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MWC 2026: Oppo, MediaTek Join Hands to Showcase New On Device AI Capabilities for Future Smartphones

MWC 2026: Oppo, MediaTek Join Hands to Showcase New On-Device AI Capabilities for Future Smartphones

The new AI-related announcements were made at MediaTek’s AI for Life keynote during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026.

Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal | Updated: 5 March 2026 13:40 IST

MWC 2026: Oppo, MediaTek Join Hands to Showcase New On-Device AI Capabilities for Future Smartphones

AI Translate and AI Portrait Glow will offer similar performance as cloud-based features

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Highlights

The Oppo Find X9 series will soon get updated AI features
On-device AI features will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC
Oppo and MediaTek also previewed an on-device AI model dubbed Omni

Oppo and MediaTek jointly announced new on-device artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for future smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026. The two companies are collaborating to develop and deploy new AI features for Oppo phones that do not require cloud connectivity to function. The announcements were made at MediaTek's AI for Life keynote on Wednesday. The main highlight was a preview of the jointly developed Omni AI model, which can be deployed and run entirely on-device, powered by MediaTek's chipsets.

Oppo and MediaTek Showcase On-Device AI Capabilities

In a newsroom post, Oppo detailed the announcements made by both companies during the MWC 2026 keynote session. Jason Liao, President of the Oppo Research Institute, said, “On-device Compute is a cornerstone of Oppo's AI strategy, making AI a perceptible, real-time experience integrated into everyday usage.” The company highlighted that the technology enables low-latency, privacy-preserving, and personalised AI experiences.

Oppo and MediaTek announced that they worked together to bring new on-device AI features and improve existing tools via the chipmaker's flagship mobile platforms. As part of the collaboration, the AI Translate and AI Portrait Glow features in the Oppo Find X9 series will be improved. Powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, the new features are said to offer performance at a similar level as cloud-based tools. It will be rolled out via the upcoming ColorOS 16 update.

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Notably, the press note stated that boosted AI Translate achieved about 15 percent of improvement in accuracy, as well as better multilingual translation. Similarly, the upgraded on-device AI Portrait Glow feature is said to be better at analysing and reconstructing scene illumination.

Additionally, the two companies also shared a technology preview of Omni, an on-device AI model capable of multi-modal understanding. It supports voice, video, and text input to help users get relevant answers to their queries. It is unclear when Oppo plans to release the AI model to its smartphones, and which phones will be the first to get it.

The smartphone maker added that at MWC 2026, the Oppo Find X9 Pro was shortlisted for the best smartphone award at the Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards, which is organised annually by GSMA.

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OPPO Find X9

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Slim and compact IP69-rated design
Bright and fast AMOLED display
Good battery life
Capable primary and telephoto cameras
Gaming grade hardware
Smooth and updated software

Bad
Selfie video needs work

Read detailed OPPO Find X9 review

Display 6.59-inch

Processor MediaTek Dimensity 9500

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB, 16GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 7025mAh

OS Android 16

Resolution 1256x2760 pixels

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OPPO Find X9 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Fresh-new IP69-rated design
Vibrant display with skinny bezel
Smooth software experience
Feature-rich software with useful AI add-ons
Excellent battery life with fast charging speeds
Impressive overall camera performance

Bad
Teleconverter mount blocks access to other cameras

Read detailed OPPO Find X9 Pro review

Display 6.78-inch

Processor MediaTek Dimensity 9500

Front Camera 50-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 200-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 7500mAh

OS Android 16

Resolution 1272x2772 pixels

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For details of the latest launches and news from Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, OnePlus, Oppo and other companies at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, visit our MWC 2026 hub.

Further reading: MWC 2026, MWC 26, Oppo, MediaTek, On device AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Smartphones

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