SpecEagle review · Oppo

Reno review: Original Reno with shark-fin pop-up selfie cam.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·$499
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#5 of 5
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The shark-fin original.

The first Reno introduced the shark-fin pop-up cam — a one-off mechanism that made the front a pure all-screen experience. Combined with AMOLED and the IMX586, it defined Oppo's premium mid-range era.

01Display

82/100

82/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size6.4 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

Main48 MP Sony IMX586, f/1.7
Depth5 MP
Selfie16 MP shark-fin pop-up

03Performance

76/100

76/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 710 (10nm)
GPUAdreno 616

04Battery

74/100

74/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

Capacity3765 mAh
ChargingVOOC 20W

05Build

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

What works
  • Shark-fin pop-up cam — no notch
  • IMX586 48 MP main
  • Sleek metal+glass build
What doesn't
  • Mechanical pop-up mechanism wear concerns
  • Mono speaker
  • No IP rating
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .