OPPO Find N3 Review Thin Folding Large Screen also has Flagship Imaging Experience

OPPO Find N3 Review Ultra-Thin Foldable Design, Stunning Large Screen, and Unbeatable Flagship Camera Experience

In recent years, the improvement of foldable screen smartphones has been quite remarkable. From the earliest “thick and heavy”, “folds with creases”, “not durable”, to now the weight and thickness are getting closer to flat-screen phones, and the screen folds are almost negligible. This has made more and more consumers start to use foldable screen smartphones as their main devices.

OPPO Find N3

The latest OPPO Find N3 can also become the main device for every foldable screen user. This time, Find N3 optimizes the internal design to control the thickness and weight, bringing a comprehensive improvement in feel. Moreover, this time OPPO also uses “super-light shadow three cameras” on the basis of thinness, allowing foldable screen smartphones to enjoy flagship-level imaging without compromise.

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Users familiar with OPPO foldable screen smartphones will definitely feel the difference when they see Find N3 for the first time. This year, OPPO Find N3 has adopted larger inner and outer screens, which has also significantly increased the overall size of the device.

OPPO Find N3

However, while the size has significantly increased, the thickness and weight of OPPO Find N3 are well controlled. In the unfolded state, the thickness of OPPO Find N3 is 5.8mm, and the square body design further enhances the slimness of Find N3.

Compared with traditional flat-screen smartphones, foldable screen smartphones have more precise components, so they need to reduce the weight of the whole device while improving the strength of the body from the beginning of the design.

OPPO Find N3 can easily fit in your pocket

This time, OPPO Find N3 uses a lighter carbon fiber screen support board internally, which is 8.8g lighter than the previous Find N; the introduction of zirconium-based liquid metal materials allows parts to be thinned by 30% and have higher strength; the exterior is made of OPPO’s innovative high-strength alloy steel, which significantly enhances drop resistance and impact resistance. These internal and external upgrades make OPPO Find N3 a more lightweight and durable foldable screen smartphone, and also make the whole device more exquisite.

The outer screen of the OPPO Find N3 uses OPPO’s self-developed super ceramic crystal glass

The inner and outer screens of the OPPO Find N3 have been upgraded. The outer screen uses OPPO’s self-developed super ceramic crystal glass, which is lighter and more impact-resistant, ensuring that the screen won’t easily shatter. The internal screen uses ultra-thin UTG glass, which has higher rigidity compared to PET and doesn’t show obvious creases even after multiple bends.

While ensuring strength, both the inner and outer screens of the OPPO Find N3 exhibit excellent quality. Both screens can achieve a maximum brightness of 1400 nits globally, and when viewing HDR content, the screen’s dynamic peak brightness can even reach 2800 nits, ensuring clear display even in sunlight. Additionally, the dual screens of the OPPO Find N3 have consistent performance. Both screens have a pixel density of 430PPI, support intelligent color temperature adjustment and 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, and have a refresh rate of 120Hz, which means there won’t be any disjointed experience when using both screens.

The OPPO Find N3 has ample internal space to accommodate more components. This year, OPPO has implemented spatial audio on the Find N3, with four speakers inside that, along with self-developed algorithms, can provide immersive audio playback. The four speakers are located in the upper and lower areas of the folding screen, ensuring stereo sound output in landscape, portrait, or hovering orientation.

The weight of the OPPO Find N3 as a whole is quite impressive

While accommodating more components, the weight of the OPPO Find N3 as a whole is quite impressive. The glass back version weighs 245g, while the leather version weighs 239g. Compared to the previous generation OPPO Find N2, it is only 6g heavier, still lightweight and comfortable to hold.

This year, the more powerful foldable screen imaging system is also the highlight of the OPPO Find N3. From the camera module to software algorithms, the OPPO Find N3 is a flagship device that enables every user to create serious and high-quality images. Due to the limited space inside the foldable screen, current foldable screen flagships in the market have not yet reached the imaging capabilities of mainstream flat screen flagships. Many consumers believe that foldable screens are only “good enough” for imaging and having a complete focal range. However, with the new “foldable pixel” sensor and “super light-sensing telescopic lens” in the Find N3, OPPO is trying to fill the imaging gap in foldable screens and bring it to the level of leading flat screen flagship devices.

Taking photos with OPPO Find N3

The key to “taking great photos” is to have enough light, and the limited internal space of a foldable screen means it cannot accommodate a 1-inch sensor. Therefore, OPPO Find N3 uses a new solution called the “folded pixel” sensor. By leveraging a larger dual-layer transistor structure within an area that is about half the size of a 1-inch sensor, it achieves a higher dynamic range. To put it in simple terms, using this sensor in the OPPO Find N3 is like buying a slightly smaller but almost completely usable apartment. It provides a higher usable area. In terms of smartphones, this means that in a limited sensor area, it can capture more light, resulting in better image quality. Thanks to the addition of the “folded pixel” sensor, the Find N3 can achieve 120% dynamic range in extreme lighting conditions. Compared to sensors of the same size, the Find N3 can also achieve up to 220% dynamic range. This means that it can capture more light on a small-sized sensor, resulting in more natural and realistic images.

Shooting with OPPO Find N3

Shooting with OPPO Find N3

Shooting with OPPO Find N3

At 1X and 2X zoom, OPPO Find N3 uses its 48-megapixel folded pixel wide-angle lens for capturing photos. From the sample images, it’s clear that Find N3 has the same photography prowess as OPPO Find X6 Pro. It produces high-quality images, with soft and natural optical background blur effects in close-up shots. In large scenes, the inclusion of Hasselblad color gives the samples a softer feel. Of course, just like its predecessor, OPPO Find N3 also supports 1X and 2X focal lengths. Users can even set 28mm or 35mm as the default focal length in the settings, which makes it easy to align with their creative intentions.

Shooting with OPPO Find N3

Shooting with OPPO Find N3

Shot with OPPO Find N3

In addition to the wide-angle lens, the telephoto lens of the OPPO Find N3 also has good image quality. I often use the 3X telephoto for shooting, and this 64-megapixel periscope telephoto lens provides excellent image quality, with pleasing colors that are easy on the eyes. Even when switched to 6X mode, it still maintains high clarity.

Shot with OPPO Find N3

Shot with OPPO Find N3

Shot with OPPO Find N3

Similarly, portrait photography is essential. In portrait mode, the OPPO Find N3 can simulate different Hasselblad lens effects through different focal lengths and software algorithms, resulting in textured portrait photos. Especially in low-light conditions, the portrait mode can still produce clear images while reducing the artificial-looking computational feel.

With the OPPO Find N3, the stereotype of “foldable screens having weak image quality” should be shattered. Essentially, foldable screens are still phones, and we should have the same expectations for foldable screens as we do for traditional flat screens. In recent years, foldable screen phones have constantly improved in terms of thickness and weight, bringing the foldable screen experience closer to that of traditional flat-screen phones. OPPO, on this foundation, has also made strides in the “image” aspect, improving the past experiences that were thought to be impossible or had poor results, and achieving great effects on the Find N3.

The upgraded design certainly attracts attention, but in order to make more people accept and choose foldable screens as their main devices, comprehensive optimization of the large screen is necessary. This time, with multiple upgrades to ColorOS, OPPO Find N3 becomes even more user-friendly. The upgrade to the multitasking function greatly enhances the usability of foldable screen phones.

Enhanced Split Screen

On the first generation OPPO Find N, OPPO introduced the “swipe down with two fingers” split screen operation, which was intuitive and user-friendly. With the OPPO Find N3 this year, OPPO’s multitasking is also based on user logic. According to OPPO, split screens should not only allow apps to better utilize the foldable large screen, but also ensure that each app is displayed properly without distortion.

OPPO Find N3 supports dragging the third application to the big screen

On the basis of displaying two applications on a traditional screen, OPPO Find N3 supports dragging the third application to the big screen. However, compared to the conventional small window or split application layout, OPPO’s solution is to place the third application in full-screen format below or on the right side, equivalent to a “waiting” state. When we click on the third application, it will switch to the foreground for display, and we can also use the gesture of “pinching with four fingers” to start full-screen mode and place the three applications on one screen. This new split-screen method expands the efficiency of using the large screen, allowing users to see the complete display of three applications on one screen, rather than three fragmented applications. It also saves time for frequent dragging and adjusting the screen between different applications, thereby enhancing efficiency.

OPPO Find N3’s dock bar uses a left-center-right arrangement

The bottom dock bar is also a major upgrade of OPPO Find N3 this time. It has been redesigned and divided into the left-side app library and file library, the middle area with four fixed bottom bars, and the right-side three most frequently used applications, which can be hidden when long-pressed while showing the applications. This solution is also based on the logic of user operations. The left-side app library and file library help users browse all apps, images, and documents in their phones at the first time. The four fixed applications in the middle are consistent with the four apps at the bottom of the external screen, so there is no sense of fragmentation during use. The three applications on the right are the most commonly used ones, making it easy for users to switch between them at the first time.

In addition to its powerful hardware, OPPO Find N3 also has a nationally certified independent security chip, making it a more secure phone. It can provide a safer experience in the current mobile phone field, such as file encryption protection, phone lock protection, and other security functions, which are quite practical. From the perspective of daily use, I prefer the lock protection function. If the phone is lost and someone maliciously flashes the firmware, the security chip can ensure that the phone is always in a locked state, effectively protecting the phone’s security.

OPPO Find N3 can enter a more secure VIP mode through a three-stage button

Based on this security chip, OPPO has also introduced a new “VIP mode” in the Find N3 Collectors Edition, which allows users to enter by sliding the side button. In this mode, permissions such as the phone’s camera, microphone, and location will be turned off, creating a more private operating environment while still maintaining communication with the outside world. This is quite practical for business scenarios where privacy needs to be maintained while still receiving messages from the outside world.

If you open the settings page, you can see that the OPPO Find N3 has obtained multiple certifications, including national secret level 2 certification, SOGIS CCEAL5+, and more. This also shows us its high level of security.

Nowadays, more and more users are replacing their traditional flat screen phones with foldable screen phones, and the many demands of traditional flat screen phones have slowly moved onto foldable screen phones. Making the foldable screen even thinner, “imaging” and “security” have become the OPPO Find N3’s new breakthrough directions. These new upgrades, which can significantly enhance the user experience, will undoubtedly once again lead the breakthrough path of foldable screen phones.

It is worth mentioning that the iterative upgrades in software have also allowed users to see OPPO’s insight into the foldable screen experience. The new multi-tasking logic brought by panoramic virtual screen can greatly improve the efficiency of Find N3’s use. This can also make consumers realize that, in today’s 2023, foldable screen phones have the ability to rival or even surpass traditional flat screen phones. And the OPPO Find N3 is a product that can be used as a main device for a long time.

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