Oppo decided that the Reno3
line could benefit from some restructuring, or extra saturation, depending on
how you look at things, since the we have no indication that the current Reno3
or the Reno3 Pro are going anywhere. What we do know, is that there is now a
Reno3 Vitality edition, officially up and gathering pre-orders on both jd.com
and opposhop.cn.
Just like earlier leaks suggested, the
Vitality is essentially the vanilla Reno3 with some internals swapped and new
colors. The first main change being a Snapdragon 765 chipset, in place of the
Mediatek MT6885Z Dimensity 1000L . The former is theoretically slightly faster,
bringing the Reno3 Vitality closer to the Reno3 Pro. Though the Pro is rocking
the technically better 765G variant of the silicon. Overall, this particular
chipset switch doesn’t seem to be major in terms of raw performance, so, perhaps,
Oppo has other reasons, potentially related to differences in the 5G
connectivity offered by the two respective mid-range chips? We can't really say
for sure.
The other big internal change the Vitality
edition brings about is seemingly a downgrade, at least on paper, that is, to a
48MP main camera. Again, bridging the gap with the Reno3 Pro for some reason.
The Vitality also seems to be skipping on the higher memory tier of the vanilla
Reno3 and is currently only being offered in an 8GB, plus 128GB configuration.
This definitely leads us to lean more towards a restructuring or slight
readjustment theory behind the Vitality, to better suit the market. And last,
but not least, the Vitality edition comes in a trio of new colors - Moonlight
Black, Sky Mirror White, and Streamer Gold.
Apart from these changes and a new coat of
paint, the Reno3 Vitality seems identical to its vanilla sibling. It has the
same 6.4-inch, 1080 x 2400 pixel, Super AMOLED display, with the same teardrop
notch for the 32MP selfie camera. Same 4025mAh battery, with 30W fast charging
support and all the other little bells and whistles, like a 3.5mm audio jack
and NFC.
The OPPO Reno3 5G Vitality Edition comes
in Black, White and Gold colors, is priced at 2999 yuan (US$ 429) and will be available in China starting from February 14th.
