Oppo’s Find N5 Folding Smartphone: A Thin and Powerful Device

Oppo has been a trendsetter on the smartphone stage, particularly in the realm of foldable smartphones. The company’s Find N5 folding smartphone is gaining attention for its claim that it’s as thin as the USB-C port will allow. We’ll have more details when the folding phone debuts globally in about two weeks. Unfortunately, this is one svelte smartphone that won’t be available in the United States anytime soon.

Oppo’s Find N5 Teased on Chinese Social Media

Oppo’s upcoming Find N5 flagship foldable has been making the rounds on Chinese social media. Oppo’s Find series product manager, Zhou Yibao, has been teasing the device since last month. The pictures so far reveal that the Find N5 is thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro Max when splayed out in tablet mode. Another photo shows its thickness relative to a stack of physical credit cards.

Specifications and Features

Information about the specifications inside the Find N5 is still limited, although Zhou summarized some specs on Weibo. The phone will rely on a "3D printed titanium alloy hinge" and will be the first Android device equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Extreme. In the U.S., the phone will be available with the Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite processor. Zhou also teased IPX9 waterproofing despite the super-thin chassis, although the rating is not enough to keep out dust. The Find N5 will charge fast at 50W and provide reverse charging for other devices.

Oppo’s Parent Brand and Future Plans

Oppo is OnePlus’s parent brand overseas. The companies merged years ago, and now, we look to what Oppo does with its marquee devices to see what’s coming to the U.S. through OnePlus down the pipeline. There’s still no successor to the well-rated OnePlus Open, which is why this has excited us all.

The Challenge of Foldable Smartphones

The biggest problem with foldables is that they’re still quite bulky when shut closed. It looks like manufacturers are all in the race to make theirs the thinnest they can be without compromising too much of the value-adds.