After several weeks of speculation, Oppo introduced Oppo Find N5, its folding cell of the last generation. This is the thinnest folding in the market, and Oppo also took measures for several critical comments regarding the past generation, Oppo will find N3. The result is folding, which confirms that if you want one of these phones, now is the time.
Oppo Find N5 also solves some of the public problems about these phones. When I use the Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Pixel 9 Pro Pro, people usually ask me if this is enough if the folding screen is noticeable, how difficult the battery lasts or how good the chambers are.
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And although there is still a margin of improvement for folding, I believe that Oppo discovers that N5 does it very well. These are our first impressions.
It folds a little thicker than a regular cell phone
With a thickness of only 4.21 mm, when it is open, Oppo will find N5 extremely thin. Even more impressive is that it measures a thickness of 8.93 mm, when it is folded, which makes it a little thicker than a regular cell phone, despite a large secondary screen. It is so thin that OPPO had to configure the USB-C port.
Let’s place these numbers in the context: it weighs only two grams more than the iPhone 16 Pro Max and less than a millimeter thicker than Ultra Galaxy S25. This is 3 mm thinner and 10 grams easier than the Galaxy Z Fold 6. It is also more subtle and lighter than the special publication Galaxy Z Fold, which Samsung launched last year as the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Open is almost a millimeter than a thick one Pixel 9 Pro Fold, but also weighs almost 30 grams less.
What happens to the previous applicant for the thinnest folding phone? I like to use the Magic V3 Honor, but although Oppo finds N5 almost identical to weight, it occupies a thickness of 0.2 mm. Honor has already opened on the way to be thin and light, but found that N5 was taking a step forward.
Fantastic and large screen
If you always wanted a folding mini -ipad, you are not looking for anymore: Oppo Find N5 has a screen, more than the iPad mini, and this is the closest that we have strengthened from the “final” form of the factor for folding. Oppo also managed to significantly reduce the fold, which is also difficult to capture in the photograph. Suppose that out of 10 attempts, I understood it in only one.
Open, find the N5 has an OLED screen with 8.12 inch compatible with the Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HDR Vivid, the frequency of dynamic update 1-120 Hz and the maximum glow of 2100 NIT. Complex, the screen measures 6.62 inch with the same screen functions, greater maximum brightness, anguish of Dolbi and compatibility with Ultra HDR.
Above you can use an optical pencil on the Oppo Find N5 screen. And unlike Galaxy Z Fold 6, you can use an optical pencil on both screens.
There are no concessions from the point of view of the battery and loading
What about autonomous work and loading? Of course, such a thin folding phone will lead to a smaller battery or a slower load? The answer is not: with 5600 mAh, Oppo Find has a large battery than any “ordinary” folding phone. For comparison, Galaxy Z Fold 6 has a 4400 mAh battery, Pixel 9 Pro Fold 4.650 mAh and OnePlus Open 4.805 mAh.
This is possible because he uses Silicon Carbide Battery of the second generation, the technology that we saw with fantastic results in the phones of honor, and this will become a common denominator of the next years.
In addition, like other OPPO and OnePlus phones, N5 finds a fast charge of 80 watts, which charges the battery 100% in about 50 minutes. It is also compatible with a wireless load of 50 W, although for this you will need a magnetic load case, since it is not compatible with the QI2 standard.
Exclusive equipment with several concessions
You can wonder where the pen is, and it would be natural to think that durability can be one of them, but that would be a mistake. Find N5 is the first folding phone with the IPX9 standard with IPX6 and IPX8, which means that the planes will resist high pressure. You could probably go through a dishwasher, and that would be good. Nevertheless, there is no classification of dust resistance, so it is unclear whether it will survive in a sandstorm; I think he will do this, but Oppo decided not to pay in order to confirm this for it.
So where is the pen? There are two that stand out and differ in importance. Firstly, the processor: Oppo Find N5 uses Elite Snapdragon 8, but this is a 7 -collar version instead of 8 cores used by the highest cell phones with a high level. This should not be of great importance from the point of view of performance, and, conversely, it should be more effective and, therefore, offer a longer time of autonomous work.
Perhaps the most important update is in the cells that, although they have amazing specifications, are not related to other Oppo or OnePlus phones. It has a triple configuration of the camera, with a 50 -megapixel basic lens, a 50 -megapixel televompcejective with a 3 -fold optical scaling and a wide angle of 8 megapixels. A wide angle is the most useless lens, and comparing it with other folds, the Magic V3 Honor has a large angle of 40 megapixels.
Oppo will find N5 the best folding of 2025?
He has long been preparing that he did not feel like a cut version of the “common” mobile phone, and Oppo Find N5 is the closest that I found in this vision. On paper, he offers the most complete experience today, a folding cell phone, and my first impressions confirm this statement, although it has yet to be seen in the next few days.
While Pixel 9 Pro Flod is still quite competitive, Galaxy Z Fold 6 will probably lose in all aspects, especially in size and weight. My sister recently examined the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and after short use, she decided not to buy it. He summed up this better: “I played with Samsung Fold, and it is pretty hard, right?”
Original text Nirave Gondhia. You can read the original English version here.
Source: Digital Trends
