OPPO launched the Reno11 series smartphones in India today. The company is launching the Reno11 and Reno 11 Pro, in the country. This has a similar AMOLED screen and a 32MP telephoto camera, but replaces the Snapdragon 778G with a more powerful Dimensity 8200 SoC. Specifications look great on paper, is this worth Rs. 39,999? Let us dive into the review to find out.
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| Battery Life |
| Conclusion |
Box Contents
- OPPO Reno11 Pro 12GB + 256GB in Pearl White colour
- 80W SuperVOOC fast charger
- USB Type-C cable
- Protective case
- SIM Ejector tool
- User guide
Display, Hardware and Design
The OPPO Reno11 Pro sports a 6.7-inch (2412 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ curved AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate which is adaptive, so it can switch to 120Hz/90Hz/60Hz based on the content.
The display is bright since it has up to 950 nits peak brightness, also offers different levels of brightness adjustment. It offers good colour output since it has 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and the sunlight legibility is good as well. You can select from vivid, Natural and Pro screen colour modes.
The phone also has HDR 10 support, which works for YouTube, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. You can enable video HDR boost from display settings, which increases the colors when playing SDR videos to make them look like HDR. There is also video color boost and image sharpener options.
The phone doesn’t have a notification LED, but this has an always-on-display that shows contextual info and notifications all day or as per schedule. There is also music playback option in the always-on-display with the Spotify integration, and there is also Zomato and Swiggy integration to show order details on your lock screen.
The phone has ultra narrow bezels with 1.57mm side bezels, making it compact to hold. It has X-axis linear vibration motor.
The phone has a tiny punch-hole that houses a 32-megapixel RGBW camera. Above the display, there is an earpiece on the top edge, but doesn’t work as a secondary speaker. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner.
Coming to the button placements and ports, the power button is present on the right side along with the volume rockers. There is nothing 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 an IR blaster. The phone doesn’t have an expandable storage.
The phone has a 3D curved glass with a satin finish that makes it smudge-free. The pearl white colour that we have is 7.66mm thick, and has a Shimmering Pearl design created by integrating three layers into one piece of glass, incorporating 3.6 million tiny reflective surfaces to create its signature lustre, said the company. There is Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the back.
The phone also comes in Rock Grey colour that is just 7.59mm thick. This has a soft silver-grey glint like sand under a striking sunset. This finish is achieved using the OPPO Glow technology, which gives the phone a textured, organic look and a soft-touch, frosted glass feel, said OPPO.
Camera
- 50MP main camera with 1/1.56″ Sony IMX890 sensor, ƒ/1.8 aperture, OIS,
- 8MP ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX355 sensor, ƒ/2.2 aperture
- 32MP telephoto camera with Sony IMX709 sensor, ƒ/2.0 aperture, 2x optical zoom
- 32MP RGBW front camera with IMX709 sensor, ƒ/2.4 aperture
The camera UI in the ColorOS 14 is familiar. There is Pro mode with RAW option, Extra HD, Panorma, Macro, Flim, Slo-mo, Time-Lapse and Dual-View video. There is Bokeh Flare portrait option for photos, AI color portrait and bokeh flare portrait for video. The rear camera offers 12.5MP output after pixel binning, and the front camera images are 16MP in size.
Daylight shots came out well, thanks to the 50MP sensor, and the dynamic range is better with auto HDR. There is AI mode which recognizes different photo scenes and automatically adjusts camera settings to make boost the colours. 2X is good, but as you zoom in you lose details even though you get up to 20x digital zoom. There is a 8MP ultra-wide camera which is also good.
The portrait mode is good, but the Reno10 Pro+ did a better job since it had a 3x periscope telephoto camera. Low light shots are good with a lot of details and less noise. The night mode is useful, but it takes a few seconds to process. There is also a tripod mode. The 32MP auto front camera does a good job. The bokeh shots good with decent edge detection.
Check out the camera samples
It can record videos in up to 4K 30 fps, slow motion 1080p at 120fps, 720p at up to 240 fps, and the front camera can finally record 4K 30fps videos. Ultra-wide camera shooting and Portrait video mode with the main camera are limited to 1080p 30 fps.
There is OIS and EIS, which does a good job, but EIS is limited to 1080p. There is ultra-steady mode which is limited to 1080p 60fps. The phone doesn’t have MariSilicon X NPU.
Software, UI and Apps
It runs Android 14 based ColorOS 14 out of the box. It has Android security patch for November 2023. The phone will get 3 Android updates and 4 years of security updates, which is good. ColorOS 14 brings optimized Aquamorphic Design, smart AI features, improved self-developed technology for smooth performance, and enhanced safety and privacy tools.
The new GO Green feature, promoting climate change awareness.ColorOS 14 incorporates AI-powered smart features to enhance daily task efficiency. The Trinity Engine in ColorOS 14 optimizes smartphone smoothness and stability through ROM, RAM, and CPU Vitalization. There are Snapchat lock-screen shortcut and Snapchat widget for Shelf.
Apart from the usual set of OPPO apps and Google apps, it comes with Netflix, Facebook, Amazon, Snapchat, ShareChat, Dailyhunt, Josh, PhonePe, Moj and Spotify. There is also an IR remote app since this has IR blaster.
Out of 12GB LPDD5X RAM, you get 11.17GB of usable RAM, and about 5GB of RAM is free when default apps are running in the background. It also has DRE or dynamic RAM expansion feature, which uses the built-in storage as RAM. This has up to 12GB of additional RAM expansion. Out of 256GB, you get about 221GB of free storage.
Fingerprint sensor and Face unlock
It has an in-display fingerprint sensor that unlocks the phone quickly, but it is not as fast as a physical fingerprint sensor. You can add up to 5 fingerprints. You can also use the fingerprint for app local and payments in apps. Furthermore, you can change the fingerprint animation and also disable it, and also enable quick launch option to launch apps directly from the lockscreen by holding the fingerprint. The phone also has face unlock feature.
Music and Multimedia
YouTube Music is the default Music Player. It has OReality audio and has customizable Smart, Movie, Game and Music modes, but doesn’t have Dolby Atmos. It doesn’t have FM Radio support. Audio through mono speakers are decent, but the phone lacks stereo speakers, just like the Reno10 Pro. Audio through earphones is good.
This has Widevine L1, so that you can play HD content on Netflix and other streaming apps. It supports HDR content on YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video.
Dual SIM and Connectivity
The OPPO Reno11 Pro has support for n1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/66/n77/78 Network Bands in India. It has 4G Wi-Fi and VoLTE, with support for Carrier Aggregation on 4G. Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), VoWiFi / Wi-Fi calling support, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS / GLONASS / Beidou. It has OTG support and also has NFC support. Moving on, the call quality is good, and we did not face any call drops and the earpiece volume was loud. Google dialer is default.
The OPPO Reno11 Pro’s body SAR is 0.872W/Kg and head SAR is at 1.177W/Kg, which is well under the limit of 1.6 W/kg (over 1 g) in India.
Performance and Benchmarks
It powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 4nm processor, which is a major upgrade compared to Snapdragon 778G in the Reno10 Pro, but the Chinese model gets the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 which powered last year’s Reno10 Pro+.
The Dimensity 8200 has 1x Cortex-A78 @ 3.1GHz, 3x Cortex-A78 @ 3.0GHz and 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz. The Mali-G610 MC6 offers a smooth gaming performance even in graphic intensive games, but there is no mention of cooling solution, so the phone get warm on intensive gaming. That said, check out some synthetic benchmark scores below.
Battery life
Coming to the battery life, the phone packs a 4600mAh (typical) built-in battery, same as the Reno10 Pro. It lasted me more than a day with mixed Wi-Fi and 5G use and dual SIMs. I got about 4 hours of screen on time with over a day of use on Wi-Fi and in 120Hz. Since the phone has support for 80W SuperVOOC Charge, it can charge up to 50% in about 12 minutes and up to 100% in about half an hour with the bundled 80W charger.
The battery health option that shows the battery capacity. There is smart charging mode and also an option to stop charging at 80%.
Conclusion
At a price of Rs. 39,999, the OPPO Reno11 Pro 5G is a a minor upgrade to the Reno10 Pro since it gets a boost only in terms of performance, out-of-the-box Android 14 exerience and the looks. The phone retains the same screen, camera setup, battery and charging from last year’s model that was launched at the same price. Wish the company had added stereo speakers at least this time,
Alternatives
The lastest POCO X6 Pro 5G is a better deal if you need improved performance. For camera along with the performance, the upcoming OnePlus 12R and OnePlus 11R during sale should be available in the similar price range.
Pricing and availability
The OPPO Reno11 Pro is priced at Rs. 39,999 and is already available for order from Flipkart, OPPO India online store and offline stores. It will be available from January 18th.
Pros
- 120Hz curved AMOLED display
- Smooth performance
- Good design and build quality
- Android 14 out of the box with 3 more Android updates
- Good battery life, 80W fast charging
Cons
- Same old camera set up
- No stereo speakers
- Bloatware