MacRumors is a site focused on Apple, but sometimes we like to share notable new features that Apple’s competitors add to their devices, like a look at what Apple can explore in the future and just to keep tabs on what other companies they are doing. Oppo recently launched a smartphone with a microscope lens and we thought it would be fun to take a look and see how it works in our latest YouTube video.
The Oppo Find X3 Pro is not a phone sold in the United States and is quite expensive, costing 1,149 euros (~ $ 1350), but it does have a 3 megapixel “Microlens” included, which could be the first time for a smartphone.
The Find X3 Pro Microlenses offer 60x magnification and a circular light, so you can see things up close, as you can see in the video. It’s an incredible niche feature, but it definitely makes Find X3 Pro stand out and it’s fun to use.
You can see the weave of the AirPods Max mesh band, a hair, the veins of a plant leaf and more. You will need a steady hand or a tripod to put most items in focus, which is a disadvantage.
In addition to the Microlens camera, Oppo’s Find X3 Pro is a flagship smartphone that competes easily with other Android smartphones on the market. It also features a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, a 50-megapixel wide-angle camera and a 13-megapixel telephoto camera, so it still offers what most competitors have, just with the bonus microscope lens.
You can get high magnification microscopes that are able to connect wirelessly to a smartphone for less than $ 50, so this is a feature that you can replicate very easily, but it is certainly fun to have it at your fingertips to precise moving magnification.
Since this smartphone is not currently sold in the United States, it needs to be imported and, even with the latest generation and micro-lens features, it is probably not worth paying the $ 1300 requested for the price along with shipping fees to get it. it. A built-in microscope is probably not something we will see on the iPhone in the near future, but it is an interesting concept.