SpecEagle review · Oppo

Oppo Reno9 review: A slim, portrait-led mid with a curved AMOLED and 67 W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2022·$420
Overall
68/100
Class rank
#7 of 8
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A pretty portrait phone, mid-tier engine.

Reno9 was Oppo's style-led mid — 171 g, curved glass, 32 MP autofocus selfie — wrapped around a steady Snapdragon 778G. The single speaker and dated Wi-Fi were the cost; for portrait-and-design buyers in 2022, it nailed the brief.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz, curved
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,412 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

68/100

68/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Main64 MP, f/1.7
Depth2 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

66/100

66/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 778G (6 nm)
RAM8 / 12 / 16 GB
Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB

04Battery

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired67 W SUPERVOOC

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

06Value

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works
  • 171 g and 7.2 mm — flagship-thin design.
  • Curved 120 Hz AMOLED + 32 MP autofocus selfie.
  • 67 W charging.
  • Up to 16 GB RAM.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 778G is dated.
  • No IP rating.
  • 2 MP filler, single speaker.
  • Wi-Fi 5.

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 8-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .