Oppo is gearing up to debut its most ambitious folding phone yet, with the international launch of the Find N5 scheduled for 20 February. However, I’ve already got my hands on one.
It means we can gain early insight into the company’s newest Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Pixel 9 Pro Fold rival, as well as speculate on how this latest entry in the company’s Find N series will influence the hotly anticipated OnePlus Open 2.
As you can see from the above trailer, Oppo isn’t exactly being shy about the Find N5’s existence and the company’s willingness to seed units to media and tease key details about the device shows that they have confidence in its ability to impress.
I mention this partly because, as of right now, while I have the Find N5 in hand, I can’t reveal any of its specifications or other tidbits beyond anything the company has already mentioned publicly, until after it launches on 20 February.
The headline feature is its svelte profile, clocking in only slightly thicker than the USB-C port (which itself measures in at 2.6mm) set into its base. While not confirmed, it looks set to take the Honor Magic V3‘s crown as the world’s thinnest ‘book-style’ foldable – a clarification that helps set the N5 apart from the even slimmer (3.6mm when fully opened) tri-folding Huawei Mate XT that I spent time with last September, and that’s scheduled for an international launch on 18 February.
Despite its wafer-thin profile, the Find N5 is a pleasingly sturdy foldable in the hand, a trait that Oppo’s Billy Zhang has backed up by stating that it’s the company’s strongest yet (his social media header image also depicts the N5 as thinner than a standard graphite pencil).
Despite its wafer-thin profile, the Find N5 is a pleasingly sturdy foldable in the hand
Meanwhile, Oppo CPO and OnePlus co-founder Pete Lau has confirmed that the Find N5 packs IPX6, IPX8 and IPX9 certification against various methods of water ingress.
Lau’s clear investment in the Find N5 also bodes well for his company’s next folding phone – the rumoured OnePlus Open 2. Assuming OnePlus takes the same approach as it did with its debut foldable – the original OnePlus Open (which shared the bulk of its design, hardware and software with the Oppo Find N3 that launched around the same time) – the Find N5 is a promising looking donor device.
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Even with its notable waistline, the Find N5 retains a three-stage physical alert slider, meaning the OnePlus Open 2 is all but confirmed to do the same. Volume rocker placement is high on the right side, while it’s assumed the Open 2 will also share in the N5’s Hasselblad-tuned rear triple camera system, which features a periscopic telephoto sensor.
Separately, Lau has highlighted the reduced crease on the phone’s main folding display, which I’ve also snapped against the light in the slideshow above, so you can get a sense of just how visible it is. The sample I’ve photographed is the Cosmic Black colourway, while the Misty White model, with a polished silver frame and a patterned back can be seen in the official teaser video at the top of the story.
We also know that the Find N5 is set to arrive running the company’s latest ColorOS 15 user experience, running atop Android 15, just as debuted on its recent Find X8 series flagship candybar phone line. Making the same comparisons with the OnePlus 13, the Open 2 will also arrive running on the company’s OxygenOS 15.
Speaking of international releases, while the Find N5’s launch is framed as a global release, Oppo’s phones aren’t readily available in major markets like the US, though OnePlus is.
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So, even if the Find N5 isn’t available where you’re based, it’s possible that the extremely similar Open 2 will be.
However, it remains to be seen how much either of these devices will cost, and whether they can truly rival the best foldables around.