OPPO launched the Reno8 Pro smartphone in India today as the successor to last year’s Reno7 Pro. It has upgrades in all the areas starting from the display, SoC, camera and fast charging. We got to check out the smartphone. Here are our first impressions.
Box Contents
- OPPO Reno8 Pro with 12GB + 256GB in Glazed Green colour
- 80W SuperVOOC fast charger
- USB Type-C cable
- Protective case
- SIM Ejector tool
- User guide
The phone has a 6.7-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen which a centre punch-hole. Since it has up to 950 nits brightness, the screen is bright even outdoors, and the 100% DCI-P3 and sRGB wide color gamut offers vibrant colours. It has 120Hz refresh rate screen with up to 360Hz for gaming mode. Some games support up to 720Hz with frame interpolation technology, said the company.
Inside the tiny punch-hole, there is a 32-megapixel camera with Sony IMX709 sensor. The earpiece grill is present on the top edge, which doubles up as a secondary speaker.
It has a minimal bottom bezel. The phone features an in-display fingerprint scanner.
It is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100-MAX SoC that offers game stability, AI computing, and night scene video noise reduction. The phone has 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. The Ultra-Conductive Graphite Cooling System improves cooling by 45% over traditional graphite for an even extra bump in performance, said the company.
Coming to the button placements and ports, the power button is present on the right side, the volume rockers are present on the left. The dual SIM slot, primary microphone, USB Type-C port and the loudspeaker grill are present on the bottom. The secondary microphone is on the top, along with a speaker vent. The phone doesn’t have an expandable storage. This has a metal frame, so you can see the antenna bands.
Camera setup
- 50MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, Sony IMX766 sensor
- 8MP ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX355 sensor, f/2.2 aperture
- 2MP macro camera with OV02B10 sensor, f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front camera with Sony IMX709 sensor, f/2.4 aperture
The phone also has a MariSilicon X self-developed NPU with 3.5 billion transistors that is capable of 18 trillion operations per second. This processing muscle results in crisp and clear 4K Ultra Night video even in the most challenging scenarios, said the company. It has AI-enhanced imaging features such as Night Portrait and Bokeh Flare video.
Check out some camera samples.
The phone has a streamlined unibody design with a Gorilla Glass 5 back and an aluminium frame. The entire back of the handset uses a single piece of glass that is heat-forged and pressure moulded to form the soft curves required for the camera module.
The phone packs a 4,500mAh battery with 80W SuperVOOC wired fast charging that can charge up to 50% in 11 minutes and 100% in 28 minutes. It also TUV Rhineland fast charging certification for safety. The OPPO’s Battery Health Engine (BHE) technology lets the phone perform at its peak for four years straight without a fall in battery health and at the same high safety levels, said the company.
The OPPO Reno8 Pro is priced at Rs. 45,999 and will be available from Flipkart, OPPO India online store and offline stores starting from July 19th. There are bank offers, No Cost EMI, complete damage protection of 180 days which protects your phone from accidental damage, water damage or any other type of damage applicable from 18 July 2022 to 21 July 2022.