At the MWC 2019, OPPO showcased its 10x lossless zoom camera technology. As announced earlier, the company is now launching the all-new OPPO Reno smartphone featuring the same periscope style zoom camera. The device comes with a 3D glass body with no protruding cameras. However, the company added O-Dot ceramic point just below the rear cameras to protect the camera lens. The triple rear cameras, OPPO logo, and the text are aligned to the center axis of the device. As expected the new smartphone comes in OPPO Reno 10x zoom and OPPO Reno standard variants.
While the OPPO Reno 10x zoom variant sports a 6.6-inch display with 93.1% screen-to-body ratio, the standard variant comes with a slightly smaller 6.4-inch display. Both the devices use the AMOLED panel and come with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. It also supports DCI-P3 wide color gamut and comes with TÜV Rheinland’s certification for low blue light. The OPPO Reno smartphones also use a new-gen in-display fingerprint scanner which increases the unlocking speed by 28.5 percent.
Since the device comes with a full view display with no bezels or notch, the company has opted for the side-swing pop-up selfie camera. It pops up from one corner and features the front LED flash, earpiece, and also rear LED flash. Talking about the triple rear camera setup on the 10x zoom variant, there is a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor along with 13MP periscope-style telephoto sensor and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor. It also has dual OIS and triple focus for capturing stable photos even without a tripod.
With the periscope-style telephoto sensor, the device covers 16mm to 160mm focal length to give up to 10x lossless zoom. The device also uses AI to offer clear images by using multi-frame noise reduction and HDR technologies. Also, the AI night portrait makes the skin look more natural. There are also 5 different styles of portrait options available within the camera app. The device can record videos up to 4K resolution in 60fps along with 3D audio which uses 3 microphones for surround sound effect. The OPPO Reno smartphones run on the latest Android 9.0 Pie-based ColorOS 6 out of the box.
The company is also introducing OPPO Pay for making contactless payments and also using the device as a transit card in China. With ColorOS 6, OPPO is also coming up with its own voice assistant called Breeno. OPPO also introducing Game Boost 2.0 mode with TouchBoost and FrameBoost technologies to enhance the gaming experience. The OPPO Reno 10x zoom and standard variants are backed by a 3765mAh and 4065mAh batteries respectively. There are stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support on this device and it also comes with Hi-Res audio certification.
| OPPO Reno Standard Variant | OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Variant |
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| Display | 6.4-inch Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 Pixels) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | 6.6-inch Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 Pixels) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 10nm Adreno 616 GPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Adreno 640 GPU |
| RAM | 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x 1866mhz | 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x 2133mhz |
| Storage | 128GB / 256GB | 128GB / 256GB |
| Rear Camera | 48 Sony IMX 586, F/1.7 5MP Depth Sensor, F/2.4 | 48 Sony IMX 586, F/1.7 & OIS 8MP Ultra-wide-angle Sensor, F/2.2 13MP Periscope-style Telephoto Sensor, F/3.0 & OIS 10x Lossless Zoom |
| Front Camera | 16MP Selfie Camera, F/2.0 Soft LED Flash | 16MP Selfie Camera, F/2.0 Soft LED Flash |
| Battery | 3765mAh | 4065mAh |
| Fast Charging | Yes VOOC 3.0 | Yes VOOC 3.0 |
| Fingerprint Sensor | In-display Fingerprint Scanner | In-display Fingerprint Scanner |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | 3.5mm Audio Jack Hi-Res Audio Dolby Atmos | Hi-Res Audio Dolby Atmos |
| OS | Android 9.0 Pie ColorOS 6 | Android 9.0 Pie ColorOS 6 |
| Dimensions | 156.6 x 74.3 x 9.0 mm | 162.0 x 77.2 x 9.3 mm |
| Weight | 185 grams | 210 grams |
While the 10x zoom variant comes with 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, the standard variant is powered by the 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform. Coming to the pricing, the OPPO Reno 10x zoom variant with 6GB + 128GB and 6GB + 256GB is priced at CNY 3999 and CNY 4499 respectively. There is also an 8GB RAM variant with 256GB of internal storage which comes with a price tag of CNY 4799. The standard variant with 6GB + 128GB and 6GB + 256GB is priced at CNY 299 and CNY 3299 respectively.
There is also a standard variant OPPO Reno smartphone with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage which will retail for CNY 3599. While the standard variant will be on sale from April 19th in China, the 10x zoom will be hitting the market next month. As of now, there is no information over the availability of these devices in the international markets. Stay tuned on PhoneRadar for more updates!