Regarding the OPPO Find N2 Flip, which recently launched in international and Taiwanese markets, Zhao Yue, Senior Mobile Product Manager at OPPO China Headquarters, revealed the design ideas behind OPPO's foldable screen in an interview, and also shared OPPO's current development direction for foldable screen phones.
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Zhao Yue stated that OPPO began investing in the design of foldable phones in , dedicating over 100 people to research and development. In , they launched the OPPO X , a concept-based rollable . This was followed by the official launch of the Find N, the company's first commercially available foldable , at the end of . The Find N2 and Find N2 Flip, its second foldable , were released late last year.
While many mobile brands have been investing in foldable phones from the outset, OPPO initially held back, believing it would only launch related products once it had demonstrated the unique user experience offered by foldable phones compared to traditional vertical phones. As the technology matured and the software experience improved, OPPO believed now was the time to formally launch a major push into foldable phones.
Currently, the company is only offering its vertically foldable in the international market. Zhao Yue stated that the company's primary goal is to integrate existing usage habits, making it easier for users to adopt the foldable . OPPO is also clearly considering factors like component supply and pricing, so the Find N2, which features a horizontally foldable design, will continue to be sold primarily in the Chinese market.
To make the foldable screen more durable and allow users to use it as a normal with greater peace of mind, OPPO has further simplified the hinge structure of the foldable screen, making it simpler and lighter. High-strength carbon fiber and aerospace materials are also introduced to enhance durability. SUS flexible steel and mesh matrix panels are also incorporated into the screen structure to ensure the stability of the flexible display panel when flattened, and to maintain the flatness of the original fold in the center of the panel to the greatest extent possible.
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Compared to Samsung's U-shaped panel hinge design, OPPO uses a teardrop shape and polyethylene terephthalate soft plastic material to reduce the impact of greater force on the folded screen, which may cause creases to form. It also boasts a higher seal after folding and has passed the German Rhine test certification, claiming that the screen can be folded for more than 40 times.
Zhao Yue believes that solving the screen hinge design has solved most of the problems of foldable screen phones. Therefore, the Find N2 Flip has also enhanced its image capture and even retained many of the original upright user experience. Although the waterproof function is currently still limited by the lack of internal space of the foldable screen mechanism, it is expected that higher-level waterproof design will be added in the future. Battery life performance can also be improved in the future with new technologies.
Zhao Yue also emphasized that OPPO is still exploring the application possibilities of mobile phones with foldable screens. Therefore, panel manufacturers such as Samsung and China Star Optoelectronics have successively proposed different forms of foldable screen designs. OPPO will also consider different screen design methods and create commercial models if feasible.
Regarding his opinion on the OPPO X concept , Zhao Yue believes that the rollable screen is still a very good design, but there are still many problems that need to be solved at this stage.
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