Review | Oppo Find N2 foldable phone a light, sturdy, compact competitor for Samsung Galaxy Fold 4 and for other Chinese models

The Chinese smartphone brand’s second-generation large foldable handset is lighter than the Find N1 and 5,000 yuan cheaper than Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 4

Unlike the latter it folds entirely flat, but its display when folded is small by 2022 standards. Processor and main camera are good enough but not top notch

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The main screen of the Oppo Find N2 when folded out. The new handset is more than a match for its Chinese competitors and a rival to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 4. Photo: Ben Sin

Published: 11:15am, 20 Dec 2022

The hotly contested foldable phone market in China got even more crowded last week when Oppo launched two handsets there.

Following Samsung’s strategy, Oppo has developed a larger, book-like folding device and a smaller, flip-phone-style foldable. We got our hands on the former, and it’s a solid and compact alternative not just to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 4 but to the half-dozen other competitors in China.

Design and hardware

Named the Find N2, the Oppo handset is a direct successor to last year’s surprise hit the Find N. Despite its dimensions and shape being similar to that device, the Find N2 is 42g lighter, at 233g, making it the lightest book-like foldable phone yet.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold 4 (left), which does not fold fully flat, and the Oppo Find N2, which does. Photo: Ben Sin

Oppo says it managed to shed weight by redesigning the hinge to use fewer moving components. Despite this, Oppo claims the hinge is more durable than that of the Find N1 and has been tested to withstand at least 400,000 folds by TUV labs.

From my testing I can say the hinge feels sturdy and well constructed, and it can stay in place mid-fold.

The Find N2, like its predecessor, differs from other foldables in that Oppo has opted to use a main screen that is wider than it is tall. The display has a diagonal span of 7.1 inches (18cm) in landscape format; when closed, it has a 5.5-inch display – which feels downright tiny by 2022 standards.

When folded the Oppo Find N2 has a 5.5-inch screen, which feels tiny by 2022 standards. Photo: Ben Sin

Both the outside and folding displays are top-notch OLED panels with refresh rates of up to 120Hz. Unlike Samsung’s Fold 4, the Find N2 can fold entirely flat.