Hands On with the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom: 6.6-inch OLED with No Notch and Popup Selfie Camera

We are in Zurich for the global announcement of the Oppo Reno lineup and we have to spend a nice moment with the fully designed Reno 10x zoom. After that flagship, we also had the opportunity to play briefly with the usual Reno.

Body: Aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass 5 back, 156.6x74.3x9mm, 185g; Ocean Green, Jet Black, Nebula Purple, and Pink Mist color schemes.
Display: 6.4" AMOLED, 1080x2340px, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 402ppi, Gorilla Glass 6.
Rear camera: Main: 48MP, 1/2.0" sensor, f/1.7 aperture, 26mm equiv. focal length, PDAF. Depth sensor: 5MP, f/2.4 aperture.
Front camera: Motorized pop-up 16MP, f/2.2 aperture, 26mm equiv. focal length.
Video recording: Rear: up to 4K 2160p@30fps, EIS, slow-mo up to 1080p@120fps. Front: up to 1080p@30fps.
OS/Software: Android 9.0 Pie, ColorOS 6.
Chipset: Snapdragon 710 (10nm): octa-core CPU (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver); Adreno 616 GPU.
Memory: 6/8GB RAM, 128/256GB storage, no microSD card slot.
Battery: 3,765mAh, Li-Ion (sealed), 20W VOOC fast charging.
Connectivity: Dual-SIM; LTE-A, Cat.15/13 (800Mbps/150Mbps); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac MU-MIMO; GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; NFC; Bluetooth 5.0. USB Type-C, 3.5mm jack.
Misc: Optical under-display fingerprint sensor.

The differences in the hardware are not minor and the Vanilla Reno comes with the Snapdragon 710 intermediate level instead of the 855 10x zoom. There is also no periscope telephoto camera on the back and the ultra wide module did not cut either. The main camera uses the same Sony 48MP sensor as the flagship, but the lens is not stabilized here.

Do not worry, however, the super cool shark fin motorized mechanism has been maintained.

Another thing Reno Vanilla shares with the 10x zoom is the fingerprint sensor below the screen. We really enjoy the experience in our time with the biggest phone and the Reno is the same in this regard.

One thing that is really better in the midranger is the presence of a headphone jack: it's right where the 10x zoom card slot is. The slot on the Reno card has been moved to the left side, over the volume controls. There awaits an unpleasant surprise. There is no option to place a microSD card for expansion. Unfortunately, you can not have everything. The power button on the right has the same green accent as the high-end model, if that counts for something.

The Reno's screen is also AMOLED, just a little smaller at 6.4 inches diagonally, compared to the Reno 10x 6.6-inch zoom.

However, it is noticeably lighter, at 185 g compared to the 210 g of the 10x zoom. Having said that, it is not really light, you will notice its presence in your pocket, but hopefully from a phone of this size.

To go with the smaller screen, the Reno also has a smaller battery: 3,765 mAh compared to the 4,065 mAh capacity of the 10x zoom. There are no degradations in charging technology and the Reno obtains the same VOOC load capacities of 20W.

That's all we have in Oppo Reno for now. More to follow if and when we obtain a review unit. Meanwhile, here's another picture of the pop-pop camera, all up to reveal the back flash.