My phone’s camera is so great it doesn’t need an upgrade – I do

If you have a current-gen flagship – an iPhone 17 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, a Google Pixel 10 Pro, or one of the many other alternatives out there – you’ll know how hard it is now to take a terrible photo. Heck, even with the non-Ultra/Pro models, a terrible snap is more and more difficult to find.

Yes, it can still happen, but with fantastic camera hardware, excellent AI software helping to fix minor and even some major photo blunders, and remembering to take a few extra photos ‘for safety’ you can walk away from anything with at least one beautiful photo – if not several.

For me, that’s never more true than when I’ve tested the Oppo Find X9 Pro, which I got to put through its paces on a press trip to Mexico with the brand to celebrate the device’s ...