OPPO Find N3 Flip belongs to the rare category of phones that come firing on all cylinders and refuse to settle in any category whatsoever. We’ve been using this amazing phone for the past two weeks and now we can give you a clear lowdown on its capabilities. To put it simply, this is the most complete flip phone you can find in the market right now and should be your go-to device if you’re looking for a compact folding phone equipped with cutting-edge features.
The design of the Find N3 Flip screams luxury and its overall user experience is an absolute delight. And then there are its incredible photography chops that revolutionise the camera experience offered by flip phones. As it is hard to stop our rant about this feature-packed phone, let’s quickly take a deep dive into its offerings to let you know why it’s every bit worth your money and so much more.
Premium and innovate design with exceptional build quality!
If there’s one word that describes the design of the OPPO Find N3 Flip, it’s got to be ‘premium.’ Any way you look at the phone, you will appreciate the materials used in its construction and how gorgeous it looks. Whether it’s the curved front and back panels transitioning into the flat frame or the crease-less inner display, which is the pride and joy of this amazing device, the bleeding-edge nature of its design will blow you away and leave you in its awe. There’s even a fine balance between metal and glass used in its construction, offering it an ultra-premium vibe. In fact, the precision-curved Corning Gorilla Glass Victus on its rear surface is the most curved glass back panel among flip phones and this is achieved via an industry-leading glass manipulation process. The result is a firm grip, whether the phone is open, folded, or anything in between. In our usage, we didn’t fumble even once while holding the phone, which is indeed impressive for such a compact phone.
Coming to the camera setup, the three high-end cameras sit inside the Cosmos Ring arena that’s surrounded by the Starlight Track, which evokes the ribbed aperture control rings of professional cameras. And why shouldn’t it, considering that this camera setup – the first triple camera setup in any flip phone – is every bit as pro-grade as you will expect it to be? But we’ll come to that later. Speaking of the phone’s design, there’s one more delightful addition that greatly enhances its user experience. We’re talking about the Alert Slider that can be used to quickly switch ringer profiles on the device without interacting with the display. It’s perfectly located for you to easily access it when the phone is both open and shut.
Cream Gold and Sleek Black are the two-colour options chosen by OPPO for the Find N3 Flip. Having used the Cream Gold model ourselves, we can say for sure that there’s graceful elegance in its demeanour that’s balanced by a bold contrast of the Cosmos Ring. With the Flexion Hinge, the Find N3 Flip offers a perfectly gapless profile. This hinge has been crafted with a new aircraft-grade stainless steel core, which gives it a 25 percent improvement in load-bearing strength. So strong and robust is the Flexion Hinge that TÜV Rheinland’s Reliable Folding certification has rated it to withstand 6,00,000 folds. To put that into perspective, that’s like opening the phone 100 times a day for 16 years straight.
Display and Cover Screen – Form meets functionality
At the core of the experience of using any flip phone is the dual-display action. When it’s unfolded, the OPPO Find N3 Flip reveals its massive 6.8-inch AMOLED panel that offers a whopping 1,600 nits of peak brightness. We tested its usage under direct sunlight and can report that we found no difficulty in the endeavour. This display’s HDR10+ rating made its presence clearly felt when we streamed a few web series. There was a controlled balance in the highlights and shadows and this allowed details in both the portions to be glaringly visible. On top of this, the panel bears a 120Hz refresh rate and its LTPO technology means it can switch to lower refresh rates when not needed. The 120Hz nature of this panel gives it a seamless and gentle overall nature and lifts the display’s brilliance to a whole new level.
And then there’s the Cover Screen, the vertical orientation of which is clearly a genius choice. This allows the 3.26-inch AMOLED display to accommodate much more crucial information, it also gives the Find N3 Flip enough space to hold the large sensors in its camera assembly , and finally, this design even helps in accommodating the largest battery capacity in any flip phone right now. The large size of the Cover Screen allows all quick toggles to be displayed in one view, while it also enables up to six notifications to be visible at a time. But it’s the customisability of this Cover Screen that amazed us the most. The Mini App feature, for instance, allows you to access more than 40 apps right on this outer display, without flipping open the device. You can use them to reply to messages, start voice recordings, control your music and much more. You can even watch YouTube videos on the cover display and let us tell you that it works perfectly. We were surprised to see how the cover display essentially gives you the access to most apps and lets you control the phone as you would with the primary display open. The freedom to do almost everything right from the cover meant that we could keep the phone in its compact form most of the times and could easily switch to the massive and immersive primary display whenever we needed more space to work with. While most flip phones ship with cover displays, the implementation here just feels surreal as its extremely polished and convenient to use.
Despite all this, the Find N3 Flip makes sure that it covers all the other aspects of cover screen experience. You can easily customise it with widgets to display cricket scores, weather information, daily tasks etc. The Cover Screen of the Find N3 Flip can also be inhabited by charming 3D pets that respond to diverse scenarios with their endearing expressions. Whether your preference is for a feathered friend, a feline companion, a loyal canine, or perhaps a cuddly koala, these virtual pets bring life to your device. We loved these 3D animals as their animations ensured that every time we picked up the phone, it didn’t feel like an inanimate object but rather an interactive device that was brimming with experiences to offer.
Cameras – Tuned to ensure your memories are in safe hands
The Hasselblad-branded rear camera cluster of the OPPO Find N3 Flip is headlined by a 50MP Sony IMX 890 OIS-equipped main camera. This happens to be the only phone right now that offers a telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom ( Sony IMX 709 32MP sensor) for amazing portrait shots. It also brings along a 48MP Sony IMX 581 ultra-wide sensor with an impressive 114-degree field of view. It’s safe to say that all three of these cameras excel at delivering accurately coloured and highly detailed photographs. But it’s their versatility that further enhances their appeal.
The Find N3 Flip lets you recreate the Hasselblad look with the Hasselblad Natural Colour Calibration mode and even delivers the famous XPAN mode that lets you capture images in a 65:24 aspect ratio. And then there’s the Master Style, which brings with it 3 stunning professional filters inspired by 3 photography masters. Hasselblad fans sure do have a lot to look forward to here!
Being a flip phone allows the Find N3 Flip to be a nimble photography companion that opens up fresh avenues for you to capture your scenes. OPPO calls this the Multi-Angle FlexForm Camera experience and it truly gives you added creative liberty in your photography. For instance, the FlexForm Interval Shooting feature lets you place your device on a flat surface and indulge in hands-free photography with customisable intervals and a variable number of shots. This is great for those who do a lot of fashion photography on their own.
As for selfies, the Find N3 Flip does come with a 32MP Sony IMX 709 front camera that is perfect for video-calling or even take detailed selfies but thanks to the Cover Screen, you can easily capture selfies using the rear cameras as well. The Cover Screen gives you a clear look at the framing and its presence also helps capturing ultra-wide selfies in groups. And when you’re capturing photos of others, Dual Preview comes in handy, as it gives the subject a preview of their own poses or smiles so they can adjust them accordingly. If you’re someone who clicks a lot of photos of your spouse, this feature is bound to save you a lot of time.
Rock-solid performance for smooth sailing
Nothing short of flagship-grade performance is on offer through the OPPO Find N3 Flip. The 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC runs the show here and delivers top-notch performance in every sense of the term. Whether we fired up a 4K video editing app or a demanding game like PUBG Mobile, the blazing-fast nature of this phone never faltered. This is made possible by the leading-edge 3.05GHz octa-core processor onboard this chip. Furthermore, the presence of a number of Gaming Tools that are accessible by just swiping on the edge of the screen elevated the gaming experience further.
The OPPO Find N3 Flip comes in 12GB + 256GB variant and that can be extended further with 12GB RAM expansion. That’s more than enough memory for keeping many apps active in the background, opening the gateway to swift and uninterrupted multitasking. Coming to the battery life, this device’s 4,300mAh battery unit, which is the largest that you’ll find on any flip phone right now in the market, consistently dished out all-day usage for us and it still had plenty of juice left in it for some bed-time social media scrolling. Keep in mind that this usage even involved short bouts of gaming a few times during the day. And when it did run out of juice, OPPO’s 44W SUPERVOOCTM fast charging technology would recharge the battery at mind-blowing speeds. This meant that charging the phone’s battery from 0 to 100 percent was just a matter of 56 minutes.
Verdict – A Flip phone that has it all!
The verdict is clear that it’s #TheBestFlip till date. The OPPO Find N3 Flip is a brilliant combination of style, creativity, and performance. Its ingenious vertically folding design enables a plethora of innovative features that turn out to be the shining jewels in its crown. The phone’s Hasselblad-branded camera brings an unbelievably good performance and the ability to use the cover display to access over 40 third-party apps is a godsend as it lets you do almost everything without even needing to open the phone. Whether it is the build quality or software features, this phone offers you the best of both worlds. The OPPO Find N3 Flip is priced at Rs 94,999 and with cashback and incentives, it can be yours for an attractive price of Rs. 82,999. It’s simply apart from competition and makes it a no-brainer for anyone looking for a compact handset that doesn’t falter in any department.
The OPPO Find N3 Flip will go on sale starting 22nd October from 6 pm and will be up for grabs via OPPO’s Store, Flipkart, and mainline retail outlets across the country.
Here are some of the irresistible offers mentioned below.
Offers:
Customers can enjoy a cashback of up to Rs. 12,000 and no-cost EMI for up to 24 months from ICICI Bank, SBI Cards, Bajaj Finserv, TVS Credit, Kotak Bank, IDFC First Bank, HDB Financial Services and One Card from mainline retail outlets and the OPPO Store. Customers purchasing via Flipkart can avail a 12-month no-cost EMI along with cashback of up to Rs. 12,000 from ICICI Bank, Axis Bank & Kotak Bank. Loyal OPPO customers can avail an Exchange Bonus of up to Rs. 8,000. Consumers can also avail a one-time screen replacement up to 6 months from the date of purchase; offer is valid on purchases till October 29, 2023.
OPPO Premium Service Offer :
- Enjoy worry-free travel with the OPPO Find N3 Flip, backed by international warranty rights.
- OPPO’s Refresh offers two replacements for the screen guard and back cover during the warranty period.
- Explore convenient EMI schemes for service/repair needs.
- In case of accidental damage, avail a 15% discount on the first display repair (T&C apply).
- Experience one-on-one online service via WhatsApp with OPPO experts.
- OPPO also offers free pick-up and drop facilities across 25,000+ Indian pin codes, resolving issues within 72 hours.
- You can even opt for Flash fix at select service centers for a quick 2-hour repair on specific flip device issues.
