Earlier this year, Oppo launched its all-new Oppo Reno smartphone series, making it the one with flagship smartphones and ditched the Oppo R lineup. The interesting part of the Reno lineup is the shark-fin front camera which is similar to the pop-up selfie camera.
Now, the Chinese company is gearing up to introduce protective covers for the Oppo Reno series smartphones. Last week, Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications filed for a trademark with the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) for the name “FinShell” for the name as well as the associated logo.
The trademark for FinShell is categorized as Class 9/35/36/42 with a detailed description, including; ‘ smartphone case; Smartphone cover; screen protectors ‘. Although the description leaves the space that it also might go a different type of product, the name seems to be suggesting smartphone case.
The “Fin” part of the name refers to the Shark-fin camera module for the self-elevating selfie camera on the Reno series smartphone. The word “Shell” is being used in the smartphone industry to refer to cases and covers. Thus, it’s very likely that the upcoming FinShark product is a case for the Oppo Reno series devices.
However, it is not yet known which of the Reno series smartphones will get the case that has now been trademarked. Given that the Reno Z comes with a waterdrop notch to house the selfie camera, the phone seems out of the question for the new cover.
Recently, the company launched the Oppo Reno 10X Zoom FC Barcelona Edition which comes with a protective cover in the box. Apart from this special edition phone, there are four smartphones in this series so far — Oppo Reno, Reno 10X Zoom Edition, Reno 5G, and Reno Z. Also, the company is gearing up to launch the Reno F smartphone in the coming weeks but nothing much is known about it yet.
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