today we're going to review a newcomer
to the folding phone realm this is the
oppo find n
oppo is marketing this phone as a
novelty to necessity which is a bold
claim considering that most folding
phones are still in the novelty realm
one of the prerequisites though of
moving from novelty to necessity is
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it's time to find out if the oppo find n
is novelty necessity
or nuked
let's get started
[Applause]
[Music]
the oppo find n
right off the bat i'm going to be honest
with you
while this folding phone might be a bit
different than the rest
it's still way up there in price this
guy sits right around fifteen hundred
dollars
so yeah it is cheaper than samsung's
galaxy fold three at eighteen hundred
but it still costs substantially more
than a normal regular brick phone
even a flagship
so the price alone kinda leaves it in
the novelty department
form factor wise though i do think i
like it a bit better than the fold three
while the galaxy fold three is skinnier
and longer this guy is shorter
but makes up for the length with girth
and a very usable front screen which
you'll see in a second
it also shuts tight nowhere or light
gaps to be seen between the halves it's
very different than the galaxy fold
series which leaves a gap between the
inner screens while shut and allows
light through
and finally here's the front screen
girthy functional and reachable all with
one hand
inside the phone with both halves open
up it's basically a square which is
great for consuming square content like
instagram and youtube videos from 2007.
it does have multitasking though but we
aren't here for the software we're here
for the hardware if this 1500 phone is
indeed a necessity then it will be
durable
oppo is bragging about a 12 layer inner
display one of which is an ultra thin
glass we'll see if that layer is on top
or not
as we can see with the exterior screen
the top layer is plastic
a plastic screen protector that is
with that gone we continue up our most
scale of hardness
pass the plastic at level two to glass
which is level five or six
the oppo find in is using gorilla glass
victus which scratches at a level six
with deeper grooves at a level seven
very normal
the inner screen however
a level two with deeper grooves at a
level three
we knew this was coming but it's still a
little crazy how soft it is fingernails
coins and dust are especially a worry
since this thing does close tight
trapping contaminants inside the display
should always definitely be cleaned or
wiped off before closing
the ultra thin glass oppo is talking
about is not one of the surface layers
and maybe we'll be able to find it
during the teardown until then let's
continue the exterior front screen glass
is also protecting a 32 megapixel hole
punch selfie camera and the sides of the
phone are made from
metal
kind of cool how we can check two sides
at the same time when it's shut like
this
the volume rocker is metal and the
fingerprint scanner is scratchable but
recessed
the metal at the top of the phone has a
microphone hole but the spine which is
signed designed for find bear in mind
the grind shall leave behind silver
straight lined
oppo says there are 136 different
components that make up the complexity
inside of this hinge so it's good to see
the exterior as metal a durable material
let's cross our fingers that we don't
see all 136 parts from the inside
during this video the bottom of course
has our 33 watt fast charge usb c port
as well as a dual sim card tray which
does have a water resistant rubber ring
around the opening go to siapo has put
some thought into water resistance even
if it's not officially rated like the
galaxy flip and foldar the back of the
apple fine den is a heavily textured
piece of glass
the lines you see left behind on the
glass are actually little pieces of my
razor blade the level 6 glass is
actually sanding down my level 5
stainless steel instead of my knife
durability testing the phone
the phone is durability testing my knife
i do like the textured glass though i do
wish more phones had it as far as
cameras go we have a 13 megapixel
telephoto camera up top 50 megapixel
main sensor in the center and 16
megapixel ultra wide camera down at the
bottom all protected with little glass
circles of their own along with the dual
tone led flash
back to the hinge since it's one of the
things that makes this phone unique it
can hold its position in different
places while it's being opened and one
big perk over samsung's folding phone is
that the oppo find ends crease in the
center is 80 percent less visible due to
the larger curve radius it has while
closed i know that that crease is a deal
breaker for some people and oppo has
done a good job of hiding it they also
hide burns pretty well even after 30
seconds the screen is still pretty well
intact i can tell there is some minor
melting on the square 7.1 inch 120 hertz
plastic inner display but not too shabby
all things considered the outer screen
is a 5.5 inch amoled and actually only
makes it 20 seconds before getting
permanently damaged which proves to us
once again that nobody should be burning
their screen with a lighter thanks for
coming to my ted talk
finally though it's time to bend the
oppo in ways that make you say uh-oh
hold on i almost forgot out of necessity
i will once again venture outside so you
don't have to all for the dust test with
no official water resistance and 136
moving parts inside of the hinge let's
see how much of this dust can actually
get inside it makes me extremely nervous
that there is no extra space between the
two halves though kind of hard to shut
it with all these rocks and pebbles
inside
with all the obstructions there's
definitely a gap now i'll wiggle the
dust around on the screen and hinge for
good measure
and get some good coating on the
backside and top edges
there's more dust here on my desk and
phone than the phone should ever
reasonably encounter in everyday life
if you're one of those people who take
care of it but yet if we listen closely
the hinge still sounds pretty pristine
nice work oppo i'll slam it shut a few
times
clean it off
and assess the damage to the surface
while there are significantly more marks
and divots on the inner screen it is
less than i anticipated it's not too bad
until you remember this costs 1 500
and then the damage hurts a little more
finally we know the phone is supposed to
bend inward and with the thickness of
the phone folded shut it's nobody's
surprised that it's solid well closed
from both sides
but will the oppo find and bend
backwards and break
there's only one way to find out
no no it will not sitting on this phone
while open might slightly scratch or
damage the soft inner screen but
structurally this oppo find n is solid
i'm still a bit shocked every time my
folding phone doesn't snap in half
though it just seems like they should as
this find and move phones from novelty
to necessity though i mean it is cool
but until folding displays are on par
with regular phones cost wise i think
they remain solidly in the novelty realm
that's just my opinion though what do
you think let me know down in the
comments
and which folding phone form factor is
your favorite so far i'm curious coming
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