The primary foldable telephone of 2023 is nearly right here, as Oppo has revealed that will probably be globally launching the Oppo Discover N2 Flip on February 15.

That’s not essentially once you’ll be capable to purchase it, however we must always discover out when it’s going to go on sale through the occasion, together with which international locations will probably be bought in, how a lot it’s going to price, and what colours and configurations will probably be made accessible in.

All the things else in regards to the Oppo Discover N2 Flip is already recognized, because it truly launched in China final 12 months, the place it launched in late December. So this February 15 announcement is only for the remainder of the world.

The Discover N2 Flip has 6.8-inch 1080 x 2520 foldable AMOLED display, with a 120Hz refresh fee, a 3.26-inch 382 x 720 AMOLED cowl display, a robust a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus chipset, 5G, a 4,300mAh battery with 44W charging, and a dual-lens digital camera, with a 50MP main sensor and an 8MP ultrawide snapper.

Oppo boasts that each the battery and the duvet display are the largest discovered on any present clamshell foldable, that it fees quicker than every other clamshell foldable, and that it has an virtually invisible crease in its foldable display.

In China, the Oppo Discover N2 Flip comes with 8GB, 12GB or 16GB of RAM, and there’s a selection of 256GB or 512GB of storage accessible, however it stays to be seen whether or not the identical configurations might be accessible elsewhere.

On an identical word, the Chinese language mannequin may be had in a black, gold or violet end, however Oppo has particularly stated we’ll study the colours on February 15, so presumably the worldwide choice will differ.

If you wish to watch the announcement for your self then you may, as whereas it’s being held in London, it’s going to even be streamed on YouTube, and the web page for that’s already up (opens in new tab). The occasion kicks off at 6:30am PT / 9:30am ET / 2:30pm GMT, or at 1:30am AEDT on February 16 for these in Australia.

In fact, we’ll even be overlaying the launch, so you may at all times simply head again to TechRadar after that for all the small print.

Evaluation: the most effective clamshell foldable on this half of 2023?

The Oppo Discover N2 Flip sounds promising on paper, so whereas we’ll must put it via a full evaluate to know for certain, it may properly be probably the greatest foldable telephones, and a major rival to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4.

In fact, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Four got here out midway via final 12 months, so later this 12 months we’re anticipating the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, which has each probability of taking the clamshell foldable crown again from Oppo, if its newest contender manages to nab it.

Nonetheless, that in all probability received’t launch earlier than August, and nor will the Motorola Razr 2023, which is one other anticipated rival.

We might even see different foldable telephones within the meantime, such because the Google Pixel Fold, however that’s not anticipated to be a clamshell, and can as a substitute doubtless be extra consistent with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4. So the Oppo Discover N2 Flip won’t have a lot new competitors for some time.