OPPO has made folding screen phones before, but it was the first attempt. With the second version, the Oppo Find N2, it improved things to such an extent that you could be forgiven for thinking it was one of the many later versions. It opens satisfactorily.

The creases are less noticeable and, crucially, it weighs 30 grams less than the Samsung Z Fold 4. It's even lighter than the 240-gram iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the weight reduction is immediately noticeable with other foldable devices - but it's certainly important to say that the Samsung is bigger, since the internal display is half an inch larger.

Design & Display

While the design is similar in size and overall feel to the initial Find N, it's a big step forward on the inside, as the Find N2 is 42 grams lighter than its predecessor.

The phone has a 7.1-inch 1920 × 1792 spread-out internal display and a 5.54-inch 2120 × 1080 external display - both of which are variable refresh rate screens up to 120Hz. Today, the external display may seem small compared to many phones, but it's actually more than enough for making calls and texting, and if you're browsing, you may want to open the phone for a larger screen experience.

Some people will find the external display smaller than the ideal size, but of course there are other foldable options with larger external displays. Because of the shorter dimensions of this foldable phone, the internal screen is a rectangle, longer horizontally compared to Samsung's square screen.

OPPO Find N2

Compared to the Find N we saw earlier this year, the bezel of the outer screen has been reduced by nearly half .

We've already mentioned the weight - the thickness is also slightly reduced to 14.6 mm (7.4 mm when unfolded), which is comparable to Samsung, but not as thin as the thinner design of the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2.

The key change here is the new Flexion hinge for both the Find N2 and Find N2 Flip. Oppo says it's guaranteed to open and close 400,000 times (like the Honor Magic Vs). It's made from 100 different components, but previously used fewer parts in favor of lighter materials like carbon fiber and aerospace-grade alloys.

The new hinge means that the display crease has been reduced by 67%, which is obviously a welcome change. When you unfold the phone, the crease in the display is less visible unless you run your fingers over it.

However, it certainly does not interfere with the full-screen experience. When closed, there is no gap between the two halves of the device. The two halves close with a satisfying slap, but the motion of opening and closing the phone is smooth - you certainly don't feel any clunkiness to it. You can partially open the device and use it, but you may not actually do so.

The Find N2 doesn't have any water resistance rating, which may be due to the hinge - Samsung's Z Fold 4 is water resistant. Three color options are available in China, white and green, with Gorilla Glass on the back.

Specifications and cameras

As you might expect, there's an impressive array of technology on offer here, supporting Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip from the middle of last year - presumably this was designed too early for the recently released 8 Gen 2. Elsewhere there's 12GB of RAM and 256/512GB of storage. 67W fast charging is also available, but as with other foldable devices, there's no wireless charging.

Thankfully, there are also some powerful Hasselblad-tweaked cameras with a 50MP Sony IMX890 wide sensor, a 48MP ultra-wide camera (also for macro shooting) and a 32MP RGBW 2x telephoto camera that reduces noise for better portraits and zooms. For most people, this system will be great - it's fast and the pictures are great.

Both selfie cameras for each display are 32GB with very good images. Unsurprisingly, Oppo's own MariSilicon X image processor is also included. Like the Snapdragon chip used, this is not the best you can get, probably due to the lead time required to produce such devices. Presumably, as the demand for foldable increases, so do the resources used to develop them.

Oppo Find N2 first judgment

The hardware shown here is excellent and defies the "hard to follow" label. The price discussion may be moot, as we don't think this will launch globally, but it does mean that the prospect of future Oppo foldables is coveted.