A lot of patent applications never develop into
actual products but in the case of this particular Oppo filing, it could be the
real deal. A patent application filed at the end of March that included a set
of schematics has now been updated with high-quality official-looking renders.
This unannounced slider phone borrows from the
existing Find X in that it stashes the selfie camera (likely cameras, plural)
under the display when not in use, only it differs from the original on the
back - the rear cameras remain exposed at all times here, and are in the top
left corner. The Find X has them on the sliding platform and keeps them covered
unless you're taking pictures.
Rendered in a pale shade of red, the phone has a
characteristic checkmark on the back, which you'd initially think resembles the
letter 'V'. With Oppo trademarking the name Find Y a few weeks ago, however,
we're starting to see a Y morph out of that checkmark.
Still within the realm of speculation, we're
wondering if Oppo will fit an under-display fingerprint sensor on this model -
there certainly aren't capacitive ones to be found in the renders, and if Oppo
chose not to fit an under-display unit on the Find X out of considerations that
the tech wasn't ready, perhaps the time has now come. In any case, judging by
this latest development, we'll be finding out soon.
