Oppo Find X8 series launch date leaked; company hints at slim screen bezels

The Oppo Find X8 series is launching soon in China and details regarding the company’s next-generation flagship smartphones have been surfacing online in the past few weeks. A tipster has now leaked the purported launch date of the Oppo Find X8 series, which is expected to debut in China. Meanwhile, the company has also given us a glimpse at a portion of the smartphone’s display, which appears alongside the recently unveiled iPhone 16 Pro model that features ultra-thin bezels.

Oppo Find X8 Series Launch Date (Leaked)

The Oppo Find X8 series will be launched in China on October 21, according to a press release. after by tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) on Weibo. The handset is likely to arrive a few days after the release of Android 15-based ColorOS 15, which is expected to arrive on October 17.

Photo credit: Weibo/Digital Chat Station

The tipster, who has a good track record of leaking information about unreleased devices, further claims that the Oppo Find X8 series will also be joined by the Oppo Pad 3 Pro and Enco X3. Previous reports also suggested that Oppo will launch new accessories equipped with magnets, such as the recently leaked Magnetic Wireless Charging Power Bank.

Oppo Find X8 display bezel revealed

If the tipster’s claims are true, the Oppo Find X8’s launch in China is just a few weeks away. Oppo’s Chief Product Officer Pete Lau placed an image on X (formerly Twitter) showing two smartphones side by side. The icons at the bottom of the smartphone on the left show that it is an iPhone, while the one on the right shows that it is an Oppo phone running ColorOS.

While Lau’s post doesn’t mention the name of the Android smartphone, tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) responded to his post by stating that the two devices are the recently launched iPhone 16 Pro and the upcoming Oppo Find X8. The user also claims that Oppo’s phone will have thinner bezels than Apple’s flagship iPhone.

According to previous reports, the Oppo Find X7 successor will be powered by the alleged Dimensity 9400 chipset that is yet to be announced by MediaTek. This chipset is expected to be unveiled soon and will rival the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 that is likely to launch in October. More details about the smartphone are expected to surface in the coming weeks.