The Oppo Fold foldable smartphone will be drawing its juices from a robust battery that supports 65W fast charging. The word on the street is that Oppo is hard at works on its foldable smartphone. Earlier this year, the company showed off a concept smartphone dubbed the Oppo X 2021. The device uses a rollable/ slidable screen that extends on the sides. Other key details about the much-awaited foldable phone are still scarce.
Furthermore, Oppo’s upcoming foldable smartphone is tipped to lock horns with the likes of Huawei and Samsung. Both of these tech giants have already launched their foldable phones. For instance, Samsung recently unveiled its Galaxy Fold3 and the Z Flip3 foldable smartphones. Oppo, on the other hand, is still keeping details about its foldable phone’s launch date under the wraps. Much to Oppo’s chagrin, new leaks have divulged the battery specifications of the company’s upcoming foldable device.
Oppo Fold Battery Specifications
Oppo is reportedly gearing up to bring its own version of the Galaxy Z Fold3 into the market. The company could launch its foldable phone with the Oppo Fold moniker. Key specifications of the Oppo foldable phone were leaked online earlier this month. Now, some new details about the upcoming device have emerged on the web. In their latest Weibo post, noted tipster Digital Chat Station has shed light on the phone’s battery specifications. Another leaker Mukul Sharma tweeted a screenshot of the Weibo post earlier today.
OPPO Fold will feature a 4,500mAh/65W charging solution.#OPPO #OPPOFold pic.twitter.com/oc9CwwGUm1
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— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) October 18, 2021
According to Digital Chat Station, the Oppo Fold could offer 65W fast charging support. Most of Oppo’s flagship and premium smartphones support 65W fast charging. In other words, the Oppo Fold will be the latest flagship offering from Oppo. Considering that a 4,500 mAh battery will be quite large, Oppo will have to adopt some optimization tricks to make sure that the Fold offers a long battery life.
Other Speculations
Previously surfaced reports suggest that the Oppo Fold will sport a mammoth 7.8-inch or an 8-inch display. Aside from that, the phone could feature an AMOLED panel that delivers a 2K resolution. Moreover, the display will be offering a high refresh rate of 120Hz. The phone will pack Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 SoC under the hood. It could ship with 12GB of RAM and offer 256GB and 512GB of onboard storage capacity.
In the optics department, the phone could house a 50MP Sony IMX766 camera. The Find X3 Pro and the latest flagship smartphone from OnePlus use the same sensor. Upfront, the Oppo foldable phone could house a 32MP shooter for selfies and video calling. It is still unclear whether Oppo will use an under-screen camera system for its foldable device. Nevertheless, the side edge will house a fingerprint scanner. The phone will run Android 11 out of the box with ColorOS 12 atop.
The more the merrier, Competition in Folding Phone field should see massive drop in prices. Hoping to buy a folding phone with 8inch display in 2023 for $ 500.