New Delhi, July 13 -- A stunning camera that's disguised as a smartphone? Yes, I've said that before in my review of Xiaomi's 17 Ultra, but hold on, let me explain why I'm repeating myself. Thanks to Vivo and Oppo finally bringing their "Ultra" smartphones to India, huge circular camera bumps on the rear of smartphones have become the norm. Oppo takes it one step further and reclaims the crown it has unofficially held (since it never officially launched outside of its home country of China).

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra has made me want to ditch every other smartphone and use this one exclusively for photos. Though, from time to time, I am tempted to go back to the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, mostly because of its fantastic photography kit, which houses ...