The race to launch the slimmest foldable continues and Oppo just got in the lead. We've seen plenty of phones that employed innovative designs and reorganized internal structures to reach bar phone territory and the Oppo Find N5 is the slimmest offering to date.

Coming in as the highly anticipated successor to the Find N3, the N5 builds on top of it in almost every meaningful way, starting with the design.

At 4.21mm in its unfolded state, the Find N5 is barely thicker than the USB-C port, and 8.93mm when folded back up, Find N5 takes the crown as the slimmest book-style foldable phone to date.

To put that into context, the Honor Magic V3, which was the current slimness champion, is 4.35mm unfolded and 9.3mm folded, while the Galaxy Z Fold6 measures 5.6mm and 12.1mm respectively.

So how did Oppo get here? It all starts with the Titanium Flexion Hinge that’s 26% smaller in size than the Find N3’s hinge while offering improved rigidity. Oppo employed a complex 3D-printed titanium wing panel and a blend of carbon fiber material to help keep the N5's weight down to 229 grams.

The N5 is not only slim and light, but it boasts the world’s first IPX6, IPX8, and IPX9 water resistance rating for a foldable. This means it can handle pressurized water jets of hot water and submersion. The frame of the phone is made from 7000 series aluminum.