After teasing for a while, OPPO has finally launched the OPPO Reno6 series in India as planned. The company has released two models, namely OPPO Reno6 5G  and OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G. Interestingly, they are the exact same models, which debuted in China at the end of May. Let’s take a look at what these smartphones have to offer.

OPPO Reno6 5G, Reno6 Pro 5G Specifications and Feaures

The primary highlights of the OPPO Reno6 5G and the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G are Reno Glow design and Bokeh Flare Portrait Video. You can learn more about them from here.

Display

The Reno6 5G sports a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, 410 PPI, 16.7 million colors, and 93.28% DCI-P3 color gamut. The panel has a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 600 nits peak brightness (typical), and 91.7% screen-to-body ratio. 

On the other hand, the Reno6 Pro 5G flaunts a 6.55-inch curved AMOLED display with a resolution of  2400 x 1080 pixels, 402 PPI, 16.7 million colors, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. The screen comes with a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 800 nits peak brightness (typical), and 92.1% screen-to-body ratio.

The displays on both phones feature an in-screen fingerprint sensor and are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Chipset and Software

The vanilla Reno6 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 900 SoC. It is the first smartphone to launch with this chip in India. The silicon is paired with 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB UFS 2.1 storage.

Whereas, the Reno6 Pro 5G houses a MediaTek Dimensiy 1200 SoC underneath it. This chipset is coupled with 12GB LPDDR4x RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage.

Anyway, both phones run the brand-new ColorOS 11.3 based on Android 11. The new version of OPPO’s mobile operating system arrives with multiple device-specific AI camera features and a RAM expansion feature.

Camera

The Reno6 5G has a triple camera setup consisting of a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide unit (119° FOV), and a 2MP macro snapper. For selfies and video calls, the phone uses a 32MP front-facing shooter.

The Reno6 Pro 5G, on the other hand, comes with a quad-camera setup on the rear and a 32MP selfie camera on the front. The primary camera setup includes a 64MP main sensor, 8MP ultra-wide unit (120° FOV), 2MP macro shooter, and a 2MP monochrome sensor.

Connectivity

As the name suggests, both the phones support 5G connectivity but India still does not have networks. Like any other upper mid-range smartphone, they support dual-SIM dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.2, GNSS, NFC, and USB Type-C.

Unfortunately, they neither come with a 3.5mm headphone jack nor feature a MicroSD card slot.

Battery and Charging

Both the OPPO Reno6 series models support 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging. However, the battery of the vanilla model is slightly lower at 4,300mAh as compared to a  4,500mAh cell inside the Pro variant.

Dimensions, Weight, and Colors

The OPPO Reno6 series arrives in two colors – Aurora and Stellar Black. The vanilla model measures 156.8 x 72.1 x 7.59mm in dimensions and weighs 182g. Whereas, the dimensions and weight of the Pro variant are 160 x 73.1 x 7.6mm and 177g respectively.

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OPPO Reno6 5G, Reno 6 Pro 5G Price and Availability in India

The OPPO Reno6 series will retail for the following price tags in India.

• OPPO Reno6 5G

  • 12GB + 256GB – ₹29,990 ($402)

• OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G

  • 8GB + 128GB – ₹39,990 ($536)

The Pro model will go on sale from July 20, followed by the vanilla variant on July 29.

Launch offers include a ₹4,000 cashback on HDFC Bank, Citibank, ICICI Bank, and Kotak debit/credit cards as well as Bajaj Finserv EMI card. Paytm users can also avail a flat 15% instant cashback.

Customers opting for accessories with the OPPO Reno6 series can buy OPPO Watch, OPPO Enco X, or OPPO Enco W31 at discounted price tags of ₹12,990 (₹2,000 off), ₹7,990 (₹1,000 off), and ₹1,999 (₹1,500 off) respectively.

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OPPO is all set to launch the OPPO Reno6 series in India on July 14. The company has confirmed that it will be debuting two models, namely OPPO Reno6 5G and OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G. Both the devices will feature a common design language called ‘Reno Glow’. They will also come with ‘Bokeh Flare Portrait Video’, which is an AI-based camera feature. Let’s take a look at these two specifics of the phones one by one.

OPPO Reno6 Series Reno Glow Design

The OPPO Reno series is known for its designs since its introduction. The first two generations of the lineup featured unique pop-up camera modules. The company was the first and the only one to use a shark fin-style selfie pop-up camera in a smartphone.

It was later followed by the ‘Reno Glow’ design. The OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G was the first smartphone to utilize this design technology. Since then, all the primary Reno phones ever launched featured this design.

In simpler words, Reno Glow is a rear glass design process by OPPO, which is evolving since its debut. With every new generation, the company does something new with the phone’s back to make it stand out in the crowd.

The latest-gen OPPO Reno6 series, which is set to launch in India this Wednesday (July 14) comes with an improved design that was first used by the last-gen OPPO Reno5 series.

The upcoming OPPO Reno6 5G and the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G will arrive in two colors – Aurora and Stellar Black. The former color variant mimics the dawn sky, whereas the latter imitates starry night sky.

Usually, shiny phones have a glossy finish. But thanks to the Reno Glow design process, despite featuring shimmering colors, the new Reno smartphones come with a matte texture.

OPPO has achieved this unique design by drilling millions of pyramid-shaped crystals on the handset’s rear AG glass panel. These crystals not only offer a matte texture but also make the smartphone appear to sport glittering diamonds.

This is how those crystals look like.

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— Sudarshan R (@sudarshan_nslr) July 8, 2021

The company says that it uses a total of five layers. These include a bullet texture layer, a PICASUS film, a color film, Fresnel Lens texture, and a reflective indium coating.

The Reno Glow design on the OPPO Reno6 series takes over 14 hours to produce. The manufacturing process takes place in a dust-free environment and undergoes manual checks at every step.

Despite undergoing complex processes, the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G measure only 7.6mm in thickness and weighs 177g.

OPPO Reno6 Series Bokeh Flare Portrait Video

Apart from the unique design language, the OPPO Reno6 series also comes with interesting AI camera features. Unlike most smartphones, the OPPO Reno6 5G and the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G focus more on videography than photography.

The selling point of the OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G is the FDF Portrait Video System, which is a set of computational videography features like AI Highlight Video. The new OPPO Reno6 series comes with all these features and an additional one.

This extra AI video feature called ‘Bokeh Flare Portrait’ is the main highlight of the OPPO Reno6 series. As the name suggests, this feature offers bokeh with flare effects in video recording.

In other words, the feature enables DSLR-like cinematic portrait videography on smartphones. OPPO claims that this is first on a smartphone.

The firm says that it uses deep learning and computational vision for this feature. It is possible because of a large dataset training, which includes human body & posture detection, depth of field measurement, light strength & angle detection, and shadows, clouds, water & other scene detection.

The company states that the accuracy of its AI recognition is 97%. Hence, with 360° body mapping, the Bokeh Flare Portrait Video feature enables perfect separation of subject & background. The feature also offers frame-by-frame pixel-level enhancements with real-time previews.

That said, one might be wondering why OPPO is investing so much in R&D for these sorts of AI camera features for videography. The answer to this is simple.  According to the company, the OPPO Reno series users alone record 200 million videos every month. Therefore, the firm wants to provide more video functions for its customers.

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