sitting in the group leader's position.

Kimi Claw group chat is still in the early beta testing phase and has some minor flaws. However, after several rounds of testing, its future direction is clear: to transform multi-agent collaboration from a toy for engineers into an everyday tool that ordinary people can use directly.

The potential for achievement by one person plus a group of AI continues to rise. Kimi Claw group chat offers more than just a collaboration tool; it represents the prototype of a new organizational form: tightly knit, highly efficient, and entirely reliant on human "judgment."

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Starting at 179,800 yuan for electricity rental, the Ledao L90, having addressed its shortcomings in intelligent driving, has become even more competitive.

If we were to pinpoint a turning point in NIO's journey from the ICU to the KTV, it would undoubtedly be the Ledao L90.

As of April 3rd this year, the Ledao L90 has delivered 50,000 units, making it the best-selling large SUV in the 300,000 RMB price range.

Behind this achievement lies the long-term compounding effect of NIO's years of commitment to self-developed underlying technologies such as electric drive.

With its solid foundation in electric powertrain, electric control, and electronic control systems, coupled with an extremely spacious cabin layout and a large front trunk rarely seen in its class, the L90 is already a formidable product when dealing with real-world family travel scenarios.

Today's model year upgrade, through a comprehensive upgrade of the intelligent driving system and the implementation of many practical features, further addresses its shortcomings and enhances its strengths.

The price of the new Lodo L90 remains unchanged.

The six-seater Pro version has a purchase price of 265,800 yuan, while the price using the BaaS battery rental plan is 179,800 yuan.

The six-seater Max+ has a purchase price of 279,800 yuan for the vehicle and a BaaS (Battery as a Service) plan price of 193,800 yuan.

The six-seat, four-wheel-drive Ultra+ version has a purchase price of 299,800 yuan, while the BaaS plan is priced at 213,800 yuan.

The price for the seven-seater is:

The Max+ version has a purchase price of 285,800 yuan, while the price using the BaaS battery rental plan is 199,800 yuan.

The Ultra+ version has a purchase price of 299,800 yuan for the whole vehicle and a BaaS plan price of 213,800 yuan.

Shenji gets on the bus

The 2026 L90 is equipped with NIO's self-developed flagship chip, the Dimensity NX9031.

According to the data, this chip has a storage bandwidth of 546GB per second, which is twice that of the current industry's top intelligent driving chips, and can easily support long-term inference of world models.

It provides a unified and massive computing platform for vehicle perception data fusion, intelligent driving logic reasoning, and in-vehicle high-definition image processing. Tasks that previously had to be handled by different modules due to computing power bottlenecks can now be processed in parallel on the same hardware platform, significantly improving the system's response efficiency and collaborative capabilities.

Along with the improvement in computing power, the sensing hardware has also been expanded. The 2026 model not only comes standard with seven 8-megapixel high-definition cameras and four high-sensitivity surround-view cameras, but also adds a high-precision LiDAR and a smart driving blue light.

The LiDAR, in conjunction with the 4D millimeter-wave radar with a maximum detection range of 370 meters, greatly extends the time window for identifying distant obstacles at night. In unlit road conditions at night, the LiDAR can complete the identification and issue a warning to the system about twenty seconds before the human eye can barely recognize the branches scattered on the road.

Meanwhile, the high-pixel camera integrates functions, including not only driver assistance but also door opening warning, blind spot imaging, and rearview mirror display, achieving hardware reuse.

In daily parking, the Guardian mode has improved the accuracy of identifying risky scenarios at night by 50% compared to the previous generation, and can accurately identify 24 different types of risks, while consuming less than one kilowatt-hour of power per day.

User-friendly and practical driver assistance

Upgrades to the sensing hardware have also improved the new car's performance in driver assistance.

Thanks to the new system, the 2026 L90 can achieve uninterrupted point-to-point all-domain navigation assistance. From departure to arrival, the system can autonomously handle complex road conditions such as lane changes at intersections, pedestrian avoidance, and meeting oncoming traffic on narrow roads.

To enhance the naturalness of human-machine interaction, the new car has added a human-machine co-driving function.

When the navigation assist is activated, if the driver lightly moves the steering wheel, the system will immediately recognize the driver's intention to drive actively and automatically activate the turn signal to assist in lane changes. Once the driver has completed the operation and the steering wheel is straightened, the navigation assist system will smoothly take over the vehicle again without needing to exit and restart it.

When traveling on highways, the system can also identify the queuing situation of multiple lanes at the toll station ahead in real time and automatically select the ETC lane with the shortest queue for the driver to drive in, thereby improving traffic efficiency.

To further ensure basic driving safety, the new vehicle has added an emergency autonomous parking function. When the driver is unable to operate the vehicle normally due to an emergency, the vehicle will automatically pull over to the side of the road in high-speed traffic, turn on the hazard lights, and call for assistance.

In frequently used parking scenarios, the new car adds a parking offset side selection function. The driver can specify on the screen whether the car will offset to the left or right after parking, based on the actual space of the parking space, thus leaving more room for the door on one side to open, improving the convenience for the elderly or children to get in and out of the car.

In addition, the Smart Mobility feature is based on NIO's world model and its full understanding of multimodal information, enabling vehicles to navigate autonomously and find parking spaces or exits in complex maze-like underground parking lots without high-precision map markings, entirely according to the driver's voice commands.

Thanks to the addition of LiDAR, the new Ledao L90 features 4D all-around comfort navigation.

While the vehicle is in motion, the system anticipates the unevenness and potholes on the road ahead and sends adjustment commands to the air suspension in real time. When the vehicle drives over speed bumps or recessed manhole covers, the suspension has already adjusted its damping and height, thereby significantly reducing the transmission of road impacts to the occupants and improving ride comfort.

When faced with slippery roads due to rain or snow, the vehicle can adjust the power and braking distribution in advance based on road condition data and sensor information updated in the cloud. The voice assistant will also suggest that the driver switch to wet mode when appropriate.

For the epoxy flooring commonly found in underground parking garages, the vehicle has undergone special calibration for anti-slip and speed control. When driving on the slippery parking garage floor, it can not only effectively shorten the braking distance during emergency braking, but also stabilize the vehicle's handling trajectory when turning.

In terms of range, the 2026 L90 comes standard with an 85 kWh battery pack, providing the rear-wheel-drive version with a combined range of 600 kilometers. This is also thanks to the L90's lightweight body; its curb weight of 2,300 kg is about 300 kg lighter than that of most models in its class. Combined with the efficient electric drive system, this not only ensures quick acceleration response but also maintains a low energy consumption level.

The Ledao L90 extends its intelligent driving capabilities to the energy replenishment process, introducing the Navigation Battery Swap function. Based on the system's estimation of remaining range, the vehicle can automatically place an order and autonomously drive into the battery swapping station to complete the swap, without the driver needing to get out of the car or operate it manually, making long-distance energy replenishment much easier.

Family travel essentials

The L90's already advantageous cabin space has become even more flexible and versatile in this upgrade.

The new vehicle introduces a four-seat premium mode, allowing users to easily slide the second-row seats back to their furthest position and adjust the backrest angle to an extremely comfortable 128 degrees with a simple voice command or physical button, instantly transforming the interior into a spacious four-seat executive-level space. For family trips, simply activate the full-vehicle folding mode with a single button, and the seats will automatically revert to a standard six-person seating layout.

To meet the food preservation needs of families traveling together, the new vehicle is equipped with a 30-liter smart freezer in the trunk. This freezer has a very wide temperature range, adjustable from -18 degrees Celsius to +10 degrees Celsius, and supports remote control via smartphone and continuous operation even when the vehicle is not in use.

In terms of human-computer interaction, the upgraded voice assistant Xiao Le in the cockpit has been fully switched to NIO's self-developed Nomi Intelligence 4.0 architecture.

The upgraded Xiaole can accurately recognize the facial features of multiple family members and pop up a quick access panel on the screen closest to the speaker, reducing the hassle of voice communication. In terms of interaction logic, Xiaole pays more attention to driving safety. When encountering safety-related commands such as turning off the headlights or opening the front trunk, it will proactively intercept or require secondary confirmation.

Finally, not only the 2026 L90, but all Ledao models will receive a major OTA update for the Coconut system this July.

This upgrade will not only significantly reduce the resource consumption of the vehicle's infotainment system, but will also simultaneously improve the assisted driving experience in urban and highway areas, allowing all users to enjoy the benefits of system optimization.

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Morning Briefing | GPT Image 2 Fully Launched, Major Breakthrough in Chinese Rendering / OPPO Releases Multiple New Phones, Liu Zuohu: Cannot Promise No Price Increases Throughout the Year / Changan Automobile Announces Integration of Avita and DeepBlue

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Starting at 7499 yuan, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra has been officially released, while the Pro series has seen a price increase of 300 yuan.

GPT Image 2 is now fully available, with a major upgrade in Chinese rendering capabilities.

Analyst: Apple's CEO evaluation prioritizes diversity.

QuestMobile: AI-native apps saw monthly active users exceed 440 million in Q1 this year; Tencent WorkBuddy's weekly active users surged by 72.2%.

iQiyi's AI-powered artist database was collectively denied by actors, and the CEO issued three statements: Technology is never meant to replace people.

Luo Fuli, a young woman, was nominated for the May Fourth Youth Medal.

SpaceX may acquire Cursor for $60 billion.

An employee was prosecuted for intentionally deleting AI training data; Beijing's procuratorate is deepening intellectual property protection.

Changan Automobile announced the integration of Avita and DeepBlue.

Volkswagen CEO: Global production capacity will be cut by another 1 million vehicles, down to 9 million vehicles by 2028.

Li Auto and Gaode Maps officially announced their collaboration, with the cockpit AI Agent being implemented in vehicles.

Zhou Hongyi: Future enterprises will be a hybrid of carbon-based and silicon-based employees.

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REDMI K90 Max Officially Released, Starting at 2999 Yuan for Initial Sales

DJI releases DJI Mic Mini 2, starting at 329 yuan per bundle.

Ezviz Launches New AI-Powered Products Across All Categories

The Xiaomi Vision GT will be unveiled at the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition.

Xiaomi miclaw launches PC, Mac, and speaker versions with screens.

The Smart Sprite #2 concept car will be officially unveiled tonight.

TravelSky crashed, causing chaos at the boarding area.

WeChat Pay QR code scanning covers five countries including South Korea and Thailand.

Official response to the Zhuhai Music Festival's "alcohol testing at entrance, yet alcohol sold inside"

Big news

Starting at 7499 yuan, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra has been officially released, while the Pro series has seen a price increase of 300 yuan.

OPPO held a new product launch event last night, officially launching the Find X9 Ultra, X9s Pro series, and several new tablets and wearables. The Find X9 Ultra starts at 7499 yuan, the top-of-the-line satellite communication version is priced at 9499 yuan, and the Hasselblad Master Edition reaches 11999 yuan. It is equipped with a fifth-generation Snapdragon 8 Ultra processor and focuses on flagship imaging.

  • 200MP LYT-901 main camera (OIS, 23mm, F1.5) + 50MP LYT-600 ultra-wide-angle lens (14mm, F2.0) + 200MP OV52A periscope telephoto lens (OIS, 70mm, F2.2) + 50MP JNL super telephoto lens (OIS, 230mm, F3.5), second-generation Danxia color reproduction lens and 32MP front camera (supports AF);
  • In terms of video, it supports 4K/120fps and 8K/30fps 10-bit Log recording. Hasselblad Master Mode provides native film, 6-focal-length Hasselblad 8K ultra-high-definition photos, and O-Log2 video tone.
  • 6.82-inch centered punch-hole straight screen, 3168×1440, 120Hz 8T LTPO, 510ppi, crystal shield glass, 2160Hz PWM dimming;
  • It has a built-in 7050mAh battery and supports 100W wired + 50W wireless charging.
  • IP66, 68, and 69 water and dust resistance ratings; dimensions: 163.04*76.91*8.65mm; weight: 235g.

The Find X9s Pro starts at 5299 yuan, the same as its predecessor. It uses the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 platform, features a 6.32-inch flat screen, a 200MP main camera, a 7025mAh battery, and is 8.4mm thick and weighs 198g.

At the launch event, OPPO's Chief Product Officer, Liu Zuohu, admitted that the industry has seen significant price increases for new smartphones this year, putting considerable cost pressure on OPPO. He stated that the current pricing strategy presents a huge challenge to the industry. He further emphasized that he could not promise no price increases throughout the year, and that now is the best time to buy.

It's worth noting that the previously released Find X9 Pro underwent a price increase just before this launch event, with the price of each version rising by up to 300 yuan. The 12G + 256GB version increased from 5299 yuan to 5599 yuan, and the 16G + 1TB version increased from 6699 yuan to 6999 yuan.

New wearable and tablet products:

  • The Enco Clip2 open-back earphones are priced at 849 yuan for the first time. They feature a 9+11mm dual dynamic driver unit, are jointly tuned with Dynaudio, are the first in the industry to use a 6nm chip, have a single-charge battery life of 9.5 hours, and weigh only 46.3g.
  • The Watch X3 Mini smartwatch starts at 1799 yuan, features a 1.32-inch AMOLED screen, supports eSIM for independent calls, and boasts a 2.5-day battery life in full smart mode.
  • The OPPO Pad 5 Pro starts at 4299 yuan and features a fifth-generation Snapdragon 8 Ultra, a 13.2-inch LCD screen, a 13380mAh battery, and a body thickness of only 5.94mm.
  • The OPPO Pad mini starts at 3699 yuan, features an 8.8-inch AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen5 platform, weighs 279g, and is designed for portability.

 Related reading: OPPO releases Find X9 Ultra: The optimal solution for concert phones

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GPT Image 2 is now fully available, with a major upgrade in Chinese rendering capabilities.

OpenAI's image generation model GPT Image 2 was officially rolled out to all ChatGPT users yesterday, including free accounts.

GPT Image 2 has made significant breakthroughs in Chinese text rendering capabilities. According to APPSO's tests of the model , GPT Image 2 can now accurately reproduce the Song/Kai typeface layout style of elementary school math exam papers, including details such as underlines for fill-in-the-blank questions and annotations for geometric figures;

In addition, Image 2 can completely replicate the Douyin live streaming interface, including the hierarchical logic of interactive elements such as the comment section, like and share buttons, number of viewers, and marquee; the reproduction of League of Legends team battle scenes also includes details such as health bars, skill effects, and minimap UI frames.

In terms of commercial applications, GPT Image 2 can directly generate finished images that can be used for business proposals and e-commerce advertising, covering scenarios such as product breakdown diagrams, high-end commercial advertisements, movie posters and comic storyboards. What used to take 3D modelers or professional designers several days to complete can now generate high-quality prototype references in seconds.

 Related reading: Just finished testing GPT-Image-2: Designers aren't doomed, but I'm totally fooled by AI.

Analyst: Apple's CEO evaluation prioritizes diversity.

Yesterday, Apple officially announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1st, becoming Executive Chairman; John Ternus, the current Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, will officially take over. In response, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo published an article analyzing this leadership change.

Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Ternus's most representative achievement was leading the smooth migration of the Mac from x86 to ARM (Apple Silicon). This system-level platform transformation, encompassing hardware and software integration and the rebuilding of the developer ecosystem, is precisely the experience of this "brain transplant" that makes him the right person to lead Apple into the era of on-device AI.

Regarding the selection process, Ming-Chi Kuo pointed out that Ternus did not come from the iPhone ecosystem, reflecting a shift towards more diverse evaluation criteria for CEOs within the board. He also mentioned that the Asian supply chain had generally bet on Jeff Williams to succeed him, a view that only changed after his retirement was announced.

Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Ternus will continue the supply chain management mechanism established by Tim Cook and deepen its technical cooperation with suppliers.

According to Bloomberg, Ternus is considered capable of replicating the decisive and tough decision-making style of the Jobs era. As a core leader of Apple's hardware business, Ternus has long been deeply involved in the research and development and decision-making of core product lines such as the iPhone and Mac, and enjoys high prestige within Apple.

QuestMobile: AI-native apps saw monthly active users exceed 440 million in Q1 this year; Tencent WorkBuddy's weekly active users surged by 72.2%.

Yesterday, market research firm QuestMobile released its Q1 2026 AI Application Insights report, showing that the domestic AI native app industry achieved growth driven by both user scale and user stickiness, and the industry competition has officially entered the "second half".

Research reports show that as of March this year, the monthly active user base of AI-native apps reached 446 million, with Doubao, Qianwen, and DeepSeek ranking in the top three, with monthly active users of 345 million, 166 million, and 127 million respectively.

In the first quarter, the average monthly usage frequency per user reached 87.1 times and the average monthly usage time per user reached 173.3 minutes, representing year-on-year increases of 55.3% and 41.4% respectively. The industry is shifting from last year's "soaring user numbers" to this year's "simultaneous growth in both user numbers and user stickiness".

The research report points out that the "red envelope war" during this year's Spring Festival was the main driver of growth. After the holiday, Doubao's daily active users (DAU) remained at approximately 140 million, while Qianwen and Yuanbao remained stable at approximately 30 million and 9 million respectively.

In the "Lobster" Claw platform ecosystem, Tencent's WorkBuddy saw a 72.2% increase in weekly active users, exceeding 200,000 and leading the market; Alibaba's QoderWork and QwenPaw saw slight increases of 10.1% and 8.4% respectively, with both having fewer than 100,000 users.

Zhipu's AutoClaw declined by 14.1%; Alibaba's JVSClaw saw the largest drop, at 57.5%, with its scale falling to less than 20,000. QuestMobile points out that the Claw ecosystem is still in the expansion phase, with network effects accumulating, and there is still a long exploration period before it can realize its true value.

iQiyi's AI-powered artist database was collectively denied by actors, and the CEO issued three statements: Technology is never meant to replace people.

Yesterday, iQiyi CEO Gong Yu posted three messages on Weibo to publicly clarify the controversy surrounding the company's AI-powered artist database:

The inclusion of artists in the database only represents an intention to engage; specific projects and roles still require separate authorization, "which is no different from the current business model"; the previous "intangible cultural heritage" concept was not a definitive conclusion, but rather an open discussion on the future of film and television.

He also emphasized: "Technology is people-oriented; technology will always serve people, and it will never be used to replace people."

Previously, iQiyi announced that its AI creation platform "Nadou Pro" had officially launched its AI artist database, with more than 100 performing artists already registered.

Subsequently, several celebrities, including Zhang Ruoyun and Yu Hewei, issued statements to refute the rumors, denying that they had signed any AI-related authorizations. Zhang Ruoyun's studio even stated that "legal matters are being handled urgently," which sparked widespread controversy.

At the press conference, iQiyi CEO Gong Yu also proposed that live-action film and television works created entirely by humans in the future may be named "intangible cultural heritage"; and stated that after actors authorize AI, the number of projects they can take on per year can be increased from 2 to 4, while reducing their workload.

This statement has been widely interpreted as the platform intentionally replacing human actors with AI, sparking a collective backlash from industry professionals and audiences.

Luo Fuli, a young woman, was nominated for the May Fourth Youth Medal.

Yesterday, the official WeChat account of the Xiaomi Group Youth League Committee released a public notice regarding the nomination list for the 8th "Xiaomi Group Youth May Fourth Medal," announcing the nomination list for the award. A total of 5 people were selected, including Luo Fuli, the head of the MiMo large model of the Group's Technology Committee.

The complete list of nominees, sorted by the number of strokes in their surnames, includes Wang Dong from the Automotive Department, Li Gangjian from the International Business Department, Chen Kai from the China Region, Luo Fuli from the Group's Technology Committee, and Liang Ying from the Mobile Phone Department. The public announcement period is from April 20th to April 24th of this year. Following the announcement period, commendation and publicity activities are planned for May.

Luo Fuli previously worked at Alibaba DAMO Academy, MagicCube Quantization, and DeepSeek, where she led the development of the multilingual pre-trained model VECO and was deeply involved in the research and development of DeepSeek-V2. On November 12th last year, Luo Fuli officially announced her joining Xiaomi as the head of MiMo large models.

SpaceX may acquire Cursor for $60 billion.

Today, SpaceX announced a partnership agreement with AI programming tool Cursor to jointly develop next-generation "AI for programming and knowledge work".

According to SpaceX's official statement, this collaboration will combine Cursor's leading product and distribution capabilities among professional software engineers with the computing power of SpaceX's Colossus supercomputer, which is equivalent to 1 million NVIDIA H100 graphics cards.

SpaceX also stated that it will choose to pay Cursor a $10 billion cooperation fee or complete its full acquisition for $60 billion at some point this year.

Just last week, reports indicated that xAI had begun leasing computing power from its data center to Cursor, which is using tens of thousands of xAI chips to train its latest AI models.

Meanwhile, Cursor's two senior engineering leaders, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, also left the company to join xAI and report directly to Musk. Furthermore, TechCrunch reported last week that Cursor is seeking a new round of private funding at a valuation of $50 billion.

An employee was prosecuted for intentionally deleting AI training data; Beijing's procuratorate is deepening intellectual property protection.

According to 21st Century Business Herald, the Beijing Municipal People's Procuratorate released the "White Paper on Intellectual Property Procuratorial Work of Beijing Procuratorial Organs (2025)" yesterday.

Last year, Beijing's procuratorial organs handled a total of 1,195 intellectual property cases, an increase of 10.34% year-on-year. Among them, there were 744 criminal cases, 234 cases involving 420 people that were reviewed for prosecution, civil cases increased by 2.15 times year-on-year, and public interest litigation cases increased by 5.5 times year-on-year.

In terms of AI industry protection, Beijing's procuratorial organs handled 113 intellectual property cases involving the artificial intelligence industry and data element industry last year, covering cutting-edge legal issues such as the determination of AI technology infringement, the legal attributes of model training data, and the definition of data intellectual property rights.

Among them, the case handled by the Dongcheng District Procuratorate, the first in the city involving the illegal deletion of AI model training data, is particularly typical. The employee involved deliberately deleted a large amount of data used by the company to train AI models, causing structural damage to the model training system and resulting in significant economic losses .

The prosecution ultimately filed charges of "damaging computer information systems," pushing for the inclusion of AI model training systems within the scope of criminal law protection. The Tongzhou District Procuratorate handled the city's first case of copyright infringement using AI-generated models, with all four defendants sentenced for copyright infringement.

Changan Automobile announced the integration of Avita and DeepBlue.

According to Yicai Global, Zhu Huarong, chairman of Changan Automobile, announced at a press conference following the group's global strategy launch yesterday that the company will strategically integrate its Avita and Deep Blue brands, aiming to form a mid-to-high-end brand matrix with a production capacity of 1.5 million vehicles by 2030.

Avita aims for annual sales of 500,000 vehicles, while DeepBlue Autos aims for 1 million vehicles. Zhu Huarong stated that efficiency will be further improved after the integration is completed, and the integration is expected to be finished by the end of this year.

At the press conference, Zhu Huarong also disclosed Changan Automobile's overall strategic plan:

  • Over the next five years, the company will further focus on the single-product strategy, reducing its product portfolio from 63 to 36 models, a decrease of 43%, and plans to create one global single product with annual sales of 500,000 units and five products with annual sales of 300,000 units.
  • By 2030, Changan Automobile's overall annual production and sales target is 4 million vehicles, with a striving target of 5 million vehicles. Of these, the Changan brand will contribute 2.6 million vehicles, with new energy vehicles accounting for over 60% and overseas sales accounting for 35% to 40%.

Volkswagen CEO: Global production capacity will be cut by another 1 million vehicles, down to 9 million vehicles by 2028.

According to Reuters, Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume said in an interview with Manager Magazine yesterday that Volkswagen is planning to further reduce production capacity by approximately 1 million vehicles.

Bloom stated, "We are currently exploring options to cut production by up to 1 million vehicles to reflect the actual situation in the global market." He also pointed out that past production plans are no longer realistic in the current market and competitive environment.

Volkswagen had previously reduced its annual production capacity in China by 1 million vehicles. Bloom further revealed yesterday that Europe also plans to reduce production capacity by 1 million vehicles by 2028, primarily focusing on the Volkswagen brand and Audi.

At that time, we will reduce the total production capacity from over 12 million vehicles to a sustainable 9 million vehicles per year.

Li Auto and Gaode Maps officially announced their collaboration, with the cockpit AI Agent being implemented in vehicles.

Yesterday, Li Auto announced that Gaode Maps' AI-powered mobility assistant will be first integrated into Li Auto vehicles, making Li Auto the first automaker to implement this solution. Gaode Maps subsequently confirmed the official announcement of the collaboration between the two companies.

The new AI-powered intelligent agent for car travel launched by Gaode focuses on natural language interaction in complex travel scenarios. It covers fuzzy destination search, multi-destination connection planning, temporary route changes during the journey, and coordinated arrangements for road conditions and refueling during long-distance travel during holidays. The goal is to enable drivers to issue complex commands with "one sentence".

According to Sina Technology, in addition to its self-developed cockpit AI intelligent agent (Li Auto VLA), Li Auto is actively seeking external cooperation. This cooperation with AutoNavi is the implementation of the "self-developed + external cooperation" parallel strategy.

 Zhou Hongyi: Future enterprises will be a hybrid of carbon-based and silicon-based employees.

According to The Paper, Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group, stated at the 2026 China Internet Development Symposium yesterday that artificial intelligence is moving from the "large model stage" to the "intelligent agent stage," and the industry's focus is undergoing a fundamental shift.

Intelligent agents will no longer be just tools, but "digital experts" capable of undertaking professional tasks, which will reshape the way humans and machines collaborate.

AI agents, exemplified by "lobsters," have acquired the ability to invoke tools and autonomously complete tasks, and are beginning to enter the actual production process. At the enterprise level, Zhou Hongyi predicts that the widespread adoption of AI agents will profoundly change organizational structures.

With the popularization of intelligent agents, enterprises will gradually form a hybrid team structure of carbon-based employees and silicon-based employees.

He also pointed out that employees need to have the ability to manage and collaborate with AI agents, and that AI agents will significantly lower the threshold for entrepreneurship and promote the development of new business models such as "one-person companies".

In terms of industry impact, Zhou Hongyi predicts that in the next three to five years, China is expected to form a multi-billion dollar AI intelligent entity, which will become the main force of the Internet and give rise to a brand-new intelligent economic ecosystem.

In terms of computing power, he pointed out that the computing demands brought about by AI intelligent agent applications will be far higher than those of traditional AI, and token consumption may increase by tens or even hundreds of times, thereby driving the coordinated development of industries such as computing power, chips and electricity. China's advantages in energy infrastructure will become an important support for this era.

New products

REDMI K90 Max Officially Released, Starting at 2999 Yuan for Initial Sales

Last night, REDMI officially released its first fan-cooled smartphone, the K90 Max, focusing on an ultimate gaming experience. First, let's look at the price:

The initial sales price is 2999 yuan for 12GB+256GB; 3499 yuan for 16GB+256GB; 3499 yuan for 12GB+512GB; 3999 yuan for 16GB+512GB; and 4699 yuan for 16GB+1TB. After the national subsidy, the starting price for the first sale is 2549 yuan.

A netizen commented on Lu Weibing's Weibo post, asking, "Mr. Lu, is it still profitable at 2999 yuan, which is such a good deal?" Lu Weibing replied, "We're losing money."

The K90 Max features a built-in 18.1mm fan with a vertical air intake design. Official test data shows that the laptop can cool the surface temperature by up to 10°C within 100 seconds, dropping from 48°C to 38°C in just 100 seconds.

It is worth noting that the suspended independent sealed air duct design allows the K90 Max to still pass the IP66/IP68/IP69 dustproof and waterproof certifications, and the individual fan also supports IPX8/IPX9 level protection.

In terms of performance, the K90 Max is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 processor and an AI discrete graphics chip D2, along with LPDDR5X Ultra memory and UFS 4.1 flash storage. It also features an 8550mAh battery and supports 100W wired fast charging.

DJI releases DJI Mic Mini 2, starting at 329 yuan per bundle.

Yesterday, DJI officially released the new DJI Mic Mini 2 mini wireless microphone, which continues the ultra-lightweight design while introducing a colorful appearance system for the first time:

It comes standard with two magnetic front covers in Obsidian Black and Cloud White, and offers a total of eight additional magnetic front covers in various colors for users to switch between. There are also five color options for windproof fur covers to choose from.

The transmitter weighs only 11 grams and supports both magnetic and clip-on wearing methods; it supports 48kHz 24-bit high-quality audio recording, and has three built-in preset tones: default, full, and bright, and provides two levels of active noise reduction; it supports mixed transmission technology, and the receiver can be paired with two transmitters at the same time, with a maximum sound reception distance of up to 400 meters.

In terms of battery life, a single transmitter lasts up to 11.5 hours, the receiver lasts 10.5 hours, and the total battery life with the charging case can reach 48 hours.

In terms of pricing, four sets are available: Two transmitters and one receiver with charging case set: 599 yuan (includes an additional set of multi-color magnetic front covers); One transmitter and one receiver set: 329 yuan; Two transmitters and one receiver with charging case set for mobile phones: 429 yuan; One transmitter and one receiver with charging case set for mobile phones: 329 yuan.

In addition, DJI also teased the upgraded DJI Mic Mini 2S, which will be upgraded to include independent internal recording and a four-transmitter-one-receiver function. The specific release date has not yet been disclosed.

Beats launches a 3-meter extra-long charging cable for 299 yuan, supporting 240W fast charging.

Beats announced yesterday the launch of a 3-meter USB-C to USB-C cable, priced at 299 yuan.

The new cable comes in four colors: Lightning Black, Surging Gray, Speed ​​Blue, and Powerful Red. It supports up to 240W fast charging, is compatible with all Apple and Android devices with USB-C ports, and supports various usage scenarios such as charging, data synchronization, audio transmission, and CarPlay connectivity.

In terms of durability, the cable features an anti-tangle braided outer layer and internal reinforcement to prevent wear. According to Beats, the product has undergone thousands of hours of testing during the design and manufacturing process.

Ezviz Launches New AI-Powered Products Across All Categories

Yesterday, Ezviz held its 2026 Brand New Product Launch Conference, themed "Driving Intelligence Forward." At the conference, Ezviz launched four categories of new AI products, jointly released an AI Vision IoT Security White Paper with the Shanghai East China Telecom Research Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), and simultaneously launched a children's safety public welfare project. Regarding the new products:

  • EZVIZ AI CoreX : A local smart hub, equipped with Blue Ocean Model 2.0 and Home Vita AI intelligent agent, featuring 24G+128G memory and 64T computing power, supporting unified management of all devices in the house, natural language retrieval of video recordings and automatic generation of video summaries, and will be launched first in overseas markets;
  • EZVIZ Pika, an AI- powered portable camera : positioned as a child's "first AI device," featuring dual 4K cameras (front and rear), a body weighing only 80 grams, built-in GPS + BeiDou positioning, dual 4G SIM cards with lifetime free data, and support for high-definition two-way video calls;
  • The Little Magic Cube CB60 Pro Battery 4G Waterproof Edition features upgraded radar penetration detection, GPS + Beidou positioning, and a detachable magnetic base, making it suitable for complex outdoor environments.
  • The Little Magic Cube CB30 "Barrier Beast" features dual 5-megapixel lenses for a 180° ultra-wide field of view, 4G connectivity, and is suitable for flexible scenarios such as camping and temporary caregiving.
  • Magic Ball 90f : Multi-lens design with intelligent tracking, targeting users with panoramic monitoring needs;
  • Smart Doorbell CP8 4G Waterproof Edition : Supports 4G with lifetime free data usage, IP65 waterproof, 5MP image quality, and AI human detection capability;
  • AI Face Video Lock Y31 Ultra : 4.4-inch OLED outdoor screen, panoramic lens supporting 360° monitoring and VR preview, AI face and fingerprint dual unlocking, equipped with interactive 3D AI intelligent agent and "Mountain and Sea Mythical Beast" raising gameplay;
  • Stella Master 10: The world's first AI dual-engine steam floor cleaning robot, featuring 36000Pa dual fans for dry and wet separation, 190℃ steam and 95℃ hot water cleaning, lifetime water-free operation, and intelligent path planning and cleaning intensity adjustment based on the Stellar World model.

The Xiaomi Vision GT will be unveiled at the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition.

Yesterday, Xiaomi announced that its concept car, Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo, will be unveiled at the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, marking the first time the model will be shown at a domestic auto show.

The Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo concept car made its debut at the Xiaomi Global Launch Event at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, ​​Spain on February 28, 2026. It is the first Vision Gran Turismo designed by a Chinese brand and represents Xiaomi's answer to the question of "the future of supercars."

Xiaomi miclaw launches PC, Mac, and speaker versions with screens.

Xiaomi announced yesterday that miclaw has officially started a limited closed beta test on multiple devices, adding PC, Mac and speaker versions with screens. Users can apply for testing qualifications on the Xiaomi community.

Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi Group, said on Weibo that he has been "raising shrimp" recently. Miclaw can now work across multiple platforms, enabling seamless integration between mobile phones, PCs, and Mi Home with just one sentence. The user experience has improved, and the Mac version is also convenient for Apple users to try it out.

The PC and Mac versions include 18 skills and 19 third-party MCP services, which can be installed with one click. They support desktop scenarios such as document organization, data analysis, and batch file processing. The minimum system requirements are Windows 10 64-bit or macOS 12 Monterey.

The speaker with screen is designed for home use and runs on the Xiaomi Smart Home Screen 11. It supports voice wake-up and multi-turn dialogue, can trigger multi-device linkage, and can call on mobile phones and PCs to perform in-depth operations, allowing for independent interaction without a mobile phone.

The three platforms support cross-device file transfer, note writing, and memory sharing, allowing users to directly use natural language to schedule devices across platforms to complete tasks.

The Smart Sprite #2 concept car will be officially unveiled tonight.

Yesterday, smart officially released design sketches and close-up images of the Phantom #2 concept car on Weibo, and announced that it will officially debut at the brand's night event tonight. The Phantom #6 EHD will also make its global debut on the same day, with pre-sales starting on April 24 at the Beijing Auto Show.

Official line art shows that the Concept #2 retains the compact "four wheels at the corners" proportions, with a white and gold two-tone color scheme and a rounded shape. According to CarNewsChina, the production version of the Phantom #2 has already begun road testing in China, initially launching a two-door hardtop version, with a convertible version potentially added later. It is planned to launch simultaneously in China, Europe, and other overseas markets by the end of this year.

The Smart Elf #6 EHD is the largest model Smart has ever produced, with a length, width and height of 4906/1922/1508 mm and a wheelbase of 2926 mm. It is positioned as a mid-size hatchback coupe and is mainly targeting the Chinese market.

It is powered by a 1.5T plug-in hybrid system with a combined power of 320 kW. The maximum pure electric range under CLTC conditions is 285 km, and the combined range can reach 1810 km. The interior features a dual-screen layout for the center console and passenger side, and comes standard with a 20-speaker Sennheiser 7.1.4-channel audio system with a peak power of over 2000W.

New consumption

TravelSky crashed, causing chaos at the boarding area.

Yesterday, the civil aviation travel service app TravelSky experienced a large-scale service outage. Many users saw the message "Service is temporarily unavailable, please try again later" after opening the app. Core functions such as itinerary information, electronic boarding passes, and boarding gates could not be loaded normally, affecting passengers at airports across the country.

TravelSky issued an official statement in the afternoon, confirming that the malfunction occurred around 12:30 pm. The technical team is working hard to repair the problem and advised passengers to temporarily check their itineraries and check-in through airlines or airport counters. TravelSky also promised to update the repair progress as soon as possible.

The topic quickly went viral on social media. Many netizens reported: "I only found out the app was down when I got to the boarding gate, and my electronic boarding pass wouldn't come out. I almost missed my flight." "I kept refreshing the screen for ten minutes and it kept saying 'network error'." "I didn't get a paper ticket and relied entirely on the app, but the system crashed, so I had to ask staff for directions."

Other passengers said that because they could not see their seat numbers, they had to ask the ground staff one by one when boarding, which caused some chaos at the scene.

Beats x JENNIE collaboration returns, Onyx Black Special Edition Solo 4 goes on sale this Friday.

Beats and Jennie have teamed up again to release a special edition Onyx Black Beats Solo 4 headphones, featuring exclusive, unreleased tracks by Jennie. The new product will officially go on sale this Friday at 9 AM, priced at NT$1799.

This marks the second collaboration between the two brands. In 2025, the JENNIE special edition Ruby Red Beats Solo 4 sold out almost instantly after its release in several major markets; earlier, in 2024, JENNIE starred in the first Beats Solo Buds promotional video, thus beginning their partnership with Beats.

This new Onyx Black version continues the minimalist monochrome design language, featuring two detachable black bows, an UltraPlush earcup with a symbol inspired by JENNIE's music, and a matching carrying case. The accompanying promotional video centers on the iconic ribbon element, presenting a complete visual narrative.

WeChat Pay QR code scanning covers five countries including South Korea and Thailand.

Yesterday, WeChat Pay announced that it has integrated with local payment QR code networks in several overseas countries, covering South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Users can now complete payments simply by scanning local QR codes with WeChat without switching apps.

Specifically, each of the five countries uses a different local payment system: ZeroPay for South Korea, LANKAQR for Sri Lanka, PromptPay for Thailand, DuitNow QR for Malaysia, and SGQR+ (with the NETS and WeChat Pay logos) for Singapore.

The QR codes vary in appearance across different regions, ranging from pink, yellow, blue, orange to red, but they have all been integrated with WeChat Pay for unified scanning.

Official response to the Zhuhai Music Festival's "alcohol testing at entrance, yet alcohol sold inside"

According to China News Weekly, an electronic music festival in Zhuhai, Guangdong, has recently attracted widespread attention due to its contradictory rules of "testing alcohol upon entry and selling alcohol on-site."

Videos posted online show several people dressed as auxiliary police officers using breathalyzers to test attendees as they entered the venue, with those exceeding the legal alcohol limit being refused entry. However, beer was openly sold inside the venue.

Yesterday, an official from the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone Livelihood Affairs Bureau, the guiding unit of the VAC Electronic Music Festival, responded that last year, a safety and medical incident occurred at the festival due to excessive drinking by attendees. To avoid a repeat of this incident this year, the organizers added an alcohol testing procedure at the entrance and simultaneously strengthened security measures.

Regarding the contradiction of "banning alcohol on-site but selling alcohol", the staff member explained that the original rules on site did not allow audiences to bring alcohol into the venue, nor did they allow the sale of alcohol on-site. "But in the case of an electronic music festival, if alcohol is not allowed to be sold, the audience will feel that they can't have fun without alcohol."

After multiple rounds of negotiations, it was finally decided that the event sponsor would be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages on-site, but each attendee would be limited to purchasing two beers to control alcohol intake.

For attendees who have consumed alcohol before entering the venue and whose blood alcohol content is found to be above the legal limit, staff stated that they will be guided to the rest area on the side of the venue to wait until they are sober before entering with their original tickets. They can enter normally before the end of the event.

Beautiful

Chen Sicheng's "10 Rooms" topped the Beijing International Film Festival's program booklet and is scheduled for release on May Day.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the film "10 Rooms" recently held multiple screenings at the Beijing International Film Festival and is currently ranked first in the festival's public programming score.

The film uses laughter to deconstruct life's themes, "making you feel as if you are in Ward 10, laughing and crying with those people, experiencing the impermanence of life, and being moved by the kindness between people."

A new trailer for Mortal Kombat 2 has been released; the film will be released on May 8th.

The R-rated action film "Mortal Kombat 2," adapted from the fighting game, released its latest trailer yesterday and will officially premiere on May 8th this year.

The film revolves around Johnny Cage, a washed-up Hollywood actor, who is unexpectedly chosen to be drawn into a life-or-death struggle that will determine the fate of the planet. New additions to the cast include Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Adrian Rudolph as Kitana, and Martin Ford as Shawn Kang.

Meanwhile, the main cast, including Ludi Lin (Liu Kang), McCard Brooks (Jax), Jessica McNami (Sonia the Blade), and Hiroyuki Sanada (Scorpion), all return for the sequel. Simon McQuaid, the director of the first film, continues to helm this project.

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OPPO Find X9 Ultra Imaging Review: The Most Unreasonable Camera Phone of the Year

Last April, OPPO released the X8 Ultra, which we believe is a flagship imaging device that is moving towards "all-round" capabilities.

A year later, OPPO has launched the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, an iteration of its flagship imaging device. While many expected it to be a predictable, standard iteration, this phone reveals a completely different direction.

Sticking to the dual telephoto lens solution, dual 200-megapixel cameras, and the promised external teleconverter lens… After initial testing, we believe this may be OPPO's most competitive year yet.

Two 200-megapixel sensors, with a built-in 10x zoom, currently the most powerful telephoto solution.

Body Design

The first surprise of the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is the major redesign of its body.

The version we received is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra Earth Tundra Edition, which is inspired by the iconic colors of the frigid Nordic regions, appearing as a cool, dark gray-brown in sunlight. Those familiar with cameras will probably smile knowingly, as this skin almost perfectly replicates the Earth Explorer color scheme of the Hasselblad X2D.

This color scheme is also the most recognizable this year. The overall design of the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, featuring polar glaciers and sandy canyons, continues the simplicity of the X8 Ultra. The OPPO logo is placed horizontally at the bottom, and the classic Hasselblad "H" logo is in the center of the image deco.

The Tundra-colored back is divided in two by vegan leather. The OPPO logo is now placed vertically on the bottom leather side, and the "H" logo from Imaging Deco is also moved to the vegan leather and expanded to form the full name Hasselblad, aligned with the OPPO logo, and arranged vertically on the side like the nameplate of an old camera.

Moving the gaze upwards, the overall design of the Deco camera has undergone subtle changes compared to its predecessor, presenting a slightly curved hexagonal design. The edges are crafted using CNC engraving to create a gear pattern, while a delicate orange polished metal ring is added to the bottom, embellishing it with a touch of sophistication.

Aesthetic judgment is entirely a matter of personal preference, but a redesign is naturally intended to accentuate a more robust physique. In the hexagonal image Deco, the four optical lenses are symmetrically placed:

  • 1/1.12-inch 200MP 23mm main camera
  • 1/1.28-inch 200-megapixel 70mm telephoto lens
  • 1/2.75-inch 50-megapixel 230mm super telephoto lens
  • 1/1.95-inch 50-megapixel 14mm ultra-wide-angle lens

In addition, there is a fully upgraded second-generation Danxia color reproduction lens, which can not only record ultra-high dynamic range spectral information, but also extend this color reproduction capability from still photos to video shooting.

Correspondingly, the Find X9 Ultra also boasts professional-grade specifications for video recording: it supports shooting the new O-Log2 curve, which can accommodate more details in both light and dark areas, and can record up to 8K 30fps 10-bit Log video, leaving creators ample room for post-production color grading.

Looking at the specifications alone, apart from some minor compromises in the main camera, the Find X9 Ultra surpasses its predecessor in almost every aspect. As a major upgrade, the 200-megapixel 3x telephoto lens is backed by a 1/1.28-inch sensor. Among the flagship phones from Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo, it is currently the largest sensor in the 70mm to 85mm mid-telephoto range.

Main camera and telephoto lens both have a resolution of 200 million pixels.

How well does this sensor perform?

Judging from the sample photos, this 3x telephoto lens produces solid images with natural tones, and the bokeh also exhibits a natural decay that conforms to the laws of physics.

Only after enabling the 200-megapixel Hasselblad Ultra HD mode can the hardware capabilities of this 3x telephoto lens be truly brought into play.

Of all the sample images, this close-up of the orange cat is the most representative. The high resolution advantage is very obvious here, and it also leaves ample room for cropping in post-processing.

Upon closer inspection, each hair is clearly visible, and the details around the nostrils are clearly discernible. Even more remarkable is that, despite such extreme clarity, the image still avoids harsh digital sharpening, preserving an extremely soft and natural optical texture.

Furthermore, this lens supports a focusing distance as close as 15 centimeters, possessing certain macro capabilities. In particular, its 3x macro capability, combined with the cropping potential of 200 million pixels, can even clearly capture the dense bubbles on coffee latte art.

Also supporting 200 megapixels is the 1/1.12-inch main camera.

The slightly downgraded CMOS sensor did not result in a significant drop in image quality during actual high-frequency shooting. OPPO's algorithms have always been known for their subtle yet powerful effects, producing images that are both solid and smooth, with an overall pleasing aesthetic.

When using optical zoom to 2x, there was no visible decrease in image quality, and the pixel count automatically remained around 35 million.

However, we found a small flaw: when you use the main camera to shoot close-up objects, due to the physical characteristics of the large sensor and large aperture, the edges of the objects may appear slightly blurred, and the blurred edges are not very clean.

This is a long-standing optical defect, and we hope that it can be somewhat mitigated through OTA updates using smarter algorithms.

On the X9 Pro released at the end of last year, the actual experience of using the 200-megapixel camera was not smooth – after pressing the shutter button, you had to wait for a while before you could continue shooting.

Although OPPO designed some interesting animations for it, it still interferes with smooth shooting.

This issue has been completely resolved on the Find X9 Ultra. With the updated 200-megapixel processing pipeline, photos taken with the main camera and 3x telephoto lens at 200 megapixels are directly sent to the background album for gradual processing, while the front end can continue to take photos.

10x telephoto

Another remarkable feature of the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is its built-in 10x telephoto lens.

Native 10x optical zoom is actually a rather old feature. In 2020, Huawei's P40 Pro+ featured a native 240mm focal length, and subsequently, Samsung also incorporated a 10x optical telephoto lens into three generations of its Galaxy S21 Ultra to Galaxy S23 Ultra models.

▲ Galaxy S23 Ultra

However, this trend did not last long. Due to the limited space inside mobile phones, the 10x lenses at that time could only use smaller sensors, resulting in a significant reduction in low-light image quality. Therefore, the industry collectively retreated to 3x or 5x medium telephoto lenses in exchange for larger sensor areas.

On the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, OPPO cleverly solved the sensor size problem through optical path design.

In simple terms, OPPO uses a five-reflection periscope prism to redirect light entering the lens through five reflections, reducing the prism length from 41mm to 29mm. By coating the prism and adding an air layer, the light is purified, ultimately increasing the sensor area while ensuring light quality.

In terms of actual experience, this lens produces very solid image quality. The only drawback is that the extremely long focal length will inevitably amplify even slight hand tremors. Therefore, when shooting with a 10x telephoto lens, it is best to stand with both feet firmly planted and hold the lens steadily with both hands, avoiding shooting while walking, in order to ensure the highest success rate of the shot.

While maintaining stability, the 10x telephoto lens performed somewhat better than I expected in low-light conditions.

This sample photo was taken when it was completely dark, with almost no bright light sources around. However, after the phone automatically activated night mode for 1 second, the final image was excellent. The glass details remained clear, the tonal transitions were smooth, and there was no harsh smearing effect caused by noise suppression.

It can be said that as long as you are willing to compromise a little on the physical characteristics of the super telephoto lens, OPPO has polished the image quality and usability of this 10x lens to a very high level, making it quite convenient for daily use.

High pixel solution

On the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, OPPO created a quad-camera setup with 50-megapixel sensors as the base and 200-megapixel sensors as a breakthrough, but this is where the problem lies:

Nowadays, mobile phones often have 50 million or 200 million pixels, but how can users really make good use of high pixel counts?

OPPO and vivo have diverged in their development strategies.

Having tried both phones, vivo prefers manual selection, offering 25MP, 50MP, and 2MP options in the menu for users to choose manually; while OPPO believes that high pixel count should be the default, so in normal shooting mode, it is difficult to directly control the phone's pixel count. You can only find two options provided by OPPO in "Settings – Format": Standard/Ultra-HD Priority.

Of course, this doesn't mean OPPO will blindly cram 200MP cameras into your phone. Based on actual shooting experience, in well-lit conditions, OPPO prioritizes shooting photos at resolutions exceeding 12MP but not exceeding 50MP to maintain a balance between image quality and resolution. In low-light environments, it reverts to 12MP for cleaner images.

As for the full 50-megapixel and 200-megapixel resolutions, they can only be accessed directly through the "Hasselblad Ultra HD" mode.

Overall, if you value portability highly and hate carrying extra phone cases or teleconverters, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is definitely the phone with the strongest telephoto lens in its current form factor when used without a case.

Of course, OPPO also equipped the Find X9 Ultra with a 300mm teleconverter to achieve better optical image quality at a focal length of around 14x.

Furthermore, OPPO's mounting logic is quite ingenious—by avoiding the smaller 10x telephoto lens, it chooses to mount it directly on the 3x lens, pushing the native 70mm focal length to 300mm, thus maximizing the image quality advantage of the 1/1.28-inch sensor.

To be honest, this 300mm teleconverter is definitely the most outrageous of its kind I've ever encountered. But after pressing the shutter, I immediately changed my mind – the image quality of the photos taken with this teleconverter is extremely solid, with almost no digital sharpening, and the bokeh is very natural.

Big, clumsy, and rough is indeed a good thing.

However, it is somewhat regrettable that when a teleconverter is attached, this 3x telephoto lens seems to be locked in terms of pixel output—it cannot access the full 200 million pixels, nor does it support manually switching to other pixel levels.

Hopefully, the hardware's potential can be further unlocked through OTA updates in the future.

The UI has improved, but the interaction still has flaws.

In last year's image comparison review, I dedicated a large section to criticizing the camera UIs of various flagship phones.

In that article, vivo and OPPO were both criticized equally – they tried to offer too much, cramming various functions and modes into one place, making the interface bloated and unbearable.

Surprisingly, both companies acted quickly after being advised. Vivo had just redesigned the interface on the X300 Ultra, and the Find X9 Ultra also launched a new shooting interface shortly after.

  1. The previously numerous shooting modes at the top have been simplified. The top left corner contains settings closely related to shooting, such as flash, live view, and exposure, while functions like aspect ratio and soft light are all housed in the secondary menu at the top right.
  2. Compared to the functional restructuring at the top, the changes at the bottom mainly focus on the UI design. The mode indicator on the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is presented as a transparent, light-emitting bubble, which is simpler and clearer overall.

Another delightful detail is the seamless integration of hardware and software: the shooting recipes for Master Mode can now be directly displayed on the photo watermark. When you see a sample photo you like, you can simply use "One-Click Note" to identify and import the same recipe with one click, greatly lowering the barrier to "copying homework".

The new interface's UI and interaction logic have indeed been carefully designed, and the overall look is clean and refreshing, with very few instances of the same function being used repeatedly. However, in our initial experience, we still found a slightly awkward interaction misalignment.

Your gaze falls on the word "Take Photo" at the bottom of the viewfinder, next to a small triangle. In industry convention, this icon usually means that there is a menu hidden here.

However, during our actual experience, we discovered that there were not only two menus, but two menus:

  • If you tap it properly, you'll see a pop-up of OPPO's preset scene modes, which allow you to quickly adjust the camera to the corresponding scene.
  • However, if you swipe up in this area or any blank space at the bottom, you will see the secondary settings menu that should be in the upper right corner.

In short, OPPO has introduced a shortcut gesture similar to the iOS 26 camera, where swiping up from the bottom blank area brings up a secondary menu. This was originally a good design to improve efficiency, but because the trigger areas for "tap to bring up the scene" and "swipe up to bring up the settings" highly overlap, and the triangle icon is not directional, it is very easy to cause accidental operation during daily shooting.

While the conflict between the two isn't enough to ruin the shooting experience, it's somewhat tangled. There is a solution: since the system already has the ability to accurately judge the environment, the "scene switching" can be completely automated in the background. Just leave a switch similar to "automatic macro" on the edge of the viewfinder for the user to intervene at any time.

Leaving the bottom interactive space entirely to the main menu might be a more dignified approach.

This concludes our review. Let's review the price of the OPPO Find X9 Ultra:

OPPO Find X9 Ultra:

  • 12 + 256: 7499
  • 12 + 512: 7999
  • 16 + 512: 8499
  • 16 + 1T: 9299
  • 16 + 1T (Satellite Communication Version): 9499
  • Hasselblad Earth Explorer Master Set: 11999

To create a flagship imaging product, you need to clearly understand "who I am".

In my report on the OPPO Find X8 Ultra last year, this is how I commented on that phone:

The OPPO Find X8 Ultra continues OPPO's understanding and expression of flagship imaging, but it has lost some of its extreme feel, and has begun to focus more on the daily user experience, making it seem more stable and balanced.

However, for a mobile phone manufacturer's flagship product, extreme balance sometimes means mediocrity.

With the Find X9 Ultra, I found that OPPO has changed its approach—since it is an imaging flagship, the camera must take precedence over everything else.

Thus, dual 200-megapixel cameras and a 10x physical telephoto lens were introduced, with both telephoto lenses boasting top-of-the-line hardware specifications.

This specification breaks through the roadblock that the Find X8 Ultra once faced—when the industry mainstream chose the "single large sensor high-quality telephoto" solution, OPPO was still stubbornly sticking to dual telephoto lenses in a body where space was at a premium.

Holding the OPPO Find X9 Ultra now, I'm quite glad that this stubbornness was ultimately preserved, which also preserved another solution for imaging, preventing all imaging flagships from eventually looking the same.

After reviewing individual products, I'd also like to share my impressions of two recent flagship imaging devices: both OPPO and vivo feel somewhat like "cameras" when you hold them in your hand.

The "camera feel" here refers to the fact that after years of refinement, the two manufacturers have finally connected the complex functions and hardware into a cohesive whole, creating a near-mature system.

However, through the way high-resolution images are utilized, the distinctly different genes of the two "cameras" are naturally revealed—

With its 200-megapixel sensor, vivo is like a "Sony," displaying a wealth of parameters and transforming into a sophisticated productivity tool; OPPO, on the other hand, is more like a "Hasselblad," handling complex decision-making in the background, allowing you to simply press the shutter to obtain a high-quality image.

Of course, the camera market can accommodate the "Big Three" and Hasselblad, and mobile imaging is naturally happy to see a division. There is no question of superiority or inferiority between the two, but through the differences, we touch upon a deeper industry logic—the establishment of a fundamental philosophy is the origin of all product design.

In today's era of rapid hardware advancements and complex functionalities, manufacturers must clearly understand one question to create a cohesive imaging system that achieves a closed-loop consistency in both functionality and user experience:

Is the imaging flagship a "productivity tool," a "creative tool," or some entirely new positioning that has yet to emerge?

Once the identity is established, the interface interaction and algorithm intervention will have direction, thereby shaping distinctly different products and experiences.

This is why OPPO and vivo took different paths, and it's a challenge that every mobile phone manufacturer must face next.

Give me a wonderful trip

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