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Foldable smartphones, especially during their infancy, were ugly as hell. Oftentimes, they came with thick display bezels, large frames, and all of them were plagued by the seemingly hideous crease.
Jump forward to today and we’re seeing more and more foldable phones get a refined look. A prime example would be the new OPPO Find N5. This is probably one of, if not the best-looking foldable phones I’ve seen in recent memory.
It’s got those sleek bezels and curves, as well as a slim profile that’s even thinner than, say, a pencil. And the crease? Well, it’s visually less obvious now in this iteration. But aside from these nice upgrades, what else does the OPPO Find N5 have in store? We’ll see about that in this full review.
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Taking a look at the OPPO Find N5’s appearance, it sure has the design cues of an OPPO flagship.
It features a glass back with subtle, marble-like pattern splashed all over the back panel. The circular camera island is prominently displayed here which houses three cameras, and you can also see the Hasselblad logo at the middle.
Our review unit is in the Misty White colorway, and you may notice that the finish doesn’t go all the way to the edge where the extra space is needed for its folding display mechanism. It follows a certain roundedness on the corners and the same goes to the front display—giving it an illusion that you’re holding a normal, slab phone.
We also like how light the Find N5 is, weighing only 229 grams. This makes it more convincing as a foldable in disguise. Plus, there’s also no gap in between the hinge when you fold the device.
Now, the Find N5 is apparently the new titleholder of the world’s thinnest book-type foldable. It measures 8.95 mm in its folded state and when you unfold it, the frame goes incredibly thin at 4.21 mm (excluding the camera bump).
Speaking of the phone’s frame, it’s made of aluminum, which has a nice feel, while the hinge is made of titanium alloy. I have to say, I personally prefer the hinge to be free of any text or branding, and the OPPO Find N5 does exactly that.
For I/Os, in unfolded state, the power button that doubles as a fingerprint sensor is on the right. However, I feel like it’s placed too high for my index finger to reach. Anyways, it is joined by the volume rocker up above.
There’s the Alert Slider on the left, the loudspeaker and an IR blaster are found up top, and the second loudspeaker, SIM tray, and USB-C port are located at the bottom.
For added protection, the foldable gets an IPX9 rating for water resistance only. But just a heads-up, it’s not dustproofed, so it’s best to skip the beach as sand grains can easily sneak into the device.
Now, the headliner feature for sure is that glorious 8.1-inch folding display. It’s an LTPO AMOLED panel with 120Hz dynamic refresh rate, and an HDR peak brightness of 2100 nits.
Of course, there’s the 6.6-inch cover display that’s also using an LTPO AMOLED panel, with the same high refresh rate, and 2450 nits of peak brightness.
What we really like about the OPPO Find N5 is the minimal crease or the lack thereof. Compared to other foldables out there, you can barely see the crease on the Find N5. And when you turn on the screen, the crease is practically gone (well, almost).
You can still feel the crease when you slide your finger across the screen. It also becomes visible when you tilt the phone at certain angles and in different lighting conditions. But, when you’re facing the screen directly, you may forget that the crease even exists.
As for visuals, both the phone’s screens provide an above-average viewing experience thanks to the vivid colors and deep blacks as expected from AMOLED panels. The folding display also tends to reduce stubborn reflections, which is honestly nice for a screen this big.
I definitely enjoyed playing music and watching content on the Find N5. It has dual stereo speakers, and the audio output is great, offering a solid punch to the bass with clear mids and highs. It can get quite loud too, that’s able to fill up a room with no distortion or whatnot.
One nitpick I have is the nearly square aspect ratio of the folding screen. While it’s great for multitasking with split-screen or floating windows, it doesn’t really lend itself well to watching video content, especially those with a cinematic aspect ratio.
You’re left with large black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, which looks a bit jarring. In fact, I found myself preferring to watch videos on the cover screen just to avoid that empty space. Plus, the video doesn’t even scale up any larger on the folding screen, so it kind of defeats the purpose.
For optics, the OPPO Find N5 features a triple camera setup led by 50-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide, and another 50-megapixel sensor for periscope telephoto—all having OIS support. Each screen has a selfie camera, both of which are 8-megapixel sensors.
The image quality is mostly good, but I’m afraid it’s nowhere near the flagships. In bright environments, especially with its main and telephoto sensors, the OPPO Find N5 captures great photos with sharp detail, and fairly good dynamic range. The color reproduction is a bit inaccurate though as it leans toward cooler tones using normal photo mode.
Ultrawide shots are decent, but they are often less sharp. Selfies are also decent, though the auto-processing is a bit too much for my liking. Be the judge of it yourself with some of our sample shots below.
Shooting videos is a bliss. The phone can capture up to 4K at 60 fps and the video output is great in most shooting conditions. You also have the freedom to easily switch between different focal lengths during recording.
Under the hood, the OPPO Find N5 is equipped with Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Our unit comes with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.
However, the chip that powers this foldable has a 7-core configuration instead of eight, and the difference shows in the numbers.
In our ANTUTU test, the OPPO Find N5 gets a 1.4 million score, which is far lower than other devices running the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with an octa-core architecture.
Despite the fact, it still managed to get good scores in other tests, especially in GPU scores in Geekbench and 3DMark.
| Benchmark | OPPO Find N5 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| AnTuTu V10 | 1,485,718 |
| AnTuTu Storage | 170,240 |
| S.Read Speed | 3452.7 MB/s |
| S.Write Speed | 3312.3 MB/s |
| 3DMark Wild Life | MAXED OUT |
| Wild Life Extreme | 5,468 |
| Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core | 2,712 |
| Geekbench 6 CPU Multi-Core | 7,390 |
| Geekbench 6 GPU OpenCL | 13,087 |
| Geekbench 6 GPU Vulkan | 19,384 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 performance | 13,761 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 battery life | 14 hours & 48 minutes |
That said, these figures don’t necessary reflect real-world use cases. During our time with the Find N5, the games we played ran smoothly. I mostly played Zenless Zone Zero and I was able to max out the graphics settings with no stutters.
It will also do great for less demanding titles like Honor of KIngs, with the Ultra graphics settings playable at the highest frame rate. Temps rise a bit, but it wasn’t uncomfortably hot during my gaming sessions.
On the software side, the OPPO Find N5 runs ColorOS 15 based on Android 15.
OPPO’s software has clearly drawn inspiration from iOS, especially with that control panel. Adding to that is the so-called “Aqua Dynamics” which is OPPO’s own take on Apple’s Dynamic Island.
Nevertheless, the overall UI and animations look good and snappy, and there’s minimal bloatware to see here. Navigating the foldable is seamless too. Even when opening and closing the device, whichever app you’re using on the cover screen will run just fine on the bigger, folding screen.
There’s also the option to share files directly to iPhone which has been featured in recent OPPO phones as well. This will come in handy if you have friends or family using an iPhone. To send files though, the Apple user must download an app called “O+ Connect” and only then it can receive files from the Find N5.
My one gripe so far goes back to OPPO’s version of the Dynamic Island. I do appreciate all the nifty live notifications that come with it, such as the timer, delivery progress bars, et cetera. For the music player, however, it only supports Spotify (for now). So, if I’m gonna play a song, say, on YouTube Premium, there’s no dynamic notification.
On top of that, when switching to the folding screen, the live notification is still at the center, when in fact the camera notch is found on the right.
Anyways, when it comes to update policy, OPPO is promising up to four major OS upgrades and five years of security patches.
Battery-wise, the OPPO Find N5 packs a 5600mAh silicon carbon unit paired with 80W of wired and 50W of wireless charging.
In our PCMark battery life test, the Find N5 lasted 14 hours and 48 minutes. That’s already a solid runtime, but it can go longer depending on how you use your phone.
In my experience with the device, it lasted mostly an entire day of use with some juice left by nighttime. That included playing music on Spotify, watching YouTube content, and playing some matches on Honor of Kings and ZZZ.
Either way, the phone quickly gets to a full charge in less than an hour when the ‘Smart rapid charging’ feature is enabled on settings. The phone also supports reverse wireless charging, but when I tried it to charge another device, it takes too long to even add one percent of charge.
In terms of connectivity, it has all the essentials including 5G, NFC with card-reading capabilities, Wi-Fi 7, IR blaster, and it also supports eSIM.
So, wrapping things up, the OPPO Find N5 is definitely a serious glow-up for foldables. This thing’s sleek, thin, and definitely feels like something you could actually use every single day, just as you would with a regular smartphone.
The displays are great, vibrant, smooth, and the crease? Barely noticeable. You still get that satisfying foldable experience without feeling like you’re compromising on too much.
Now, it’s not perfect. The cameras are solid, but not quite flagship-level and they could do some improvements. At the end of the day, foldables are here to stay, and the OPPO Find N5 show just how much potential they have to be a soild daily driver.
Sadly, this foldable has yet to officially come in the Philippines. If you’re wondering about the price, you can snag the OPPO Find N5 in Singapore for SGD 2,499 (16GB+512GB) or about Php106K in today’s rates.
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OPPO Find N5 specs:
Cover: 6.62-inch FHD+ LTPO AMOLED display
1140 x 2616 pixels, 120Hz
Ultra-Thin Nanocrystal Glass
2450 nits peak brightness
Main: 8.12-inch QXGA+ LTPO AMOLED display
2480 x 2248 pixels, 120Hz
Glass: PET + UTG
2100 nits peak brightness
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (7-core version)
Up to 4.1GHz clock speed
16GB LPDDR5x RAM
512GB UFS 4.0 storage
Triple rear cameras:
– 50MP f/1.8 main, OIS
– 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 116° FoV, OIS
– 50MP f/2.7 periscope telephoto, OIS
8MP f/2.4 selfie cameras (cover and inner displays)
Dual nano-SIM (supports eSIM)
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 5.4
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS
USB Type-C
NFC
Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock
IPX9 water resistance
Alert slider, IR blaster
ColorOS 15.0.1, Android 15
5,600mAh battery, 80W charging (wired), 50W wireless (supports reverse-wireless charging)
160.87 x 146.58 x 4.21mm (unfolded)
160.87 x 74.42 x 8.95mm (folded)
229 grams (weight)
Cosmic Black, Misty White (colorways)
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Athannael G Anderson says:
Honor Magic V3 still stomps the floor over the Oppo Find N5, first of all the N5 markets a Snapdragon Elite, it ships with a binned Elite running only 7 not 8 cores. Gross marketing, on top of poor scratch resistance on their outside screen. Price tag is outrageous for hardly an “improvement”. On paper the N5 sounds great, in practice the Honor is great.