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Oppo brought the Reno series to India in May this year, turning its focus to smartphone cameras. This sub-brand recently got an overhaul with the launch of the Reno 2 series. We have already tested the Oppo Reno 2Z (Review) which is priced at Rs. 29,990. We have now got our hands on the Oppo Reno 2 , which is the highest-end offering in the series at the moment. The Reno 2 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC, boasts of a quad-camera setup, and has a shark-fin pop-up selfie module. The smartphone seems to offer decent hardware, but how much of that translates to good performance in real life? We put the Oppo Reno 2 through our tests to find out. Design The Oppo Reno 2 looks identical to the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom but gets a dual-colour-tone design that looks absolutely gorgeous, especially in the luminous black colour that we reviewed. Compared to the 10x Zoom, the Reno 2 has better ergonomics and it weighs less (189g), too. The phone’s premium glass-metal sandwi...

Chinese smartphone brand Oppo , a subsidiary of BKK Electronics, on August 21 unveiled some of the key features and specifications of the Oppo Reno 2 , which is slated to be launched in India on August 28. The smartphone will be the third in Oppo’s camera-centric Reno series. The first two are the Oppo Reno and Oppo Reno 10x Zoom (review). Though the company has been advertising the phone’s 20x zooming capability (digital) and quad-rear-camera set-up in the pre-launch advertisements, it is keeping the details of optics under the wraps for now. Except optics, the company has unveiled most of the features and specifications of the Reno 2. Here is what the phone will offer: Oppo Reno 2 design and display The design of the Oppo Reno 2 is touted to be in sync with that of its predecessor, the Reno 10x Zoom. Therefore, it would have a glass-metal-glass build with Gorilla Glass 6 and Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and back, respectively. The phone would sport a 6.55-inch AMO...