OPPO Reno 10 5G – right for the times (smartphone review)

The OPPO Reno 10 5G is a smartphone for tough times. It takes some of the best OPPO technologies from its Find series and brings them in at an affordable and value-packed $749.

It is the successor to the OPPO Reno 8 5G that launched at $999 and is on runout at $699.

We spoke to OPPO’s Michael Tran about this device.

We are the #2 Android smartphone brand in Australia, ahead of Nokia and Google by a large margin. But we also know that times are tough, and value is even more important now. People want a smartphone with all the features that lasts but can’t afford $1,000 or more to get it”.

Q: OPPO has three Reno 10 models – the OPPO Reno 10 5G (this review), Reno 10 Pro and Reno 10 Pro+. Why only this model for Australia?

A: In better economic times, we would have sold the 10 Pro+ with everything. But it is close in specs to the current Find X5 and X5 Pro. We opted for the OPPO Reno 10 5G as it has a dual hybrid/micro-SD capability, 67W PD3/SuperVOOC charging (included inbox) and that fantastic 6.7” 10-bit/1.07 billion colour, 120Hz AMOLED screen.

Q: You mentioned the Find. Will you be bringing the new Find X6/Pro to Australia?

A: It is initially for the Chinese market only, and we realise that Find lovers will be disappointed. There is much cost in getting phones certified for use in Australia. We know that the premium segment has suffered the most significant demand drop. The OPPO Reno 10 5G, for now anyway, is a flagship-class in sheep’s clothing. And the Find X5 Lite, X5 and Pro X5 are on runout at JB for $599/799/899, respectively – these are bargains.

Is it a flagship class? Let’s find out.

Australian Review – OPPO Reno 10 5G

Website	Product page
Price	$749
Colours	Silvery Grey and Ice Blue
From*	OPPO Online, JB Hi-Fi and Officeworks
Warranty	2-years ACL
Made in	China
Company	OPPO is now #2 in Australia for Android smartphone market share. It has achieved that through excellent product and after-sales service.
More	CyberShack OPPO news and reviews

We use Fail (below expectations), Passable (meets low expectations), Pass (meets expectations), Pass+ (near Exceed but not class-leading) and Exceed (surpasses expectations or is the class leader) against many of the items below.  You can click on most images for an enlargement.

Entry-level phones should at least score a pass mark against each category.

* Grey market – no Australian warranty, and 5G won’t work

We strongly advise you to buy a genuine model with Australian firmware. It is easy to identify the Australian version – under Settings>About Device>Regulatory, there is an Australian RNZ C-tick mark. There is also an RNZ C-Tick on the box. They use unique Australian 5G sub-6Ghz and 5G low-band frequencies, requiring local activation first. Read Don’t buy a grey market phone (guide)

First Impression – huge camera housing – Pass+

The huge pill-shaped camera housing stands out and up (use a bumper case, or it will wobble on the desk. It contains three sensors and a flash. While the 10 Pro+ has a 64MP 3X Optical OIS periscope telephoto – this settles for a very good 32MP, Telephoto with 2X/20X Optical/Space zoom.

The front AMOLED panel is gorgeous, bright, and colourful, with slightly curved edges. It is protected by the new AGC Dragontail Star-2 float glass, which has similar characteristics to the Gorilla Glass Victus. The chrome finish frame has soft curves and conceals the antenna strips. The rear is OPPO’s characteristic iridescent glow PMMA (Acrylic glass). It looks superb and elegant in Ice Blue.

Its most important feature is the dual hybrid sim/micro-SD allowing mountable expansion. It is perfect for storing photos, videos, and music.

Interestingly it has an IR Blaster on the top with an App that allows you to control almost anything.

Screen: 6.7” 2412 x 1080, 394ppi, 120Hz, 3D AMOLED – Exceed

OPPO is known for good screens, and this 20:9 is no exception. It supports auto adaptive stepping 60/90/120Hz, or you can select 60 or 120Hz. Add 500/800/950nits (typical/peak/HDR10+) and 100%+ sRGB/DCI-P3 colour gamut, and you have a winner.

OPPO includes a 10-bit/1.07 billion colour screen at this price when Samsung doggedly sticks to 8-bit/16.7 million colours. The colour, brightness and contrast difference is like chalk and cheese (in OPPO’s favour). You will notice this most if you watch HDR movies and in the colour accuracy of photo previews. Read 8-bit versus 10-bit screen colours. What is the big deal?

Processor – MediaTek Dimensity 7050 – Pass

One way OPPO can reduce costs is by using the 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 7050 System on a Chip (SoC). Dimensity chips that offer decent performance ( similar to a Qualcomm SD888) and better battery life.

It is a good mid-range chip with enough power to perform phone tasks. The game’s performance is average. You can read its benchmarks here.

OPPO has developed a Dynamic Computing Engine (DCE) that better balances computing power and battery life and manages multiple background apps. It is most evident in the battery tests.

It has 8GB RAM – another interesting feature is its RAM expansion. You can borrow up to an extra 16GB of virtual ram from the slower SSD – a perfect companion to the DCE.

The 256GB UFS 2.1 SSD (210GB free) can also be expanded via a micro-SD (up to 1TB) – great for storing photos, videos, and audio. The USB-C 2.0 port supports external SSD in On-the-Go mode for backup.

Throttle – None – Exceed

It had 0% throttle in a 15-minute test. Superb thermal management as MediaTek chips usually run hotter than Qualcomm.

Comms – Pass+

• Wi-Fi 6 AX supports a maximum of 1201Mbps full duplex, and this has excellent signal strength out to 10 metres. It supports Wi-Fi Chromecast.
• Bluetooth is the latest 5.3 supporting SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, and LHDC Codecs and multi-point and fast pair.
• GPS is dual-band with a perfect < 1-metre accuracy for fast in-car navigation and route recalculation.
• NFC is there for Google Wallet payments.

OPPO has a nearly full suite of sensors. It also includes a pedometer for step recording that is not usually found in other bands.

We have mentioned the IR Blaster.

4/5G – City and suburb phone – Pass

MediaTek modems get a solid signal for the closest tower – in this case, up to 10 picowatts. But they don’t find other towers as Qualcomm modems do. It is a great phone for cities, suburbs, or anywhere with good tower coverage. It supports all Australian and most overseas 4/5G bands.

It has a dual SIM or hybrid with micro-SD. Although both sims are active, it only has one ringtone.

Battery – Exceed

First, OPPO has started to use safer Lithium Poly (Li-Poly) batteries instead of Li-Ion, which can pose a fire risk, especially with fast charging. We are not scaremongering but read Large-capacity Lithium-ion batteries will end in death.

In premium OPPO models (including this), it uses a custom-designed chip, Smart Battery Health Algorithm and Battery Healing technology called Battery Health Engine to extend the recharge cycle life to over 1600 and still hold 80% of the charge. This is in comparison to most Lithium-Ion batteries at 300-500 cycles. Apart from a longer battery life (well over four years), OPPO smartphones with this technology will retain better trade-in value.

Read – How to extend your smartphone battery life (guide)

Tests: OPPO 5000mAH Li-Po and 67W fast charger

• Full charge: 48 minutes
• Video Loop 1080p, 50% brightness/sound/aeroplane mode: 23 hours and 38 minutes – almost a record
• PC Mark 3 Battery Modern Office loads: 21 hours and 21 minutes
• Accubattery (theoretical use): 17 hours and 49 minutes
• GFX Bench Manhattan (browser gaming): 10.91 hours
• GFX Bench T-Rex (heavier gaming): 7.34 hours
• Drain 100% load screen on: 5 hours confirmed by Accubattery
• Full Load: 1500-1700mA
• Idle: 200-250mA

Typical users will get two days between charges, and even heavier users will get over a day. At 48 minutes for a recharge, who cares?

Sound – Stereo – Pass

It has an earpiece and bottom-firing speaker – a typical stereo phone setup. The OPPO Reno 10 5G uses the MediaTek SoC amplifier that can produce a maximum of 80dB (loud enough). It has a Real Original Sound by Dirac, which includes EQ settings for smart, movies, games, and music. This works for speakers and headphones, although it impacts the latter most.

It has no low/mid-bass, a little high bass and relatively flat to 7kHz. The sound signature is Bright Vocal (bass recessed, mid/treble boosted) – for vocal tracks and string instruments, but it can make them harsh. The EQ can recess the treble for a better clear voice.

The sound stage is as wide as the phone in landscape, and there is decent left/right separation. The two speakers are reasonably well-matched. Handsfree is good with decent noise-cancelling mics and volume.

Interestingly it has two features for headphones that most other brands do not have.

First is the FSA4480 USB Type-C port, which passes through analogue audio, sideband, and microphone signals. This means you can plug cabled USB-C headphones in – no DAC needed.

Second is OPPO, including Qualcomm aptX and aptX HD in the codecs. This gives you higher-quality sound than SBC and AAC. See Bluetooth sound codecs – what you need to know as the game changes.

Build – Exceed

OPPO has always had a class-leading build standard, and its resultant reliability is about 99% in an industry that thinks anything over 90% is good. Add a two-year warranty and excellent local after-sales support; you can see why it scores so highly in customer satisfaction ratings.

It is beautifully built, with Dragontail Star-2 front glass, an iridescent and tough PMMA back, and only lacks a formal IP rating. While that is important, I can live without it – I have never toilet-dunked my phone.

Android 13 and up to 15 – Pass

OPPOs Reno policy is now 2+2+3 – two years warranty, two OS upgrades and three years of security patches. Its Find X policy is 2+4+5, and that is class-leading. Still, for a $749 phone, the Reno policy is fine.

ColorOS 13 is a valuable light overlay on Android 13 – it papers over the pure Android cracks.

It has all the Google Apps and OPPO substitutes (as OPPO cannot use Google Apps or services in China). OPPO has also drastically reduced bloatware, removing pre-installed Facebook, TikTok, etc.

Missing

Compared to a premium level, Find X5/X5 Pro – not much. It is missing:

• MariSilicon photo processor and Hasselblad collaboration
• Shorter 2+2+3 warranty/OS upgrades/security patches (2+4+5)
• UFS 2.2 instead of faster UFS 3.1
• USB-C 3.2 5Gbps port (it has a USB-C 2.0 480Mbps port)
• Qi charging and dual battery

A better heading would be what tech has come down from the Find X5:

• the FSA4480 USB Type-C port – no cable DAC needed.
• Battery Health Engine – 1600+ charge cycles
• Dynamic Computing engine for more efficient use of the processor and battery
• OPPO build heritage and support systems.

OPPO Reno 10 5G Camera – Pass+

The 64MP primary sensor is an Omnivision OV64B. It is not quite as good as a Samsung or Sony sensor. It bins to 16MP, 1.4um, and OPPO’s camera prowess and OIS make for an excellent point-and-shoot image.  It is used in several Xiaomi, Poco, Realme, Motorola Edge 30 Neo, OPPO Reno 6/7/8/9(China versions), Vivo T1 and many more.

The 8MP Sony IMX355 ultrawide has one purpose – to take a 112° FOV shot. It does that well, although it is nothing special.

The 32MP Telephoto 2X/20X optical/digital zoom using a Sony IMX709 sensor is interesting – f/2.0 and 0.8 μm pixel pitch stacked back-illuminated CIS with RGBW (red, blue, green, white) pixel technology for better low light (captures more light and less noise) photographs. It also has PDAF and a closed-loop focus motor for fast focus. But there is more.

It supports DOL-HDR, increasing the dynamic range to shoot well-exposed images and detailed low-light videos. The sensor captures multiple long-exposure and short-exposure frames simultaneously and fuses them into a single image. OPPO marries this with its Portrait Expert Engine tuned to your cultural preferences across five optimisation processes, covering faces, skin, and backgrounds.

The front camera is a 32MP Sony IMX615 bins to 8MP and 1.6um. It has 1080p@30fps HDR video with gyro EIS stabilisation.

Camera comments

• 1X Day Primary sensor – the colours are accurate/ natural and have good dynamic range. Good details in the background, shadows, and highlights.
• 2X Day: Telephoto – perfect shot as per 1X using 2X optical zoom.
• 5X Day: Telephoto hybrid optical/digital zoom – terrific detail and the barest hint of background noise.
• 10X Day Telephoto: digital zoom – good details in the foreground, but the background shows softness and some noise.
• 20X Day: Primary sensor: don’t go there.
• Ultra-wide: Good dynamic range but a colour difference to the primary sensor
• Macro: Good shots off the 32MP sensor
• Indoor office light: Perfect/ crisp details/ bright shot and accurate colours
• Bokeh Depth: The subject is colour accurate and bright, and the background is suitably blurred.
• Dark <40 lumens: The standard (not night mode) takes great shots with good colour but blows out the details on the white screen.
• Night mode improves the detail and saturates the colour without adding much noise.
• Selfie: The 32/8MP selfie has natural skin tones, details, and a range of filters to enhance any image.
  • Video (we are not video experts):
    • Rear: 4K@30fps, but there is no OIS
    • Rear: 1080p@60 EIS only
    • Rear: 1080p@30 with EIS and OIS.

Overall camera comments

At $749, it has one of the most versatile smartphone point-and-shoot cameras. Exposure, dynamic range, colour, autofocus, and textures are all above par for this phone level. Subjectively rated against the OPPO Finds X5, it is about 80% as good.

CyberShack’s view – OPPO Reno 10 5G is right for tough economic times

Champagne tastes on a lemonade budget. This gives you most of the best OPPO has to offer at a $749 price that is hard to beat.

Only when you do a deep-dive review do you begin to appreciate why OPPO is the #2 Android supplier in Australia. The OPPO tech for battery, camera, and processor is quite special. To see that in this phone – more so.

Would I buy it? Yes – it is the class-leading phone in this price bracket.

Competition (price in brackets is discount or runout)

The real competition is from the runout OPPO Find X5 at $799 OPPO Find X5 – the more affordable flagship sibling and the Find X5 Pro at $899 (OPPO Find X5 Pro – a superb Android flagship with insanely fast charge).

• Samsung 2022 Galaxy S21 FE, Fan Edition 128GB $$949 ($799).
• Nokia 2023 X21 128GB $799 (review coming, but it is not in the OPPO Reno 10 5G class).
• Google 2021 Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro revisited 128GB, $799.
• Google 2022 Pixel 7a 2023 – faster, smarter, better camera 128GB, $749.
• Samsung 2022 Galaxy A54 5G – mid-range, full-featured smartphone 128GB, $699 (not quite in OPPO Reno 10 5G class).
• OPPO 2022 Reno8 5G – middle child excels at everything, 256GB predecessor, $699.
• Motorola 2023 Edge 40 2023 – Edge benefits at a lower cost, 256GB, $699.

While all these are good phones, none has the complete package that the OPPO Reno 10 5G offers in this price bracket.

Rating 87/100

• Features: 90 – mainly because of OPPO’s new tech bought down from the Find X5
• Value: 90 – it is class-leading in features and value
• Performance: 80 – Not a flagship processor (but not expected at this price), 8/256GB is great, with no throttling and solid consumer performance.
• Ease of Use: 90 – its 2+2+3 warranty/OS/security is quite good, although Motorola is slightly better.
• Design: 85 – I like the curved lines and screen. Ice Blue is an attractive phone.

Final Comment

When reviewing the Reno 8 5G (predecessor), I wrote, ‘It is the Toyota Camry mid-range model – the one everyone buys—excellent battery, camera, power, and screen for a great price.

Pro

Killer battery life, fast charge and 67W charger inbox

Terrific/large/ bright/colour-accurate/120Hz, 10-bit AMOLED screen

Excellent quality build and 2+2+3-year warranty with local support

Front and rear cameras are excellent for point-and-shoot day or night.

Micro-SD and ram expansion

Con

Only IPX4, but you don’t expect more at this price

Sound quality is adequate for voice, not music

SoC is not great for gamers

Phone antenna strength is for city and suburbs only

CyberShack Smartphone comparison v 1.7 (E&OE)

OPPO Reno 10 5G

Brand	OPPO
Model	OPPO Reno 10 5G
Model Number	CPH2531
Price Base	8/256
Price base	749
Price 2
Price 3
Price 4
Warranty months	24-months ALC
Tier	Lower Premium
Website	Product Page
From	JB Hi-Fi, Officeworks and OPPO online
Country of Origin	China
Company	OPPO is now #2 in Australia for Android smartphone market share. It has achieved that through excellent product and after-sales service.
Test date	1-7/8/23
Ambient temp	10-20°
Release	45108
Other models not for Australia (Don’t buy)	The genuine Australian model has an RNZ C-Tick on the box label

Screen

Size	6.7″
Type	3D AMOLED
Flat, Curve, 2D, 3D	Slightly curved edges
Resolution	2412 x 1080
PPI	394
Ratio	20:9
Screen to Body %	94%
Colours bits	10-bit/1.07 billion colours
Refresh Hz, adaptive	Stepped adaptive 60/90/120Hz or 60 or 120Hz
Response 120Hz	240Hz touch sample
Nits typical, test	500 (test 502)
Nits max, test	800 max (Test 810) 950 HDR Photos and HDR10+ video (not tested)
Contrast	Infinite – OLED
sRGB	Gentle 100%
DCI-P3	Vivid 100% of 1.07 billion colours
Rec.2020 or other	N/A
Delta E (<4 is excellent)	<2
HDR Level	HDR10+/HLG and downmixed to the panel’s capability. It looks great with HDR10.
SDR Upscale	Yes – Video Colour Boost brings some HDR to SDR content.
Blue Light Control	Yes
PWM if known	250Hz
Daylight readable	Yes – excellent
Always on Display	Yes, and adaptive sleep
Edge display	Yes
Accessibility	Usual Android features
DRM	L1 FHD HDR Amazon Prime content. Netflix is still SDR.
Gaming	It should be excellent with a 120Hz screen and a decent SoC with minimal throttling.
Screen protection	AGC DT-Star2 (Dragontrail Star2 – Similar Mohs hardness 6 to Gorilla Glass Victus)
Comment	Video Colour Boost enhances video content. Adaptive Sleep uses the Selfie camera to see if you are looking at the screen. Excellent, bright, colour-accurate screen.

Processor

Brand, Model	MediaTek Dimensity 7050
nm	6
Cores	2 x 2.6GHz & 6 x 2.0GHz
Modem	MediaTek
AI TOPS	Estimate 15 Tops
Geekbench 6 Single-core	956
Geekbench 6 multi-core	2412
Like	Single core is like SD865+, but multi-core is up there with the SD888.
GPU	Arm Mali-G68 MC4
GPU Test
Open CL	2374
Like	Qualcomm Adreno 540
Vulcan	2385
RAM, type	8GB LPDDR4 expandable to 16GB with virtual ram expansion (uses SSD)
Storage, free, type	256GB UFS 2.2 (210GB Free)
micro-SD	Yes
CPDT internal seq. Read MBps	596
CPDT internal seq. write MBps	477
CPDT microSD read, write MBps	79/34 mountable
CPDT external (mountable?) MBps	36/34 OTG
Comment	OPPO uses this SoC in Realme 11 series, IQOO Z8x and Vivo Y74T. It has developed a Dynamic Computing Engine to improve fluency and stability for a smooth-running phone even after 48 months of use (background App management).
Throttle test
Max GIPS	230248
Average GIPS	199183
Minimum GIPS	181703
% Throttle	Nil
CPU Temp	50°
Comment	Excellent thermal management. It is about 10% slower than the Reno 8 5G 2022.

Comms

Wi-Fi Type, model	Wi-Fi 6 AX (maximum 1200Mbps full duplex)
Test 2m -dBm, Mbps	-24/1201
Test 5m	-35/1201
Test 10m	-46/1201*(15m -61/720)
BT Type	5.3 BLE
GPS single, dual	Dual
USB type	USB-C 2.0 480MBps
ALT DP, DeX, Ready For	Wi-Fi casting and Chromecast
NFC	Yes
Ultra-wideband	No
Sensors
Accelerometer	Yes – combo
Gyro	Yes – combo
e-Compass	Yes
Barometer
Gravity	Yes
Pedometer	Yes
Ambient light	Yes
Hall sensor
Proximity	Yes
Other	IR blaster
Comment	Wi-Fi 6 AX is strong and keeps the signal well to 15M. IR Blaster supports many set-top-boxes, TVs, streaming devices, AC, fans, and more.

LTE and 5G

SIM	Dual sim or hybrid with micro-SD
Active	Only one active at a time
Ring tone single, dual	Single
VoLTE	Carrier dependent
Wi-Fi calling	Carrier dependent
4G Bands	1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/26/28A/28B/38/39/40/41/66
Comment	All Australian 4G bands
5G sub-6Ghz	n1/3/5/7/8/20/28A/28B/66/38/40/41/77/78
Comment	All Australian sub-6Ghz and low-bands
mmWave	N/ A
Test Boost Mobile, Telstra
UL, DL, ms	80/21/24ms – excellent
Tower 1 -dBm, fW or pW	-87 to -92 2 to 10pW – excellent
Tower 2	No
Tower 3	No
Tower 4	No
Comment	This is strictly a city and suburbs phone and reflects the lower cost of MediaTek SoC and antenna design.

Battery

mAh	5000mAh single battery – LiPo Battery capacity retention rate of more than 80% after 1,600 cycles which is approximately equivalent to 4 years of use at a full charge cycle per day.
Charger, type, supplied	67W single channel charge 5V/2A/10W or 5-11V/6.1A/67W max
PD, QC level	PD3 9V/2A/18W
Qi, wattage	No
Reverse Qi or cable	Cable reverse to 5W
Test (60Hz or adaptive screen)	Adaptive stepping
Charge % 30mins	51%
Charge 0-100%	48 minutes (tends to charge at 9V/2A/18W)
Charge Qi, W Using Belkin Boost Charge 15W fast wireless charge	N/A
Charge 5V, 2A	4-5 hours
Video loop 50%, aeroplane	23 hours 38 minutes
PC Mark 3 battery	21 hours and 21 minutes Accubattery 17 hours 49 minutes
GFX Bench Manhattan battery	654.3 minutes (10.91 hours) 2346 frames
GFX Bench T-Rex	440.3 minutes (7.34 hours) 3230 frames
Drain 100-0% full load screen on	5 hours (confirmed by Accubattery)
mA full load	1700-1800mA
mA Watt idle Screen on	200-250mA
Estimate loss at max refresh	20%
Estimate typical use	Very similar life to the Reno8. Full load is about 5 hours, but you will easily get up to two days of typical use. With 48-minute recharge – who cares?
Comment	OPPO Battery Engine ensures that it still holds 80% battery capacity after 1600 charges (if you fully discharge and charge every day for 4.38 years). Using LiPo increases safety.

Sound

Speakers	Stereo (earpiece and bottom-firing speaker
Tuning	No
AMP	MediaTek
Dolby Atmos decode	No
Hi-Res	No
3.5mm	No, but it has an FSA4480 USB Type-C port to pass an analogue audio, sideband and microphone signal via USB-C 2.0. No DAC is required.
BT Codecs	SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC
Multipoint	Should support it
Dolby Atmos (DA)	No
EQ	Real original Sound EQ – smart/ movie/ game/ music
Mics	2 with some noise-cancellation (possibly three)
Test dB – all on EQ flat DA off
Volume max	80
Media (music)	75
Ring	80
Alarm	80
Notifications	80
Earpiece	55
Hands-free	Decent hands-free and has two mics for some wind noise reduction
BT headphones	All codecs available. Tested on LDAC and aptX HD. Excellent separation.

Sound quality

Deep Bass 20-40Hz	Nil
Middle Bass 40-100Hz	Nil
High Bass 100-200Hz	Building to 200Hz
Low Mid 200-400Hz	Building to 300Hz
Mid 4000-1000Hz	Flat
High-Mid 1-2kHz	Flat
Low Treble 2-4kHz	Flat
Mid Treble 4-6kHz	Flat
High Treble 6-10kHz	Slow linear decline to 20kHz
Dog Whistle 10-20kHz	Decline
Sound Signature type	Bright vocal with just a hint of high bass. It is OK for music but really for clear dialogue.
Soundstage	As wide as the handset. It does not decode Dolby Atmos, but the 2D placement is pretty good.
Comment	Suitable for voice and OK for music.

Build

Size (H X W x D)	162.43 x 74.19 x 7.99mm
Weight grams	185
Front glass	DragonTail Star 2 similar to GG Victus
Rear material	Iridescent OPPO Glow PMMA
Frame	Chrome finish plastic
IP rating	No stated – assume IPX4
Colours	Silvery Grey Ice Blue
Pen, Stylus support	No
In the box
Charger	67W charger
USB cable	USB-A to USB-C
Buds	No
Bumper cover	No
Comment	Fantastic build quality and 67W charger inbox

OS

Android	13
Security patch date	June 2023 (current)
UI	ColorOS 13
OS upgrade policy	Android 14 and 15
Security patch policy	Quarterly for three years from the launch
Bloatware	App Market/ Bookings.com/ Games/ LinkedIn/ and OPPO alternative to Google Apps. Vastly improved from 2022
Other	Smart AOD AutoPixelate privacy
Comment	ColorOS is the light grease on Android wheels that makes it easier to use
Security
Fingerprint sensor location, type	Optical under glass
Face ID	Yes 2D
Other	OPPO ColorOS has advanced security features
Comment

Camera – OPPO Reno 10 5G

Rear Primary	Wide
MP	64MP bins to 16MP
Sensor	Omnivision OV64B
Focus	AF and closed-loop focus motor
f-stop	1.7
um	.7 bins to 1.4
FOV° (stated, actual)	81
Stabilisation	OIS to 1080p@30 EIS to 1080p@60
Zoom	10x digital
Rear 2	Ultrawide
MP	8MP
Sensor	Sony IMX355
Focus	FF
f-stop	2.2
um	1.14
FOV (stated, actual)	112
Stabilisation	No
Zoom	No
Rear 3	Periscope Zoom
MP	32MP (no binning)
Sensor	Sony IMX709
Focus	AF and closed-loop focus motor PDAF
f-stop	2
um	0.8
FOV (stated, actual)	49
Stabilisation	No
Zoom	2X Optical and 20X Space Zoom
Special	Portrait Expert Engine is tuned to your cultural preferences across five optimisation processes, covering faces, skin, and backgrounds.
Video max	4K@30fps
Flash	Yes
Auto-HDR	Primary lens
	Rear: Photos, videos, night photos, portraits, professional photos, panorama, super text, Google Lens, cute shots, dual-view video, ultra-clear image quality, high pixel mode, time-lapse photography, and slow motion.
QR code reader	Via Google Lens
Night mode	AI

Front – OPPO Reno 10 5G

MP	32MP bins to 8MP
Sensor	Sony IMX615
Focus	FF
f-stop	2.4
um	.8um bins to 1.6
FOV (stated, actual)	89
Stabilisation	No
Flash	Screen fill
Zoom	EIS to 1080p@30
Video max	1080p@30fps
Features	Front: Photos, videos, panorama photos, portraits, night photos, portrait retouching, screen fill flash, cute shots, time-lapse photography, dual-view videos, and others

Camera comments

Comment

• 1X Day Primary sensor – colours are accurate/ natural with good dynamic range, details in the background, shadows, and highlights. • 2X Day: Telephoto – perfect shot as per 1X using 2X optical zoom. • 5X Day: Telephoto hybrid zoom – terrific detail and the barest hint of background noise. • 10X Day Telephoto: digital zoom – good details in the foreground, but the background shows softness and some noise. • 20X Day: Primary sensor: don’t go there. • Ultra-wide: Good dynamic range but a colour difference to the primary sensor • Macro: Good shots from the 32MP sensor • Indoor office light: Perfect/ crisp details, bright and accurate colours • Bokeh Depth: Colour accurate and bright, with a suitably blurred background. • Dark <40 lumens: The standard (not night mode) takes great shots with good colour but blows out the details on the white screen. • Night mode improves the detail and saturates the colour without adding much noise. • Selfie: The 32/8MP selfie has natural skin tones, details, and a range of filters to enhance any image. • Video (we are not video experts): § Rear: 4K@30fps, but there is no OIS § Rear: 1080p@60 EIS only § Rear: 1080p@30 with EIS and OIS.

Ratings

Features	90
	mainly because of OPPO’s new tech bought down from the Find X5
Value	90
	it is class-leading in features and value
Performance	80
	Not a flagship processor (but not expected at this price), 8/256GB is great, with no throttling and solid consumer performance.
Ease of Use	90
	Its 2+2+3 warranty/OS/security is quite good, although Motorola is slightly better.
Design	85
	I like the curved lines and screen. Ice Blue is an attractive phone.
Rating out of 10	87
Final comment	Like the Reno 8, it is the Toyota Camry mid-range model – the one everyone buys—with excellent battery, camera, power, and screen for a great price.

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