OnePlus Open and OPPO Find N3 are the same device, company confirms

Highlights

• OnePlus’s first foldable named Open is going to be a rebadged OPPO Fine N3.
• The chief architect behind both these folding phones is Pete Lau.
• So, the upcoming OnePlus foldable could feature a triple rear camera setup and the current flagship Snapdragon chip. 

As leaked renders suggested the OnePlus Open, the company’s first foldable, is a rebranded OPPO Find N3 for the global market. OnePlus confirmed this while also revealing that OnePlus co-founder and OPPO Chief Product Officer Mr Pete Lau directed teams at both companies to work on the folding phone in tandem with an aim to launch it under both brands in different markets.

OnePlus Open and OPPO Find N3: same phone, different names, different markets

In an email to The Verge, OnePlus finally addressed the fact that it and its sister concern OPPO are launching the same foldable device under different names. Although not specified, the OPPO Find N3 is believed to stay exclusive to the Chinese market while the OnePlus Open could be released in international markets. 

OnePlus Open is set to launch globally on October 19th. The foldable is also expected to come to India as it was recently spotted in the hands of Indian actress Anushka Sharma.

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OnePlus Open aka OPPO Find N3 specifications (expected)

• Design: OPPO Find N3 is said to bring a 37% sturdier hinge with “31 fewer components” compared to the Find N2. We could expect the OnePlus Open to benefit from this generational improvement.
• The signature OnePlus Alert Slider will be present on both phones.

• Display: The main screen on both foldable could be a 7.82-inch AMOLED panel while the cover screen could be 6.31 inches diagonally.
• Memory: These big devices could come powered by up to 24GB of RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage.
• Processor: At the heart of both devices, we could get to see the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.
• Battery: There could be a 4,520 mAh battery inside backed by 100W charging facility. There could be wireless charging support also. 
• Cameras: On the back, there could be a 50MP primary camera, a 48MP ultrawide snapper, and a 64MP periscope telephoto module. For selfies and video calls, you could get a 32MP camera. 
• Software: The OS in use could be Android 13 with ColorOS 13.1 in China and OxygenOS 13 in other markets. 

Now since it is still not clear if the device will share the exact same specifications, and also as the aforementioned details are based on leaks and rumours, we suggest you take them with a grain of salt.

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