The Oppo Find N2 looks to be a capable but by-the-book update to 2021’s original Find N that you’ll only find in China.
Like its predecessor – Oppo’s debut Find N – the newly-unveiled Find N2 looks set to remain within the bounds of Chinese borders for the foreseeable, however, that hasn’t stopped us from going hands-on with the company’s second stab at a vertically-hinged foldable.
Oppo remained out of the foldable race until late 2021 when it introduced the Oppo Find N at its annual Inno Day event in China. While it sported a familiar form factor – galvanized by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series – Oppo set the Find N apart from its direct competitors by adopting a more squat aspect ratio that better serves conventional smartphone use cases, without losing out on the benefits of that larger, more squared, primary folding display.
It’s fair to say that – through no fault of its own, other than being the second generation in Oppo’s now-established foldable line – the Find N2 is a more pedestrian update from the company; even if it packs in worthwhile upgrades that keep it competitive in the increasingly contested foldable space.
Announced on December 15 – day two of Oppo Inno Day 2022 – the Find N2 arrived alongside the company’s first clamshell foldable: the Oppo Find N2 Flip.
Despite enough momentum for Oppo to further the Find N line, like its predecessor, the standard Find N2 hasn’t managed to go global with availability constrained to China.
Like the original Find N, the N2 can be had in two configurations, a 12GB RAM / 256GB storage model for ¥7,999 (approximately $1,150 / £940 / AU$1,710) or a 16GB RAM / 512GB model for ¥8,999 (approximately $1,290 / £1,055 / AU$1,925); that’s only a slight increase on the lower storage model of ¥300 compared to its predecessor. Otherwise pricing remains unchanged, rendering this a competitively-priced foldable within the Chinese market.
The Find N2 sports a near-identical form factor and aspect ratios to the original N, albeit with a fractionally larger outer screen that now matches the main display’s extra-smooth 120Hz refresh rate.
The enigmatically-named ‘Flexion Hinge’ is back, with this second generation promising to be both thinner and lighter, while also reducing how noticeable the display crease both looks and feels under the finger.
Credit where it’s due, although the crease is still visible on that 7.1-inch 9:8.4 main display, it’s undoubtedly smaller and less intrusive; improved HDR and peak outdoor brightness of up to 1500 nits don’t hurt either.
A reworked design that relies on a new blend of materials – including carbon fiber and fewer parts (previously 138, now down to 100) – helps bring the Find N2’s weight down to just 237 grams (42 grams lighter than its predecessor) for the white and green Gorilla Glass Victus-backed options, while the black vegan leather-backed model (pictured) weighs even less, at 233 grams.
