Oppo Find N2 Review: A Foldable With Wide Appeal
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- There are two types of foldable phone that matter: large-format book-style folding tablets, and compact flip-style clamshells. Or at least, that was true until Oppo came along with a flexible-display smartphone that tried to carve out a space between. The Oppo Find N2 is the sequel to last year’s standout Find N, and I've spent one holiday break over two weeks across three states seeing how this in-betweener compares to its more common competition. Join me for MrMobile’s Oppo Find N2 Review!
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00:00 Breaking the Mold
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02:12 Cloaking the crease
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This is what the Surface Duo should be
missed the point of the surface duo lol its 2 different screens on purpose
exactly 💯
What’s a surface duo 😂😂😂
@@louizz2023 he's being sarcastic. He's not really asking a question.
@@nathanmerritt1581 Because there is no question mark ?
Was about to leave some appreciation for the brief LGR nod but then you went and got dadgum _Baby Shark_ stuck in my head on a holiday weekend soooo screw it, haha
Have a happy new year, man 😊
Dang it, I was aiming that earworm at the Clone! 😆 Thanks for another great year of videos, man. Hope to see ya sometime in '23! 🍻
Based LGR
Literally came to comment on the quick LGR clip. Love that so much. Y'all are the tippy-top of RUclips tech.
One of us.
My two go-to channels on RUclips! Thanks for another awesome year of content guys
I'm a galaxy fold 4 owner and gotta say. The oppo was the first foldable that made me consider the format and is a strong reason the fold became my daily carry. Thanks for continuing to show the options even if most of us will have to go with what is available. For what it's worth I love my fold and have zero regrets. And switched from an LG v60 dual screen.
I kinda prefer the look of Oppo Find N2. The outer screen looks like something I really prefer - I smaller but wider screen you can use with one hand. I have big hands but even for me tall screens are not comfortable to use.
The app behavior is not excusable. It's not only on foldables but android tablets as well. The app behavior is atrocious and app compatibility with wide screen is all over the place.
Yeah...because Google doesn't pay much attention to Android L. Unless they make a pixel tab or Pixel fold, I am pretty sure that Android L will still suck
When Apple finally releases their foldable, they’re gonna have such a big advantage thanks to their massive library of iPad-optimised apps. They’re in a whole different league compared to Android tablet apps.
To my knowledge this has gotten worse over the years as companies abandoned the tablet as a useful market to pursue...we're a long way from 2012 when Windows 8 launched with a touch focus, and Android tablets were all the rage. As companies pull purse strings ever tighter, focusing on portrait smartphone usage seems like it's going to be haunting us for a while to come, even as foldable phones bring the tablet back to the forefront once more.
Props for giving attention to good phones designed by companies outside the US and South Korea. I love my Galaxy and my wife likes her iPhone but I'm open to more options as they become more viable.
better to buy from a well known brand trust me
us Japan south korea companies are well known and have great quality
@@loyal4theway159 “Well known brand” means diddly. Sometimes the best brands don’t get the attention they deserve.
@@loyal4theway159 lol what a stupid logic. These chinese brans are often well known in everywhere except US because Chinese firms can't enter the market due to protectionism and fake security concerns raised by US intelligence lol.
@@loyal4theway159 tbh in a lot of countries oppo is also a well known brand and sony a japanese company is also making not so good phones
@@KhizarKhan2001 from my experience most Chinese companies quality is bad really bad
if you bought expensive product but it's high quality it will serve you well
The camera output was outstanding! Both pictures and videos were spectacular in my opinion !
Exactly what I thought. First time ever I'm able to appreciate an android phone's video. Kinda has the oldschool point and shoot video feel.
I was seriously surprised by the video. Looked great not just for a foldable, but for any android smartphone
Totally agree
easily one of the best youtube channels worldwide. Came for a review, stayed by the charisma.
Yea agreed 👍, he was the best when he was with Pocketnow as well, once he made his own channel I knew he'd have a bunch of followers.
couldn't agree more. I don't know why he hasn't got many more subscribers.
@@raskarl Quality vs quantity the followers he has now are true to his videos
Every Android phone that can get to the Developer Options can force apps to attempt to work on split screen. It's called "Force activities to be resizeable".
I love how when you list the apps that don't rotate properly, not a *single* one is one I actually have installed or ever plan to install. Awesome. 🍻
Man, that still river shot was epic.
Can i just say youre the best reviewer of phones/tech ive ever watched! No condescending attitude, no wasting time just to hear yourself talk. Just a nice friendly vibe, im a fan!
I wish the US had more foldable competition, what a shame this isn’t globally released
Shame US don't get the highest tech. They get Samsung Apple and Google with slow charging. Idk maybe they will charge at 50+ watt in 2023.
That's what happens when your government tries to say that everyone is spying them, like they did to Huawei. Do you think that any other brand wants to take this risk?
@@MrRodrigo1250 Exactly. Like banning the officials from using a Chinese phone is Alright.
But why the hell ban the whole Brand from doing business with US-origin companies?? Moreover why the Hell ban a brand without any proper evidence??
@@fynkozari9271 Nah if they bring 50W+ charging in US then Sleepy Joe will keep staring at China and say it's Chinese Spyware
Yeah, no Chinese company wants to risk getting banned just by entering the US market
The N2's aspect ratio makes so much sense, I much prefer this over the extremely tall Z Fold. Wish we had this in NA
Wish we had it in EU too.
Google pixel fold coming next year. Will be like this.
It’ll be a decent competitor to Samsung Fold 4….
Maybe they’ll release it as a One plus device….
I’m wondering, what happened to the Microsoft Surface Duo 2?
If they want an improvement in the tablet experience, they should get rid of 1/4 of the bezel on each of the screens so when they’re pushed together they’ll form the appearance of a large seamless screen….
Wouldn’t that be a logical step?
What are you smoking
Z Fold 5 is coming over the next few months. With an improved aspect ratio and substantially better software and hardware support.
I find it very discouraging that the US market is limited to Samsung, Apple and now Google for a "premium" flagship. Sure there's Motorola and OnePlus but they're super hit or miss in recent years.
I really don’t get why so many companies dont support the US markets with how big the population here is
You can thank Xitler for that.
@@Aves_1 the issue is that Apple controls the market here in the states. It's difficult if not impossible to get iPhone users to switch.
@@Agent311 and? Doesnt mean android users wont give non-samsung a try and android has a significant market share
@@Aves_1 the other brands play it safe now. Most Android brands are Chinese and even when they provide the best hardware for the price, they gotta play safe with the US market otherwise they might end-up like Huawei. Imagine, 1 Google ban and 1 US ban, they are enough to cripple any brand be it Chinese or not. In other markets you don't need to think of that problem or get involved in international politics and get screwed.
5:48 Oppo also offers the ability to force apps into split screen. It's somewhere in developer options iirc
I’ve been watching you since I don’t know how many years, but these reviews are easily the best on the platform! Keep up the amazing work! Happy new year!
I had yet to see a Find N2 review that detailed the phone's software experience before this video, so thank you for that! The strange screen real estate utilization of Google maps and Gmail could be a deal breaker for me, but this more compact form factor is SO much better imo. Trade-offs are inevitable for now it seems
First phone in a wild that catches my eye. The Flip and fold are great phones, but the compact of the N2 is really amazing. Reminds me of people going for the 3DS XL when it came out, but just seeing that it was too big, and the N2 reminds of the DS lite, being much more compact and portable.
Well put
... This almost never happened. The 3DS XL MASSIVELY outsold the original model once it became available and customer satisfaction with that device was super high. Almost nobody got it and then decided it was too big. 🤷
The quality of these videos with the touch of wit is what makes me a subscriber! Thanks Michael!
Really hope that Google Adopts this sort of format for the Pixel Fold, a Pixel 7 Pro Camera Setup with a wide-fold device and a good price/perf ratio (as per the Pixel Brand atm), would be stellar.
I would make it slightly taller and then I would say a winner for me. I have the Z3 and it's too tall and too narrowed, but this one has the perfect width.
@@colombiantom... Except doing so makes the tablet display a fucking SQUARE that's dogshit for widescreen media watching in landscape AND scrolling modern vertical app feeds in portrait. 🤷 OnePlus Open has the same exact problem. While Fold 2/3 were definitely too narrow, Fold 4/5 are arguably the best balance of inner to outer display shape/size you can get in a tablet style foldable. Otherwise you are massively compromising on one screen or the other.
Water resistance is nice but I can't recall the last time I got a phone wet. I'd happily trade out water resistance for numerous other features, like a swappable battery. And maybe a less visible crease. As for the rotation issue, I believe there are apps that can override rotation settings on Android so you can set it per-app.
this is my ideal style of phone, I wish I could afford one of these!
Getting a job might help
@@frederikbobo821 lol
@@frederikbobo821not everyone is from US. I earn pretty good for my country standards but it’s still way above my pay grade.
@@frederikbobo821 thanks for the tip!
What a great way to kick off a new year. Thanks Michael.
Another top notch video mrmobile happy holidays and all the best for 2023 can't wait to see what you have brewing for the next year.. stay mobile
It's intersting to see what other manufacturers have come up with regarding folding phones - ultimately that can only push innovation forward. At the moment though the Galaxy Fold 4 is the device for me with maturing software, guaranteed timely software and security updates and water resistance.
I've read rumors of OnePlus releasing a variant of the N2 under their brand. It would make sense, as the N2 isn't being released globally and OnePlus has hinted of a foldable coming. I love the size of this phone, and would love to see it come to the states.
The quality of your reviews mmm chef kiss, you easily produce great documentaries.
God I love those videos, it's like laid back reading a magazine article... Love it, great work !!!
App default orientation is super easy to fix with an app.
After using my LGG8X for so long, I've come to appreciate the Fold's thinner aspect ratio. Even with a case, the Fold3 is way easier to one hand type and hold.
Yep, if you are already accustomed to that aspect ratio then there's no problem at all. But considering majority of people uses smartphones in the 16:9 ratio, the Zfold's ratio becomes an issue, especially on the cover screen.
@@dragonforcegaming7555 The LGG8X is 16:9, the issue is that the addition of hinge and 2nd screen made it worse one handed than a standard phone. Since I've used a 16:9 foldable, and Samsung's thinner foldable, I grew used to the fold simply because of improved ergonomics. It's really a damned if you do, damned if you don't, since thicker foldables have better cover screen usability, while thinner phones are easier to hold one handed.
@@NigelMelanisticSmith Agreed. Although its not on how thick a foldable is, its more depended on the width. Oppo made the display wider while reducing the height, that gave it a better output on the cover screen while Samsung made the display taller and reduced the width which gave them better output on the inner screen.
Yes fold is much better hold in one hand, hope they won't change in aspects ratio... love the way it hold in one hand.
If you have big hands, the fold 3 form factor will be uncomfortable. I tried it and nope, I would rather use the inside screen
Best content out there, respect! You're talking about all the important stuff and there's always room for humour and pointed irony. Entertaining geeky Stuff 👍🏻 Kind regards from switzerland
I can't think of a better way to end 2022 than hearing a reference to "OPP" "O" - well done Michael and here's to 2023!!
I love this form factor. I wish this would come to the US.
Also, are those all post hurricane wrecked boats?
The design really triggers something in me that I really like, it just looks so right
Top quality content as usual Michael. I really enjoy your videos. Excellent stuff.
Here's to 2 million subscribers!!
Great video! love the vibe and feeling of the phone you put across!
Love to see more folding phones. Your video shows how far ahead Samsung is with its folding phones and I now get why they go with the forms they have gone with due to android not bing fully optimised for folding phones. Part of me thinks this is where Microsoft should have come back into the market for business type phones. I loved my now broken Duo (dropped it 😭😭) but alot of the issues it has had over the 2 years in the market were due to limits in Android.
I also feel this is why we have not seen an apple folding phone yet as they want to get the os right before showing it off.
I'm hoping with 12L this is the start of a better os for flooding phones.
i really dig that form factor. Oppo N2 is the first foldable that i'm seriously thinking about buying. Happy new year Mr. Mobile. Best wishes.
You mean aspect ratio.
The form factor is it being a foldable phone.
Form factor also means the exact dimensions
@@PSYCHOV3N0M to be exact, i like the fact that it's a small phone that "opens" in landscape , and not a tall phone, that remains tall after unfolding. I like it's size, it's aspect ratio when it's folded, and the fact that is defaults in a landscape ratio when unfolded.
@@AngroidGr Everything you just said is tied to aspect ratio. That was my point.
I have the Fold 4, but I also wish it was a landscape fold, over vertical. Idk why "tall & skinny" became a thing. Even Apple never went in that direction.
The video samples were surprisingly fabulous!
IDK why they don't make a high end small android tablet that size. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
Been waiting for your input on the OPPO Find N2. You never disappoints! So glad that the foldable field is getting more players 👍🏽
Really liking the look of this, will have to see if it can make it down under. Happy New Year, bud
A Mr. Mobile video is a good thing to start a new year.
It's been a while! Miss the phone reviews.
There aren't a whole lot of phones to review anymore, if we're being honest. Iphone, Samsung, OnePlus, and everything else will never see American shores.
Maybe Its just me, but to my eyes I've never seen video quality this high before (Watching it on an OLED screen). It feels like I'm actually looking at the phone itself in real life lol.
Your "Down with OPP" opening comment deserves a thumbs up and subscription for that alone! Loved it.
Keep going... You're liking for unusual devices has made me consider getting a foldable. Happy New Year!
Been waiting for this review from MrMobile..still one of the best reviews out there..Oppo should sell this globally, i think it will be a good option vs Samsung Fold..Great review sir 🥂 Happy New Year 🥳
Globally the foldable market isn't much developed yet. So if they sold it, they would be in a loss. Think of it, the only Foldable devices available globally are from Samsung. So when we know the increment in foldable's sales, its an exaggerated value made solely for increasing the sales of Foldables by Samsung. Whereas in China, the foldable market is more developed and is a competitive one. So selling in China=more profit for every brand. Even Samsung sells it's best foldable in China-only.
@@dragonforcegaming7555 well explained my friend. Sales and loss aside, admit it, Oppo, Vivo, and Huawei made a foldable product enough to compete with Samsung's foldables.
@@jethmercer2532 yep. That's why everybody wants them over Samsung's Foldables. The Chinese Foldables have Undercut Samsung's ones in 3 aspects,i.e., cameras, pricing and hardware.
@@dragonforcegaming7555 3 aspects are a bingo to me. Couldn't agree more 😁. While foldables are already in the market, rollables are still at work maybe 1 or 3 years from not, we will have a rollable smartphone or tablet product from either Chinese brands or Samsung.
@@jethmercer2532 Rollable will not come for atleast 5-6yrs, as foldable market isn't developed yet. The development of a provide category affects the other one. Oppo already released its Rollable device called Oppo X. TCL, released a kind of the same thing too after some days. The only difference being in oppo the rolling mechanism is automated while on TCL one you will have to pull it out. So unless, the brands are sure that Rollable will do better than foldable, they won't make it :(
I wish they just somehow managed to get the middle screen being 16:10 at least or even wider. But then you would probably end up with a Flip phone, which arent exactly practical since you can also just use a non folding phone at this size.
And that's how you do a proper review, thanks and happy New year
Awesome that LGR is showcased on your playlist. Always an entertaining watch.
In terms of software compatibility, it is important to remember that Oppo N2 was never designed for the oversea market outside mainland China. I absolutely agree that many apps, even common ones, are still not very foldable friendly. In fact, manufacturers often have to work with developers of top apps to make it happen on an app to app basis. Most of the apps mentioned here will never find their way to Chinese users, such as Chase, Delta, and Instagram (which is straight up banned in China). On the other hand, Samsung probably has to do something for the NA market.
but they successfully sold its samsung folds and flips to US market right..
3:17 oh, hey, i know those two! i've been drunk with both of them
Beautiful review as always. I could watch you all day mate. Avatars by Yan Perchuk is still lovely, thanks for that!
the perfect video to watch on my new Fold 4 which arrived today! Happy new year from Germany!
Frohes neues Jahr!
A 14 minutes video 10 minutes before the new year ? Well, this year, you will be my host for this moment Michael !
the problems with apps not doing full screen email or maps made me curious. Can't those problems be fixed by rotating the display?
Not in Gmail or Google Maps, oddly.
Nice review. Nice pictures, nice voice and nice phone. Looked it from the beginning to the end. 👍
Happy New Year!! Looking forward to more tech reviews and videos in the new year 2023
That challenger will be the Pixel fold which is supposedly shaped like the Find N! Can't wait to see it.
Z Fold 5: Hold my beer
I actually prefer the newest Mix Fold. It's more low profile, almost sneaky because of the way it easily camouflages into a normal slab phone due to it's dimensions. The Oppos ( Reno 8 series and N2) come in close seconds.
Mix-fold's hinge and cameras are the weakest one among all the Foldables. So if you someday prefer to buy that, remember these downsides. For the sleek body, you would be trading away the heft and heavy build-quality that is present on Samsung, Oppo, etc
@@dragonforcegaming7555 Agreed. Design-wise, Mix Fold is better. Durability-wise, Galaxy Folds are better.
Great-looking phone and nice review MrMobile, Happy New Year to you from Kenya
Thanks for another great review! Happy New Year!
oppo has always had beautiful hardware,it just doesnt always release it NA for some reason
Does this phone also do the weird input text box for apps like WhatsApp on the inside screen because it's landscape?
@@chernove1 You asking about the Thumb keyboard layout?
The reason's simple. Oneplus is acting as Oppo in NA. So until, Oneplus solidifies its current position in NA, BBK electronics isn't gonna release Oppo there. Oppo is even more important for BBK than Vivo as Oppo holds the biggest share in China, is one of the best in audio market, manufactures other day-to-day stuffs under Realme brand while also handling Realme and Oneplus at the same time. Now especially it got into trouble in Germany with NOKIA, they are going to be playing even safer than they did before.
@@dragonforcegaming7555 yeah,sounds simple enough
This is the perfect form factor for a foldable! I just wish it was available in the UK! Maybe it will come to us in the form of a OnePlus fold?
At least the U.K. has the Nothing phone, can't get it here in the U.S.
I noticed a lot of cool phone brands are available in India and southeast Asia but not in other countries
@@ZverseZ Yep cause the market is more competitive here. A brand needs to do well in both offline and Online market, should provide better cameras, better design, bigger battery, faster charging .
Processor and RAM aren't much of a factor in Indian market. As long as the processor is launched in the same year and there's atleast 4-6gb option, its fine.
We don't even need to deal with the green and blue bubble shit.
@@dragonforcegaming7555yeah we hate the iMessage bullshit too
Love your style of presentation and review!
Happy new year, MrMobile!
I've been dreaming of wide body phones for probably a decade now. And having that as a foldable is absolutely incredible. Typing this on a Galaxy fold 3 waiting for that to be the next form factor
I think it's called a tablet?
I like tablets and I use them but I'm pretty sure the person wants a tablet. He can also stick in his pocket. To me, it's not worth the compromise or the cost because of the crease come of the durability etc. . But if I did get a foldable, I would prefer the oppo form factor to the Galaxy one.
I guess the pixel fold is going to be more like this in terms of the size and the front screen.
Again, I'm not in the market for any of these phones, but if someone said hey you can have a free foldable, I would probably take the oppo find N 2 over the galaxy fold (or the pixel fold? Should it be released in a similar form factor). Especially if they are purpose-built for a Western market
boy you almost sold me on it and i have a galaxy z fold 3 now but then i heard the issues with the apps not all working and backed away as much as i would love a wider front screen its not worth switching to a somewhat off brand until they can out do the main company samsung until then i hope for the galaxy tri fold or a wide form factor from them in the future
You will have a phone in your poket, a tablet at home and a laptop for work for a few years. These things are like the 3d tvs a few years ago. Love your videos.
that closing sound is soooooo satisfying that i want to buy one just for that
I like the form factor of the Zfold4. The slim front display makes it easy to use with one hand. When I have 2 hands available I open it up to tablet mode. I also like how it slides in the pocket despite it's thickness. Samsung nailed it with the under-display selfie camera (I never use selfie cameras) and the waterproofing so I can enjoy these youtube videos in the shower with the massive display. My one wish for the Zfold5 is some innovation to lessen the visible crease. I would also like a way to zoom into videos baked into the OS. RUclips has a pretty terrible implementation of this where it is either zoomed in to the max or not at all, I would prefer to pinch and zoom to my preferred size for the video I'm watching.
I love using it in the shower, too. But just a tip for you: the inner display's protector does not like the hot steam too much. Cold shower however is not an issue.
@arvandvarahram Yeah I figured. It's held up so far, I keep it a pretty good distance from me also so fingers crossed.
Tony Stark of phone reviews 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The review I’ve been waiting for
Great video to end the year, all the best for 2023 & we get more videos like this
I'm hopeful but worried about Google's first gen folding phone next year. I hope they're taking notes from all these other amazing foldables.
If leaks so far are to be trusted, the Pixel Fold is a hair narrower and a bit taller than the Find N/N2 but not as narrow as the Z Fold or as tall. I'm good with that if true. As much as I love the Find N's form factor, it is a bit too wide and too short, sort of going too much in the opposite approach of Samsung being too tall and too narrow. Whether this was always Google's plan to use those dimensions or they saw the first Find N and felt they will make theirs some middle ground we may never know. I like my Pixel 6 and 7 Pro's enough that I won't get a foldable if it's not a Pixel so I'll keep waiting.
Yeah I'm really hoping the leaks are true because it looks great so far. The perfect middle ground like you said. I'm in exactly the same boat, went from pixel 6 pro to pixel 7 pro and super happy with it. I've been jealous of the Galaxy fold with every generation looking better, but I just can't tolerate Samsung's version of Android (despite them improving and stream lining it vastly). I used to be all about AOSP ROMS back in the day then moved to OnePlus (when they were good lol) and once the pixel 6 pro came out (and OnePlus 8 just didn't seem that great especially coming from OnePlus 7 pro) I knew it's time. I just really want a foldable, so I hope Google doesn't pull a pixel 3 derp face or something dumb like that.
@@salty_____ Funny that we are both thinking the same. I have been a long time fan of Google's take on Android over anyone else going as far back as the Nexus devices but I didn't buy a Pixel till last year's 6 and being in the US who isn't a fan of Samsung means the Pixel is one of the few choices for a flagship. Just hoping the Pixel 8 Pro, if we don't see a Fold in 23, will do away with the curved sides even though it's not as bad as the 6 Pro.
Folding phones are getting closer and closer to being something I'd actually consider buying.
I finally gave into the fold 4 this year, they’re getting so close to becoming mainstream and I’m excited because they’re awesome apart from the price
Until they start running into hardware issues and you've to visit the service center more often then people with regular phones
@@keonxd8918 Still on my original Fold and I've not had it serviced at all. The battery needs replacing, but that has nothing to do with it being a foldable.
Happy New Year!! Would buy without hesitation if it releases in Europe.
You hit it on the point. This would be would the folding phone I'd be interested in.
Don't think I'll ever be in the market for a foldable phone but I must say that I like Oppo's solution to the form-factor. Tried on the Z Fold 4 in stores and found that using the outer screen was a bit cumbersome. I also think that the left punch hole cam on the Oppo is a better balance for maximizing the inner display while maintaining camera quality. Of course, Samsung's OneUI is still better than Oppo's ColorOS.
Why the fuck would you ever take selfies using the tablet display even if it was a good camera though??? O_o Literally every other screen/camera is a better selfie taking experience. All that tablet screen camera needs to be good enough for is video calls, which Samsung's UDC more than is. Shit reasoning is shit. 🤷
The problem with the mid size folding phone is that the inner screen is just a square, so watching videos and movies end up being the same size as watching on a non foldable
Just zoom in. Shit that happens on the sides is largely irrelevant
Awesome video bro! Happy New Year!
Nice to see your family. Wishing you and your family Happy New Year!!!
Bruh how on Earth hasn't oppo made it right for UI optimization considering this is their 2nd foldable already? Also fun fact is it's less expensive than iPhone 14 Pro in China (at ¥7999)
Because it is optimized for Chinese apps. Why spend tons of money for features none of the customers would use. Only sold in China.
They optimised it for Chinese apps only. Google, Instagram,etc don't exists in China. Even Tiktok doesn't exist in China, so those apps not running properly is natural for this device as it's going to be sold only in China.
Aspect ratio problems are somewhat responsible for the Android L format, which in present day sucks even on the tablets.
Ah, couldn't have asked for a better way to start 2023 on RUclips.. happy new year dear @mrMobile, may you keep posting great Vids as always and keep enriching our lives as always.
I do wish when it was shut the outer screen was larger
If it would had been larger, then it wouldn't be able to reach that weight. The weight is one of the biggest plus of this phone as its even lighter than Mix fold 2, with a far better hinge and cameras(p and UW)
Lovely insights! Happy New year
Wonderful review man and that table full of phones is so cool. I like how flagship smartphones too are using good Mediatek chips.
Even though I love the Samsung fold I can't help but think the China foldables are so much better in term of hardware. The screen aspect ratios makes sense, some are just as thin as a normal phone and provide much more variety in size. If Xiaomi, vivo, Oppo, and Huawei would bring these designs to the west it and get the necessary adjustment it needs in software to really be just as or better than Samsung. Then the foldable category of phones would be better for all. Right now with Samsung being the only globally available option for foldables we are stuck with stagnant iteration and quite frankly overpriced phones. I'll be waiting for the time the China foldables really get recognition.
honestly I almost get angry watching these videos lol. So many incredible phones and tech that seems to only release in China. Us in Europe and US are getting left behind. Hopefully next year's foldables from Xiaomi and Oppo find their way to Europe, even if they continue to be banned/not profitable in the US. Xiaomi is huge in Europe, I don't see why they haven't brought their foldables over here yet.
Blame geopolitics for that
Maybe Countries like Germany should start building its own Phones (again) and not import all Tech from other parts of the world.
Fantastic vid man, thanks for informing on this, def on my short list if not at the top of it. Remember you before you where "Mr. Mobil" at some other joint...forgot the name now.
Happy New Year Mr Mobile! This was a good video.
Oppo is a disappointment for again not releasing it in Europe. The Chinese rom will not let you change the launcher. So not worth it to import. But I like the design off it. It's a great looking phone.
Foldable market isn't matured much in Europe or US, so its expected for a brand to not launch their foldables there and face a loss. Even their flagship Find X or Reno series aren't the top-dog in European market, so why face another loss by launching it in Europe whereas they will get better profit by launching it in China only?
@@dragonforcegaming7555 that's not true. Foldables are showing incredible growth year after year in European markets. Besides that they have warehouses in Europe, it wouldn't cost them much to sell it trough retailers or online.
@@Achillias to be honest, it's not "foldables are showing growth" it's more of Samsung showing growth. The details you get from the websites, about foldable shipments and sales are actually provided by Samsung and they often increase the actual amount(by a good percentage) to increase their sales. Most users of Foldables in their report are from NA and Europe (which is still less than that of China). But in real life, how many do you see carrying the Foldables(or actually purchasing it?
You are right that they could've sold it through online but again, how many in Europe or NA knows oppo or other Chinese brands? the ones who know, may buy but a brand(which is smaller than both Samsung and Apple as an individual) cannot take risks like this, especially in Europe after their issue with Nokia in Germany.
BBK electronic's brands are especially noted for their apple-like approach, i.e, to not take risks but sit-back and let the other brands take the risks first. That's the sole reason why Oppo and Vivo never launched their foldable or smartwatch or custom NPU until last year.
One more thing, Samsung launched their Foldables almost everywhere because they can afford the loss as they recover from other markets(high pricing poor specs, best example India where they exploit this brand image to it's full) and products(just like Xiaomi), so it's not a big deal for them. They don't even care much, as you saw in Z fold & flip 4. They too sell their best Foldable phone in China only. You will see that phone in Mrwhosetheboss's latest video.
I expect Samsung has made massive losses with its foldable line, a deep money pit. The sales could be faster in growth, faked by Samsung offering massive trade-in deals to boost the latest Flip or Fold. Samsung is great at marketing and fooling its fan. TBH, the growth of foldable has been very slow compared to what creators and fans suggested, and the reality is that until they come down to a more reasonable price, they are doomed to be niche with maybe fewer takers over time.
I gotta be honest even though the fold 4 has its annoyances, it's still the best foldable out there. I got 1 and until a competitor comes and knocks samsung off the throne it's gonna be my go to phone. I'm done with slab phones. Too boring and not nearly as useful. I think I speak for all fold owners when I say the good just outweighs the bad. 😎
Happy New Year Michael from the philippines and cool review with the Oppo Find N2 wish I had one 😁
Thanks Michael. Solid review as usually. I took a chance purchased the N2 in black. From the box to the included case to the phone itself, I absolutely love this device. I've been comparing against my Z Fold and Surface Duo2. Oppo, by far, even with its non US status provides the absolute best foldable experience for me. It is not a chorus to take it out, use it, and slip it back into my pocket. I haven't been able to put it down and haven't been able to get the battery under 20% between 630am-11pm. Even more impressive I go from 30%-100℅ in 25 minutes. Best tech device of 2023. Let's see how she holds up.
Where did you buy? Also did you get to put Google Play on it?
A small factor Android phone was what I always wanted.
That on a foldable? Yes please.
I've been looking at the Asus ZenFone 9 because of its size. At this stage I might hold off and wait to see what gets released here in Europe with regards to Oppo (I'm on my 2nd oppo phone and I love them)
I don't understand how Mr Mobile's reviews get so few views. This guy is the Best tech reviewer right now. His reviews are never boring, they never feel recycled.
I wonder the same thing, yt algorithm is a mystery.
Great video! The creative presentation and information really held my attention.
Very interesting device, great video and nice points, happy new year Captain, i hope to see you and your videos more often online