Big blow for Qualcomm? This upcoming Ultra flagship could skip Snapdragon flagship SoCs

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Big blow for Qualcomm? This upcoming Ultra flagship could skip Snapdragon flagship SoCs

Oct 30, 2026 — 10:43 AM ET

- Chinese smartphone brand OPPO is reportedly going with the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chip for the Find X10 Ultra flagship.

- The Find X9 Ultra launched earlier this year with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, making this a big shift for OPPO.

- OPPO’s Find X10 Ultra is expected to include several key camera upgrades, including a 200MP main camera with LOFIC tech.

Qualcomm once dominated the premium smartphone segment with its Snapdragon chipsets, but that grip is gradually slipping. Multiple companies are pivoting to other sources for their high-end devices, with fellow chip producer MediaTek being a key beneficiary. Now, another prominent smartphone maker, OPPO, is rumored to be making a similar switch for its upcoming Find X10 Ultra flagship.

As per leaker Smart Pikachu on Weibo, OPPO could equip the Find X10 Ultra with the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro SoC. Another prominent leaker, Abhishek Yadav, shared similar info on X and also shed light on some other details about the X10 Ultra, supposedly codenamed “xinyun.”

For context, the Find X9 Ultra, which we ranked among the best camera phones on the market, launched with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor just this year. Meanwhile, the recently launched Find X10 Pro Max already features the 2nm MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset.

Yadav also claims a device identified as PYQ110 could either be a OnePlus or OPPO phone, but no additional details are supposedly available right now.

The leaker further points to other upcoming smartphones, including a potential OnePlus 16R with high-FPS gaming support. However, this device could be limited to select markets across Asia, particularly given the company’s recent exit from North America and Europe.

As for the OPPO Find X10 Ultra, we already have some background about its camera credentials, courtesy of a recent leak. So far, we’ve learned it could feature a 200MP, 1/1.12-inch primary camera equipped with LOFIC tech. This could be paired with a 200MP 1/1.3-inch periscope sensor, plus a 50MP 10X camera. The company may also give the selfie camera a big upgrade, potentially with a 100MP square sensor that supports a 1:1 aspect ratio.