The OPPO Reno 10 5G is a smartphone for tough times. It features some of the best technology from the OPPO Find series First impression \u2013 Huge camera housing \u2013 Pass+<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The huge pill-shaped camera housing protrudes and points upwards (use a bumper housing, otherwise it will wobble on the table). It houses three sensors and a flash. While the 10 Pro+ has a 64MP 3X optical OIS periscope telephoto \u2013 this camera comes with a very good 32MP telephoto with 2X\/20X optical\/space zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AMOLED panel on the front is gorgeous, bright, colorful, and has slightly curved edges. It is protected by the new AGC Dragontail Star-2 float glass, which has similar properties to Gorilla Glass Victus. The chrome frame has a gentle curve and hides the antenna strips. The back is OPPO’s unique iridescent PMMA (acrylic glass). The ice blue color looks very outstanding and elegant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its most important feature is the dual hybrid SIM\/micro-SD, which allows the installation of expansion. It\u2019s great for storing photos, videos, and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interestingly, it has an IR blaster on top, complete with an app that lets you control just about anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OPPO is pushing a 10-bit\/1.07 billion color screen at this price, while Samsung is stuck with 8-bit\/16.7 million colors. The difference in color, brightness, and contrast is like chalk and cheese (OPPO has the edge). You\u2019ll notice this most if you watch the color accuracy of HDR movies and photo previews. Read 8-bit vs. 10-bit screen color. What\u2019s the big deal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OPPO Reno 10 5G<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Processor \u2013 MediaTek Dimensity 7050 \u2013 via<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One way OPPO keeps costs down is by using the 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 7050 system-on-chip (SoC). The Dimensity chip offers decent performance (similar to the Qualcomm SD888) and better battery life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a decent mid-range chip that\u2019s more than adequate for mobile tasks. Gaming performance is average. You can read its benchmarks here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OPPO developed the Dynamic Compute Engine (DCE) to better balance computing power and battery life, managing multiple background apps, which is most evident in the OPPO smartphones Battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong> test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has 8GB of RAM \u2013 another interesting feature is its RAM expansion. You can borrow up to 16GB of additional virtual RAM from a slower SSD \u2013 a perfect companion to the DCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 256GB UFS 2.1 SSD (210GB free) is also expandable via micro-SD (up to 1TB), making it ideal for storing photos, videos, and audio. The USB-C 2.0 port supports external SSDs in On-the-Go mode for backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throttling \u2013 None \u2013 Exceeded<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throttling was 0% during the 15-minute test. MediaTek chips typically run hotter than Qualcomm, so thermal management is excellent. OPPO Reno 10 5G Battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong>\u2013 Exceeded<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, OPPO has started using safer lithium polymer (Li-Poly) batteries instead of lithium-ion batteries, which can pose a fire risk, especially when charging quickly. We are not alarmist, but reading that high-capacity lithium-ion batteries<\/strong> will lead to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In high-end OPPO models (including this one), it uses custom-designed chips, intelligent battery health algorithms, and battery reconditioning technology (called Battery Health Engine) to extend the charge cycle life to more than 1,600 times while still maintaining 80% charge. By comparison, most lithium-ion batteries<\/strong> have 300-500 charge cycles. In addition to longerOPPO Reno 10 5G Battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong>life (over four years), OPPO smartphones with this technology will retain better trade-in value. Sound \u2013 Stereo \u2013 Pass It has an earpiece and bottom speaker \u2013 a typical stereo phone setup. The OPPO Reno 10 5G uses a MediaTek SoC amplifier that produces a maximum volume of 80dB (loud enough). It has Dirac\u2019s Real Original Sound, which includes EQ settings for smart, movies, games, and music. This applies to both the speaker and the earpiece, although it has the biggest impact on the latter. OPPO Reno 10 5G Camera \u2013 Pass+ The 64MP main sensor is the Omnivision OV64B. It\u2019s not as good as the Samsung or Sony sensors. It\u2019s merged to 16MP, 1.4um, and OPPO\u2019s camera prowess and OIS result in excellent point-and-shoot images. It\u2019s used in phones like Xiaomi, Poco, Realme, Motorola Edge 30 Neo, OPPO Reno 6\/7\/8\/9 (China version), Vivo T1, and many more. Cyber\u200b\u200bShack\u2019s opinion \u2013 OPPO Reno 10 5G is perfect for tough economic times<\/p>\n\n\n\n It tastes like champagne for the price of lemonade. This phone gives you most of OPPO\u2019s best features for $749, and the price is unbeatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only after a deep dive into the review will you start to understand why OPPO is the second largest Android vendor in Australia. OPPO\u2019s battery<\/strong>, camera, and processor technology are special. Seeing them in this phone \u2013 even more so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n