Oppo has officially taken the curtains off its latest Reno 8 series of mid-range smartphones in late May this year, and it consists of the standard Oppo Reno 8, Oppo Reno 8 Pro and Oppo Reno 8 Pro Plus. After the standard Reno 8 and Reno 8 Pro Plus went on sale last week, the Oppo Reno 8 Pro has now officially gone on sale in China for only 2999 RMB (US$ 447)
The Oppo Reno 8 Pro will be officially
available with 3 memory and storage configurations that go up to 12GB of
LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The official pricing in the country
for the Oppo Reno 8 Pro is as follows:
- 8 GB + 128 GB – 2999 RMB (US$ 447)
- 8 GB + 256 GB – 3199 RMB (US$ 477)
- 12 GB + 256GB – 3499 RMB (US$ 522)
The Oppo Reno 8 Pro is the world’s first
smartphone equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, built on Samsung’s
4nm manufacturing process. The SoC is claimed to feature higher performance
than its predecessors, the Snapdragon 778G and 780G processors, on the more
advanced node.
However, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 isn’t the
only silicon processor under the Oppo Reno 8 Pro as the device also features
the company’s in-house self-developed MariSilicon X ISP imaging chip, which
debuted earlier in the year on the brand’s flagship offering – the Oppo Find X5
Pro. With a dedicated ISP, the Oppo Reno 8 Pro aims to outperform videography
and photographing capabilities in its segment.
The cameras on the Oppo Reno 8 Pro are
also stacked as it features the same flagship Sony IMX766 primary sensor as the
Oppo Find X5 Pro, with an 8MP ultra-wide and 2MP macro sensor to round up the
triple camera island on the back. The selfie camera is also using a
flagship-grade sensor as well from Sony which is the Sony IMX709.
Coming to the display, the Oppo Reno 8 Pro
has a 6.62-inch Full HD+ Samsung E4 flat AMOLED display with 2,400 x 1,080
pixels of resolution, reaching up to 1300 nits of peak brightness and a 120 Hz
refresh rate. Powering the device is a generous 4,500mAh battery with Oppo’s
signature 80W SuperVOOC fast wired charging.
Other features of the Oppo Reno 8 Pro
include its Linear X-axis vibration motor, support for NFC and a single
bottom-firing speaker. The device is equipped with flat aluminium edges and is
available in 3 colour options: Champagne Gold, Laidback Blue and Midnight
Black.
