Oppo Find N2 Flip: Everything you need to know

 Oppo Find N2 Flip: Everything you need to know

Oppo is taking the fight to Samsung with the Find N2 Flip, a clamshell foldable phone that’s easily designed as a direct contender to the o- so-popular Galaxy Z Flip 4.

And for the first time with one of Oppo’s foldables, that fight isn’t limited to China, as Oppo has launched the Find N2 Flip in Europe – for lower than Samsung’s immolation. Bring it on.

 

When will the Oppo Find N2 Flip be released worldwide?

 

Oppo revealed the Find N2 Flip on the second day of its 2022 Inno Day event ( the same event where it preliminarily launched the first Find N) on 15 December, giving it a launch in China at the same time. The company then also gave the phone an international launch on 15 February, and it hit store shelves on 2 March – though it’s doubtful it ever reach the US.

The Find N2 Flip was launched in China alongside the book-style, but curiously that phone isn’t presently set to be launched internationally. We’re also awaiting the traditional Oppo Find X6 flagship phones to launch soon too, but it looks like that will be a little later.

 

How much does the Find N2 Flip cost?

Oppo has pulled off a little bit of achievement than in the UK, where the Find N2 Flip costs just £849(around $1,000). That’s£ 150 lower than the starting price of its biggest rival, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, and £100 lower than the Motorola Razr 2022.

 

In the UK you can buy the Find N2 Flip direct from Oppo, from Amazon, or from major networks, Carphone Warehouse, or stores like Currys.

 

That price could give the Find N2 Flip a serious market advantage – especially since despite being cheaper, it’s not really any lower spec than those other options. It indeed vessels with 256 GB of RAM – to get that storage in the Samsung would bring £1,059.

 

It’s more precious in Europe, where it’ll set you back €1,199 – that’s actually further than the €1,099 Z Flip 4, though similar once you factor in the added storage, and it’s a direct match for the Razr 2022.

 

Anyone who buys the phone will also get a free six-month trial of Google One cloud storage, with 100 GB of space.

 

What are the Find N2 Flip specs and design?

 

From the outside, there are many effects about the Find N2 Flip that incontinently stand out – especially when compared to rivals like the Z Flip 4 and Razr.

 

 

The big bone is the cover display, which isn't only the biggest around at 3.26in, but is also arranged in a vertical, portrait orientation. Don’t worry, this isn’t like the cover displays on big foldables – you’re not anticipated to use it to navigate the normal Android interface – but the larger size gives you further space for Oppo’s included widgets, and the portrait orientation is more suited to selfies.

 

Otherwise, the Find N2 Flip is enough similar in size and shape to the Samsung flip phone, with an also blocky design. It’s indeed principally the same weight, at 191g to the Z Flip 4’s 187g.

 

It launched in black, gold, and purple finishes in China, though the gold design won’t leave the Chinese market. The two sanctioned international finishes also are Astral Black – which has slightly frosted, textured glass – and Moonlit Purple, which is a glossier finish.

 

 

The Flip uses the same 2nd- gen Flexion hinge as the regular Find N2, which Oppo says should last 400,000 folds – enough for 200 a day for five years. It folds completely flat, meaning there’s nearly no gap between the two halves when the phone is shut.

 

One strike is that there’s no IP rating, in discrepancy to Samsung’s IPX8 water- resistance – Oppo still says it should survive splashes, but it’s not officially rated.

 

The internal display is a 6.8in screen (again similar to Samsung), with a 1- 120Hz LTPO AMOLED panel, so should deliver excellent quality. As for the external display, that’s a3.26 in screen limited to a 60Hz refresh rate.

 

As for the chipset, there’s a bit of a surprise then. The Find N2 Flip is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ – not the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 set up in the regular. Oppo says it worked with MediaTek on a custom version of the chip with better power effectiveness, which should help allay any battery concerns caused by the form factor.

 

In China RAM goes from 8 GB to 16 GB, while storage is either 256 GB or 512 GB – but the international version is fixed at 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB storage.

Speaking of which, the phone has a 4300mAh battery (bigger than Samsung’s 3700mAh), so either way, this seems likely to be an all-day phone. 44W wired charging should keep it outgunned up quickly too, though it’s a shame there’s no wireless charging option.

 

As for cameras, Oppo has prioritized the main camera, with a 50Mp shooter using the IMX890 sensor – the same main camera it uses in the Find N2. That’s joined by an 8Mp ultrawide, plus a 32Mp punch-hole selfie camera on the internal screen.

Eventually, software the phone will launch running Android 13 with Oppo’s ColorOS 13 on top. Impressively, Oppo is guaranteeing four years of Android version updates – through to Android 17 – and a fifth year of security support. That’s a match for Samsung’s pledge, and better indeed than Google’s.

 

Here are the full specs:

·         6.8in, 120Hz AMOLED internal display

·         3.26in, 60Hz cover display

·         MediaTek Dimensity 9000+

·         8GB RAM

·         256GB storage

·         4300mAh battery

·         44W wired charging

·         Cameras:

o    50Mp, f/1.8 main camera

o    8Mp, f/2.2 ultrawide camera

o    32Mp, f/2.4 selfie camera

·         166.2 x 75.2 x 7.5mm (unfolded) or 85.5 x 75.2 x 16mm (folded)

·         191g

·         Android 13 with ColorOS 13

Until we get the chance to try it for ourselves