If you don’t live in China, your choice of foldable smartphones is limited. And if you like the retro side of flip phones, you had until now the choice between the Galaxy Z Flip 4 from Samsung, the Razr 2022 from Motorola, or the very robust Cat S22 Flip, more specialized.
These flip smartphones now have serious competition from a major Chinese manufacturer in the form of the Oppo Find N2 Flip, which has just launched internationally, having made its debut in China at the end of the year. ‘last year.
Described by Oppo as “a new benchmark for flips”, Oppo’s first clamshell smartphone offers a large cover screen in portrait mode, a fold-free hinge for the 6.8-inch main screen and a large battery. capacity, as well as a versatile camera system.
The Oppo Find N2 Flip with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage will cost €1,099, a slightly lower price than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, at €999. Here’s how the Oppo Find N2 Flip stacks up against the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4.
Technical characteristics
- Dimensions: 166.2 × 75.2 × 7.45mm (open) – 85.5 x 75.2 × 16.02mm (closed)
- Weight : 191g
- Colors: Astral Black, Moonlight Purple
- Main screen: 6.8-inch AMOLED foldable display, 120Hz, LTPO, 2520 x 1080 (21:9, 403ppi), 500 nits (typ)/1600 nits (peak), HDR10+
- Cover screen: 3.26-inch AMOLED display, 720 x 382 (17:9), 500 nits (typ)/900 nits (peak)
- BONE : Android 13 + Color
- Chipet: MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
- CPU: 8-core
- GPUs: ARM Mali-G710 MC10
- RAM: 8 GB
- Storage : 256 GB
- MicroSD card slot: No
- Main cameras: 50 MP f/1.8 (wide), 8 MP f/2.2 (ultra-wide)
- Front camera : 32MP f/2.4
- Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
- SIM slot: 2x Nano SIM
- Bluetooth: 5.3
- Wireless : WiFi 6
- NFC: Yes
- Ports: USB-C
- 3.5mm port: No
- Biometric security: fingerprint reader (on the side), face unlock
- Battery capacity: 4300mAh
- Battery charge : 44 W wired (SuperVOOC, 50% in 23 min)
- IP rating: No
- Price : €1,099 (8GB/256GB)
- Availablity : pre-order from February 15, on sale March 2
Features of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Dimensions: 167 x 79.8 x 7.6mm (open) – 86.5 x 79.8 x 17mm (closed)
- Weight : 200g
- Colors: Bora purple, graphite, rose gold, blue
- Main screen: 6.7-inch foldable display, Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, 2640 x 1080 (22:9, 426 ppi), 1,200 nits (peak), HDR10+
- Cover screen: 1.9-inch Super AMOLED, 260 x 512
- BONE : Android 12 (u/g to 13), OneUI 5.1
- Chipet: Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
- CPU: 8-core
- GPUs: Adreno 730
- RAM: 8 GB
- Storage : 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- MicroSD card slot: No
- Main cameras: 12 MP f/1.8 (wide), 12 MP f/2.2 (ultra-wide)
- Front camera : 10MP f/2.4
- Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
- SIM slot: Nano-SIM and eSIM
- Bluetooth: 5.2
- Wireless : WiFi 6
- NFC: Yes
- Ports: USB-C
- 3.5mm port: No
- Biometric security: fingerprint reader (on the side), face unlock
- Battery capacity: 3700mAh
- Battery charge : 25W wired (50% in 30min), 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless
- IP rating: IPX8
- Price : €999 (8GB/256GB)
- Availablity : available
One of the main features of the Find N2 Flip is its 3.26-inch, always-on, vertically oriented AMOLED cover display with 382 x 720 resolution. It’s the largest cover display on a smartphone. current flip, Oppo says, and it lets users do more things — reply to messages, adjust settings, answer calls and more — without opening the phone’s main screen.
For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 has a 1.9-inch screen with a definition of 260 x 512.
Available in black (Astral) and purple (Moonlit), the Find N2 Flip has polished aluminum sides, a fingerprint-resistant glass lid, and a micro-engraved wave pattern on the hinge. It weighs 191g and measures 7.45mm thick when open, and 16.02mm when closed.
The big hinge question
The main screen is a 6.8-inch AMOLED panel in 21:9 aspect ratio (2520 x 1080 pixels, 403 ppi), with an LTPO-adjustable refresh rate of up to 120 Hz and a typical brightness of 500 nits (1 600 nits peak).
Oppo makes a big deal of its second-gen Flex Hinge, which uses fewer components than the first-gen, leaving more room in the chassis for other things like a larger battery. On stage, Oppo spoke of the “most invisible crease” when the phone is open, while the press release describes it as “incredibly subtle”. This certainly poses a challenge for Samsung, whose Galaxy Z Flip 4 has a visible crease.
The second generation of Oppo’s Flexion hinge helps create an almost invisible crease when the Find N2 Flip is unfolded. Picture: Oppo.
Oppo claims the flex hinge has been independently certified (by TUV Rheinland) for 400,000 fold/unfold cycles, but although the phone folds flat with no gap between the screen halves, there is has no mention in the specs of an IP rating for dust and water resistance (the IPX8-rated Galaxy Z Flip 4 can withstand immersion in up to one meter of water but is not water resistant). dust).
Early reviews point to an IPX4 rating for the Find N2 Flip, which equates to a much lower level of water resistance (“splash water”).
The Find N2 Flip has a versatile camera system, co-developed with Hasselblad, based on a 50 MP f/1.8 main camera, complemented by an 8 MP f/2.2 ultra-wide camera and a selfie camera of 32 MP with autofocus. When the phone is closed, you can take selfies with the main camera, using the cover screen for preview.
The flex hinge, which can hold angles between 45 and 100 degrees, enables what Oppo calls FlexForm mode: low-angle shooting with preview on the lower half of the main screen, for example, or taking hands-free video call. If you’re taking a portrait with the main camera, dual preview lets your subject see a preview on the cover screen. A MariSilicon X imaging NPU helps the Find N2 Flip capture 4K video in low light conditions.
The Find N2 Flip runs on an optimized version of MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000+ SoC, with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. As with the Galaxy Z Flip 4, there’s no external storage expansion via a MicroSD card. The Find N2 Flip is powered by a high-capacity 4,300mAh battery that Oppo confidently claims “all-day battery life” for. 44W SuperVOOC wired charging should deliver a 50 per cent charge in 23 minutes, Oppo says, but there’s no support for wireless charging.
The Find N2 Flip runs Oppo’s ColorOS 13 and will receive four years of OS updates and five years of security updates.
As previously reported, the Oppo Find N2 Flip will cost – for an 8GB/256GB configuration – €1,099.90 in France.
Picture: Oppo.
Source: ZDNet.com