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OPPO Find N5 now official: Impossibly thin book-style foldable, AI-powered

A big upgrade

Published

February 20, 2025

Rodneil Quiteles

OPPO took their time releasing a follow-up to their book-style foldable and it looks like it was time well-spent. What came out after a little over a year of waiting is the OPPO Find N5. It now claims the title of the thinnest book-style foldable while also presenting itself as the device to beat in this specific category.

UPDATE: The HONOR Magic V5 has just snatched the crown of being the world’s thinnest foldable.

Glow up

Not that its predecessor, the Find N3/ OnePlus Open, looked bad, but the overall dimensions seem to be different. While the earlier iterations of the book-style Find N were short and a little stout, the Find N5 is taller, leaner, and by perhaps every other measurable, meaner.

L: OPPO Find N5, R: OnePlus Open/ OPPO Find N3

The Find N5 is only 8.93mm thin when folded. That’s a similar measurement to any regular slab smartphone. It weighs only 229g.

With this transformation, it now looks a lot more like the many book-style foldables available in across the world now. Here it is side-by-side along those other foldables.

L-R: Galaxy Z Fold6, OnePlus Open, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Magic V3, OPPO Find N5

Durability

The build will raise some durability issues but OPPO is quick to counter saying it is built to last. Holding the foldable together is the Titanium Flexion Hinge. The company says it’s 26% smaller yet 36% more rigid than the previous generation.

Additionally, the Find N5’s hinge cover and the wing plate that connects the hinge to the folding display are made of Grade 5 titanium alloy. These were 3D printed to achieve the correct shape. The hinge’s load-bearing components are made using Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) exclusively customised by OPPO, with an industry-leading yield strength of 2000 MPa.

Larger displays

The taller foldable means larger displays. It measures 8.12 inches when open which OPPO claims is the largest of any book-style foldable right now. When closed, it measures 6.62-inches which isn’t too far away from regular slab smartphones.

OPPO, like other book-style foldable makers, also makes a big deal about the crease. It says the Find N5 has “class-leading shallow, narrow crease.” It has also earned the first TÜV Rheinland’s Minimized Crease Certification.

The displays also feature 400PPI, 1-120Hz refresh rate, over 2000 nits peak brightness, OPPO Pen support, and low-flicker, 2160Hz PWM dimming.

Snapdragon 8 Elite

Powering the OPPO Find N5 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform — the same chip available on early 2025 flagship smartphones. That assures you of power efficient performance that can handle multitasking, gaming, and more.

It’s also AI-capable like other smartphones equipped with the same SoC. The Hexagon NPU delivers a 45% improvement in AI performance.

Hasselblad Cameras

The OPPO Find N5 sports three rear shooters:

50MP Main Camera, 21mm, f/1.89, 1/1.56″, OIS
50MP Telephoto Camera, 70mm, 1/2.75″, Periscope Lens, 10cm Focal Distance
8MP Ultra-Wide Camera, f/2.2, 116°, 15mm, Autofocus

The Find N5 is capable of 3x optical zoom and 6x lossless zoom. Beyond that, the AI Telescope Zoom kicks in. It automatically activates at 10x zoom and beyond.

AI Telescope Zoom analyzes the image at a pixel level and uses the full 50MP resolution of the telephoto camera to restore lost details, powered by advanced AI algorithms. At 60x, when raw data from the telephoto camera is limited, Find N5 activates additional on-device AI models to further enhance image detail.

There’s the usual Hasselblad Portrait things along with a new Lightning Snap that promises to properly capture subjects in motion.

More AI photo things

OPPO’s AI Studio also comes into play offering a variety of ways to thinker with images. These are AI Clarity Enhancer, AI Unblur, AI Reflection Remover, and AI Eraser.

Battery and charging

The OPPO Find N8 is equipped with a 5600mAh battery with support for 80W SUPERVOOC Charging and 50W AIRVOOC charging. OPPO proudly claims it can last beyond a full day and can juice up pretty quickly.

Foldable things

Just like many foldables you get the benefit of multitasking when the Find N5 is unfolded. Flex mode is also available supporting activities like translation, typing, and video viewing.

Newish this year is the O+ Connect app which is now available on Mac. It lets you remotely control the Find N5 on your MacBook.

Price and availability

The OPPO Find N5 comes in Misty White and Cosmic Black. It’s available in the 16GB RAM + 512GB ROM configuration. Price and availability will vary depending on the country/region.

In Singapore, it retails for SGD 2499 and will be available starting February 28.

Early Bird Pre-Order Period and First Sales Period:

The device is available at a pre-order limited time offer price of SGD 2199, from 10:00 AM on February 21, 2025 until 11:59 PM on February 27, 2025.
Customers who place pre-orders between February 21 – 23 2025 can collect their devices early on Monday, 24 February 2025.

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Lifestyle

Nike’s Alphafly 4 is built for the part of the marathon ~that actually hurts~

Made to protect your stride when fatigue sets in.

Published

September 18, 2026

MJ Jucutan

Every marathoner knows the exact moment the race truly begins.

It’s not at the starting line amidst the early morning excitement, but around the 32-kilometer mark, when your legs begin to feel heavy and your form starts to fall apart.

Nike designed its latest marathon racer specifically for that critical window. The Alphafly 4 shifts the focus away from chasing sheer top-end speed, targeting instead the physical breakdown that happens late in a long run.

By studying how fatigue alters a runner’s mechanics over time, Nike rebuilt its flagship distance shoe to help athletes maintain their stride when energy starts to dip.

Holding the line when fatigue sets in

On the road, the shoe operates as a complete, unified system designed to protect your stride.

A redesigned Atomknit upper wraps the foot with breathable support, using targeted midfoot cables and an integrated heel unit to keep your fit secure without adding unnecessary weight or friction over long distances.

Underfoot, the new ZoomX LT foam layer works alongside Nike’s contoured carbon-fiber Flyplate. The lighter foam returns maximum energy with every footfall, while the plate smooths out your rolling motion.

Together with dual forefoot Air Zoom units and a durable Fast Shot outsole, the setup keeps your cadence consistent and your legs feeling fresh well into the back half of the race.

As Emily Farina from the Nike Sport Research Lab notes, their goal was to help runners stay confident, balanced, and capable from the start line all the way to the finish.

Built on the miles that came before

That focus on real-world endurance stems directly from athlete testing.

Nike developed the shoe using feedback from its Project Dreamweaver initiative and extensive trials with women distance runners, prioritizing stability and comfort alongside high performance.

The lineage carries significant weight. The Alphafly family has grounded some of distance running’s greatest moments, from historic sub-two-hour efforts to major course records.

With the Alphafly 4, that legacy translates directly into everyday marathon training, helping athletes hold their target pace just a little bit longer. Marathoners won’t have to wait long to feel the difference on race day.

The Nike Alphafly 4 drops in an early, limited release on September 17 at nike.com, followed by a wider global release on October 29 online and at select retail stores.

Entertainment

SEGA, Netflix announce Crazy Taxi film adaptation

1st in planned slate of film adaptations, including Sonic and STRANGER THAN HEAVEN

Published

September 18, 2026

GadgetMatch

SEGA and Netflix have announced a new Crazy Taxi film adaptation. This will usher in a new collaboration era with the parties also developing adaptations for Sonic and STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.

Such a slate of future adaptations reflects the range of SEGA’s library as it draws on Netflix’s experience bringing beloved game worlds to new audiences.

The first project features Crazy Taxi, which will be written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The beloved writing duo was behind the 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun.

Also on board to help helm the production are the same visionaries behind the Sonic franchise: Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara.

Crazy Taxi has been an arcade hit since 1999, putting players behind the wheel of a fearless cabbie racing the clock through chaotic city streets.

There’s flying off ramps, dodging traffic, and chasing tips with punk-rock energy that has become the series’ signature.

The latest title in the franchise, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, is set for a 2027 release. You can watch its trailer below:

Finance

HONOR, Fidesmo partner for contactless payments across Europe, Middle East

Enabling contactless payments on the HONOR Watch 6

Published

September 16, 2026

GadgetMatch

HONOR and Fidesmo have partnered to launch contactless payments across Europe and the Middle East on the HONOR Watch 6.

Powered by Fidesmo Pay, the integration enables users to connect an existing Mastercard or Visa card to their watch and complete contactless transactions directly from the wearable device.

This brings Fidesmo’s network of over 900 banks and financial institutions to HONOR’s customers. Users can connect an existing card to the HONOR Watch 6 instantly through the HONOR Health App, which installs a unique token directly onto the watch.

Acting as a secure reference to the payment method, this token allows customers to pay without storing their actual payment details on the device. Once installed, users can tap the watch at any
contactless terminal to pay, just as they would with a card or phone.

HONOR joins a group of device partners that already includes Swatch, Polar, and Mondaine as Fidesmo continues to build momentum across categories.