Oppo Find N2 Flip Is What The Galaxy Z Flip 4 Should Have Been

Forbes Innovation Consumer Tech Oppo Find N2 Flip Is What The Galaxy Z Flip 4 Should Have Been Prakhar Khanna Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Writing about non-American consumer tech brands and apps Following Mar 13, 2023, 05:10pm EDT | Press play to listen to this article! Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Oppo Find N2 Flip and Galaxy Z Flip 4 Prakhar Khanna Samsung has been making foldables for four years now. It makes both big and compact phones in the form factor.

But the company hasn’t figured out a way yet to design the folding display in a way that doesn’t distract you while sliding your finger over the hinge or in certain lighting situations. It’s been this way for almost half a decade because the South Korean smartphone maker didn’t have any external force – healthy competition in global markets – to push it forward. Enter the Oppo Find N2 Flip! The Oppo flip phone improves on the three biggest Galaxy Z Flip 4 pain points – crease, a bigger cover display, and all-day battery life.

These are the three improvements that I’ve been waiting for on the Samsung flip phones since the Galaxy Z Flip 3. And they should’ve been a part of the Galaxy Z Flip 4. The waterdrop hinge design is the way to go Oppo Find N2 Flip (left) and Galaxy Z Flip 4 (right) Prakhar Khanna The Oppo Find N2 Flip features a waterdrop hinge design that allows it to sit flush when folded – unlike the Galaxy Z Flip lineup which has always had a gap in the middle.

The gap lets all kinds of debris in the pocket scratch the soft foldable display on the inside, which isn’t the case with the Find N2 Flip. I would have preferred some kind of IP rating, though. Oppo says that its Find N2 Flip is tested to last up to 400,000 folds, which is a solid number.

The hinge isn’t only a design element but is also complimented by the FlexForm software feature. It allows me to flip open the phone at 90 degrees to make video calls, click selfies and watch YouTube videos. I’ve used it as a selfie stand more often than I can remember – like I did on the Galaxy Z Flip 4.

MORE FOR YOU The ‘Backsies’ Billionaire: Texan Builds Second Fortune From Wreckage Of Real Estate Empire He’d Sold Queue-It Avoids Website Crashes Through Better Management The Best Tower Fans To Help You Stay Cool During The Sweltering Summer Months It is a solid hinge and can be flipped opened with a single hand, just like the Flip 4. The best part about it is the minimal crease that you can’t see on the display unless you are looking for it. It is a lot less prominent than Flip 4’s crease.

The hinge alone makes the hardware of the Find N2 Flip better than the Samsung counterpart. Big cover display, yes! But… Oppo Find N2 Flip and Galaxy Z Flip 4 Prakhar Khanna The Oppo Find N2 Flip features a 3. 26-inch cover display.

The best use case I could find of it was as a viewfinder while taking selfies with the 50MP primary camera or the not-so-good ultrawide camera on the back. It reminded me of the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro, which had a flip camera system that allowed me to capture selfies using the primary camera. It is also possible on the Galaxy Z Flip 4.

But the small cover display makes it unintuitive. But the cover screen on the Oppo phone is under-utilized. All you can do on it is interact with a few widgets.

I get a lot of emails, and it was irritating to not being able to reply to them without flipping open the phone. Having built-in widgets optimized for the display size is good to have but It’s an underwhelming experience. The Motorola Razr has the most usable cover display.

As Michael Fisher aka MrMobile mentioned in his review, Oppo could’ve made the cover display more functional since the smallest Android phone he reviewed had a smaller primary display than the Find N2 Flip’s cover screen. Despite the size, it ran all the applications on that screen size, so it’s absolutely possible for Oppo to offer more features on the Find N2 Flip’s cover display. It lasts all day without hiccups Oppo Find N2 Flip Prakhar Khanna My biggest gripe with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 was its battery life – it was downright poor.

The Flip 4 improved on it but that barely made it an all-day smartphone. By contrast, the Find N2 Flip lasts an entire day easily. I don’t have to run for a charger as soon as I get home.

I can doomscroll Twitter at peace. Plus, when I need it to, it charges at 44W – not the fastest but still swift by offering 50% battery within 25 minutes of charging. The Find N2 Flip is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset.

It didn’t leave me longing for more power. I like ColorOS, and it ran smoothly in day-to-day life. The display is vibrant and sharp, allowing me to enjoy streaming content on the 6.

8-inch 120Hz screen. Instagram Prakhar Khanna on Instagram: “Costa Brava has soooo many photo-worthy frames 🤌 📸 – @oppo Find N2 Flip in xpan mode” On the optics front, the primary camera delivers great results for photos clicked in plenty of light. It focuses quickly in portrait mode, and delivers good but not the best edge detection.

Low-light photos look above average at best. I loved using the XPan mode to click landscapes in Costa Brava, Spain. The ultrawide-angle sensor captures average pictures and can be worked upon.

The Oppo Find N2 Flip launch is a win for the form factor as a whole The Oppo Find N2 Flip forces Samsung, the biggest foldable smartphone seller in the world to up its game. It isn’t perfect but it paves the way for a more competitive market. This is a win for the flip phone factor.

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 should have offered an all-day battery life, a better hinge design with minimal crease, and a bigger cover display. But it didn’t, and that’s exactly where the Find N2 Flip shines. At 849 Pounds / 1,199 Euro / 89,999 Indian Rupees, I would pick the Oppo Find N2 Flip over the Galaxy Z Flip 4 because of the better hardware and battery life.

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