Chinese handset giants joining lighter, thinner fray

Chinese smartphone companies are scrambling to roll out lighter, thinner foldable smartphones featuring cutting-edge artificial intelligence functions, with the aim of establishing a beachhead in the segment.

Oppo, for one, recently unveiled the Find N5, which it claims as the world's thinnest foldable smartphone, as the Chinese company beefs up its push into research and development to drive technological progress.

Oppo said that at just 8.93 millimeters, Find N5 is the world's thinnest book-style foldable flagship smartphone. Find N5 is slimmer than any of its foldable rivals, including the Honor Magic V3, Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold, and the iPhone 16 Pro.