After various rumors and teasers, Oppo Find N3 is finally available in China and global markets. The announcement also marks the first time the brand has launched a horizontally foldable smartphone outside its home market, here are all the details.
Oppo Find N3 design and screen
Find N3 from the Chinese technology giant has a laptop-like design with a long main screen and narrower outer screen. There is a large, circular camera island on the back and a hole for the selfie camera on the front. The back panel is available in two options: frosted glass and vegan leather.
Its main panel is a tall 7.82-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2440×2268, a dynamic refresh rate of 1-120 Hz, and a peak brightness of 2800 nits. At the same time, the display on the cover is a short 6.31-inch AMOLED panel with a resolution of 2484×1116, a dynamic refresh rate of 10-120 Hz and similar maximum brightness. Both displays support Dolby Vision, 2800 nits peak brightness and LTPO 3.0 technology.
Features and functions
Under the hood, Oppo Find N3 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC paired with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage. The new foldable phone is powered by a 4,805mAh battery that also supports 67W SuperVOOC fast charging. The company claims that the Find N3 can be fully charged in just 42 minutes. This smartphone runs Android 13 with a custom ColorOS 13.2 skin out of the box.
Thanks to its design, Oppo Find N3 can present up to three windows on the screen at any time. In other words, you can view content vertically and horizontally. Oppo claims this effectively becomes a 15-inch virtual display. Some applications already support split screen, such as Microsoft 365, which allows users to edit two documents side by side. You can even view two photos from the gallery at the same time.
Cell
During the global launch livestream, Oppo said the Find N3 has one of the most advanced camera systems in a smartphone. The camera module bearing Hasselblad’s signature is located on the back panel. The primary sensor is a 48-megapixel Sony LYTIA-T808 1/1.43-inch pixel sensor. The company aims to improve the image quality and light sensitivity of this camera thanks to its new pixel architecture. It also has a 49-megapixel 1/2-inch ultra-wide-angle lens with 14mm f/2.2 aperture and autofocus.
Finally, there’s a 64-megapixel 1/2-inch sensor with 3x optical zoom, 70mm focal length, and f/2.6 aperture with stabilization. It even supports hybrid zoom up to 6x or 145mm. There is a camera on both the main and external screens for selfies and video calls. While there is a 32 megapixel sensor on the outer screen, there is a 20 megapixel camera on the main screen.
Pricing and Availability
Oppo Find N3 comes in multiple colors including Black, Red, Green and Gold. The black and red versions have vegan leather, and the green and gold versions have frosted glass. The camera module in the Gold model also matches the rear panel, unlike the other three models. The device starts at S$2,399 ($1,745) for the 16GB RAM + 512GB global model; The Chinese version includes the top-end 1 TB model. Pre-orders for this device will start tomorrow.