At the end of November, OPPO started recruiting testers for the OPPO Reno5 series ColorOS 12 Open Beta program in China. The initiative was only limited to two devices in the lineup initially. Now, two more phones dubbed OPPO Reno5 Pro and OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G have been added ahead of schedule.

OPPO is supposed to kickstart the Android 12-based ColorOS 12 Open Beta program for the OPPO Reno5 Pro and OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G in China, India, and Pakistan from December 10. However, the company has opened registrations a day earlier, just like it did with the OPPO Reno5 5G and the OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G in China.

According to the official announcement posts on OPPO Community, anyone with the OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G running the following firmware versions can enroll in the Android 12 beta program.

• OPPO Reno5 Pro

  • Pakistan – A.12

• OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G

  • China – A.17 or A.18
  • India – A.12

In order to do so, users will have to navigate to Settings > Software Update > Gear Icon > Apply for Beta Version > Update Beta Version and follow on-screen instructions. The applications will be reviewed within 5 working days. The company will begin rolling out the beta release via OTA within  3 working days from that.

In China, participants can fill a questionnaire to further increase their chance of gettings selected.

Having said that, there’s no official word on the availability of the stable update from OPPO so far. It will most likely arrive as early as next month. 

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In January this year at the CES 2020, OnePlus announced the Concept One smartphone which is equipped with a rear glass panel that has electrochromic technology in order to hide the rear cameras. The Reno 5 Pro+ 5G that was launched recently also has electrochromic technology on the rear panel.

There are indications that the technology may become a new trend in the mobile phone circle next year. According to noted tipster Digital Chat Station, the electrochromic technology which premiered on the Concept One and is going commercial on the Reno 5 Pro + will be utilized on many phones next year.  The source tips mobile phone manufacturers such as Vivo, Xiaomi, Meizu, and Nubia as working on smartphones that will use electrochromic technology. Testing of this technology has reportedly started.

Electrochromic technology uses an invisible alloy called tungsten oxide. When tungsten oxide is applied to glass, the surface can conduct electricity, and the passed charge can change the composition of glass molecules, thereby generating a variety of gorgeous colors.

This technology allows users to customize the color of the back cover of the mobile phone and can prompt the user accordingly by changing the color of the back cover according to different application scenarios for functions such as incoming calls, message notifications, or health.

It is worth mentioning that, although the principle of electrochromic technology is complicated, it has minimal impact on the battery power of mobile phones. On the OnePlus Concept One, the electrochromic rear panel is monitored to consume only 2-3mAh of battery power in one hour.

At present, electrochromic technology has been widely used in buildings, airplanes, and automotive glass. It is believed that this technology will become one of the selling points of various mobile phone manufacturers in the near future.

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OPPO is soon expected to launch the Reno5 series of smartphones in China. According to previous reports, there could be three models featuring different chipsets from Qualcomm and MediaTek. Now, two of them have been spotted on Geeekbench.

OPPO PEGM00 & OPPO PDST00 Geekbench

The Geekbench listings of the upcoming OPPO Reno5 series of phones were first reported by MySmartPrice. According to the listings, the device with the model number OPPO PEGM00 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset. Whereas, the second handset with model number OPPO PDST00 features MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset just like OPPO PDSM00.

Despite sporting different chips, both of them have 8GB RAM and run Android 11 (ColorOS 11) operating system. Talking about scores, the former bags 616 points and 1817 points in single-core and multi-core tests respectively. On the other hand, the latter scores 725 points and 3000 points respectively.

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OPPO Reno5 5G Series

The above two models are part of the OPPO Reno5 5G series. There’s also a third phone with model number OPPO PDRM00, which is said to be powered by Snapdragon 865. Anyway, though all three devices feature different chipsets, they are expected to come with 65W fast charging (OPPO SuperVOOC 2.0) support and a curved display with a single punch-hole as well as a high refresh rate.

As of now, we only know the specs of the model (OPPO PEGM00 / OPPO PEGT00) powered by Snapdragon 765G, courtesy of TENAA. This variant will sport a 6.43-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) OLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and a single punch-hole for a 32MP front-facing camera.

Other specifications include a 64MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP quad-camera setup and a 4,300mAh battery. Last but not leas, it will measure 159.1 x 73.4 x 7.9mm in dimensions and weigh 172g.

OPPO Reno5 4G Series

Just like OPPO Reno3 4G and OPPO Reno4 4G series of smartphones, there will be OPPO Reno5 4G series as well. As of now, only one device called OPPO Reno5 4G with model number OPPO CPH2159 has been spotted on certification bureaus like NBTC, EEC, and TKDN. The specs of this handset is still a mystery.

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