It’s been a while since Oppo released a foldable phone in Australia, but that drought is about to break. Overnight in Hong Kong, Oppo announced the Find N6, a book-like foldable that minimises the crease even further. And it’s coming to Australia.
Foldable phones tend to have a crease along the middle of the screen, aligned with where the internal folding mechanism sits. You can usually feel it when touching the screen, or see it when light catches the surface. With the Find N6, Oppo has used what it calls “Zero-Feel Crease” technology, which is barely noticeable. The company even goes as far as saying the phone remains flat after 600,000 folds.
Oppo has also entered a thickness arms race, claiming its new phone is 8.93mm thick when folded. Two of its main competitors, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Honor Magic V5, are 8.9mm and 8.8mm thick, respectively. When unfolded, Oppo’s phone has an 8.12-inch main display, with a 6.62-inch front screen accessible when folded.
Powering the Oppo Find N6 is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of built-in storage. It has one of the largest batteries of any foldable phone, squeezing in a 6,000mAh unit that supports 80W wired charging speeds.
Taking foldable photography to the next level
Many of the major Chinese phone brands are competing closely when it comes to camera systems. Oppo has teamed up with the renowned Swedish photography brand Hasselblad on its recent phones, while Xiaomi’s handsets employ technology from Leica.
On the back of the N6 is a 200MP Hasselblad main camera, which is joined by a 50MP ultra-wide camera plus a 50MP 3x telephoto sensor. Oppo says the combination of imaging technologies captures more light than the cameras on its previous foldable phones, helping produce more detailed and colourful photos.
Adding to the hardware is a range of software features, like the Hasselblad Portrait Mode. It’s described as taking photos with “professional, DSLR-level bokeh”, providing a soft background that keeps the subject clearly in focus. There’s also Master Mode, which is a set of manual controls designed to mimic the look and feel of the Hasselblad X2D camera.
All three rear cameras also support 4K 60fps video recording in Dolby Vision, with the 200MP main camera capable of pushing the frame rate up to 120fps. Oppo’s foldable also supports Log video, giving you more editing flexibility.
Oppo Find N6 price and release date
In Australia, the Oppo Find N6 costs $3,299, making it one of the pricier foldables available locally. Pre-orders begin on 2 April through Oppo’s online store and JB Hi-Fi, followed by the launch on 16 April, when Vodafone will also stock the phone.
Stellar Titanium and Blossom Orange are the two colours the Find N6 comes in. As part of the phone’s titanium build, it’s rated up to IP59 dust and water resistance, which is impressive for a foldable.
Oppo also sells a separate stylus pen dubbed the ‘Oppo AI Pen’, which costs $199 locally. It natively supports various AI-powered features to assist with note-taking, while also housing a laser pointer when making presentations (or entertaining your cat).
Valens Quinn attended an event in Hong Kong as a guest of Oppo.
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