OPPO Reno 3 Review

Because of the Covid-19 brawl in the country, many product launches were pushed back and this includes the successor of OPPO Reno 2, the OPPO Reno 3.

But unlike the successor, the OReno 3 took a different route to implement the front camera. No more “motorized” front camera. It was replaced by a “waterdrop” style 44MP f/2.4 front camera with a wide-angle lens.

OPPO Reno 3 specs

• Android 10, ColorOS 7
• 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Display (2400 x 1080 resolution) at 411 PPI
• Gorilla Glass 5
• Mediatek MT6779 Helio P90 (12 nm) Octa-core Processor
• PowerVR GM9446 GPU
• 8GB + 128GB, microSD card slot
• 48MP, f/1.8 wide + 13MP, f/2.4 telephoto + 8MP, f/2.2 ultrawide + 2MP monochrome, f/2.4 rear camera, LED flash
• 5x Hybrid Zoom
• 44MP,f/2.4 selfie camera
• 4G LTE
• Wi-Fi 802.11ac
• Bluetooth 5.0
• Built-in GPS; supports A-GPS, Beidou, Glonass, GALILEO
• In-display Fingerprint Scanner
• USB Type-C
• 4,025mAh Battery, 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0
• Colors: Sky White, Midnight Black, Aurora Blue
• 170 g

OPPO Reno 3 price

The current SRP is P18,990. You can also score this via Smart Signature (Postpaid) under Plan 1499.

Unboxing

In the flesh

Camera Samples

Ultrawide shot

5X Zoom

Selfie

Full-screen automatic camera setting

Close up shot

Selfie shot 4:3 aspect ratio

Close up shot: Blurred background is real

Pros & Cons

Final thoughts

I can categorize this smartphone as a “generally good” phone in this category. It is also priced well knowing that you’ll get premium features such as the 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0. The 8GB + 128GB combo is quite a good offering already plus you can expand the storage via the dedicated microSD card slot.