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The global variant of the OPPO Find N2 Flip launched today. OPPO was kind enough to send us a review unit. You can check out the OPPO Find N2 Flip unboxing video below the article, along with some hands-on images of the device. Considering I’ve spent a couple of days using the device at this point, I do have some initial impressions already, which we’ll talk more about in the remainder of this article.
OPPO nailed in the hardware department
The OPPO Find N2 Flip did launch in China back in December, so we knew what to expect out of it. The global unit is basically the same, but it comes with global software on top. That being said, images on their own don’t say all that much, of course. I had high hopes for this device, hardware-wise, and OPPO didn’t disappoint. The OPPO Find N2 Flip, based on my first impressions, has the best clamshell foldable hardware in the market. I’ve used quite a few foldable smartphones thus far, and it does seem like OPPO nailed it.
This phone not only has a gapless design when folded, but its crease is barely visible. It’s a lot less visible than the one on the Galaxy Z Flip 4, and it’s not even close. You can barely feel it under your fingers. All that thanks to OPPO’s New Generation Flexion Hinge that is used here. That is basically the same hinge as the one OPPO used in the Find N2, a phone that I reviewed not long ago. Folding and unfolding the device is a joy, it feels robust, and the same goes for when the phone is sitting in folded and unfolded states. Some foldable phones need a slight push when unfolded to move a bit, this one does not. It sits in the unfolded state as a regular phone (in terms of feel), which is great.
The phone feels immensely thin when unfolded
The phone feels immensely thin in the hand when unfolded. That’s not surprising, as it measures only 7.5mm in that state. When folded, it measures 16mm in terms of thickness. It is wider than the Galaxy Z Flip 4, but it also has a considerably larger display on the outside. It features a 3.26-inch panel there, compared to a 1.9-inch unit on Samsung’s clamshell foldable. Considering the sheer size of it, it’s easy to check the notifications, control your music, handle your alarm clock settings, and more. The fact this panel is vertically-aligned also helps, that’s for sure. I do hope OPPO will add more functionality to it as time goes by, though, but more on that in the full review.
I’ve also noticed that the fingerprint scanner works really well, and that the phone is not that heavy in the hand. It weighs 191 grams, which is less than most regular phones with 6.8-inch displays. That is the size of its main, foldable panel, by the way. The performance was also quite good in these couple of days I’ve been using it. I still didn’t have a chance to test out more demanding games, but the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ does seem to be doing its job. OPPO seems to have optimized this phone well, at least based on my initial impressions.
Check out the OPPO Find N2 Flip unboxing below, along with some hands-on images
I won’t really get into the cameras or the battery life at this point, as both require more testing on my part, of course. The point is, my initial impressions are really good. Thus far, the OPPO Find N2 Flip is definitely the best clamshell foldable I’ve handled, hardware-wise, and that’s not surprising at all. It’s in line with the OPPO Find N2 in terms of quality, which is great to see. I’m working on a full review as we speak, and it will be coming in the near future, so stay tuned for that.
Check out what sits inside the #OPPOFindN2Flip retail box (global unit) 🔽 #android pic.twitter.com/jTGc8uYC1Y
— Kristijan Lucic (@MrKrisWhyNot) February 15, 2023
