Oppo Find N2 Flip is now the UK’s cheapest flip phone

Updated to include pricing in Euros, and to correct the erroneous claim that the phone has an IPX4 rating.

Oppo is finally bringing a foldable phone to the West – and in an impressive coup, it’s managed to undercut both Samsung and Motorola on price, without compromising on the phone’s specs. 

The Find N2 Flip was first revealed in China late last year, and at the time Oppo promised an international launch was on the way – though not for its larger, book-style sibling the Find N2. 

That day has now arrived, with the Find N2 Flip officially launched in the UK and Europe, though a north American launch isn’t on the cards. 

There’s a lot to recommend the Find N2 Flip at first glance – we have it in for review right now, so will have a full verdict soon. But before you even get to the phone itself, the price is eye-catching: in the UK it costs just £849. 

That may sound like a lot, but it’s £150 cheaper then the £999 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, and £100 below the £949 Motorola Razr 2022. The Samsung comparison is actually even better than it seems – both the Find N2 Flip and the Razr ship with 256GB of storage, and to get that in Samsung’s flip phone would set you back a full £1,059. 

£849 is the same price as Apple’s standard iPhone 14 – and that doesn’t even fold.

It’s a little more expensive in Europe, where the €1,199 price tag is pretty much on par with Samsung and Motorola’s for the same storage.

So what does £849 get you? For one, a whole lot more screen. While Oppo’s flip phone is about the same size as the other two overall, it features a much larger cover display on the outside. 

In fact, the 3.26in panel here is bigger than the 3.2in panel found on the HTC Dream, the first ever Android phone, and only a touch smaller than the first iPhone’s 3.5in panel.  

Still, you’re not meant to use it like a regular (albeit decade-old) device. Instead this packs in widgets for messages, alarms, the weather and more, along with letting you use the screen to take selfies with the main camera. You can also populate the display with one of five interactive animated animals – a less stressful take on a Tamagotchi. 

The hinge helps too – Oppo’s second-gen Flexion hinge design allows the phone to fold fully flat, with no gap between the two halves when it’s shut. That makes the phone as whole feel more solid than Samsung’s, and also makes it much harder to see or feel the crease on the screen.

The flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset should be plenty powerful for most users, and the 8GB RAM included is typical for flip phones right now. So is the 4300mAh battery, though Oppo promises that thanks to optimisation this should deliver all-day battery. 

There are two big areas where Oppo’s handset falls short of the high bar set by Samsung. First, there’s no official IP rating for water-resistance, unlike the IPX8 on the Galaxy phone – Oppo still says it should survive splashes or rain, but probably not getting dropped in the bath.

More annoying is that there’s no wireless charging included, but the upshot is that the 44W wired charging is substantially faster than Samsung’s, so there are pros and cons. For what it’s worth, the battery, charging speeds, and IP rating here all beat the latest Motorola Razr. 

Even software support – often Samsung’s edge – doesn’t help here. The Find N2 Flip is Oppo’s first phone to be guaranteed four Android version updates and five years of security patches – a direct match for Samsung’s promise, equalling the best available on Android. It ships with Android 13, with Oppo’s fun and flexible ColorOS on top.

Unless you prefer Samsung’s minimalist design or are a die-hard wireless charger, on paper there’s now little reason to pick the Z Flip 4 over the Find N2 Flip – unless you’re in the US, where Samsung’s offering is still the only option available. 

The Find N2 Flip is available to pre-order now for £849/€1,199, in Astral Black or Moonlit Purple, and hits store shelves on 2 March. In the UK it’s set to be stocked by EE, O2, and Vodafone, along with stores including Amazon and Currys.