OPPO’s appearance at MWC 2026 is paired with MediaTek, as the entire topic revolves around their partnership, pioneering the current trend and pace of smartphone AI, with more commitments down the line to integrate AI more deeply into the device.
A big part of the conversation focused on how AI is moving directly onto the device itself, with MediaTek’s strategy around three pillars of “New Computing, New Perception, and New Ecosystem”, with on-device computing sitting at the center.
By allowing AI to run locally, the entire pipeline will have lower latency, stronger privacy, and more personalized interactions, where it is also part of what OPPO’s been cooking in terms of software, with MediaTek backing them up through flagship SoC solutions.
One example comes from devices powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, where OPPO demonstrated its self-developed AI Translate and AI Portrait Glow features. The on-device AI Translate feature runs entirely on the smartphone, improving translation accuracy by around 15% compared to conventional approaches while maintaining reliable output even without internet connectivity or in weak signal environments.
Meanwhile, AI Portrait Glow focuses on photography, intelligently analyzing lighting conditions and reconstructing scene illumination so portraits taken in dim or backlit environments still look natural – all without needing cloud processing.
Beyond these features, the two companies also previewed a new technology called Omni, described as the industry’s first on-device full-modal AI model designed for smartphones. Omni supports voice, video, and text inputs simultaneously, enabling live scene understanding and interactive question-and-answer capabilities directly on the device, which could eventually lead to more proactive and natural interactions between users and their phones.
The collaboration was also on display at the MediaTek booth during MWC, where attendees could try out the OPPO Find X9 Pro and see its on-device AI features in action alongside its telephoto imaging system with the OPPO Hasselblad Teleconverter. The OPPO Reno15 Pro was also part of the showcase, highlighting creative AI photography tools such as AI Motion Photo Eraser, AI Motion Photo Popout, and AI Flash Photography.
Another feature coming soon to the Find X9 lineup is Android Quick Share, which OPPO says it developed in collaboration with Google and MediaTek. The update will allow users to transfer files between OPPO smartphones and devices running iOS, iPadOS, and macOS without installing additional third-party apps, improving cross-platform file sharing, with the rollout expected to begin through a software update starting in March.
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