The Oppo Find N is the Chinese smartphone vendor\u2019s first foldable smartphone, with the company already teasing the handset\u2019s design.<\/b>
\nChinese smartphone manufacture Oppo will hold its Inno Day event next week. That\u2019s where we expect to see plenty of new devices and technologies. We\u2019ve already addressed rumors about the first-gen Oppo foldable phone, and the company already teased its retractable camera design. But with a few days to go until the press conferences, Oppo confirmed the Find N foldable handset without revealing all of its secrets. The Oppo Find N is the newest device to challenge the Galaxy Z Fold 3, featuring a similar design. The main foldable screen sits on the inside, with an external display available to the user when the handset is folded. It\u2019s a stunning new device and we\u2019ll tell you everything there is to know about it. Taking a page from OnePlus\u2019s way of announcing flagship phones, Oppo released a blog-like announcement detailing the Oppo Find N foldable smartphone. It\u2019s actually former OnePlus CEO Pete Lau who penned the post. The exec is now the chief product officer at Oppo. The exec said the foldable is the result of four years of work and the sixth prototype since the company started development. Lau says the reason why Oppo is turning to foldable devices is that the smartphone industry \u201chas hit a wall,\u201d after more than a decade of rapid development: A foldable device will not inherently advance any of these smartphone features, however. The Oppo Find N won\u2019t deliver better refresh rates, better camera features, faster 5G, or faster charging just because the phone can fold. Lau also said that Oppo had a first-gen Find N prototype ready in April 2018. But that device wasn\u2019t ready for mass consumption. He then took a shot at Samsung, the company that launched a faulty first-gen Fold version, without explicitly naming it: The exec did not reveal too many details about the Oppo Find N, however. Instead, he mused about the phone\u2019s beauty and ease of use. But he did tease that Oppo will unveil a few key innovations for foldable handsets, and they concern the hinge and display: The Galaxy Z Fold 3 also stands out for its improved durability. We\u2019d expect the Oppo Find N to at least match Samsung\u2019s foldable. As for the crease, that\u2019s indeed a problem that smartphone makers have yet to figure out. That said, Lau did not reveal other key aspects of the handset. We don\u2019t know the specs, the price, release date, or whether or not it\u2019ll be available in the US. But the following images give us an idea of how big the Oppo Find N will be: The exec said the Oppo Find N foldable announcement will come on December 15th, during the second day of Oppo\u2019s Inno Day event.<\/p>\n