On April 10, OPPO will be announcing the much hyped Oppo Reno series of smartphones. It is speculated that the Chinese manufacturer a Snapdragon 710 and a Snapdragon 855 version of the Oppo Reno smartphone. The 8D866 model is expected to arrive in 4G only and 5G-ready versions. Here is everything that is known about the upcoming Oppo Reno series:
Oppo Reno Launch Event
The OPPO Reno launch event will be held in Shanghai at Mercedes-Benz Arena on April 10 between 2 PM and 4 PM. The Chinese manufacturer will be also an international event for the OPPO Reno series on April 24 in Zurich, Switzerland for global audience.
OPPO Reno variants and specifications
In the previous month, OPPO had trademarked five Reno monikers with European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Intellectual Property Office (IPO) such as Oppo Reno Pro, Reno Plus, Reno Zoom, Reno Lite and Reno Youth.
The Oppo Reno 10x Zoom edition could be fueled by the Snapdragon 855 SoC. It is expected to arrive with a 6.65-inch notch-less OLED display with full HD+ resolution and in-display fingerprint reader. It will offer a screen-to-body ratio 91.3 percent. The SoC will be supported by 8 GB of RAM and it will include 256 GB of native storage. The ColorOS 6.0 UI based Android 9 Pie OS will come loaded on the device
Its triple camera setup will include OIS enabled Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel 120-degree super wide-angle lens and a 13-megapixel periscope telephoto lens as third camera sensor. Readers can visit this post to see the camera samples of the smartphone. A “shark fin” shaped pop-up selfie camera module with an LED flash and 16-megapixel lens is also available on the device.
The smartphone will also carry support for dual-band GPS technology and it will come equipped with copper tube liquid cooling for internal heat dissipation. The 4,065mAh battery of the phone will support VOOC fast charging technology. The handset was Bluetooth certified in the previous month through which it was revealed that the company will be also announcing a 5G version of the phone. The SD855 variant is expected to be priced around $605 and $605 in Vietnam.
Apart from the SD855 model, two smartphones of the Oppo Reno series with model numbers PCAM00 / PCAT00, PCGM00 / PCGT00 and PCAM10 / PCAT10. The last model appears like a low-end model that could probably end up as Oppo Reno Youth or Lite. It features a 6.5-inch IPS LCD waterdrop-style notched display with full HD+ resolution, 2.1 GHz octa-core processor (could be Helio P70), up to 6 GB of RAM, up to 128 GB of storage, Android 9 Pie OS, 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera, 16-megapixel selfie camera, around 4,000mAh battery and a rear-facing fingerprint reader.
The PCAM00 / PCAT00 and PCGM00 / PCGT00 seems to feature identical specs and only the noticeable different between are the rear camera configurations. The PCAM00 / PCAT00 model has 6.4-inch full HD+ AMOLED notch-less display with in-screen fingerprint sensor. It is powered by 2.2 GHz octa-core processor and up to 8 GB of RAM. It features up to 256 GB of native storage. For photography, it features 48-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera on its rear and an LED assisted 16-megapixel selfie camera placed in a pop-up camera module. Its packed with a 3,680mAh battery with support for rapid charging technology.
The OPPO PCGM00 / PCGM00 features a slightly bigger 6.5-inch AMOLED notch-less display and 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera, but rest of the specs are identical with PCAM00 / PCAT00 model. Hence, at least one or both PCAM00 / PCAT00 and PCGM00 / PCGT00 could be both powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC. This model is expected to colors like Extreme Night Black, Mist Pink, Fog Sea Green and Nebula Purple. The smartphone is now up for reservations in China through its official online shop.
The recent reports have confusing information on the OPPO Reno series. Hopefully, leaked details surfaced in the next few days may reveal clearer information on the Oppo Reno variants.
