Oppo is sticking to the same design as the predecessor for the Find N3 Flip. Instead of opting for a wide cover screen, the company is sticking to a vertical display. But it’s more functional this time around. The Find N3 Flip is also the first flip phone to sport three cameras. It borrows the alert slider from OnePlus and offers a better hinge than before. Seems like a great deal, no? That’s because it is – for the most part.
Starting with the cover screen, the Oppo Find N3 Flip features a 3.26-inch vertical display. Not going for the wider aspect ratio allowed Oppo to fit a bigger battery, which in my opinion is a fair tradeoff.
Plus, the company has worked to make it more functional. You can now run more apps on the front display. In India, it supports 45 apps but most of them are yet to be made available. For now, you get the essentials like Google Maps, Gmail, WhatsApp and more. While Spotify isn’t supported, you’ll find the music player widget when the app is active.
I like the cover screen but it’s still limited by not allowing you to run any app you like. It works for me because most of the apps I use daily are supported but that might not be the case for you. And while having a keyboard is great, I found myself unfolding the phone for anything more than a quick search or a one-word message.
But I’m fine with it because the limited functionality (while still letting me do most of the things) allows for a bigger battery (4,300mAh), and it makes its presence felt. The Oppo Find N3 Flip is the first flip phone to last me through the day without requiring a charge by 6pm. It’s the best battery life on a flip phone out of Samsung, Motorola and Tecno’s offerings.
I asked Oppo if the Find N2 Fip would receive an update to support these apps on the cover screen but the company says that it doesn’t have any plans for it as of now.
Oppo shifted to a glossy finish on the phone body, and I’m not a fan of it. I liked the slight textured finish on the Find N2 Flip. The new finish makes it slippery, not only on the table or sofa but also in the hands. I dislike using cases on my phone but I’d highly recommend buying a case for this one. That being said, the curved edges make for a more comfortable in-hand feel than before.
The hinge feels solid and can be held at various angles up to roughly 120 degrees, after which it falls flat. It is rated to last up to 600,000 folds, which is 200,000 more than the Galaxy Z Flip 5’s official promised number. There’s IPX4 IP rating for splash resistance. It is lower than the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Razr Plus and that means, it can survive splashes of water but you need to be careful when near a tub or pool.
On the inside lies a sharp 6.8-inch AMOLED display that supports a 120Hz refresh rate. There are two things that I’d like to point out here. First, it is a wider display than the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Razr Plus, which makes the experience closer to that of a traditional slab phone.
Second, the crease remains negligible. You can’t see it, and can only make out that it’s there when the light falls on it at a certain angle. Plus, it is hardly noticeable with the thumb. It’s much better than Samsung’s horrible crease situation. The display is vivid and easily visible in direct sunlight..
The Oppo Find N3 Flip is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC, an upgrade from the predecessor’s Dimensity 9000 chipset. It is paired with 12GB of LPDDRx5 RAM and 256GB of UFS4.0 storage. There’s a 512GB variant as well but that’s not available in India.
I didn’t experience any stutter or lags in day-to-day usage. It’s great at multitasking too. I also like the haptics on offer here. The audio was nothing outstanding but good for a flip phone. As mentioned before, the Oppo Find N3 Flip packs a 4,300mAh battery with support for 44W fast charging. It’ll last you through the day on non-heavy use. And when you are using it more than usual, you can charge it from zero to 50% under 30 minutes, which is impressive.
The Oppo Find N3 Flip is the first flip phone to come equipped with three cameras. It is led by a 50MP primary camera, a 48MP ultrawide-angle lens and a 32MP telephoto sensor, which is being dubbed as “portrait camera” because it supports only 2x optical zoom but clicks some amazing portrait shots.
Overal, the cameras click sharp, detailed images with good dynamic range. The portrait shots are great for the most part. It gets the edge detection right and the bokeh is good but the white balance goes for a toss when shooting against the light. It supports 20x digital zoom but images up to 5x are usable for socials. The ultrawide camera is good with details and dynamic range too.
The Oppo Find N3 Flip runs ColorOS 13.2 based on Android 13. It still comes pre-installed with a bunch of apps but I didn’t get any unsolicited notifications from GetApps or Hot Games. You can uninstall and revoke notifications from apps you don’t like, so it’s not a major problem.
Oppo is promising three years of Android upgrades on the Find N3 Flip, which includes Android 14, 15 and 16. It’s essentially two years of Android OS updates because ColorOS based on Android 14 is already available in beta, so it shouldn’t occupy one year in the software upgrade promise, in my opinion.
At 94,999 Indian Rupees, Oppo faces stiff competition from the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Motorola Razr Plus. But it offers a more versatile camera setup, better battery life, good performance, and a great display with minimal crease. I still like wider cover screens but if I’m getting an all-day battery life because of a vertical cover display, I’m all for it.
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