You (Probably) Can't Buy the Best Smartphone Cameras with Nick Gray

About this episode

In this episode, Will talks with Nick Gray about the exceptional camera capabilities of Oppo's Find X9 Ultra and Vivo's X300 Ultra smartphones.

Welcome to episode 33 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes Phandroid 's Editor-in-Chief Nick Gray to the show to discuss his time spent with Oppo's Find X9 Ultra and Vivo's X300 Ultra. They might not be on your wishlist for your next Android phone, but Nick discusses what makes their cameras so exceptional, what it's like using an imported phone as your daily driver, and whether we'll ever see some of the best aspects on display here come to North American devices. Sponsored by NordVPN : Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 76% on a two-year subscription alongside four extra months for absolutely free by signing up for NordVPN using this link . Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this week’s episode. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Amazon Music

People in this episode

Host: Will

Guest: Nick Gray

Topics covered

• smartphone cameras
• Oppo Find X9 Ultra
• Vivo X300 Ultra
• Android phones
• imported phones
• North American devices

Keywords

• smartphone
• camera
• Oppo
• Vivo
• Android
• imported phone
• North America

Sponsors

NordVPN

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Phandroid

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