Oppo's New Folding Phone is The Lightest One I've Ever Carried - CNET

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When I deliberation of foldable phones, ample devices that are excessively cumbersome to transportation astir instantly travel to mind. Oppo's latest foldable phone, the Find N2, is opening to alteration my mind.

The Chinese company's caller phone, announced connected Wednesday, is the lightest foldable instrumentality you tin find -- adjacent compared to its biggest rival, the Galaxy Z Fold 4. It's besides the shortest foldable I've ever used.

Foldable phones look to beryllium inherently chunky, which is 1 of their large shortcomings, but Oppo has managed to marque awesome advancement with the Find N2, which is 42 grams (42!) lighter than its predecessor known arsenic the Find N. Oppo credits its upgraded "Flexion" hinge for helping make a lightweight phone. Oppo says it reduced the fig of components required to physique the hinge and introduced materials similar c fibre and a "high-strength alloy" that is utilized successful the aviation industry.

Apart from its applicable size, the Find N2 includes each the trappings of a 2022 foldable flagship. It has a almighty Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset, 2 arsenic responsive displays, fast-charging, and coagulated cameras. However, determination is nary authoritative IP standing for h2o and particulate resistance, and you astir apt won't beryllium capable to bargain this phone, adjacent if you were interested. The Find N2 is presently earmarked for a China-only release. However, Oppo has besides launched a caller flip phone, akin to the Galaxy Z Flip 4, and it's expected to person an planetary merchandise successful the coming months. There was nary pricing disposable for the Find N2 astatine the clip of this writing.

The Find N2 is simply a shortie

The Find N2's plan is akin to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4's successful that it is simply a book-style foldable phone. However, 1 cardinal difference is that the Find N2 feels overmuch much compact, The Find N2 is astir 1 inch shorter than the Z Fold 4. Think iPhone 13 Mini in presumption of height, but backed with treble the thickness. It besides has a differenct facet ratio of 17.7:9. This means erstwhile you unfold the Find N2, it morphs into a squarish surface arsenic opposed to the much rectangular show seen connected the Z Fold 4.

Like I mentioned earlier, the Find N2 is besides the lightest commercially disposable foldable phone. At 233 grams, the Find N2 is 30 grams lighter than the Z Fold 4. It besides weighs little than the iPhone 14 Pro Max by a fewer grams. This lightweight plan makes it easier to woody with the inherent heft of a foldable phone.

All these qualities marque for a much portable foldable phone. I consciousness much comfy storing it successful my pouch without worrying that it mightiness autumn oregon instrumentality out. This square-like surface besides makes the Find N2 basal retired from Samsung and Huawei's competing devices contempt the galore similarities betwixt these phones.

The Find N2 has a astir creaseless display

Oppo admits the Find N2's main show has a crease, but it's hardly discernible. In my abbreviated clip with the Find N2, I hardly ever saw oregon felt the crease. In fact, I needed to maneuver the surface to conscionable that close space (in a agleam room) to spot it. While a wholly creaseless telephone is ideal, the Find N2's didn't fuss maine astatine all. As for durability, Oppo says the Find N2 has been tested up to 400,000 folds.

The Find N's interior surface measures 7.1-inches and offers a 120Hz refresh complaint Meanwhile, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a 7.6-inch interior display. The Find N2 besides has a 5.5-inch AMOLED outer screen, which mightiness consciousness abbreviated to those who are utilized to taller phones.

The Find N2 has a triple-lens rear camera

The Find N2 has a polished Hasselblad-branded camera module. There are 3 rear cameras consisting of a 50-megapixel main camera, a 48-megapixel ultrawide, and a 32-megapixel telephoto lens. In general, the Find N2 took impressively agleam photos adjacent successful low-light environments. It was besides large to person a telephoto camera susceptible of a 2x optical zoom, which is 1x little than the Z Fold. There is besides enactment for 10-bit RAW and afloat manual power with Hasselblad interface elements.

Like its foldable rival from Samsung, the Find N2 has an amusing diagnostic that lets you usage the screen surface arsenic a viewfinder for taking selfies with the rear camera. That's a large woody due to the fact that front-facing cameras are usually little prime than the main cameras connected the backmost of the phone.

Oppo's Find N2 besides has a diagnostic called FlexForm Mode, which moves the app you're utilizing to the apical of the surface portion displaying the controls astatine the bottommost erstwhile the telephone is positioned half-open. This allows you to spot the camera connected a aboveground -- accidental a array -- and seizure a taxable from a top-down angle. In my case, I utilized it to instrumentality pictures of my canine sleeping connected the level and ended up getting immoderate chill images from a lower-angle. I wouldn't person been capable to seizure that changeable arsenic easy with a regular, non-folding phone. Samsung's foldable phones besides person a akin bundle enactment called Flex Mode.

I haven't thoroughly tested the Find N2, but Oppo's 2nd foldable telephone impressed maine during the abbreviated clip I spent with it. The Find N2 has a refreshingly compact plan for a foldable, 2 crisp screens, dependable cameras, and accelerated charging. With its shorter design, the Find N2 proves it's imaginable to plan a telephone with a tablet-sized surface that's inactive portable. The squarish signifier besides differentiates the Find N2 from its main Android rival, the Galaxy Z Fold 4. It's a shame the Find N2 volition lone beryllium disposable successful China -- astatine slightest for now.

Oppo foldables vs. Samsung foldables

Display size, resolution Dimensions (Millimeters) Weight (Ounces, Grams) Mobile bundle (at launch) Camera Front-facing camera Video capture Processor Storage RAM Battery/Charger Fingerprint sensor Connector Headphone jack Special features

Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G	Oppo Find N (China-launch only)	Oppo Find N 2	Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G
External: 6.2-inch AMOLED (2,268x832 pixels); Internal: 7.6-inch AMOLED (2,208x1,768 pixels)	External: 5.94-inch AMOLED, Internal: 7.1-inch AMOLED	External: 5.54-inch AMOLED (2,120 x 1,080 pixels) 120 Hz Internal: 7.1-inch (1,792 x 1920 pixels) 120Hz	Internal: 7.6-inch AMOLED (2176 x 1812 pixels) External: 6.2-inch HD+ (2,316 x 904)
Folded: 67x158x16mm (hinge) ~14.4mm (sagging); unfolded: 128x158x6.4mm	Unfolded: 132.6 x 140.2 x 8.0 mm	Folded: 132.2mm x 72.6mm x 14.6mm Unfolded: 132.2mm x 140.5mm x 7.4mm	Folded: 67.1 mm x 155.1 mm x 15.8mm(Hinge) ~ 14.2mm(Sagging); Unfolded: 130.1 x 155.1 x 6.3mm
271 grams	275g	233 grams (black) 237 grams (green, white)	263g
Android 11	Android 11	Android 13	Android 12L
12-megapixel (ultrawide), 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (telephoto)	50-megapixel (main), 16-megapixel (ultra-wide), 13-megapixel (telephoto)	50-megapixel (main), 48-megapixel (ultrawide), 32-megapixel (telephoto)	50-megapixel (main), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 10-megapixel (telephoto)
4-megapixel (under display), 10-megapixel (front cover)	32-megapixel (exterior), 32-megapixel (interior)	32-megapixel	4-megapixel (under display), 10-megapixel (front cover)
4K	4K	4K	4K
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus 1
256GB/512GB	256GB/512GB	256GB/ 512GB	256GB/512GB/1TB
12GB	8GB/12GB	12GB/16GB	12GB
4,400 mAh	4,500 mAH (4500mAh 33W SUPERVOOC 15W AIRVOOC 10W Reverse Wireless Charging)	4,520 mAh, 67W accelerated charger	4,400mAh, 25W accelerated charger
Side	Side	Side	Side
USB-C	USB-C	USB-C	USB-C
No	No	No	No
5G-enabled; Foldable display, 120Hz refresh complaint (front screen and main display), water-resistance, S Pen support	5G, foldable display, 120Hz	5G, foldable display, lightest foldable telephone (233 grams), 2x optical zoom, 20x integer zoom, splash-proof	Foldable phone, 30x optical, 30x abstraction zoom, IPX8, 25-watt fast-charging (no in-box charger)