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Oppo launched its compact foldable phone, the Find N, this morning, pricing it at a competitive $1,200, but sadly will be a China exclusive for now.
What to know
- Oppoās new flagship is a Galaxy Z Fold 3 rival, and while itās not quite at the level of the Fold 3, it does have an appealing aspect ratio that tells us Oppo focused a lot on having a less ominously tall device when compared to the Fold 3.
- Instead of being toweringly tall when closed, the Find N is only a 5.5-inch display that opens up to a 7.1-inch tablet size. The final aspect ratio is 8.4:9, which makes it pretty close to square, just a little taller than it is wide ā so it feels more like a landscape ratio than the Fold 3, which is 11.2:9, on the other hand.
- That aspect ratio just looks good and feels friendly to use, and the 120Hz OLED display from Samsung on the inside looked gorgeous from what I saw across YouTube.
- It runs the Snapdragon 888 and doesnāt have the latest Oppo NPU chip.
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- The pic above, from MrMobileās YouTube video, tells a story of aspect ratios.
Hinge:
- The fold hinge mechanism is interesting: It has a teardrop shape fold, which means the display doesnāt quite crease, so in early testing thereās less of a visible crease when the display is open. I wonder if itāll hold up.
- Some less great features: Itās somehow a touch heavier than the Z Fold 3 despite being smaller, and thereās no IP rating, and whatever you think of the quality of an under-display camera, there is a punch hole in that internal screen.
- It has a 4,500mAh battery, which seems fine.
- The good news is Oppo did send out the device already to a small handful of outlets, mostly YouTubers, like MrMobile and itās getting put through its paces, with people getting as much as a week with the device before videos came out.
What weāre seeing:
- One obvious reveal from testing on clips on YouTube is that its cameras didnāt seem great, not up to the Fold 3.
- ColorOS still doesnāt seem like a great bit of software: MrMobile points out notifications didnāt come through reliably, something not unheard of from Oppo.
- The general vibe here is that Oppo hasnāt really pushed the space forward too much. Itās tough to bring the fight to Samsung, especially for a first-gen product, and come out on top. Itās hard to compare pricing in Oppoās home market versus global pricing.
- But one of the best things, even if you donāt really care, is that the foldable space has a new competitor.
Bonus: Oppoās retractable camera.Ā
- Oppo didnāt completely detail or show off its retractable camera we saw from last week.
- But a slightly longer video it posted told us it brings 2x optical zoom when extended, and can retract in 0.6 seconds, retracting automatically during falls to prevent damage.
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I want to take a moment and look at LGās TVs set to be launched at CES 2022, because they donāt really look like TVs at all.
LGās first Objet Collection TVs are the Objet and the StanbyMe. These are real, non-typoād names and the point is they are a little weird: they can roll and rotate, and one of the two to be launched even comes with a built-in battery.
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Stanbyme: New TV #1 (27Art10)
- The first new TV from LG is the LG StanbyMe 27Art10, which is a 27-inch display that perches atop a stand.Ā
- It has wheels, and three-hour battery life for viewing, and seems to want to be dragged around with you as you do things in the home. LG says it has touch and gesture controls, plus the TV has swivel, rotation, tilt, and height adjustment.Ā
- So, you can watch TV, make calls, check recipes, and keep things on track as you wander about.
- I donāt know, this does seem like a future weāre seeking. Lots of people have screens everywhere now. Why not just one you can drag around?
- Maybe at CES 2023 weāll get a floating display!
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Objet: New TV #2 (65Art90)
- The other non-conventional TV is a big 65-inch size display, with a fabric cover you can use to hide the TV when itās not in use.
- The major weirdness here is that the premium OLED TV is made to be leaned against a wall instead. Itās not made to be mounted or put on a stand.
- Itās all an attempt to take the fight to Samsungās ālifestyleā TVs including The Frame.
- Letās see where they fall on pricingā¦
Leaning against a wall,
Tristan Rayner, Senior Editor
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