Oppo’s foldable flip smartphone is apparently on the way

Rumor has it that Oppo has been working on a foldable flip smartphone for quite a while. A well-known leaker now claims that the foldable is already in an internal test phase and could be released very soon.

According to the leaker, the Oppo foldable should Mukul Sharma already undergoing internal testing in different regions of Europe and Eurasia. He suspects that the foldable smartphone could hit the market later this year. So far, little is known about the device. It is said to come with a clamshell design, making it similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip models, the website reports Neowin.

Oppo Flip smartphone could be significantly cheaper than Galaxy Z Flip3

According to other rumors, the foldable Oppo smartphone will be equipped with the current Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus. More information about the hardware is not circulating at the moment. The flip smartphone is said to be a good alternative to the Galaxy Z flip models, especially in terms of price.

According to Neowin, the Oppo foldable will cost 5,000 yuan in China, which is around 700 euros. For the Galaxy Z Flip3, on the other hand, 7,399 yuan or 1,034 euros are due in China. The comparatively low price could particularly convince those users who are interested in foldables but have not been willing to pay such high prices for the devices.

Is there a second Oppo foldable coming?

The flip phone doesn’t seem to be the only foldable that Oppo is currently working on. Neowin further reports that another foldable smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer is said to be in internal tests. This could be the successor to the Oppo Find N 5G. Oppo is also aiming for a release in 2022 for this foldable. Nothing more is currently known about the hardware of the potential successor to the Find N 5G.