And for the first time in many generations, this is a Reno phone thats really worth checking out.
The design is a large draw of this phone.
Its battery lasts a long time, and it charges quickly.
Three screenshots showing the user interface of the Oppo Reno 10 as soon as it was set up for the first time. Note how some of those icons are actually folders, hiding even more pre-installed apps.
Whats not to like?
Well, some things arent to like; one of them is the camera.
Photos taken on the Reno 10 are dull, grainy and lifeless.
In its software, Oppo decided to copy not premium phones, but the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
ColorOS is absolutely littered with pre-installed bloatware apps I counted30on my phone when I first booted it up!
Even those two major pitfalls are easy enough to forgive when you consider the phones competitive low price.
But dont say I didnt warn you!
At that price, the Reno sits at the cheaper end of the vaguely defined mid-range mobile market.
Talking of big, the Reno 10s rear camera bump is pretty huge.
You wont be putting this mobile down flat on a surface, unless its in a case.
But itll be a little more fragile than a plastic machine, so a case is advised.
Youll have to use an adaptor if you want to use wired headphones or speakers.
Three screenshots showing the user interface of the Oppo Reno 10 as soon as it was set up for the first time. Note how some of those icons are actually folders, hiding even more pre-installed apps.
If I have a gripe, its that the maximum brightness is a little low.
On a sunny day, you may find it a little hard to see.
Oh, and it has a few choice changes over the base Google-designed software.
Navigation is easy thanks to a handily-accessible app drawer plus well-placed search options.
Thanks to the 120Hz display and powerful internals, navigating the phones software is a breeze.
Theres nothing offensively bad with photos taken on the Reno 10, but theyre noticeably lacking.
The River Thames at night captured on the Oppo Reno 10’s standard photo mode.(Image credit: Future)
Talking of misfires, theres Night mode, which somehow makes night-time pictures look a lot worse.
Youll see two pictures taken at night below; the first is using the normal camera without tweaking controls.
Then theres the night mode image which turns it into an oil pastel painting.
The River Thames at night captured on the Oppo Reno 10’s Night photo mode.(Image credit: Future)
Still, its nice to have this option for versatile photography.
Snaps are sharp and, in Portrait mode the digital bokeh is accurate to the body.
However, brighter backgrounds in selfies were often blown out, and again colors werent rich enough.
A standard picture taken on the Oppo Reno 10, kicking off the camera samples with an acceptable one.(Image credit: Future)
Youll see two selfies in the camera gallery below the shirt Im wearing is meant to be forest green.
The phone packs a mid-range Dimensity 7050 chipset, paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
If youre a mobile gamer, you wont feel let down here.
Here’s another 1x picture, taken to contrast the next two.(Image credit: Future)
As previously stated theres no 3.5mm headphone jack.
Should you buy the Oppo Reno 10?
While the telephoto lens may be a big draw, it’s not worth it!
An ultra-wide shot of the same scene.(Image credit: Future)
Oppo Reno 10 review: also consider
Considering other mobiles beyond the Oppo Reno 10?
In the UK it’s a bit pricier though.
The SE is a very small phone too, with decent cameras.
A 2x zoom shot of the same scene.(Image credit: Future)
Samsung Galaxy A54Samsung has made a handy low-cost jack-of-all-trades rig with the Galaxy A54.
It falls a little short in the performance department but makes up for it with fun color options.
Read more about how we test
First reviewed January 2023
A close-up image. The phone focuses quickly on close-up subjects.(Image credit: Future)
A selfie. Note the shirt color, as mentioned earlier, and also the subject’s positioning.(Image credit: Future)
A Portrait selfie. Notice how some of the fringe has been blurred, though overall it’s not catastrophic.(Image credit: Future)
No, the sun’s not setting in the background - this snap was taken at midday, and it misses all the vibrancy of the actual scene.(Image credit: Future)
