So This is Peak Foldable

[00:04] and they don't make sense to regular people until the only difference between a foldable and a regular phone is the fact that one there's no other compromises. So, when

[00:17] this all got started 7 years ago with the Galaxy Fold 1, it was really there were obviously a ton of compromises back then to make that happen for the first time. From the huge bezels on that cover screen to this

[00:30] smaller sub-par cameras and battery and other specs, the extremely compromised durability, and of course, the crease, the massive crease through the middle. So, every year foldables have gotten better and better and better and better

[00:42] they slowly tackled each one of those compromises. So, foldables have gotten batteries and they've gotten better hinges and smaller creases. And that's hinges and smaller creases. And that's all led to this, the Oppo Find N6. Does

[00:57] peak foldable? But, I actually think by the end of this video you'll agree with me. So, the obvious problem number one with old foldables was that they suck to use one-handed. Since they're thicker, they have worse bezels and just they're

[01:09] generally compromised versus a normal slab phone. But, we've seen this string in the past few years, and now you look at the Oppo Find N6. From the front, slab phone. Now, you do have the telltale asymmetrical metal, so rounded

[01:24] the hinge side, that's how you'd be able to know, but other than that, it just looks like a normal 6.6-in phone. Oppo's been absolutely cooking with the pick it up and use it, it genuinely feels like a regular slab phone because

[01:38] it's the same size as one now. This phone is just under 9 mm thin and weighs around 230 g. For context, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is also just under 9 mm thin and around 230 g. So, this is effectively a no-compromises normal phone, at least

[01:54] the thing. So, many of the previous foldables, I remember using them and there's like you can use the outside screen, but you didn't really want to. the better screen, but this you could just use like normal. It's perfectly

[02:08] fine to take pictures with, to watch videos on, to text on, because the keyboard isn't too small. It's a normal aspect ratio. It's great. And it also has all the flagship specs, by the way. 3600 nits peak brightness, 1800 nits

[02:20] full screen, so it's very viewable everywhere outdoors, super responsive, 1 to 120 hertz LTPO, high frequency PWM dimming, the whole thing. Now, folding bunch of challenges with just the physics of fitting stuff in a smaller,

[02:34] thinner form factor that has to split. So, for years these folding phones never really had flagship cameras, because there wasn't enough room. Uh and also because they have to split in half around a hinge, which is tough cuz

[02:48] you're trying to power a bigger display. But, it's 2026, so now of course the tech has evolved to the point where we have silicon carbon batteries. And this ultra-thin phone split in half still has a total of a 6000 milliamp power

[03:01] battery, which is more than a lot of slab phones already. Plus, 80 watt charging and 50 watt wireless charging. And then as far as cameras, so the physical sensor size can never quite be the same as a slab phone, because again

[03:13] it's split in half. So, there's just not as much room in the Z axis dimension. But, there has been development of some big sensors with shallow Z axis thickness, specifically to fit in thinner phones. So, this phone has the

[03:25] same ISOCELL HP5 sensor that's in the S25 Edge. 200 megapixels, 1 over 1.56 is that. Plus, the 50 megapixel ultrawide and a 50 megapixel 3x

[03:38] remember, but folding phones used to have significantly lesser chips, too. Less room inside, less room for cooling. This phone has a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 inside, but a bin version with one less core. So, for all intents and

[03:53] flagship chip and maximizing what you can do in that thin of a space. Plus, better network performance. So, now, despite being ultra-thin and chopped in half, this thing has flagship displays, flagship chips, flagship specs, high-end

[04:08] cameras. It's also IP59 water and dust resistance rated, which used to be nuts for foldables, but now you can just spill water on this thing and it'll be fine. But, the piece de resistance for the 6 and 6 is without question this

[04:23] center display. For years, for folding phones, we've gotten used to them, you know, having a amazing folding screen, but also having a small crease in the just one of those things where on most phones, most of the time, it doesn't

[04:37] bother you. Trust me, as someone who's used these phones, I've said before, you're just looking at the content or reading or typing, so you're not really seeing it. But, every once in a while it catches the light the right way or you

[04:49] run your finger over it and it just hits, you're reminded of it, and so you can still notice it sometimes, but not with this phone. So, the N6 has this new crease. And I I'd seen the marketing, I'd heard

[05:02] they're mostly sponsored, so I was a bit skeptical, okay? But, I got it in my hands, and this thing is actually super impressive. You open it up, it's the classic big square, 8.1 in corner to corner, same full-screen brightness,

[05:15] corner, same full-screen brightness, same 120 Hz LTPO, same PWM dimming. But, perceptible crease here. I mean, there's there's a little bit of crease if you're really looking for it, but compared to other foldables we've seen and that I've

[05:28] used, this is basically no crease. And the extra bit of engineering that goes into solving this last problem is actually very intricate. And they're everyone else has already thought of, like softening the crease radius by

[05:42] doing a teardrop shape when it's folded, but the main innovation here is with this hinge. They literally laser scan each individual titanium hinge to map the slightest variations across the surface. Then 3D print a liquid polymer

[05:58] to fill in the exact micro gaps to perfectly smooth out the hinge and then incredibly complicated, but the end result is they minimize the surface level variations across the hinge from 0.2 mm down to 0.05 mm, which is

[06:16] apparently less than half a human hair thickness. So that, combined with the slightly thicker layer of top glass that they're using, really makes a big visual difference and feel difference. A lot of these foldables also, they look great

[06:29] out the box, but the more you use it, as you know, the more you fold and unfold it, the deeper that crease becomes, the more you notice it. This process, they're saying, is good for 600,000 folds and still not showing any

[06:42] obviously I've been folding and unfolding this a lot, uh, but not that take their word for it. But yeah, now that really, that's the last few percent of like quality of life when you're using a foldable, never really noticing

[06:58] or perceiving the crease at all. And the cherry on top is, unlike Samsung's fold, it actually has pen support. So there's this little half case you can snap on the back of this phone that hold the pen near the coil, so it wirelessly charges

[07:12] from the phone's battery. And then, yeah, it works on both the front cover screen and the interior display with more than 4,000 levels of pressure sensitivity and minimal lag. So, if you're the artist type or the

[07:24] handwritten note type, this display has digitizer layer to keep that dream alive. And yes, it charges because it does have Bluetooth, so it can still be used as a remote camera shutter. So [clears throat] now, in 2026, this

[07:37] So [clears throat] now, in 2026, this Oppo Find N6 is complete, as far as I'm concerned. We've gone through one by one each of the potential compromises of a folding phone and engineered them away. So, aside from the price tag, of course,

[07:50] this is effectively a regular phone that just happens to fold in half. And so, yeah, peak foldable. We've arrived, I guess. the obvious elephant in the room. We are saying all of this before Apple jumps in

[08:07] folding iPhone. Rumors are saying it's probably going to be this year, end of perfect sense because that's what Apple does with emerging technologies. That's kind of their thing. They'll sit on the sidelines for the first few cycles while

[08:21] the most aggressive, daring companies innovate and work out all the bugs and the kinks and the compromises. And then, once that technology is mature enough, that's when they jump in with all the learnings from everyone else and like an

[08:33] Apple-ified version of it. So, that's the Vision Pro jumping into the world that already existed of VR headsets. That's HomePod jumping into the world that already existed of smart speakers. Heck, that's what the original iPhone

[08:45] did jumping into the already existing world of mobile phones. So, now that of engineered away the compromises, and we've got to this point where the tech it's ready for Apple to jump in if they wanted to and do their own Apple-ified

[09:01] version. The question is, what is the what is the Apple-ified thing for a jump in a new category, their cheat code is just by making theirs the version that works well with the iPhone, and that automatically gets you a bunch of

[09:15] users from iPhone land. But, this is an iPhone fold. So, what's the trick? Will it like run a special iPad OS when it's open? Or maybe, you know, every foldable multitasking features, so maybe that will make its way to the iPhone fold,

[09:30] too? Maybe. Don't really know software-wise, but the one big, weird thing that the rumors are actually pointing to is um playing with aspect ratio again. Cuz so many of these modern full-size folds has trended

[09:43] towards the like regular slab phone aspect ratio when it's closed. And we the square when you open it up. Which is bigger, but it is a little bit compromised. It's not as good for wide-screen media, things like that. But

[09:57] this iPhone fold is supposed to be more of a small passport style. So a short squat like 5 and 1/2 inch display while it's closed. And then that opens up to an almost 8-inch wide-screen. Kind of like a portable iPad mini. It's a little

[10:10] interesting shapes in folds a couple years ago, even from earlier Oppo Find it, and it certainly won't be the last. We'll see how much of the other stuff like the no feel crease and the super thin build, and silicon carbon battery,

[10:26] that other stuff makes it to the iPhone fold as well later this year. Uh but Also, subscribe to be among the first to see that when it does come out, cuz Thanks for watching.

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