Oppo Reno 8 5G Review: Familiar Wine in a New Bottle?

Oppo has expanded the Reno sequence with the introduction of the Reno 8 5G and the Reno 8 Pro 5G (Review). These two smartphones are being marketed as “The Portrait Knowledgeable” by Oppo. We have already reviewed the Reno 8 Professional 5G which galvanized us with its design and construct high quality, but it surely did not supply as a lot worth because the competitors when it got here to efficiency. Will the Oppo Reno 8 5G ship the same expertise or does it have an edge over the competitors? Let’s discover out.

Oppo Reno 8 5G value in India

The Oppo Reno 8 5G is priced at Rs. 29,999 for the lone variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Oppo does supply the cellphone in two finishes, Shimmer Gold and Shimmer Black. The pricing places it up towards the OnePlus Nord 2T 5G and the Mi 11X 5G.

The Oppo Reno 8 5G has all of the ports on the backside

Oppo Reno 8 5G design

The Oppo Reno 8 5G has a trendy design and the Shimmer Gold variant I’ve grabbed consideration fairly simply. Consistent with the present design developments, Oppo has flattened the edges of the Reno 8 5G. This makes it straightforward to carry and cozy to make use of single-handedly. The corners are curved they usually do not dig into your palms whereas utilizing the cellphone. The body is made out of plastic and does not really feel very premium to the contact.

You get a giant 6.4-inch show within the entrance of the Oppo Reno 8 5G, with a cutout within the top-left nook for the selfie digicam. It has pretty skinny bezels which assist supply an immersive expertise, aside from the chin on the backside. Oppo has used Corning Gorilla Glass 5 over the show for defense.

At 179g, the Reno 8 5G is not heavy and doesn’t trigger fatigue when used for prolonged intervals. The ability and the quantity buttons are positioned in the direction of the center of the body on both facet, making them straightforward to achieve. These buttons have a reassuring click on which helps keep away from second-guessing an enter. The highest of the body solely has the secondary mic. The SIM tray is on the backside together with the USB Kind-C port, speaker and the first microphone.

The Shimmer Gold variant can conceal fingerprints fairly properly

The Oppo Reno 8 5G has a triple digicam setup on the again and the module is moulded into the again panel. The digicam lens cutouts are big which simply draw consideration to the digicam module. The design does remind me of the OnePlus Nord 2T (Review).

Oppo Reno 8 5G specs

The Oppo Reno 8 5G sports activities an AMOLED show with a full-HD+ decision, 90Hz refresh price, and 180Hz touch-sampling price. Whereas the OnePlus Nord 2T additionally has a 90Hz refresh price, different competing units such because the Motorola Edge 30 (Review) supply the next 144Hz refresh price.

The Oppo Reno 8 5G is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1300 SoC, an octa-core SoC clocked at 3GHz. There’s a RAM growth function that permits you to lengthen the RAM as much as 5GB. The fastened space for storing might be a reason behind concern for a couple of folks since it’s non-expandable. smartphone. Oppo may have supplied a variant with greater storage.

You get two nano-SIM slots and the tray has a rubber ring round it to supply some ingress safety from mud and water. Nevertheless, the Reno 8 5G is not formally IP licensed. It has assist for Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, dual-5G standby, and dual-4G VoLTE. It additionally has six satellite tv for pc navigation programs. The Reno 8 5G has a 4,500mAh battery with assist for 80W quick charging. Oppo additionally bundles a appropriate charger within the field which is a giant plus.

The plastic body on the Oppo Reno 8 5G does not really feel premium to the contact

The Oppo Reno 8 5G runs ColorOS 12.1 on high of Android 12. It was operating the July 2022 Android safety patch on the time of scripting this evaluation. The cellphone has a good quantity of bloatware preinstalled similar to Byju’s, Dailyhunt, FinShell Pay, HeyFun, Josh, Moj, Netflix, Paytm, Snapchat, and some extra. Most of those apps could be uninstalled. Oppo gives a number of customisation choices by means of the Theme Retailer app. You additionally get the choice to alter accent colors to match the color of your wallpaper.

Oppo has added Air Gestures which permit the person to work together with the smartphone utilizing hand gestures with out touching the display. I discovered this function to be gimmicky and it did not work as anticipated. You continue to get conventional gestures such because the three-finger swipe for a screenshot, double-tap to wake the display up, and flip to mute incoming calls amongst others.

Oppo Reno 8 5G efficiency

The Oppo Reno 8 5G supplied a clean expertise and confirmed no indicators of lag or stutter throughout my use. The 8GB RAM onboard coupled with the 5GB of storage allotted as RAM allowed for seamless multitasking. I didn’t have to attend for lengthy for apps to load both. The in-display fingerprint in addition to face recognition have been persistently fast at authentication.

The AMOLED show was crisp and had good viewing angles. The Reno 8 5G solely has a single bottom-firing speaker, however twin audio system would have improved the video watching expertise. Fortunately, the one speaker is loud sufficient. Scrolling by means of the menus felt clean on the 90Hz show. The panel is ready to 90Hz by default however you do have the choice to change to 60Hz. There is no such thing as a possibility for dynamic refresh price. I used the cellphone at 90Hz all through the period of this evaluation.

The first digicam on the Reno 8 5G makes use of a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor

In Geekbench 5, the Reno 8 5G managed to attain 603 in single-core and a couple of,522 in multi-core checks. In AnTuTu, the Reno 8 5G managed to attain 592,361 factors. In graphics benchmark GFX Bench, the cellphone managed to attain 60fps within the T-Rex and 41fps in Automotive Chase check suites. These scores are similar to the OnePlus 2T 5G. The Motorola Edge 30 was additionally shut when it comes to efficiency with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ SoC.

Gaming efficiency was good and the Reno 8 5G may run Name of Obligation: Cellular at ‘Excessive’ graphics and ‘Excessive’ body price settings. The sport ran at these settings with none trace of lag or stutter throughout gameplay. I performed the sport for 20 minutes and observed a 4 % drop in battery stage. The cellphone was barely heat to the contact after gaming.

Battery life was excellent and I may simply go as much as two days with my utilization, which often consisted of browsing Instagram, looking Reddit, replying to WhatsApp messages and watching YouTube movies. In our HD video loop check, the cellphone managed to run for 22 hours and 48 minutes which was spectacular. The bundled 80W charger helped hold charging occasions low. It managed to cost the cellphone to 84 % in half-hour and was utterly charged in underneath 40 minutes.

Oppo Reno 8 5G cameras

The Oppo Reno 8 5G sports activities a triple digicam setup. It has a 50-megapixel major digicam with a Sony IMX766 sensor. This digicam sensor is extensively utilized in smartphones such because the Nothing Phone 1 (Review), Realme GT Neo 3, OnePlus 10T and even the Oppo Reno 8 Pro 5G (Review). This major digicam doesn’t have OIS and depends on EIS as a substitute. The opposite cameras are an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle digicam with a 120-degree subject of view, and a 2-megapixel macro digicam. For selfies, the Oppo Reno 8 5G sports activities a 32-megapixel selfie digicam. I discovered the digicam app to be straightforward to make use of.

Photographs from the first digicam have been fairly detailed and had correct colors. Even in vibrant situations, the Reno 8 5G managed to seize colors precisely. The ultra-wide-angle digicam had a slight drop in high quality in comparison with the first shooter. Nevertheless, it didn’t have any barrel distortion and I could not discover a massive distinction in color tones. The digicam app has an AI scene optimisation toggle which bumps up color saturation to make pictures extra vibrant.

(High to backside): Major and ultra-wide angle digicam samples (Faucet to see full-size picture)

Closeup pictures have been good and the cellphone did not take a lot time to lock focus. Portraits too had good edge detection and a pure blur for the background. Macro pictures have been good, however I always needed to transfer the cellphone round to make sure the shot had correct focus.

(High to backside): Shut-up and macro digicam samples (faucet to see full-size picture)

Low-light digicam efficiency was respectable and the cellphone did handle to seize good pictures in well-lit environments. Darker areas of the body had a water-colour like impact. With Night time mode enabled, the cellphone took long-exposure pictures which did end in blurry pictures if the topic moved a bit.

Low-light and Night time mode digicam samples (faucet to see full-size picture)

Selfies from the 32-megapixel digicam have been glorious in daylight in addition to low mild. Even selfie portraits have been fairly detailed. In low mild, the cellphone robotically enabled the display flash which helped seize a brighter picture.

(High to backside): Daylight group selfie and low-light portrait selfie (faucet to see resized picture)

Video recording topped out at 4K 30fps for the first digicam and 1080p for the selfie shooter. The cellphone depends on EIS to stabilise footage and does a good job whereas taking pictures at 1080p decision. Nevertheless, jitter was seen within the output whereas taking pictures at 4K in daylight and was extra outstanding in low mild.

Verdict

The Oppo Reno 8 5G is a properly designed smartphone with succesful {hardware} priced underneath Rs. 30,000. It gives good efficiency that is on par with others within the phase and has respectable cameras for the value. ColorOS has good options however the quantity of preinstalled bloatware may get annoying to somebody who prefers a clear Android expertise. The shortage of OIS additionally does adversely have an effect on digicam efficiency, particularly when taking pictures pictures in low mild.

Given the quantity of smartphones which have launched on this value vary up to now yr, the Reno 8 5G has its work minimize out. The OnePlus Nord 2T 5G (Review) is the closest various and it’s almost an identical to the Reno 8 5G when it comes to {hardware}. The Motorola Edge 30 (Review) is priced equally and focuses on a slim design whereas providing a 144Hz refresh price show and clear near-stock Android. The Mi 11X 5G (Review) can be value contemplating for anybody purely searching for good efficiency at this value.