The Glean N. (Offer: OPPO)OPPO’s successfully-purchased first-gen foldable Android smartphone, the Glean N, is now linked to an equally versatile successor. Its latest leak paints this “N2” as more of a refresh with a a itsy-bitsy bit updated SoC that drives screens with potentially upgraded specs. Then again, the newer mannequin may approach with more subtle blueprint tweaks that may make it easier to consume day to day.
The OPPO Glean N was hailed as a step forward in blueprint for foldable smartphones, thanks to dimensions that resulted in increased quilt-display real estate compared to its main Samsung Galaxy Z Fold-series rivals. Rumors of its abandonment in favor of a clamshell acquire-factor in its successor have suitable been contradicted in a original leak.
This tip backs the opposing idea that OPPO will release 2 original Glean N-series devices as counterparts to each the Z Fold4 and Flip4, and that potential investors of the former may peaceful in fact anticipate more of the same, suitable…higher.
The celebrated tipster Digital Chat Station strongly hints at having had access to production and engineering prototypes of the upcoming foldable flagship, and that they recommend OPPO is mulling a change to leather or a leather-fancy substance as a rear panel finish in this second generation.
The original Glean N had a glass back panel, as successfully as a quilt display of a standard 60Hz refresh rate that clashed with the 120Hz spec of its LTPO main screen. On the alternative hand, Digital Chat Station now intimates that this discrepancy shall be addressed in the second generation. Neither panel may change in dimension, although they are slated to obtain an iterative update by way of their Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 top-stop processing platform.
The Glean ‘N2’ is also now tipped to deal with its putative forebear’s diversified main issue as a daily driver, which is its weight. The inaugural foldable weighed in at an admittedly disproportional 275 grams; nevertheless, its successor is now believed to have slimmed down to the ranges of conventional flagships (such as the ~220g Glean X5 Pro, presumably).
Finally, the “N2” is now allegedly in line for a battery upgrade, albeit no longer distinguished of one: 4,520mAh, compared to 4,500mAh in the Glean N. On the alternative hand, Digital Chat Station seems to consider that this change is barely adequate to tip the upcoming top class software over into the all-day consume scenario of which its predecessor may have suitable fallen fast.
Then again, these presumably welcome tweaks are no longer really to make a second-gen Glean N any cheaper: securing one in Europe will peaceful hasten a consumer successfully over €1,000 (~US$996).
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Deirdre O’Donnell, 2022-10-29 (Update: 2022-10-29)
