Oppo Find N2 Flip is now the UK’s cheapest flip phone

Updated to include prices in euros.

Oppo is finally bringing a foldable phone to the West – and in an impressive move it’s managed to undercut Samsung and Motorola’s price, without compromising on the phone’s specs.

The Find N2 Flip was first revealed in China late last year, and at the time Oppo promised an international launch was on the way – but not for its book-style big brother, the Find N2.

That day has now arrived, with the Find N2 Flip officially launching in the UK and Europe, although a North American launch is not expected.

There’s a lot to recommend the Find N2 Flip at first glance – we have it under review right now, so we’ll have a full verdict soon. But before you even get to the phone itself, the price is eye-catching: in the UK it costs just £849.

That might sound like a lot, but it’s £150 cheaper than the £999 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and £100 below the £949 Motorola Razr 2022. The Samsung comparison is actually even better than it looks – both the Find N2 Flip and the Razr ship with 256GB of storage, and getting it in Samsung’s flip phone would cost you £1,059.

£849 is the same price as Apple’s standard iPhone 14 – and that’s not even bending.

It’s a bit more expensive in Europe, where the €1,199 price tag is roughly on par with Samsung and Motorola for the same storage.

So what does £849 get you? On the one hand, a lot more screen. Although Oppo’s flip phone is about the same size as the other two overall, it has a much larger cover screen on the outside.

In fact, the 3.26-inch panel here is larger than the 3.2-inch panel on the HTC Dream, the very first Android phone, and only slightly smaller than the 3.5-inch panel on the first iPhone.

Still, you’re not supposed to use it like an ordinary (albeit ten-year-old) device. Instead, this packs widgets for messages, alarms, weather and more, while letting you use the screen to take selfies with the main camera. You can also fill the screen with one of five interactive animated animals – a less stressful version of a Tamagotchi.

The hinge helps too – Oppo’s second-generation Flexion hinge design allows the phone to fold completely flat, with no gap between the two halves when closed. This makes the phone overall sturdier than Samsung’s, and also makes it much harder to see or feel the crease in the screen.

The flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset should be plenty powerful for most users, and the included 8GB RAM is typical of clamshell phones right now. The same goes for the 4300mAh battery, although Oppo promises that through optimization this should deliver all-day battery life.

There are two big areas where Oppo’s handset falls short of the high bar set by Samsung. First, the IPX4 water resistance rating here is a little short of the IPX8 on the Galaxy phone – in short, that means it’ll survive splashes or rain, but probably won’t fall in the dumpster. bath.

More annoying is that there’s no wireless charging included, but the bottom line is that the 44W wired charging is significantly faster than Samsung’s, so there are pros and cons. For what it’s worth, the battery, charging speeds and IP rating here all beat the latest Motorola Razr.

Even software support – often Samsung’s edge – doesn’t help here. The Find N2 Flip is Oppo’s first phone to receive four Android version updates and five years of security patches – a direct match to Samsung’s promise of equaling the best available on Android. It comes with Android 13, plus Oppo’s fun and flexible ColorOS.

Unless you prefer Samsung’s minimalist design or are a die-hard wireless charger, on paper there’s no longer any reason to choose the Z Flip 4 over the Find N2 Flip – unless you’re not in the US, where Samsung’s offer is still the only option available. .

The Find N2 Flip is available to pre-order now for £849 / €1,199, in Astral Black or Moonlit Purple, and hits stores on March 2. In the UK it is expected to be supplied by EE, O2 and Vodafone, as well as stores like Amazon and Currys.