I Am Smitten With This Super-Thin Foldable You Can’t Buy in the U.S.

For the first time since the Galaxy Z Fold 4 launch in 2022, I have not been using a Samsung foldable to do my bidding. Instead, I’ve felt perfectly content doing it all on the Oppo Find N5 since it arrived a few weeks ago. The book-style foldable has an 8.12-inch inner screen and a 6.6-inch outer screen. It’s a larger device than the Galaxy Z Fold 6 that’s out now and even Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Its relative thinness compared to the rest of the foldable offerings makes it palatable despite the larger screen sizes. It makes us wonder if Oppo has the same plans for the brand it sells in the U.S., OnePlus, which hasn’t seen an update to its loudly lauded foldable since 2023. That’s not to say the Oppo Find N5 is a perfect foldable. It starts at $2,500 Singapore dollars, or about $1,880 USD. It still suffers from the conundrum of using this factor in the first place, especially with small hands. It’s a hefty cradle with just the fingers! My hands are medium-to-small, I know, and were ... Read full article.