Oppo Find N5 Durability Test Reveals It’s Not Easy Being Thin

Oppo’s Find N5 is the world’s thinnest foldable as it stands right now, and that comes with a phenomenal pocketability score. As far as durability goes, things are a little less exciting with serious issues if things get too bendy.

Durability tests often reveal a lot about a device, and the trend lately has been a slew of devices that can withstand some of the most brutal conditions, like fire and a bath in literal sand. Sometimes, though, things aren’t so pretty. As nice as the Oppo Find N5 is, there’s reason to be concerned with careful handling.

In a new video posted by JerryRigEverything, the Oppo Find N5 is put to a durability test. Durability tests usually take the same forumale and apply it to different devices. This foldable got the normal onslaught of tests, like flame exposure, sand exposure, scratch tests on both displays and metal and a bend test.

The Find N5 held up as expected for the majority of these. The screen protector on the front proved to be simply a barrier on top of the genuinely strong glass. Internally, the foldable display suffers from the same weakness others do and exhibits heavy scratches under the lightest scrutiny. The rear panel also doesn’t allow for much of a beating, as would be the case with faux leather.

What’s actually concerning, however, is how well the phone stood up to a simple bend test. When bent from the side while the foldable is closed, most phones seem to flex slightly while being able to handle it in the end. While the Find N5 was closed and bent from the back during the durability test, it displayed some flex, as usual. When opened, however, it was clear the screen couldn’t take the force, and a screen tear was evident from top to bottom. Another line of dead pixels formed across the phone on the right side, as well.

It’s unclear if this is a product of the phone being only 8.93mm thin or if the internal chassis doesn’t allow for that sort of force applied from the rear while the phone is in a closed state. Either way, the result is a broken screen that would likely be very expensive to replace out of warranty.

It goes without saying that all foldable phones in 2025 and prior are fragile by nature, though these durability tests yield some surprising results. Still, the Find N5 could exhibit these sorts of forces if one were to sit with it in their back pocket outside of a durability test, so it’s worth being careful. Time will tell if this issue will be a common one or of special circumstance.

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