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OPPO Find N5 now official: Impossibly thin book-style foldable, AI-powered
A big upgrade
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.
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.
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.
Enterprise
TikTok finally gets a buyer in the United States
The deal targets a closing date in late January.
The year started with a ban. A day before Donald Trump started his second term, TikTok went dark, in anticipation of an impending ban. The platform quickly went back online, leading to an ultimatum that saw TikTok hunt for an American buyer to full stave off a definitive ban in the United States. Now, as the year ends, a buyer is finally here.
Via CNBC, TikTok has reportedly inked a deal to finalize a deal in the United States, as stated in an internal memo from CEO Shou Zi Chew. The memo, which was sent just this week, details a plan that will see the deal close by January 26, 2026.
Fifty percent of TikTok’s newly restructured U.S. arm will be held by a collection of American investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. Meanwhile, already existing investors of TikTok will hold 30.1 percent. Finally, ByteDance will retain 19.9 percent.
Additionally, TikTok’s algorithm in the United States will be retrained with American data. The American arm will also handle the country’s “data protection, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurance.” Oracle will be the “trusted security partner” in charge of making sure the company keeps within regulations in the country.
With a deal pushing through, the long-running TikTok saga in the United States might finally come to a close.
Gaming
Silksong is getting its first major expansion next year
The expansion is called Sea of Sorrow.
I still can’t believe that Hollow Knight: Silksong came out this year. After years of just waiting for the mythical title, it’s surreal to have it in my library. Now, barely waiting to catch their breath, Team Cherry is already working hard towards the next content drop, starting with Silksong DLC.
Just like the original Hollow Knight, Silksong is getting free DLCs to expand its story. The upcoming Sea of Sorrow DLC will be the game’s “first big expansion.”
The expansion’s trailer barely shows anything about the new content, besides vague allusions to what’s coming. At the very least, Team Cherry has confirmed, both via the announcement and the accompanying poster, that Sea of Sorrow will be nautical-themed.
It will feature new locations, new tools, and new enemies. By itself, Silksong is already a huge game. Adding more content then is a massive undertaking. Plus, Team Cherry says that this is just the first expansion, hinting at more coming in the future.
Sea of Sorrow will launch in 2026.
Besides the new expansion, the studio is also working on a Nintendo Switch 2 update for the original Hollow Knight. It will add higher framerates, resolutions, and more graphical effects. PC players will also get some upgrades to support larger screens.
The Switch 2 update, which will be free for those who already own the original game, will also launch next year.
SEE ALSO: Hollow Knight: Silksong finally releases on September 4
Before the new year starts, it’s already fair to assume that Supergirl might be one of the most anticipated movies of 2026. Premiering a year after the globally successful Superman, Supergirl will see the adventures of Clark Kent’s superpowered cousin, Kara Zor-El. Now, the next film in the sage finally has a teaser trailer.
As James Gunn mentioned previously, Supergirl will be based on Tom King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Off traveling to other planets to party, Kara finds herself thrust back into the role of being a hero after a young girl named Ruthye Mary Knoll asks her for help.
Though the teaser trailer is mostly a montage of scenes, we already know what we can expect. According to Gunn, Supergirl will be tonally different from Superman, and we see this in the trailer.
However, we can still see influences from Gunn including the usage of “Call Me” by Blondie for the trailer. Also, the film’s space scenes look like they can fit right in with Guardians of the Galaxy.
Still, that’s what we have, and we’re excited. Supergirl will premiere on June 26, 2026.
The film will be directed by Craig Gillespie (Cruella). Milly Alcock plays the titular character. Meanwhile, she will star alongside Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knoll.
SEE ALSO: Superman sequel, titled Man of Tomorrow, comes out in 2027
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