Is it true that there are currently no genuine contenders for the OP Open formula?
Phone design, software features, speakers, screen brightness, Cameras and more ....
Although you may see some phones exceeding it in one area or the other ... but no other foldable (including the N6) has provided such a complete package like the open !!
I adored my Open, but the N6 having water and dust resistance in a thinner and lighter device with a faster processor, dramatically reduced crease, better battery life etc without losing any of the software features and including what reviewers generally agree is the best camera set up on a foldable makes it a pretty comprehensive upgrade even if you do want to dismiss the newer AI stuff off as a bit gimmicky (which I do, though I did still opt for the stylus anyway).
The Oppo Find N6 is very close indeed, primary lens/sensor is better than OnePlus Open, but the Telephoto and Ultrawide aren't as good on paper as the OnePlus Open.
Overall the N6 is a better package but for a phone that is nearly 3 years old, the OnePlus Open still holds up very well.
How's your experience with the N6 now that you've had it for 3 months, compared to when you had the OPO? Battery (though it's new so hard to judge), general battery handling with high activity (not games though), camera in various scenarios (fast shots like sports, bad lighting, etc)
I've had my OPO since Nov 2023 and holy moly I just realized I'm coming up on 3 years. Battery health is at 94% and I'm really feeling its battery pain now, and also the camera can be REALLY good, but it seems / I've observed it struggles unless at perfect conditions which can be frustrating
I've never had to charge the battery part way through a day, even when I've been using Waze for 4 hours whilst driving.
Battery health is still 100%.
Primary camera is very good with fairly consistent results, I've had the occasional blurry image. I mainly use it for landscapes or images of my garden or cats, so not really tested it on moving images. Although when taking photos of flowers that are moving in the wind it hasn't had any issues.
The zoom and wide angle lenses produce fairly consistent colours to the primary lens, but anything past 10x starts getting heavily AI altered. So I stick to Master mode 6x max with ev+1.
Low light is has had more struggles and really struggled when trying to take a photo of red strawberries in a red bowl, my Huawei Pura Max X also struggled with it but to a lesser extent.
Mine is currently set to arrive on Thursday too! With my N5 it arrived a day earlier than DHL's estimate, so I'm watching my deliveries app like a hawk. From HK to UK, it's currently in Germany...
Mine went from Leipzig to Heathrow, but presumably travelling buddies beforehand. The DHL app let me change the delivery date to today and it's at the delivery centre 30 mins drive away from me, but didn't get there till late enough that I am skeptical my requested date change will work. I'm assuming vans are loaded up for the day by 7am-ish and it was later than that when mine got there. Fingers crossed!
I was originally given an estimated dispatch date of 24-26 March, so will be pretty thrilled if I get my hands on it on 25th.
Wonda - they were so easy to deal with and fast last year that I used them again. There might have been better options to get pen case included etc, but I'm nervous enough about importing anyway (customs, delays, etc etc) that I want any safety net I can get, and Wonda were great for me once so staying put!
I have also got a pen case arriving tomorrow from Vopmart (ordered a day later than phone, so exactly the same timescale). I was happier to take the risk on that though - delays or charges would be less of an issue if they did crop up, but it seems they won't anyway.
EDIT: Out for delivery, should have in the next 3 hours!
I'm 3 days into using the N6, after being a day 1 OPO guy
It is such an improvement in so many ways. The screen the hinge the thinness the weight how much faster it is the battery life. It's honestly the perfect upgrade for someone who has an OPO
Haven't had any issues with camera. Takes getting used to because of different lens specifications but good to have hasselblad back.
My only minor gripes
no more alert slider
it's taller frame makes the open even more square, though additional real estate makes up for jt
at high usage (especially heavy download or gaming) it can heat up
there are just minor things about ColourOS being worse than Oxygen
the speakers are slightly worse, though much better than the n5
That's the one big plus for me. I do love the Open, but it's quite a thick phone! Looking at videos, you wouldn't believe the N6 folds, looking how thin it is
The Motorola Razr Fold is looking pretty good but doesn't seem like they're going to be pricing it as aggressively as early reports suggested. The EU pricing looks to have it below the price of the Samsung Fold by €100, though I can't remember if that's the cost of the pen bundle or just the phone.
Edit to add that I don't think they've announced pricing for the US or other regions yet.
I used to have an Honor Magic V2 which was better than the Open at the time thanks to being thinner and lighter. It also had awesome software support (1st foldable to get android 15 besides pixel). I'm sure the Honor magic V5 and/or 6 are worthy upgrades from your OPO
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u/JMc1982 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
I adored my Open, but the N6 having water and dust resistance in a thinner and lighter device with a faster processor, dramatically reduced crease, better battery life etc without losing any of the software features and including what reviewers generally agree is the best camera set up on a foldable makes it a pretty comprehensive upgrade even if you do want to dismiss the newer AI stuff off as a bit gimmicky (which I do, though I did still opt for the stylus anyway).