OPPO’s upcoming smartphone is arriving this September with a quad-camera setup

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OPPO made an announcement revealing that it’s going to launch a new smartphone with a quad-camera setup this September in Malaysia. With just four donuts and the number ‘4’, there’s really no specific hint as to what the next smartphone may be.

Right now, the F series, A series, and Reno series are the top guesses. Many are saying that the upcoming phone will be the Reno 2 that has already been launched in India, but the camera lineup on the poster doesn’t match the vertical camera lineup in Oppo Reno 2.

In OPPO’s Facebook post, the company wrote “It’s time to upgrade to A new level of greatness,” capitalizing the letter ‘A’ — leading us to the assumption that it might indeed be the A series. On the other hand, OPPO Vietnam’s Facebook page posted something about the OPPO A9 2020 that comes with a quad-camera setup. Though it’s reported to be launched in 2020, it could arrive earlier for us Malaysians.

If it is indeed the OPPO A9, then this phone will sport a 6.5-inch display with at least an HD+ screen. The camera lineup also matches the one revealed in the poster by OPPO Vietnam, where three cameras are lined up vertically while the fourth camera is placed next to them. The OPPO A9 is also revealed to come with a 48MP main camera paired with an 8MP lens and two 2MP sensors.

Can you guess what’s this mysterious smartphone?

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OPPO R15X Full Specs and Pricing leaked

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Not too long ago, TENAA had certified three OPPO phones with the model numbers of PBCT10, PBCM10 and PBCM30. These phones had been revealed that they are equipped with in-display fingerprint scanner and carried some similar hardware. One of the new smartphone named OPPO R15X has been listed along with its specifications and pricing on the website of China Telecom. It has been confirmed that the OPPO R15X has a model number of PBCM10.

In terms of specs, the OPPO R15X is measured at 158.3 x 75.5 x 7.4mm and weighs 156 grams. The phone features a waterdrop notch enabled AMOLED screen of 6.4 inches and it carries support for Full HD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. The phone is packed with a 3,500mAh battery and it is loaded with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. For additional storage, the phone features a microSD card slot.

As for photography, it features a selfie shooter of 25-megapixel and its rear is equipped with 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup. The Snapdragon 660 chipset is present under the hood of the device.

According to the China Telecom website listing, it is said that the OPPO R15X exists in two variants. The base model that is priced at 2,499 Yuan (RM1,498.28) which features 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It comes in two colors, Nebula Gradient and Ice Silver. The higher model carries a pricing of 2,599 Yuan (RM1558.23), includes 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. For this model, it is only available in single colour, which is Ice Silver.

As for now, there still isn’t any confirmation date regarding the launching of this phone.

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Oppo R1x Review: Beautifully Flawless

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Looks and design have been one of the purchasing factors of a smartphone, we have been reviewing a lot of these and some of them offered a pretty good user experience despite not packing speedy hardware internals. Oppo’s R series smartphones have been a great example of such smartphones and in this
case
, we have been using the company’s R1x for a while, it has a beautiful faceted
glass back cover
 and stainless steel frame construction, most importantly it doesn’t cost a bomb to be bought.

Decent mid-range hardware with a beautiful design

Take some time to browse Oppo’s smartphone portfolio, you will realize that the company isn’t just another
Samsung
 or Apple in terms of making smartphones, the company’s phones don’t necessarily come with the latest processor, nor does it come with the most amount of RAM and storage. In the
case
 of the Oppo R1x, the company has packed a trusty Snapdragon 615 processor under the hood which delivers a decent overall smartphone performance and great thermal control, the phone’s 4.7-inch display also ensures that you don’t need to stretch your fingers a lot to reach the entire screen estate, the display fortunately has good visibility under glaring sunlight.

In other aspects, the R1x is suited for left handed users as the power button is placed on the left, which most people would use their thumb to press on. The speaker grilles located at the bottom can however, be a nuisance if you are watching videos or gaming horizontally as your hands tend to block its way. In addition, you might just want to snap the transparent
case
 provided by Oppo on the phone, as the glass backcover can get pretty greasy with fingerprints over time. Otherwise, the R1x is well designed and it isn’t a cheap iPhone knock off like many other Chinese products.

Reliable but outdated software

Our last encounter with Oppo’s N3 has been a positive one, I’ve even called it the best Chinese smartphone that I’ve ever used all thanks to its reliable software. Just like other Chinese phone manufacturers, Oppo has been playing the very same software game by implementing its own custom launcher with similar elements – no app drawer, a theme store and full of gesture gimmicks. In the
case
 of the Oppo R1x, we are happy that Oppo has maintained the very same satisfactory software experience like its previous devices.

However, the real problem here isn’t about its reliability but rather, I was rather disappointed with the company’s decision to continue using Android 4.4 KitKat for a new device despite still being the most reliable build of Android. As for this
case
, there is actually no guarantee if Oppo is ever going to upgrade the phone’s operating system to Android L, because this would mean a waste of the phone’s 64-bit hardware potential. For instance, Oppo’s very own Find 7 is still stuck on Android 4.4.2 despite having flagship internals, while most phones on the same range are already on Google’s latest operating system. Of course, if you aren’t the kind of user that is worried about using the latest and greatest Android OS, the Oppo R1x will definitely serve you well as a daily driver with very rare cases of app crashes and freezes.

Camera

ppo has literally given the R1x a pretty good pair of cameras and with its PureImage 2.0 image enhancement engine, you’ll be getting pretty good shots from its 13-megapixel f/2.0
Sony
 image sensor, the phone’s camera software offers a number of shooting modes that is found on higher end Oppo smartphones and they work really well when used appropriately, check out some of the pictures taken down below.

Benchmarks, Battery Life and Call Quality

In benchmarks, the
Snapdragon 615
 processor isn’t much of a high score achiever but you can be rest assured of a great day to day performance, gaming performance is decent on the R1x thanks to the lower resolution display.

Back in our vivo x5max review, the phone’s battery lasted exceptionally well despite having a worrying small capacity, the R1x’s 2420mAh battery has fortunately produced the very same positive results and delivers a one day battery life. The phone however, has omitted Oppo’s VOOC rapid charging technology which is a shame.

All thanks to the phone’s compact design, holding up the phone to make phone calls have been rather comfortable, there is no encounters of signal drops and callers have been reporting a clear voice from our end.

Verdict

If we were to give a beauty award to a mid-range smartphone, the Oppo R1x definitely comes into mind as the choice of devices. The R1x delivers a beautiful smartphone experience in both hardware design and software, which is what the company intends to deliver with the R series smartphone line up. The Oppo R1x retails at RM1199, it isn’t the most expensive
Snapdragon 615
powered device and your decision on picking up one will not be wrong if you are looking for a reliable smartphone.

The Good:
+ Compact and beautiful design
+ Decent smartphone performance
+ Capable cameras
+ Reliable software

The Not so Good:
– No VOOC rapid charge
– Uninspired sound quality
– Software roadmap unknown

We give the Oppo R1x a score of 8.5/10.

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Oppo R5 First Impressions: You won’t believe this is a smartphone

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It’s beautiful and so thin! These were words used to exclaimed at phones such as the
Motorola
 RAZR and Apple iPhone 4 when they were introduced to the world, like seriously, I think most people took the thickness of a smartphone more seriously than they do at girls. Every smartphone maker wants to claim the crown for being the fastest and thinnest smartphone in the universe, Oppo has amazed us with the incredibly thin R5, though it’s crown has been taken away by the rumored ViVo X5 at this point of time, the
Oppo R5
 is still very respectable in terms of its amazing engineering.

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Oppo R5
 Hardware Specifications

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 1.5GHz Octa-Core
RAM/ROM: 2GB/16GB Built-in flash, no storage expansion
Display: 5.2″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) AMOLED
Camera: 13MP Sony BSI (Main), 5MP (Front)
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, BT 4.0 LE
Networks: TD-LTE/FDD-LTE/DC-HSPA+/GSM
Battery: 2,000 mAh

Incredibly thin and it doesn’t bend

At 4.85mm, you won’t believe what you’re holding and seeing is an actual working smartphone, simply imagine how can such a thin form factor fit a 5.2-inch display and slim lithium battery, the hardware is simply breathless and you will absolutely love it. Similar to the
Xiaomi Mi 4
, the Oppo R5 employs a stainless steel frame and the very same edge coating process which Oppo claims its hand polished, therefore it is very smooth and premium.

On a side note, the phone is too thin to have a 3.5mm headphone jack, Oppo is providing a MicroUSB to 3.5mm adaptor for earphones.

Since my hands are big, the phone’s size isn’t really an issue for me, thanks to its rough aluminum back, the phone doesn’t feel slippery at all when holding it, some users have actually reported to us that the phone doesn’t feel comfortable for long durations as it lacks rounded corners and a curved back. Well, all we can comment here is you just need to compromise some stuffs to be able to achieve that slim form factor.

Oh yea, it doesn’t bend when I tried it with my bare hands, so don’t even think of attempting it.

Color OS is beautiful, Snapdragon 615 processor does its job

We are not going to spoil the entire user experience on the
Oppo R5
, it is certainly my first experience with Oppo’s own ColorOS custom skin, which runs on the foundation of Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Similar to most Chinese
Android smartphones
, it lacks an app drawer, it has a theme store and beautiful default apps, but what makes ColorOS really different from the rest of the competition is its visual effects, animations, color scheme and icons look refined and consistent, and the skin is pretty light in resource usage in our opinion.

The
Oppo R5
 is also the first Snapdragon 615 Octa Core 64-bit SoC powered smartphone that we’ve ever come across, the difference between a Snapdragon 801 32-bit SoC is imminent, apps do launch extremely fast and even gaming is pretty impressive. The phone also has a ‘Cooling Element’ technology implemented into the phone and we find that to be valid, as the phone stays warm most of the time when we’re gaming and it doesn’t heats up easily when we make lengthy phone calls.

We could go on and on, but we are saving the rest in the full review.

Oppo R5 Camera Samples

Equipped with a
Sony
 BSI 13 Megapixel main camera, the Oppo R5 takes wonderful pictures in both outdoor and low light conditions, it’s front facing 5 Megapixel camera performs reasonably well too. Check out the camera samples down below.

Early Verdict – A promisingly good and sexy performer

The Oppo R5 is one of the most well-built smartphones that we’ve ever seen from a Chinese smartphone maker, it is clearly targeted at the higher end consumer market with its beautiful cosmetics, Oppo has fortunately also considered to give the phone some respectable hardware internals that won’t make consumers stupid buying it. At least in our point of view, this phone is a thousand times worth than a Vertu smartphone.

The Oppo R5 is scheduled to be available next month, do stay tuned to our full review.


Oppo R5 is the world’s thinnest smartphone at 4.85mm

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There’s one secret device that Oppo has been teasing us at the Oppo N3 launch event, we’ve finally witnessed the world’s slimmest smartphone that is made possible by Oppo. The Oppo R5 is now official and it takes the crown as the world’s thinnest smartphone at only 4.85mm.

The Oppo R5 is a mid-range smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s 64-bit Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 1.5GHz processor with 2GB RAM and has a 5.2-inch Full HD AMOLED display. It has a 13 Megapixel
Sony
 IMX214 sensor main camera and 5 Megapixel front camera with a huge f/2.0 aperture, supports LTE and TD-LTE networks and powered by a 2000mAh battery with VOOC rapid charging technology.

Being that incredibly thin, Oppo has resolved one of the biggest challenges of such design – the cooling system. The Oppo R5 is the world’s first smartphone that uses phase-change material that keeps the phone at a constant cool temperature while maintaining superior functionality, it’s patented “Cool Element” dissipation technology will protect the phone’s processor from overheating.

Similar to the
Xiaomi Mi 4
, Oppo has also used stainless steel for the phone’s body construction while having done a manual hand polishing on the phone’s sides and edges, which makes the phone feels extremely elegant and premium with its smooth edge coating.

The Oppo R5 will retail at USD$499 and will be available on November, the estimated pricing for the Malaysian market will be around RM1598.


Oppo R5 Review: An ultra-slim smartphone on steroids

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Oppo has always been a Chinese company that I’ve always respected, they are just so different from so many other Chinese smartphone makers, when the company announced their thinnest smartphone ever made – the
Oppo R5
 – I was impressed by how incredibly thin and advanced the engineering process is, despite being positioned as a mid-range smartphone, it still packs some of the most recent hardware internals that shouldn’t be disappointing. A few weeks with the world’s thinnest smartphone has come to a conclusion, the love needs to be controlled.

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ICYMI:
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Oppo R5
 Hardware Specifications

Processor:
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 1.5GHz Octa-Core
RAM/ROM:
 2GB/16GB
Display:
 5.2″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) AMOLED
Camera:
 13MP Sony IMX214 f/2.0 (Main), 5MP BSI f/2.0 (Front)
Connectivity:
 WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, BT 4.0 LE
Networks:
 TD-LTE/FDD-LTE/DC-HSPA+/GSM
Battery:
 2000mAh

Slim, Strong and Polished Build

Remember #BendGate, it so happens that when phones are so thin and they get bent easily, the Oppo R5’s steel body construction and slimness at 4.85mm isn’t something you call weak, to be frank I actually dared myself and tried bending the phone, it wasn’t possible and all I got was a painful mark on my fingers, the Oppo R5 is really strong.

During the launch, Oppo mentioned that the R5’s side and edges have a hand polished coating applied to it, which results in an extremely smooth frame that makes it really premium and enjoyable to hold. The phone’s body isn’t ergonomically designed and there isn’t any curved or rounded corners, which many of my friends hasn’t like the phone’s form factor, no doubt it is thin, the phone isn’t nice to hold one handed.

All of that slimness requires some compromises on the phone’s design. First, the protruding camera, then omitting a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a small 2000mAh battery size, its still really impressive despite of that, however no slim phones are perfect. Last, but not the least, Oppo does provide a MicroUSB to 3.5mm converter out of the retail packaging, which we don’t have it in our review unit.

Despite all of that design challenge, Oppo has managed to fit in an impressive AMOLED display on the phone and imagine how thin those panels can be, you also get a front firing speaker that produces extremely loud and clear sound. One thing we didn’t like is the lack of storage expansion, in which the phone needed one as you can fill up the internal storage very easily.

Beautiful and Heavy Software Experience

I have to confess, I love ColorOS for some reasons. First, it looks unique in some ways despite having features similar to other Chinese launchers, then the launcher is fully packed with gestures which I have used a lot. Oppo’s own launcher runs on top of the latest build of Android KitKat and should get its update to Android Lollipop pretty soon. Similar to most other launchers, ColorOS has omitted the app drawer and comes with an online theme store full of Asian made themes.

ColorOS isn’t exactly a light resource launcher, I’ve often encountered crashes of the launcher without doing anything to the phone and there are times the phone freezes for no reason, which results in restarting the phone. Things can get pretty annoying at times, force closes always seem to happen when I just freshly booted the phone, hopefully Oppo releases a software fix to address this.

In terms of performance, the Snapdragon 615 processor isn’t performing to its full potential since KitKat still doesn’t support 64-bit processors, you still get smooth transitions on the user experience, however don’t expect apps to launch snappily, at least the performance from Qualcomm’s chip is better than Mediatek’s cheap and low performance chips.

ColorOS is a beautiful on the Oppo R5, though its software features aren’t the most useful or can be gimmicky at times, we certainly hope that Oppo will continue to improve its software and seriously, make it less resource consuming.

Impressive Camera and Imaging Software

Since the N1, Oppo has been noticed as the next smartphone maker that focuses on smartphone photography. Although theOppo R5 doesn’t have a swivel camera found on the N3, it’s imaging capabilities shouldn’t be underestimated, the phone packs a
Sony
 IMX214 sensor on the back and it takes brilliant pictures outdoors and under low light, it measures white balance accurately and results in a natural color saturation on pictures, Oppo’s very own PureImage 2.0 engine also has something to do with it as well.

I’m extremely impressed with the camera app, it offers very interesting shooting modes that I’ve never or rarely find it on other smartphones, not even the camera oriented
Lumia
 smartphones, you can shoot RAW images, oversampling pictures to 50 Megapixels and take extremely close up shots with the Super Macro mode, Oppo has really gone all way out to offer the best camera experience on their smartphones, and these features really work.

Close up taken using Super Macro mode

Chinese smartphone makers are the first to kick off with high resolution front facing cameras, the Oppo R5’s 5-megapixel front facing camera doesn’t disappoint in taking clear and wide angle selfies, however it doesn’t really work well indoors so make sure you have a selfie monopod or super steady fingers ready.

If you happen to browse through Oppo’s product page you’d have realized that the phone supports up to 4K video recording, that option is unfortunately missing in the camera settings and we hope Oppo will resolve this before releasing the phone on shelves, video quality is decent despite no
stabilization
.

Benchmarks, Battery Life and Network Quality

While we’re not sure if the Oppo R5 is already running on the final version of its software build despite all the bugs and compatibility issues found, the phone performs decently in benchmarks, scoring figures higher than most mid-range devices and on par with some past flagship smartphones, we expect to see a performance jump once the phone gets updated to Android Lollipop. Gaming performance on the Oppo R5 is good with smooth frame rates, thanks to Oppo’s own ‘Cooling Element’ technology, the phone dissipates heat extremely fast when idle.

As you may have guessed it, having such powerful hardware internals and a mere 2000mAh battery size isn’t going to cut, you can easily drain the battery in a mere 6 hours if you are the extremely heavy user with always on LTE connection, the phone’s battery will only bring you as far as 13-14 hours if you are using in a light weight manner.

Before you start trolling about it, Oppo does compensate the poor battery life for one thing – the superfast VOOC mini
rapidcharger
 that pumps 5A of amperage to the phone, resulting a super fast charging speed that will get you 0-75% in a matter of 30 minutes, I can confirm that, because you’ll see a percent increment in every 25-30 seconds, how we wished we have a VOOC rapid power bank.

The Oppo R5 maintains a reliable network connection throughout my usage, the company has ensured that its stainless steel and aluminum chassis are designed properly, LTE speeds performed great on the phone and our callers have reported great voice call quality from our end.

Verdict – A decent product that can be further improved

The Oppo R5 is the best slim smartphone in the market, despite having a few hardware limitations and early software issues, the phone’s incredibly thin form factor and decent hardware internals have got us hooked, the R5 truly redefines on how a premium and powerful smartphone can be made. Thus, we should be seeing more Chinese smartphone makers coming out with even thinner form factors, fixing the hardware flaws of the R5, probably having an even more powerful processor onboard. Does it make sense to own such a
thin smartphone
? Yes, and probably not.

The Good:
+ Extremely slim and solid body construction
+ Fully featured camera software
+ Great camera performance
+ Front firing loudspeaker
+ Reliable cellular network connection
+ Dissipate heats really fast
+ VOOC Rapid Charging is mind blown

The Not So Good

– Unrealized 64-bit performance
– Heavy software
– No storage expansion
– No 3.5mm headphone jack
– Expensive

The Oppo R5 is now available for preorders at RM1,598 and will be officially available on December 27, the phone gets a score of 7.3/10


The Oppo R9s is getting a Green Edition treatment this month

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Oppo has been doing pretty well with the R9s alone this year, and now the company is keeping the momentum of its best selling smartphone by announcing a Green Edition, which looks very much inspired from the Huawei P10’s Pantone Green color and will be made available in mid August. Previously, the Oppo R9s is made available in special colors of Red and Black, which was very well received in the market.

A quick specs recap, the Oppo R9s is powered by a Snapdragon 625 processor, alongside with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, it sports an extremely capable 16-megapixel main camera with a f/1.7 aperture, while having a 16-megapixel front facing camera for high resolution selfies. Furthermore, the R9s features the company’s VOOC Quick Charging technology that charges up your phone to 70% within 30 minutes according to our tests, back in our Oppo R9s review we also found it to be an extremely power saving device.

Like its previous limited color models, the Oppo R9s should be priced the same as the standard model at RM1,798.

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Oppo R9s Plus officially launched at RM2,498

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The bigger brother of Oppo’s hot selling R9s has finally gone official, the company has unveiled the R9s Plus today at a press conference. As we have reported back then, the Oppo R9s Plus isn’t a mere bigger variant of the R9s, it offers a significant specs bump from the R9s while retaining the same design language. The Oppo R9s Plus is confirmed to feature a much powerful Snapdragon 653 processor mated to 6GB RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. With a 6-inch Full HD display, the phone should get the same power efficiency as the R9s despite of its screen size all thanks to a bigger 4000mAh battery, the company’s VOOC Quick Charge is also present on the device.

Probably the most exciting feature of the R9s Plus would be its camera, which now comes with an optical stabilized 16-megapixel camera with a f/1.7 aperture and a 1/2.3″ sensor size, that means pictures taken with this device will be even clearer and have better videography capabilities as opposed to the R9s. In terms of aesthetics, Oppo has done the same bezel slimming job like the R9s, which makes reaching most parts of the screen estate easier with a great screen to body ratio.

The Oppo R9s Plus will be available starting today with a retail price of RM2,498, which is also what we have reported earlier and it is cheaper than other markets, on top of that Oppo is also giving a 1-year screen crack warranty with O-Care Warranty, the phone can now be purchased via Oppo’s authorised retail stores and its online retail partners such as Lazada and 11street.

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Oppo released Dual SIM Smartphone – Joy 3

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Oppo Mobile has enumerated the new budget smartphone Joy 3 on its official website. The Joy 3 features a 4.5-inch IPS TFT display with 854 x 480 resolution, which seriously this is a weird resolution to have. Besides that, it has a 4GB internal display and you will still receive a memory card slot to expand your storage to take mores picture with its 5MP at the rear, then at the front you will get a 2MP camera for wide angle selfies.

The Joy 3 is powered by a quad-core 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6582 mobile chipset with Mali-400MP2 graphics chip with 1GB of RAM and, of course, it’s running on ColorOS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 KitKat. Surprisingly, this device is also able to store two Micro-SIM cards, but only one SIM will be having 3G capabilities. Other features include Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 OTG and it packs with a 2000 mAh Li-Po battery.

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OPPO releases a teaser of its under-display camera technology before MWC Shanghai

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Everyone is excited for OPPO to reveal their under-display camera that is announced to be released on June 26 at MWC Shanghai 2019, but before we reach the launch date, OPPO has decided to further tease the audience with a video.

The 15-second video starts with the evolution of OPPO smartphones and ends with the last smartphone being the under-display camera phone. It also showcases the phone in almost non-existent bezels, resulting in a huge body-to-screen ratio.

A brand new solution for full-screen display.
 OPPO Innovation Event
@GSMA
 MWC Shanghai, June 26. Stay tuned.
#MoreThanTheSeen

#MWC19

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— OPPO (@oppo)
June 24, 2019

The phone will be a full screen phone with an invisible camera when it’s not in use, but when the camera is needed, there’ll be a LED ring at the top to remind you where’s the camera.

While OPPO is revealing its under-display camera technology tomorrow, let’s not forget Xiaomi is also in the progress of developing its own under-display camera technology.

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OPPO releases stunning camera sample of the R9s

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With the OPPO R9s set for an October 19 launch less than a week from now, the company has officially released a camera sample said to be taken by the handset, and the results are promising.

Although not mindblowing, the image sample uploaded by OPPO of seagulls and the seaview does seem pretty impressive. The image is of crispy quality for its detail with a decent amount of saturation and dynamic range. The Chinese manufacturer has revealed that the OPPO R9S will be featuring 16MP cameras both on the back and front respectively. The company has also revealed that the handset will be using Sony’s IMX 398 image sensor for its camera, coupled by an f/1.7 aperture instead of the conventional f/2.2 aperture seen on other phones with the same sensor. The wider aperture will mean more light captured when taking photos, plus better low light performance as well.

Other specs that have been revealed by the folks at OPPO themselves include a Gorilla Glass 5 protected display, a mid range Snapdragon 625 processor, a 3,100mAh battery with OPPO’s own Super VOOC Charge technology onboard. This is very typical of a Chinese manufacturer, to sort of spoil the surprise party by revealing key details of a new device. Nevertheless, let’s hope that the OPPO R9s will impress us with its camera when it is out. What do you think?

Source:
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OPPO releases the R9s Valentine Red Edition just in time for Valentines Day

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With Valentines Day just around the corner, OPPO is doing something special for the people who are looking to gift their significant others a new handphone to celebrate the occassion. Said something special is the release of the R9s Valentine Red Edition.

As the name implies, the R9s Valentine Red Edition is pretty much a red-coloured variant of OPPO’s R9s smartphone. OPPO believes that the colour red symbolizes good luck and great fortune, so this particular variant of the R9s can also double as a Chinese New Year gift.

Colour aside, the R9s Valentine Red Edition is your standard R9s. It sports a 16MP rear camera with an aperture of f/1.7 and a 16MP front camera with an aperture of f/2.0. The phone itself is powered by a Snapdragon 625 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage space, and a 3,100mAh battery that comes with OPPO’s own VOOC fast charging technology.

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OPPO releases the 'Selfie Expert', the OPPO F1

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Today, OPPO has decided to release its first product for the New Year, the OPPO F1.

Dubbed the ‘Selfie Expert’, the F1 lives up to its moniker by featuring an 8MP front-facing camera with a wide f/2.0 aperture lens and a 1/4-inch sensor, allowing for 44% more light to enter the camera when compared to an f/2.4 aperture lens. Images taken by this camera is 30% clearer than those taken with an ordinary 5MP front-facing camera. The ‘Beautify 3.0’ on the F1 allows users to remove blemishes, highlight a subject’s features and includes 3 different beautify modes along with 8 filters. For low-light conditions, the F1 comes with the patented ‘Screen Flash’ feature to ensure natural looking shots. The F1 has also been programmed to recognise hand gestures and spoken commands to take selfies.

The rear camera of the F1 is rather decent as well, sporting a 13MP rear camera with an ISOCELL sensor in order to reduce pixel noise. The F1 also features phase detection autofocus (PDAF), delivering a focus time of just 0.1 second, equivalent to the performance of an SLR camera. The camera is backed up by OPPO’s own Pure Image 2.0+ camera platform, offering a huge range of filters and plug-ins for everyone from the professional photographer to the neophyte snapper. In the performance department, the OPPO F1 sits comfortably in the mid-range sector. The OPPO F1 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and comes with 16GB of storage space, expandable to up to 128GB of space. The phone runs on Android 5.1 with OPPO’s own ColorOS 2.1 skin.

For those interested in it, online purchases for the OPPO F1 will open at midnight today on OPPOStore.com.my. The first 200 customers who purchase the F1 will receive a free OPPO selfie stick.

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OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Edition is officially available for pre-order and is capable of 60x digital zoom

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We saw the launch of the OPPO Reno two weeks ago and it brought along with it the much-lauded shark fin rising camera as well as a dual-lens setup at the back. This time however, OPPO ups the ante but introducing the Reno 10x Zoom.

As the name suggests, the new addition to the series sports a triple-lens back camera setup (48MP main + 13MP telephoto + 8MP wide angle lens). The lenses work together to achieve a full-focal-length of 16mm-160mm, which allows the phone to get 10x hybrid zoom and up to 60x digital zoom. The phone also supports OIS to keep shots as steady as possible.

Over on the front-camera; or as OPPO calls it the “pivot rising camera”, is a 16MP lens as well as a studio light. The module erects at an angle leading to many to liken to a shark fin. Pretty neat.

What sets the Reno 10x Zoom from the regular edition is the Sapdragon 855 chipset that’s couple with a 8GB + 256GB memory configuration. Powering it is a 4,065mAh battery that is charged via USB-C. The phone also supports VOOC 3.0 fast charging.

Like the regular version, the phone comes in Ocean Green, which is a matte finish, while Jet Black is your usual glass back affair. The phone is priced at RM3,399 and can be pre-ordered from today onwards at any OPPO Concept Store, OPPO Official dealers and at the OPPO Official Website store. You can also opt to purchase the phone at Lazada or Shopee. You’ll be able to get your phone on June 18.

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OPPO Reno 10X Zoom official renders leaked ahead of official launch

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Official renders of the upcoming Snapdragon 710-powered version of the OPPO Reno had surfaced on the web
earlier this month
. The first press renders of the flagship Snapdragon 855-powered Reno 10X Zoom version have now been leaked online, showing off the impressive triple cameras on its back.

In terms of design, the OPPO Reno 10X Zoom does not look very different from the mid-range Reno version. The only notable difference is a triple-camera setup at the rear instead of the dual-camera setup on the more affordable version. As you can see in the official render below, the periscope-style telephoto lens is rectangular in shape and not circular like the two sensors placed above it.

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Thanks to the additional sensor on its back, the OPPO Reno 10X Zoom will be capable of supporting 10x hybrid zoom. The primary sensor, however, will be a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586, coupled with an f/1.7 aperture. For selfies, the upcoming Reno flagship will have a 16MP pop-up camera with several AI-powered enhancements.

OPPO Reno 10X Zoom is likely to be officially unveiled at the company’s upcoming launch event in China on Wednesday. On April 24, OPPO will be holding an
event in Zurich
, where we expect the Reno series to make its global debut.

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OPPO Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro launched in China with latest MediaTek Dimensity chipset and 5G support

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Fresh off the heels of the launch of the OPPO Reno 2, comes its successor, the OPPO Reno 3. At this point of course, the Reno series is more saturated than my first-ever glass of whiskey.

While the Reno and Reno 2 shared several design similarities, the latest in the series veers away quite sharply and boasts a very different look – but in doing so, now they look like the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series.

The Reno 3 Pro is a 6.5-inch mammoth with an OLED panel that pushes a 90Hz refresh rate. A
punchhole
 camera can be found on the upper left corner of the screen. The display also features 180Hz touch detection which reduces touch latency. Plus, it supports HDR10+ for a wider gamut of
colours
.

For imaging, it comes with a more familiar quad-lens setup which consists of a 48MP main shooter, an 8MP ultrawide lens, a 2MP black and white lens, and a 13MP telephoto lens that’s capable of 5x hybrid zoom and 2x optical zoom. Looks like OPPO is dialing back on the zooming for the Reno series.

Under the hood, it sports a Snapdragon 765G chipset with 5G support – meaning the Reno 3 Pro is not quite the flagship we expected. It supports up to 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage, has a 4,025mAh batter that supports up to 30W VOOC 4.0
Flash Charge
.

Moving on to the regular Reno 3, it also sports a 6.5-inch display with the same 90Hz panel. However, for imaging it replaces the black and white camera for a 2MP portrait lens.

It comes packed with the newest MediaTek
Dimensity
 1000L chipset with 5G support too. The chipset boasts four Cortex-A77 cores and four Cortex-A55 along with a Mali-G77 GPU – making the chipset a rather capable beast. MediaTek calls it the “world’s fastest sub-6GHz 5G” chipset and is expected to reach up to 4.7Gbps performance.

The Reno 3 has the same battery
capacity
 and memory configurations, so the difference between the two devices are in its camera lenses and processors.

The Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro are will be available this 31 December – the former is priced from CNY3,399 (RM2,007) while the latter is priced from CNY3,999 (RM2,361). There’s no word yet one when it’ll arrive in Malaysia, but we reckon a mid-January release date sounds fair.

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OPPO Reno 3 series spotted online with 64MP camera and 5G variant

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It’s the end of the year – the end of the decade too actually; can we just put smartphone launches on hold for a bit. No? – okay fine.

The next brand to oversaturate the already crowded 2019 smartphone market is OPPO – this time with the
introduction of the Reno 3 series as well as the A91 and A8. It is reported that we’ll see the Reno 3 make its public debut this Boxing Day – so that makes it three OPPO Reno devices this year if that’s true.

A brochure has surfaced on Weibo showing three Reno 3 devices – vanilla, Pro and 5G. They’re strikingly similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series with the vertical multi-camera modules and punch hole displays.

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What’s impressive is that the Reno 3 Pro and 5G variants come with 90Hz panels; meanwhile, the regular Reno 3 will sport a 64MP main lens. From the looks of it, OPPO is just playing catch up by releasing these smartphones with updated hardware – but if they can implement them better than their peers, we could have proper daily driver-worthy devices in our hands.

Moving on to the A91 and A8 – they’re of course your run-of-the-mill mid-rangers – the former has a massive 4,800mAh battery with a generous 8GB+128GB memory configuration. The latter has a 6.5-inch display along with a smaller 4,250mAh battery. Both devices sport a similar build and a drop-notch display.

There’s no word yet on when it’ll officially arrive and how much they’ll cost, but stick around as we bring you the latest updates on the smarpthones.

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Reno 4 series: OPPO’s next midrange phone is arriving in Malaysia

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The OPPO Reno 4 series is coming to Malaysia really soon and unlike the China variant, leaks have revealed slight differences.

Reno 4 series: Reno 4 and Reno 4 Pro

We are expecting OPPO to introduce the Reno 4 and Reno 4 Pro by the end of July — both devices will come with a curved screen and at least one of it will support a 90Hz refresh rate. You should also expect these phones to feature 65W SuperVOOC 2.0, OPPO’s fast charging technology that is now second to its
125W Flash Charge
.

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Now, the
differences
 between the global variant and the China variant are the cameras and chipset. The global model comes with four lenses on its rear, one more than the China model. It will also be powered by a Snapdragon 720G chipset instead of the Snapdragon 765G chipset.

What further confirms the arrival of the Reno 4 series is the phone’s appearance in a local TV show, “I Can See Your Voice Malaysia”. The Reno 4 series is quick to launch since its predecessor was launched just two months back.

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OPPO Reno5 spotted online: Curved display and 65W fast charging

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This is the new OPPO Reno5 according to what appears to be official listings on China’s
TENAA
 certification site.

The introduction of new Reno devices has become a biannual affair, and the Reno5 will kick off 2021 strongly with a decent, albeit familiar offering. The the 6.55-inch device looks to have a curved display with a punch hole-camera at the front, according to the renders posted on TENAA.

Over on the back panel, you get a rectangular camera bump placed in a vertical orientation – which is reminiscent of the
Reno4
. There are four camera lenses housed in that module and the main shooter is a 64MP one. It’s accompanied by an 8MP ultrawide camera as well as two other 2MP lenses.

Under the hood, reports suggest a Snapdragon 765G or a
Dimensity
 1000+ chip depending on the variant. More interestingly, OPPO may return the Reno back to the flagship market as the top-spec Reno 5 could pack a Snapdragon 865.

The phone will also support 65W of fast charging, and possibly a 4,200mAh battery.

This begs one question however, since the Snapdragon 865 is a 2020 chip, could the Reno5 then be launch be the end of the year rather than early 2021? In any case, we won’t have to wait for long before OPPO draws the curtains on their series.

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OPPO Reno 5G coming to Malaysia as it appears to be SIRIM-certified

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Joining in the race to announce their first SIRIM-certified 5G smartphone is OPPO, through a media statement sent to us. This comes after Huawei had also announced their Mate 30 5G device to be their entry to the 5G smartphone market.

It appears that the phone in question from OPPO is the Reno 5G, based on our search on the SIRIM website. The latest 5G device approved on the list appears to be the aforementioned model.

The model number checks out and this tells us that there will be no 5G variant of the Reno 3 as of yet, or at least it hasn’t been certified in the country yet.

So with this, if you’re thinking of getting a new smartphone, we say hold out until these 5G-ready devices go on sale first, because the new connectivity standard will be rolled out to the masses come Q3 this year. It would make sense to utilize the faster network when it is available.

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OPPO Reno 5G is now official and it’s a pricey beast

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OPPO have been making headlines lately with their newly launched Reno smartphone – a flagship device that has a shark fin pop-up selfie camera; and OPPO aren’t resting on their laurels in the pursuit of market share as they’ve recently announced a 5G version of the Reno.

This comes about as a response to the 5G-forward market and the phone will be competing with the likes of upcoming 5G-enabled phones such as Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, LG V50 ThinQ, Moto Z3 5G and more.

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The launch of the phone also ushers in the OPPO 5G Landing Project, an initiative to boost adaptation of 5G technology worldwide.

We’re now at the very beginning of will definitely be the future of broadband connectivity. The OPPO Reno 5G is a bigger and better specimen of the standard edition – it’s got a 6.6-inch AMOLED display along with a triple-lens setup at the back (48MP + 8MP + 13MP), the standard edition only has two lenses.

The selfie camera rises at an angle to look like a shark fin, and the module houses a 16MP wide-angle lens.

Image credit: OPPO

Under the hood is a Snapdragon 855 chipset; the standard version only comes with a Snapdragon 710; along with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage. There’s also a bigger 4,065mAh battery.

The OPPO Reno 5G is priced at €899 (RM4,145); but considering European prices adhere by VAT, we reckon when the phone will be a tad bit cheaper when it arrives to local shores.

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OPPO Reno 5G Smartphone With 10x Lossless Zoom Camera to Launch on April 24

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Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is set to launch its new Reno series smartphones at an event in China next week. Just as expected, however, the company has now sent out press invites to a launch event in Zurich on April 24 for the global unveiling of its flagship Reno smartphone.

Even though the marketing name of the upcoming flagship Reno smartphone has not been officially confirmed yet, latest reports suggest it may arrive as OPPO Reno 10x Zoom. The OPPO Reno 10x Zoom, as its name clearly suggests, will be the company’s first device to utilize its 10x lossless zoom camera technology.

Previous leaks have confirmed that the flagship OPPO Reno model will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor and will be available in both 4G- and 5G-capable variants. As for memory, the smartphone will include 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB internal storage.

For optics, the smartphone will have a 48MP primary lens, a secondary 8MP wide-angle lens with 120-degree FoV, and a 13MP periscope telephoto lens. For selfies, the Reno flagship will have a 16MP “
Shark Fin
” rising camera. Some of the other rumored specs include a 6.6-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution and 50W fast charging support. The upcoming flagship will run on OPPO’s custom ColorOS 6.0 software based on Android Pie.

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OPPO Reno 8T 5G to launch in Malaysia on February 7th

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OPPO is set to make noise in the mid-range phone segment with the Reno 8T 5G, the phone will offer several flagship-grade features including a 108MP camera and 120Hz curved display, while continuing to bear the marketing tagline of ‘The Portrait Expert’, which could mean users can expect this phone to take great portrait shots without breaking the bank.

Like other Reno siblings, the Reno 8T 5G features a rather attractive gradient color design on the back with an attractive stripe across its camera array, the phone is set to compete with devices such as the recently launched Honor X9a 5G and realme 10 5G, as it is powered by a Snapdragon 695 processor with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage, it also offers faster charging at 67W compared to the competition.

Compared to the rest, OPPO has been a little quiet after the announcement of its new foldable phones, though we are expected to see the company announce the Reno 9 series in the coming months, we are definitely more excited on what the company has to offer on the next generation Find series phones, but for now, the OPPO Reno 8T is a good start with a February 7 launch date.

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OPPO Reno Ace touted to support 65W SuperVOOC Flash Charge to power 4,000mAh battery and 90Hz display

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We’re three months away from ending the year – for the most part of 2019, phone manufacturers have circled around a select few smartphone trends to market their devices with – number of camera lenses, zoom, camera modules, screen refresh rates and charging speed.

It looks like we’re not deviating from the path yet as OPPO looks set to introduce the Reno Ace that supports SuperVOOC Flash Charge that’s caped at a whopping 65W. The top spot on the list of quickest charging techs is held by OPPO as well with the OPPO Find X’s 50W charging capability.

The Reno Ace is said to sport a 4,000mAh battery and a 90Hz display – two reasons why fast charging would be crucial. But if you’ve been keeping track of the latest smartphone trends like us, you’d probably feel as indifferent as us about this news – mostly because of how often we hear (and write) about new fast charging tech.

If anything, this is simply a small step into pushing boundaries and encouraging other manufacturers to follow suit.

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OPPO unveiled the Reno Ace with 90Hz display and 65W fast charging

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While the OPPO Reno2 is launching in Malaysia next week, OPPO had another launch event in China yesterday, revealing the Reno Ace with flagship specs.

The Reno Ace is similar to the Reno2 when it comes to its size. It has a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display and features 90Hz refresh rate, in addition to a waterdrop notch that houses a 16MP selfie lens. Apart from that, the Reno Ace is equipped with an in-display fingerprint scanner.

The internals of the Reno Ace 2 are also impressive — it is powered by the latest Snapdragon 855+ chipset, has up to 12GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. It ships with ColorOS 6.1 on top of Android 10, and has a 4,000mAh battery. The Reno Ace is also OPPO’s first phone to debut with SuperVOOC 2.0, a 65W fast charging technology that can fully charge the phone within 30 minutes.

Following the trend, the Reno Ace also houses a quad camera setup on its rear. Its 48MP main camera is accompanied by a 13MP telephoto camera capable of 5X hybrid zoom, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor and a 2MP monochrome lens.

The Reno Ace is available in two colours — Psychedelic Purple and Starry Blue. It is priced at CNY2,999 for the base model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage and goes up to CNY3,799 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant. OPPO also announced the Reno Ace Gundam Edition but has not revealed its price and availability.

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OPPO Reno could debut phone with 10x zoom and 48MP camera

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The tech world was led to believe that OPPO would be introducing a new sub-brand called Reno – evidence such as logos and artwork suggest that – like Realme – Reno would be its own entity and produce its own line of products.

Today however, it may appear that this isn’t quite the case. A video posted by OPPO on their Weibo page suggest that Reno is actually just be a product line under the OPPO brand.

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The five-second video shows the silhouette of a smartphone along with the its branding ‘OPPO Reno’, as well as the dates 10 April 2019. As reports suggest, Reno is the name for OPPO’s upcoming series of phones; and its debut device could sport a 10x zoom camera that was teased by the Chinese company in MWC 2019 in Barcelona.

It will also reportedly come with a triple-camera setup along with a 48MP lens. Other sources also claim that the phone could be powered by a Snapdragon 710 chipset too, so don’t expect a processing beast.

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OPPO Reno officially launched boasting an upper-mid tier model and a flagship-level model

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The much talked-about OPPO Reno has been jointly dominating the headlines for the past month or so – and for good reason too. Teasers and rumours surrounding OPPO’s new line product line has been nothing but interesting – think a chewing gum-shaped selfie camera, flagship-level specs and a unique design.

As it turns out, all that talk up until this point has been pin-point accurate as OPPO officially releases the Reno in China, confirming many of the rumours to be true.

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Two models were launched at the press conference, each falling into different tiers – the first is the “Standard Edition” which is a upper-mid range device. It comes with a 6.4-inch near bezel-less AMOLED display – which is expected for a phone with a pop-up selfie camera.

At the back is dual-camera setup (48MP main + 5MP depth sensor) with the latest Sony IMX586 sensor, so the phone is expected to do well in low-light situations.

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Now, the most interesting part of the phone is its pop-up selfie camera – as previous rumours had suggested, the module is indeed shaped like a stick of gum or a shark fin. It rises at an angle and at the tip of the module is a 16MP wide-angle lens.

The brain of the Reno is a Snapdragon 710 along with three memory configurations –6GB/8GB LPDDR4 RAM + 128GB internal storage or 8GB LPDDR$ RAM + 256GB internal storage. The heart of the device would be a 3,765mAh battery, which isn’t too bad for an upper-mid range device.

A 3.5mm headphone jack is present and the phone supports Type-C VOOC 3.0 fast charging. You can unlock the phone via its in-screen fingerprint sensor and the phone ships with Android 9 Pie along with OPPO’s ColorOS 6.0.

Now, the second variant is a proper flagship and is variant that was most frequently talked about. It’s referred to as the 10x Zoom version for obvious reasons and it improves on almost every aspect. To start off, it has a bigger 6.6-inch AMOLED display.

At the back is a triple-camera setup – a 48MP main, a 13MP periscope telephoto lens, and a 8MP ultra-wide lens. OPPO claims that the phone is capable of 10x lossless hybrid zoom, making it the closest rival to the Huawei P30 series of phones. It also has the same selfie camera and pop-up module.

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Under the hood is a Snapdragon 855 chipset and it shares similar memory configurations as the Standard Edition. The Reno 10x Zoom gets a bigger 4,065mAh battery and supports VOOC 3.0 fast charging.

The phone is similar to the Standard elsewhere. According to GizChina, the phones are set to be priced from 2,999 Yuan (RM1,836) for the Reno Standard Edition while the Reno 10x Zoom will be priced from 3999 Yuan (RM2,448).

These devices will be available in China sometime mid-May, so you can expect it to hit local shelves in the middle of the year.

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OPPO Reno renders show a “chewing gum” front camera that surfaces at an angle

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The things companies will do for the sake of more screen real estate and “innovation” – OPPO’s upcoming Reno phone will come with a pop-up camera, but get this, the module will be shaped like a stick of chewing gum and will be erected at an angle.

Renders of the phone have surfaced on Weibo depicting the Reno with its awkwardly slanted front facing camera – at the tip of the module is a lens and what seems to be a studio light.

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Don’t get us wrong, we’re all for unique designs, but this seems a tad unnecessary and over engineered. But if it works, then more power to OPPO.

Previous reports suggest that the Reno will come with a Snapdragon 855 chipset, a 6.65-inch display, a triple-camera setup with a 48MP main lens. So, aside from the gimmicky front camera, the OPPO Reno is shaping up to be a proper flagship device, which despite our gripes, we are still excited for.

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OPPO Reno reported to be debuting in two variants

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About four hours ago, OPPO has posted a teaser video on its Weibo page regarding its upcoming smartphone, Reno. The OPPO Reno is also confirmed by the company’s VP Shen Yiren to come in two variants.

The OPPO Reno flagship variant will come with the 10x optical zoom while the lite version will be made to suit the needs of other users, meaning that it probably won’t get the 10x lossless zoom. The teaser video also show how the phone is made in OPPO’s ‘Unbelievable Factory’.

The OPPO Reno is already confirmed to equip a Snapdragon 855 processor with ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9 Pie. The lite version will however sport a lower-end Snapdragon 710 processor.

The flagship model is also suggested to come with a huge 6.65-inch FHD+ display while the lite version will sport a slightly smaller 6.4-inch FHD+ display. It’s still a mystery whether the phones will be sporting a notch, though reports are split between a water drop notch or a slider/pop-up camera.

In terms of camera, the OPPO Reno is expected to have three cameras: a 48MP primary sensor, 8MP secondary sensor and 13MP tertiary sensor. The lite version will still sport a 48MP camera, though it’ll only be paired with a 5MP secondary sensor. On the front, both versions will be housing a 16MP selfie camera.

There will also be a conference on the OPPO Reno on April 10, so we’re expecting more information by then.

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The OPPO Reno series had its first sales roadshow with captivating deals and mobile plans

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OPPO had its first sales roadshow yesterday night for the OPPO Reno series that includes the OPPO Reno and OPPO Reno 10x Zoom edition. The roadshow not only marks their first sales, but also offers great deals and mobile plans for customers.

OPPO has already collaborated with Maxis and Celcom to offer mobile plans that will allow customers to get the OPPO Reno for a better price — the Reno series can be yours for free if you subscribe to Celcom Mobile Plans. As for Maxis, MaxisONE 188 subscribers can get the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom that costs RM3,399 for only RM105/month.

The roadshow will last for two weeks ending on June 30 with various prizes to get. There’s up to RM40,000 worth of prizes, including the OPPO Reno, the OPPO A83, movie tickets, cables and more. This roadshow is happening at Sunway Pyramid at the Orange Concourse until June 23 and will then switch to the Pyramid Concourse until June 30.

In addition to all the great deals, customers who get the Reno series will also get extended one-year device warranty, one-year screen protection warranty and a gimbal stabiliser. Those who wants a cheaper price for the OPPO Reno series can also opt to trade-in their old devices for the new phones.

The Reno series is unique when it comes to its front camera mechanism, taking on a pivot rising structure that reminds us of a shark fin — a design never before seen. Moreover, both models come with OLED screens and 48MP cameras.

For more information, check out OPPO’s official
Facebook
 page.

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The OPPO Reno gets a new beautiful Sunset Rose colour in Malaysia

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As with OPPO’s every hero devices, there’s always a new color to look forward to after its release, the company has today introduced a new Sunset Rose color for the OPPO Reno.

The Reno is announced not too long ago that features a unique design that’s unlike any of its previous smartphones, the most notable feature being its Pivot Rising structure or more well-known as the ‘shark-fin’ camera module that hides away its 16MP front facing camera and rear camera flash.

OPPO says that the Sunset Rose colour is inspired by the colour of white roses paired with the pink hues found in a sunset, which resembles the symbol of youth, romance and creativity.

In terms of specs, the OPPO Reno Sunset Rose shares the same hardware as the current model, which includes a Snapdragon 710, 6GB RAM, 256GB of non-expandable storage, a 48MP+5MP dual camera setup capable of great low light photography, a 3765mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 fast charging support and an under-screen fingerprint reader.

The OPPO Reno Sunset Rose is available starting today at all OPPO authorised dealers, OPPO online store, e-commerce partners Lazada and Shopee for the price of RM1,999, telco partners Digi, Maxis and Celcom will also be offering the device at a later time.

Check out our very own OPPO Reno review to find out what we think about it.

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OPPO Reno3 Pro global version launched with 44MP selfie lens and 64MP main shooter

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The OPPO Reno3 and Reno3 Pro were China-exclusives when they first launch late last year; they came very soon after the global release of the Reno2 – we’re assuming, part of the reason for the in the Reno3’s global launch is to allow customers some room to breathe amidst the flurry of phone releases.

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Today, the global variant of the Reno3 Pro is launched and it packs several differences from the Chinese version to possibly justifies its delayed launch. The device’s design remains mostly unchanged, except of course for a dual selfie module at the front placed in a rectangular punch hole cut-out. The Chinese variant only has a single punch hole lens.

Internally, it packs a Mediatek Helio P95 chipset, meaning it won’t have 5G support like its Chinese counterpart, which had a Snapdragon 765G. It also has 8GB of RAM instead of up to 12GB, along with up to 256GB of internal storage.

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For cameras, it’s also different it has a 64MP main lens that’s accompanied by a 13MP telephoto lens, a 2MP mono shooter and an 8MP ultrawide lens. For selfies, you get a whopping 44MP main lens – which is the highest in the market right now, beating out the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra’s 40MP shooter. You also get a 2MP depth sensor for bokeh effects.

The phone has a 4,025mAh battery and can support up to 30W of VOOC Flash Charge. Plus, the phone is available in a more mature set of colour options – Auroral Blue, Midnight Black and Sky White.

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The phone is priced at INR29,990 (RM1,741) for the 8GB+128GB variant, and INR 32,990 (RM1,915) for the 8GB+256GB variant. There’s no word yet one when it’ll come to Malaysia, but stick around as we bring you the latest updates.

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OPPO Reno3 series launching in Malaysia soon – 90Hz display with 5G support

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The OPPO Reno3 series is on its way to Malaysia after making its debut in China in December last year. OPPO did not say exactly when it’ll arrive, but it should be sometime this month.

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The OPPO Reno3 series consist of the vanilla version and the Pro version – both models have share the same 6.5-inch OLED display panel that pushes a refresh rate of 90Hz. It boasts a touch sampling rate of 180Hz and is HDR10+ certified so it displays a wider range of colours.

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Things start to differ between the two when we talk about cameras – the Reno3 Pro has a 64MP main shooter, an 8MP ultrawide lens, a 2MP black and white camera, and a 13MP telephoto lens. The regular OPPO Reno3 replaces 64MP lens with a 48MP one and swaps the black and white lens with a 2MP portrait module instead.

The Reno3 Pro has a very capable Snapdragon 765G chipset with 6G support and ships with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. Meanwhile, the Reno3 could come with a MediaTek
Dimensity
 1000L chipset which also has 5G support.

Both phones sport the same battery 4,025mAh battery capacity with support for 30W of VOOC 4.0 fast charging. Both models will also ship with
ColourOS
 7 based on Android 10.

OPPO also didn’t disclose the official pricing in their media press kit; but since the Reno3 starts from a retail price of 3,399Yuan (RM2,074), we can expect the Malaysian price to be in that
whereabouts
 as well.
 Plus, there’s no word if the regular  variant will make its way here, but we’ll keep you updated as more information comes.

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OPPO Reno4 pre-order deals announced: Starts this 3 August with free gifts worth up to RM498

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The OPPO Reno4 series will be introduced in
Malaysia
 this 3
rd
 August, bringing into the country two new upper-midrange smartphones.

There are two variants available – the OPPO Reno4 and the Reno4 Pro; if you’re eager to get the phone, you’ll be glad to know that you can pre-order the devices starting from 3 August until 7 August.

If you order the Reno4 Pro, you’ll get RM398 worth of free gifts, including a pair of OPPO Enco W31 (RM259) earbuds, and a one-year screen crack protection warranty.

Exclusively for the Reno4 Pro, My OPPO App members also stand to get RM100 KLOOK vouchers when they order the phone – there are 2,000 units to be claimed, but only three will stand a chance to win a 3D2N Island Escape at the
Taaras
 Beach & Spa Resort in
Terengganu
 along with ATR Flight Experience. After that, ten winners will get a one-night stay for two and entrance tickets to Sunway Lagoon Theme Park.

For those who pre-order the regular OPPO Reno4, customers will get a one-year complimentary extended warranty.

To sweeten the deal, OPPO is giving away discount vouchers during the launch this 3
rd
 August via a QR code. Scan the code and get a RM100 rebate on the Reno4 Pro or RM50 for the Reno4.

The pricing of the phones will be announced during the launch, which you can watch on their Facebook page
here
.

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OPPO launches Reno4 Pro in Galactic Blue at RM2,399

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Just a month after the release of the OPPO Reno4 series, the company has decided to launch the Reno4 Pro in a new colour — Galactic Blue.

According to OPPO, the Reno4 Pro’s new colour is of different layers that blend together to create a matte finish with a glossy effect. It’s an eye-catching colour that changes ever so slightly at different angles.

Specs

To
recap
, the Reno4 Pro features a 6.5-inch inch with a curved display. The display supports a 90Hz refresh rate and it has a punch-hole cutout that comes with a 32MP lens. On the back, you get a 48MP lens accompanied by an 8MP ultrawide lens, a 2MP mono lens and another 2MP macro camera.

Under the hood, you get a Snapdragon 720G chipset paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Similar to the Find X2 series, the OPPO Reno4 Pro also comes with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 alongside a 4,000mAh battery.

Price and availability

Similar to the other colour variants, the new Reno4 Pro in Galactic Blue is priced at RM2,399 and can be bought at any OPPO Brand Stores, OPPO’s official
online store
, dealer stores, e-commerce partners, telco partners and chain store partners.

First 300 customers get free Christy Ng and Pestle & Mortar products

It can be pre-ordered from today until September 25, in which the first 300 customers will get the Reno4 Pro with free products from OPPO’s collaboration partners, Christy Ng and Pestle & Mortar. If you miss your chance, you can still purchase the collaboration exclusives at the price of RM119.

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OPPO Reno4 SE 5G: Midrange device launched with 65W charging

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It hasn’t even been three months since the OPPO Reno4 and Reno4 Pro but the company is already moving on to its next model — the Reno4 SE 5G.

Display and cameras

GizmoChina
 reported that the new phone comes with a 6.43-inch AMOLED display and sports a punch-hole cutout like the Reno4, but it only has a single 32MP front camera while the
Reno4
 has a dual-selfie camera. On its rear, it has a triple camera setup consisting of a 48MP camera, an 8MP ultra wide lens and another 2MP macro sensor.

Internals

The Reno4 SE runs on ColorOS 7.2 based on Android 10 and comes with a 4,300mAh battery that supports 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 just like the other models. Equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 720 chip, this device also supports 5G connectivity; plus it has 8GB RAM paired with up to 256GB storage that is non-expandable.

Reno4 SE 5G’s global availability remains unknown

The Reno4 SE 5G is priced at CNY2,499 (RM1,519.77) for the 8GB + 128GB variant while the higher model will cost CNY2,799 (RM1,702.22). It will be available in China from September 25 onwards, but there’s no news on its global availability yet.

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OPPO Reno4 series launched in Malaysia: Starts from RM1,699

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The OPPO Reno4 series is here and it improves on its predecessor (which was launched just three months ago) with better hardware across the board.
 You can check out our unboxing here:

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Starting with the OPPO Reno4, you get a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a dual punch-hole cutout which houses the 32MP selfie lens and the Smart Sensor which we’ll talk about later.

On the back, you get a matte finish that has a tacky feel to it – the phone comes in two
flavours
, Galactic Blue and Space Black. Here, you’ll find the phone’s quad-camera setup which consists of a 48MP main lens (Sony IMX 586 sensor), an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, a 2MP mono lens, and a 2MP macro shooter which replaces the Reno3’s telephoto camera.

Photography features include shooting at 108MP mode using the Extra HD mode which you can find in Expert mode. There’s also Night Selfie mode and Ultra Dark Mode for shooting in lowlight situations. For the creative folk, there’s also AI
colour
 portrait video or monochrome video too, which adds extra flare to your films.

Under the hood is a Snapdragon 720G chipset, which is a very capable mid-range chipset. It’s complemented with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, with support for up to 256GB of expandable storage using a microSD card.

Powering the device is a 4,015mAh battery with support for up to 30W of VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge.

Now let’s talk about the Smart Sensor lens that we mentioned earlier – this camera allows for the useful smart spying prevention feature that hides your notifications if it detects a pair of eyes peering at your display. It also allows for Smart
AirControls
 which lets you perform actions.

OPPO Reno4 Pro

Moving on to the OPPO Reno4 Pro – it comes with a larger 6.5-inch display with curved edges for an extra premium touch. Complementing the classy aesthetics is the 90Hz refresh rate output and 180Hz touch sampling rate for a snappier experience. You also get a single 32MP selfie lens.

Over on the back, you get an anti-glare matte finish that comes in Silky White and Starry Night – you get a familiar camera module, albeit all four lenses are arranged vertically. The lenses used are exactly the same.

In terms of specs, you get the exact same hardware except it comes with either 128GB or 256GB of internal storage. The battery is smaller at 4,000mAh but it supports a whopping 65W
SuperVOOC
 2.0 fast charging.

Price

The OPPO Reno4 is priced at RM1,699, while the Reno4 Pro will set you back RM2,399 – official sales will start this August 8. Pre-orders start now until 7 August and will land you gifts like a pair of OPPO Enco W31 earbuds, and a one-year screen protection warranty. Regular Reno4 customers will get a one-year extended warranty too.

Visit OPPO’s website
here
 to pre-order, and to find out the other gifts that come packed when you order the phones.

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OPPO Reno5 5G series launched in China – comes with Snapdragon and Dimensity models

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The OPPO Reno5 series has officially been
unveiled
 in its native China and the offerings look quite interesting.

The Reno5 comes in flagship and mid-range models, which is reminiscent of the first Reno series. The Reno5 Pro comes with a MediaTek
Dimensity
 1000, which in its own right is a capable flagship chipset; meanwhile, the regular Reno5 will sport a decent Snapdragon 765G chipset as well. Both phones, of course, support 5G connectivity.

The Pro model comes with a 6.55-inch display that pushes a 90Hz refresh rate at 1080p resolution. The phone packs up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.

The regular Reno5 has a smaller 6.43-inch display, but still offers the same 90Hz refresh rate FHD+ panel. This variant comes with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage too.

Also similar between both phones are the camera specs – 64MP main+8MP ultrawide+2MP+2MP. For selfies, you get a bog-standard 32MP lens.

On top of that, both phones also come with a 4,300mAh battery along with support for 65W
SuperVOOC
 2.0 fast charging. The phones also support reverse charging, and is compatible with PD and
QuickCharge
 chargers.

When it comes to the design, both devices don’t look all that interesting, that’s why we’re only talking about it now. What’s worth noting is that the back panels are glass and are fingerprint resistant. There are also supposedly pyramid shapes etched into the panel that are visible when shone onto with light.

The OPPO Reno5 5G is priced from CNY2,700 (about RM1,674), while the Reno5 Pro 5G is priced from CNY3,400 (about RM2,108). There should be another variant coming soon – the
Reno5 Pro+
 is touted to sport a Snapdragon 865 chipset, and we’re definitely looking forward to that one as well.

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OPPO Reno5 5G series officially launched from RM1,899

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In half a year’s time, OPPO has decided to launch the successor to the
Reno4 series
. The Reno5 5G and 5G Pro are launched today from RM1,899 and as expected of the Reno5 5G series, it’s all about the cameras.

Reno5 5G series: Amazing cameras + fun features

The Reno5 5G series has a 64MP lens paired with an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 2MP macro lens and another 2MP mono camera. It also features a 32MP selfie camera, but what makes all these cameras better are the features that OPPO packed into these phones.

The Reno5 series not only comes with countless amount of filters and beauty effects, but also has video features like AI Hightlight Video, Ultra Steady mode, bokeh effect and Dual-View Video mode. These features make the Reno5 and the Reno5 Pro ideal phones for vloggers and those who love updating their social media.

65W fast charging, 90Hz screen, 5G connectivity

Under the hood, the Reno5 is powered by a Snapdragon 765G chip paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Similar to the flagship Find X2 series, the Reno5 supports 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 and comes with a 4,300mAh battery. Its 6.4-inch AMOLED screen pushes 90Hz refresh rate and 1080p resolution. It also has an in-screen fingerprint sensor and supports facial recognition. As for the Reno5 Pro, the only difference is that OPPO included a MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chip and upgraded its storage configuration to 12GB of RAM paired with 256GB of storage.

The OPPO Reno5 5G series is available in Galactic Silver and Starry Black. The Reno5 5G is priced at RM1,899 whereas the Reno5 Pro 5G is priced at RM2,599. It can be purchased from retail partners,
OPPO’s official store
 and chain stores such as Senheng, SenQ and DirectD. Those who pre-order the phone will also get the Enco W11, a free phone case and one-year extended warranty. The official sale of The OPPO Reno5 5G series will begin on January 27.

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OPPO Reno5 F launched in Malaysia: Priced at RM1,199

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OPPO has brought a mid-range addition to the Reno5 series in the Reno5 F – priced at just RM1,199, it’s the also the most affordable model in the lineup.
 Watch our unboxing here:

Display

One of its biggest selling points of the phone is its 6.43-inch AMOLED panel that pushes a FHD+ resolution – a neat feature to have in a phone priced this affordably.

Camera

For imaging, the phone packs a 48MP quad-camera along with an 8MP ultrawide lens, a macro shooter, and a mono camera. For selfies, you get a 32MP camera.

In terms of camera software features, you get OPPO’s signature AI
colour
 portrait that retains the
colour
 of the subject, while turning the background black and white; there’s also Monochrome Video that further lets you isolate Red, Blue, Green, while once again turning the background black and white.

Hardware

Under the hood is a MediaTek Helio P95 along with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. This combination will allow you to browse social media and play well-optimized games without any slowdown.

Battery

Powering the phone is a 4,310mAh battery along with 30W of fast charging, which OPPO claims can fully charge the Reno5 F in 56 minutes.

The phone is available in two
colours
 – Fluid Black, and Fantastic Purple; you can purchase the phone starting today via OPPO’s
online store
, or official
Lazada
 and
Shopee
 pages.

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OPPO Reno5 Pro+ launched in China with Snapdragon 865 and 65W charging

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The OPPO Reno5 series was
launched
 earlier this month in its native China, but the brand didn’t
unveil
 the series’ most exciting variant, the
Reno5 Pro+
. As it turns out, OPPO just wanted to give the world a nice Christmas present by finally announcing the model now!

The Reno5 Pro+ has built garnered a lot of eyeballs over the past month or so because it finally brings back a flagship variant to the Reno series – this model comes with a Snapdragon 865 chipset, a whopping 12GB RAM, and up to 256GB of internal storage.

The phone is equipped with a 6.55-inch AMOLED FHD+ display that pushes a refresh rate of 90Hz. The screen is curved, and houses a punch-hole camera on the top left corner of the panel.

The Reno name is known for its photography prowess, and this lives up to the expectations a little with a 50MP camera setup. There’s a 13MP telephoto shooter, a 16MP ultrawide camera, and a 2MP macro lens. The aforementioned selfie camera is a 32MP module, which is standard in 2020.

Powering the device is a 4,500mAh battery which supports up to 65W of
SuperVOOC
 2.0 fast
cahrging
, as well as reverse charging.

The Reno5 Pro+ is priced at CNY 3,999 (about RM2,486) for the 8GB+128GB model, while the 12GB+256GB variant will go for CNY4,499 (about RM2,797), which is a pretty good deal for such a powerful device. There’s no word on when it’ll arrive in Malaysia yet, but we’ll keep you updated when we hear more from the local OPPO team.

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OPPO launches Reno6 5G and Reno6 Z 5G in Malaysia; priced from RM1,699

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We see new additions to the Reno lineup every few months; this time, it’s the OPPO Reno6 5G and the Reno6 Z 5G.

Reno6 5G

Between the two phones, the Reno6 5G is the more powerful one as it is equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G chip. It comes with 8GB of RAM paired with 128GB of storage and supports RAM expansion — a technology that uses storage space as additional RAM when necessary.

Similar to the previous
Reno5 5G phone
, the new model has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display that supports 90Hz refresh rate; it also comes with a 32MP selfie camera.

On the rear, we’re getting one less camera — the 2MP mono lens is no longer included. Instead, you’re getting a 64MP lens paired with an 8MP wide angle camera and a 2MP macro lens.

These cameras offer several features that Reno fans are already familiar with — Portrait Beautification Video, Bokeh Flare Portrait and Dual-View Video. However, OPPO also introduced Focus Tracking, a new feature that focuses on the subject for consistent and steady shooting.

Reno6 Z 5G

The Reno6 Z doesn’t differ much from its sibling, but it does have its sacrifices. It uses the MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G chip and has the same storage configuration, but doesn’t support RAM expansion.

Despite having a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, it doesn’t come with 90Hz refresh rate. However, this phone is lighter than the Reno6 5G.

That being said, the two phones have similar camera setups — both front and back. The Reno6 Z has a 4,310mAh battery while the Reno6 has a 4,300mAh battery, but the latter supports 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 while the former supports 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0.

Price and availability

Both the Reno6 5G and Reno6 Z 5G are available at RM2,399 and RM1,699 respectively. Pre-orders begin from August 5 and will end on August 13 — you’ll be entitled to gifts worth up to RM779, including the OPPO Enco Buds.

Both phones are available in two colours — Aurora and Stellar Black. You can get it from
My OPPO Space
, OPPO Brand Stores,
OPPO Official Online Store
 and more.

The Reno6 series sales will begin from August 14 and is also available from the stores and platforms mentioned above.

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OPPO Reno6 and Reno6 Z coming to Malaysia soon: New camera-focused devices

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The OPPO Reno6 series will be arriving in the country soon, bringing with it the Reno65G and the Reno6 Z 5G.

We received press releases from
OPPO Malaysia

confirming that devices will be arriving soon and both phones will be unsurprisingly photography-focused devices. The features that have been confirmed by OPPO include Bokeh Flare Portrait, Cinematic Bokeh Flare Portrait Video, AI Highlight and more.

The company didn’t disclose the phones’ list of hardware – but if we use the
Thai
 variant of the Reno6 Z as reference, the phone will sport a MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset, 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. The phone packs a 6.4-inch FHD+ 60Hz AMOLED panel, and a 64MP triple lens setup.

Meanwhile,
OPPO India
 lists the Reno6 as packing a MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G chipset, along with 8GB of memory. The phone also features a 5GB RAM expansion tech to increase your phone’s memory when under heavy load.

The Reno6 comes with a larger 6.55-inch FHD+ panel, which is inconsistent with its GSM Arena listing which says it has 1 6.43-inch 90Hz panel instead.

There’s no word on the pricing of the devices, but we won’t have to wait long until we learn of the local variants, and how much they’ll cost. Stay tuned on our website for more information.

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OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G launched at RM2,999; pre-order includes gifts worth up to RM1,099

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The OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G made its debut in Malaysia today with a Snapdragon 870 chip and a new video feature called the Bokeh Flare Portrait Video.

OPPO improves the Reno6 Pro’s performance with larger RAM and stronger chip

The Reno6 Pro is slightly larger than its siblings at 6.5 inches; it also comes with an AMOLED panel that pushes FHD+ resolution and supports up to 90Hz refresh rate. Apart from the flagship Snapdragon chip, the phone also has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

OPPO also bumped up the battery by a narrow margin — the Reno6 Pro now comes with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 65W SuperVOOC 2.0.

New camera setup + video feature for the Reno6 Pro

The Reno6 Pro now houses a 50MP lens that uses the Sony IMX766 sensor. This is accompanied by a 16MP ultrawide lens, a 13MP telephoto lens and a 2MP macro lens. On the front, we get a 32MP selfie camera.

Reno fans will still enjoy features like AI Highlight Video, Dual View Video and Focus Tracking, but this time, OPPO added Bokeh Flare Portrait Video. This bokeh flare effect was previously only available on photos, but it is now extended to videos as well.

The Reno6 Pro 5G comes with a design called the OPPO Reno Glow and is available in Arctic Blue and Lunar Grey. The Arctic Blue variant has a crystallised texture yet is smooth to touch — watch our unboxing video below to get a first look at the phone.

OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G: Pricing and availability

Priced at RM2,999, the OPPO Reno6 Pro can be pre-ordered starting today until August 23. Those who pre-orders the phone will also get up to RM1,099 worth of gifts including the new Enco Air wireless earbuds, a Marshall backpack and more.

You can get it from OPOP Stores, OPPO Brand Stores and
OPPO’s official store on Lazada
 where there’s an exclusive PWP deal.

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OPPO Reno6 Pro Review: An impressive phone that could’ve been more

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The
OPPO Reno6 Pro
 is now available in Malaysia at RM2,999 and needless to say, the phone is still about photography and videography. We almost always get a new feature when a new Reno phone is out; this time, OPPO introduced the Bokeh Flare Portrait Video.

Bokeh Flare Portrait – now in video

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If you’re a Reno fan, you already know what this means. Bokeh Flare Portrait has been introduced since the Reno4 series in which portrait photos you capture will have bokeh effects at the background. This is now brought over to video mode, so even when shooting videos, you get to be the main focus with a non-distracting yet pleasing background.

Clear shots with an extreme dose of colours

The Reno6 Pro has a 50MP camera paired with a 16MP ultra-wide angle lens, a 13MP telephoto lens and a 2MP macro camera. It excelled in both day and night photography — photos are clear, retained a lot of details and has good exposure. However, images tend to be over-saturated especially when I turn on the AI scene enhancement feature. This can go both ways — either you get a pop of colour that makes your photos really eye-catching, or you get intense colours that causes the photos to look unnatural.

The Reno6 Pro captures a really wide field of view with its ultra-wide lens, but the saturation issue persists. However, its distortion isn’t too shabby. Surprisingly, the macro lens was great — the lens really brought out the details of its subject and the colour accuracy is on point.

Night mode is a wonder, but use it wisely

Subject appear blurry despite no movement and steady shot
Night mode turned off
Night mode turned on

However, I did notice that there’s difficulty in focusing when it comes to lowlight situations. The lens struggles to focus on its subject in close-up shots, leading to blurry images. This applies to both the normal photo mode and night mode.

Ultra-wide

You should also know when to use night mode — just because it’s night time doesn’t mean it’s a compulsory mode to use. This is because photos taken will become too bright and unnatural if you use night mode when there’s sufficient amount of light. My advice is to only use it when it’s really dark — that’s when the night mode will thrive and you’ll see the huge difference between night mode and normal photo mode.

Here’s to a doll-like face

Needless to say, the selfie camera is and has always been to provide users with this flawless, doll-like skin. You’ll lose some details when taking selfies at night, but overall you’ll still get bright photos. During the day, you may want to tone down the AI beauty effects to prevent your selfies from looking heavily edited.

Vibrant, but unnatural display

Now, the Reno6 Pro is also slightly larger than its siblings. Though it’s also equipped with an AMOLED screen that pushes FHD+ resolution, the Reno6 Pro has a brighter and slightly curved display. Some may like how vibrant the display is, but I find it less natural as compared to the iPhone 12’s display. That aside, you get deep blacks, good readability under the sun and browsing is smooth thanks to the 90Hz refresh rate support.

It’s Genshin-able

Among the Reno6 models, the Reno6 Pro is the closest to a flagship thanks to the Snapdragon 870 chipset. It even comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage — this will allow you to open more apps and switch between them quickly without experiencing lag. Most games run smoothly on this phone but as usual, we also tested the phone’s performance when playing Genshin Impact. The best graphics setting you can go for in Genshin is medium graphics with 30fps, but be prepared as the phone will overheat quickly. You can also play the game at 60fps, but you’ll be facing the overheating issue faster than expected.

65W fast charging again? I’ll take it, thank you very much

With a 4,500mAh battery, the Reno6 Pro can last me almost two full days, but that’s without any gaming sessions. If we put gaming into the equation, it’ll usually last a little over a day — but then again, that’s subjective depending on how frequent you game. It also comes with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 which is no surprise at this point. I’m not complaining though, 65W fast charging is an impressive speed — we still see premium flagships like the iPhone 12 or
Galaxy S21 Ultra
 with slower charging speeds.

Verdict: Reno6 Pro is at the borderline of flagships

For a phone that costs almost RM3,000, the Reno6 Pro is the bare minimum of flagships as it does offer impressive specs, just not enough to best the top ones in the category. But then again, it is more affordable so it all goes down to whether you want to spend a few hundred ringgit more to get a premium flagship, or save the cash and get the Reno6 Pro with all the specs and features that you know is good, but can be better.

OPPO Reno6 Pro

Price:
 RM2,999

The Reno6 Pro is a photography-focused smartphone that outperforms most upper-midrange phones but loses to premium flagships.

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Design

7

Display

7

Camera

7

Battery

8

Performance

8

Value

7

Features

7

Network

8

The Goods

Vibrant, smooth display

Surprising performance in Genshin Impact

Good macro shots

Strong night mode

The Bads

Reddish tint screen

Hard to focus in lowlight situations

Over-saturated colours in photos

 7.4

Average Score

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OPPO Reno6 series: 8 cool features to shoot portrait photography/videography

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If you’re a proud owner of the Reno6, Reno6 Z or Reno6 Pro, here are eight fun features you can use to shoot insta-worthy shots for your social media.

Bokeh Flare Portrait (photo)

The Bokeh Flare Portrait on the Reno6 series turns any normal portrait photo into a dreamy-looking one with beautiful bokeh effects.

There’s no need to adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings — OPPO’s 3-layer neural network algorithm will do all that for you, ensuring that you’ll have sharp subjects and fairytale-like background.

Bokeh Flare Portrait (video)

It’s not just photos; the Reno6’s Bokeh Flare Portrait feature is now available on videos too!

This is an OPPO-exclusive mode that uses AI algorithms to immediately run calculations to turn your surroundings into bokeh effects in real-time.

Here’s the best part: it works during the day and night.

Portrait Beautification Video

You’re out and about, but you forgot to put your makeup on!

The OPPO Reno6’s Portrait Beautification Video is the solution to your worries!

This AI-powered mode recognises 193 facial points so it can detect the user’s face and accurately implement optimisation — this includes putting on make-up, brightening eyes and smoothening the skin.

It can even detect your gender to apply the appropriate adjustments, and you can control the intensity of its effects.

AI Highlight Video

Here comes a feature that older Reno phone users are also familiar with — AI Highlight Video!

During the day, the Live HDR algorithm takes over to bring out details and adjust the colour tones; at night, the Ultra Night Video increases brightness in lowlight situations.

There’s no need to switch between modes — OPPO’s AI Highlight Video automatically detects the scene and makes the right decision for you.

Focus Tracking

Shooting fast-moving subjects can sometimes to a hassle, but with the Reno6 series’s Focus Tracking, it doesn’t have to be!

This feature allows users to shoot videos of subjects without losing focus by double-tapping to lock on to the subject. The camera then keeps track of the subject and ensure that it’s always in focus no matter where he or she go.

Flash Snapshot

Another feature to capture fast-moving subject is OPPO’s Flash Snapshot. Unlike Focus Tracking that is meant for videos, this feature is solely for photography.

It consists of OPPO’s improved Image Clear Engine and blur less algorithm — this combo is embedded into your camera system so you won’t have to turn on any modes or settings.

AI Palette

It’s not just capturing photos and videos; the OPPO Reno6 series is also capable of assisting you in the post-processing of your images. Its AI Palette lets you copy colour tones from your preferred image to be used as custom filter on any other image you take.

So, if you saw a beautiful post on your Facebook or Instagram, and you want your photos to have similar colour profile, just save that photo and use AI Palette to make your photos look just as beautiful!

AI Color Portrait

Now, this is another great portrait effect to make you stand out from the rest. AI Colour Portrait detects the human subject and keeps him/her colourful while the background becomes monotonous.

This also works with video, so you can shoot interesting vlogs on the street, or shoot your friends and make them the center of attention in your videos!

There’s no doubt; the Reno6 series is all about its cameras!

With all these awesome photography features, the Reno6 series is a great option for content creator who are looking for a creative flair in their daily postings.

Get the Reno6 series
here
.

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OPPO Reno7 leaked images suggest it looks a lot like the vivo V21

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The OPPO Reno7 series is expected to launch early to mid next year, and specs of the Pro variant has already been
previously leaked
. This time, a live image of the OPPO Reno7 has been spotted along with some technical specifications.

From what we can see, the device sports a slightly different design compared to
 the
OPPO Reno6 series, with a camera design similar to that of the
vivo V21
.

According to
past reports
, it is likely the device will carry a MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset, a 6.5-inch 90Hz AMOLED display, and a 4,500mAh battery with 65W fast charging support.

With no specific launch date, some predict that the Reno7 should launch soon in China so stay tuned as we provide you with more updates.

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OPPO Reno7 Pro to come with a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor

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Digital Chat Station
 recently tipped that the OPPO Reno7 Pro will be featuring a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor — this has also been used on the Reno6 Pro+ and Find X3 Pro.

The Sony IMX766 is a 1/1.56” sensor with 1.0 µm native pixels that can grow to 2.0 µm via pixel binning. It also supports DOL-HDR and All-Pixel autofocus.

Reno7 Pro will lean towards flagship camera?

Digital Chat Station’s Weibo post also mentioned that the Reno7 Pro will be much better than the Reno6 Pro that is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and uses a 64MP 1/2.0” sensor with 0.7µm pixels.

OPPO collaborates with Kodak

Apart from that, the Reno7 Pro is also speculated to be co-developed with Kodak. It was first rumoured to be a
special edition
 of the Find X3 Pro, but now it’s pointing towards to the Reno7 Pro instead.

The Reno7 Pro is also expected to come with a 13MP telephoto lens and a 3MP micro lens like the Find X3 Pro.

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OPPO Reno7 Pro 5G Review: stepping up the Portrait game

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While many smartphones these days feature a portrait mode to create ‘DSLR-like’ bokeh, most of them do it rather poorly as compared to the iPhone, which has pioneered portrait-style shooting since the iPhone 11 Pro, hence the once ‘selfie expert’ smartphone brand wants to do that even better with the OPPO Reno7 Pro 5G, and in our tests, OPPO pulled it off, but it still isn’t perfect.

The Reno7 Pro 5G continues to feature the squarish blocky design that we have loved from its predecessor, which feels very premium to the touch just like a modern flagship, and the Starlight Black color we have received looks absolutely stunning as you still get a bit of bling when you the phone around, hence its not entirely a boring black color like some other phones.

In addition, the slim camera bump has a two tone treatment that looks really nice and I’m glad that OPPO kept it clean of camera specs and megapixels, the ‘AI Portrait Cam’ label thankfully uses a rather clean font and is hardly noticeable from far, and one neat trick that OPPO has done is have a RGB light around the camera bump that glows when the phone charges  or receives notifications, which is certainly a much better solution compared to having your camera flash come on.

Maintaining the same 6.55-inch display size as its predecessor, the Reno7 Pro maintains a 90Hz AMOLED panel but with noticeably better brightness this time, colors are on point just like what you’d expect from an AMOLED display and while I am absolutely fine with the given refresh rate, I am rather underwhelmed by OPPO’s decision on not moving to a Super AMOLED display that offers much better brightness and colors, while I also noticed that certain apps I use can’t take advantage of the 90Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling.

Powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 1200 Max processor and supported by 12GB RAM and 256GB of expandable storage, the Reno7 Pro certainly loses out in performance compared to phones equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888, but this phone is definitely no slow performer which you can expect smooth and responsive app launches,  the phone also support OPPO’s RAM expansion feature if you feel 12GB isn’t enough but to be honest, you don’t need that feature.

The Reno7 Pro 5G ships with ColorOS 12 based on Android 11, this is one thing I would have expected OPPO to have done better since the software team has worked alongside with OnePlus’ OxygenOS team, as it should have already been on Android 12 since this is a 2022 device, it still has a few bloatware pre-installed which can thankfully be removed, but fortunately there hasn’t been any major performance issues and ad infestation during my two week review period.

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Camera wise, the Reno7 Pro 5G’s main 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor is definitely serviceable as a social media and road trip camera. However, the Reno7 Pro 5G tends to have inconsistency in image quality whether you are shooting in good lighting or low light, as you can see in the images above, it sometimes doesn’t get the correct white balance and lacks sharpness, especially in low light, the camera generated quite a bit of grain even when I used Night mode.

Fortunately, the Reno7 Pro 5G delivered as advertised in its portrait shooting capabilities, OPPO’s AI Algorithm has certainly worked well in separating the human subject regardless of day or night time portraits, and this feature extends to video shooting as well though it is only limited to 1080p resolution.

The Reno7 Pro 5G has no problems offering me a full day of usage with 4 hours of screen-on-time, I will usually be left with around 26% of battery life at the end of the day, I am also thankful that the 65W SuperVOOC charger can get me up in no time should I forget to charge the phone the next day.

Ultimately, the Reno7 Pro 5G is an excellent smartphone that I can hardly consider it as mid-range, sure enough it doesn’t have the fastest internals or best display, but the overall user experience is a pleasant one and OPPO could easily issue a software fix to rectify the inconsistent camera performance.

However, the asking price of RM2,999 makes the Reno7 Pro 5G no easy recommendation, while OPPO is definitely looking at the premium audience, the new Galaxy S22 series and iPhone 13 could be better alternatives for a slight cash top up, not unless you appreciate things like faster charging and expandable storage, it’s definitely a tough fight for the Reno7 Pro 5G to appeal to its intended audiences.

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The Reno7 Pro 5G is an excellent portrait shooter but fails to appeal with its RM2999 price tag.

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OPPO Reno7 Pro 5G

7

The Goods

Design and build quality

Reliable and responsive software experience

Stereo speakers

Decent portrait image quality

Battery life

The Bads

Expensive

No IP rating

Inconsistent camera performance

Doesn't ship with Android 12

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Average Score

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