Oppo Reno 2 review: A sound performer even without flagship specifications

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 sandwich construction complements its design, and the use of Corning Gorilla Glass on the front and back makes it resilient to everyday abuses.

Oppo Reno 2 specifications and software

The front of the Reno 2 is dominated by the 6.5-inch full-HD (1080x2400 pixels) AMOLED display which gives this phone a 93.1 percent screen-to-body ratio. We found the display to be bright enough outdoors. The Reno 2 offers two colour modes, Vivid and Gentle, and you can also change the colour temperature of the panel. There's an in-display fingerprint scanner as well which is quick to scan a finger and unlock the device. Read More

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