Oppo has officially announced that the Find N5, the world's thinnest book-style folding phone, will launch globally on February 20, and as a long-time fan of its predecessor, the OnePlus Open (which is marketed as the Oppo Find N3 in China), I’m feeling the excitement.
At an official Oppo event, I went hands-on with the Find N5, and I can tell you first-hand that this is an impressive device that genuinely feels like a normal slab phone when folded. I was amazed at just how thin the Find N5 felt in-hand, and can already foresee the device joining our list of the best Oppo phones (and, if availability allows, the best foldable phones).
While I can’t tell you detailed specs about the Find N5 yet, I can do you one better and show you the phone in all of its razor-thin glory. Check out the gallery below:
The Find N5 comes equipped with a triple-camera bump on the rear panel, and while the phone isn’t exactly light, it’s not noticeably heavier than a typical flagship.
What’s more, the crease on the inside of the phone's display – which I already barely noticed using the OnePlus Open – has been further reduced in both width and depth. It’s much flatter than the bold crease on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, and combined with the nicer ergonomics, I'm not sure why anyone would opt for Samsung's model.
Oppo claims that the Find N5 is the world’s new thinnest book-style foldable, which would mean besting the Honor Magic V3’s unfolded thickness of 4.4mm. As mentioned, I can't share specs just yet, but having handled the Find N5 myself, it certainly feels like another step forward for foldable phone design.
As The Verge mentions, that book-style qualification references the Huawei Mate XT tri-fold phone, which measures just 3.6mm thick when fully unfolded.
The Find N5 comes in two colors: black and white. The white color option features a reflective pattern similar to the pearlescent white colorway on the Oppo Find X8 Pro.
As for buttons, it’s typical Oppo fare – a volume rocker and power button on the right side and ringer switch on the left – though, when the phone is folded, these all naturally sit on the right-hand side.
Is this the OnePlus Open 2 in all but name?
As alluded to earlier, it's suspected that the rumored OnePlus Open 2 will inherit the design of the Oppo Find N5; the original OnePlus Open is, after all, effectively a rebranded Oppo Find N3. Oppo and OnePlus are both subsidiaries of Chinese company BBK Electronics and share a long history of common designs and technologies.
I’ve written at length about how enjoyable I found the OnePlus Open, and as the likely spiritual successor to that phone, the Oppo Find N5 has made a great first impression.
The Find N5 launches in global markets on February 20 – though it's highly unlikely to come to the US, as is standard for Oppo phones. The Find N5's imminent global release does, however, suggest that the OnePlus Open 2 isn't far away for US consumers.
What do you think of the Oppo Find N5? Would you pick an Oppo foldable over the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold? Let me know in the comments below.
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