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I’ve been testing the iPhone 18 Pro Max ever since it launched in September, putting it through some marquee matchups against rivals like the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Pixel 11 Pro XL . Honestly, it’s the best camera phone around, thanks largely to its strong main camera performance, low-light capabilities, mechanical variable aperture, and new Pro Controls. I didn’t think another phone could come close to matching it, but I was wrong.

It’s been years since I last tested an Oppo device, mostly because stateside availability has always kept them just out of reach for the average consumer. But after putting the Oppo Find X10 Pro Max through its paces for the past month, it’s become my favorite camera phone.

You’d think its triple 200MP camera suite would be what truly puts it ahead of the pack, but it turns out to be the game-changing attachable Hasselblad lens that really seals the deal for me.…