Oppo’s clamshell foldable smartphone is coming soon with affordable price
Oppo released its first foldable smartphone in December: the Find N. However, it is already developing other devices for its foldables range. And the next one is rumored to be a vertical, clamshell ‘flip phone’ style foldable, like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 or the Huawei P50 Pocket.
Unlike the others, however, Oppo will be cheaper – which makes sense considering that the Find N was also less expensive than the Oppo when it first launched in China. The ‘flip’ Oppo will apparently go for around CNY 5,000, according to a rumor out of China, and that currently translates into approximately $756 or EUR718. To put this in context, the P50 Pocket starts at CNY 8,988 in China ($1,360 or EUR1,292), while the Galaxy Z Flip3 can be had for CNY 7,399 ($1,119 or EUR1,063).
We’re happy that Oppo seems intent on playing the price card when it comes to foldables, but it’s also rather weird to see, since its pricing strategy for the rest of its devices has always been the exact opposite. Anyway, the Oppo ‘flip phone’ is allegedly going to sport the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ SoC, which means it can launch this summer at the earliest. We’ll keep you posted.