After showing off the smartphones in every possible way from previous leaks and teasers in the past few weeks, we finally have the Chinese Dongguan based mobile telecommunications corporation, Oppo announcing their latest set flagship series handsets, the Reno 3 and the Reno 3 Pro, both launched with the fastest 5G networks capabilities, with support to dual-mode SA/NSA frequencies.
The new lineup of devices have been formally announced in the company's home country, at the Hangzhou city as previously scheduled, on the next day of Christmas, coming in as the successors to their last year's model, the Reno 2 and Reno 2 Z. The newest additions from Oppo will come in two variants and will feature fair amount of differences from each other. The first thing you will notice on these newly arrived smartphones is the changes on the front panel where the Reno 3 Pro comes out of the box with a full screen display and a punch hole style single front facing camera positioned on the top left corner, while the vanilla model packs a water drop style notch display housing t's secondary front facer.
In terms of the build quality, the phones trait a metal/glass construction, where the manufacturer claims the Reno 3 series trait a rear cover that features their all new metal color mixing and coloring process, with which the hue naturally transitions from the handset's metal texture to glass texture. The vanilla Reno 3 and the Reno 3 Pro will ship out of the warehouse in two versions, both with 12GB RAM and 256GB UFS+ on board storage as well as a smaller 8GB RAM variant with 128GB of UFS+ internal storage space.
Customers with interest can pre-order and reserve the phones from Oppo's official webstore in the native border starting today. The standard Reno 3 will cost you around $528.56 for the 12GB RAM/256GB ROM model and about $485.69 for the 8GB RAM/128GB ROM adaption. However the Pro iteration from the new Reno 3 fleet will come more pricier, setting you back for about $642.87 for the 12GB RAM/256GB ROM version and almost $571.42 for the 8G RAM/128GB ROM alteration. When ordering the phones you also stand a chance to win free N6 Bluetooth Speaker from Oppo as a part of launch giveaway. The Reno 3 will be out on December 31, while the Reno 3 Pro will kick off it's sales from January 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM local time. Oppo also offers 12 months of interest-free payment options for the original Reno 3 as well as other exciting exchange offers on trading in your old devices for the latest series.
Reno 3 Pro
So now talking about the specifications under the hood of the Oppo Reno 3 Pro, we will see the device come out of the box with the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset that ships with integrated 5G modem for the next generation connectivity as well as supporting 4G LTE/3G/2G frequency bands. Reno 3 Pro's CPU is manufactured with the 7nm process technology that delivers a clockspeed of 2.4GHz. The phone also embraces three-dimensional liquid cooling technology, that can quickly spread and distribute the operating heat of the handset. The phone traits a maximum network speed upto 1.6Gbps up and 3.7Gbps downlink. You will be able to enjoy 4K Ultra High Definition live broadcasts without any load buffers.
On the front you are treated to a 6.5" Full High Definition Plus OLED curved screen with a maximum refresh rate of 90Hz and a maximum touch sampling rate of 180Hz, offering 1100nit of peak brightness and HDR10+ support. The panel also integrates an in-display fingerprint reader. Like the lately launched Oppo A91 and A8, you will also see hardware-level dimming technology with TÜV Rheinland's eye protection certification to reduce blue light radiation on the Reno 3 series. The display also leaves room for a single punch hole style front facing camera that houses the 32MP AI camera for selfies.
On the back awaits you all the surprises coming alongside the quad camera arrangement that consists of 48 megapixels Ultra High Definition primary shooter with support to Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), another 13 megapixels telephoto sensor, an 8 megapixels ultra wide angle lens and lastly a 2 megapixels black and white sensor. Oppo also introduced the new 5x Hybrid Optical Zoom Quad Shot with the Reno 3 Pro that can capture images in a combination of 2x optical and 3x digital zoom manner. The Reno 3 Pro also brings a 4025mAh powered battery capable of 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 from Oppo and sounds play through it's stereo speakers on board. The phone will come tinted in Sunrise Impression, Moon Night Black, Blue Starry Night and Misty White colors. The device is even out in a special edition Pantone® 2020 Classic Blue shade, that brings everything from the phone to the retail box and even the charger and cable in a blue and white color combination.
Reno 3
And when we finally look into the vanilla Reno 3, we see it arrive with the latest Mediatek Dimensity 1000 SoC that again features integrated 5G modem working on 4x ARM Cortex-A77 cores and 4x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.6GHz, coupled with Mali-G77 Graphics Processing Unit and a dedicated APU. On the front you see a similar 6.5" Full High Definition Plus OLED screen but with a more flatter panel unlike the Pro iteration as well as water drop style notch display that carries a the same 32MP secondary front facing selfie camera. On the back again we will see a different quad camera setup that showcases a 64MP primary sensor, another 8MP ultra wide lens, and a package of two lens for better black and white pictures as well as a portrait shooter. Rest of the specs remain almost similar between the two new siblings, as the Reno 3 will too pack a on-screen fingerprint scanner, a 4025mAh powered battery that supports 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 technology and packs stereo speakers in house. Both the phones run on Android's version 10 with Oppo's ColorOS version 7 on top. Reno 3 standard will be available in Sunrise Impression, Moonlight White, Moon Night Black and Blue Starry Night shades.
