Oppo has officially announced threw new smartphones under the Reno 2 series for the Indian market. The phones are the Oppo Reno 2, Oppo Reno 2Z and Oppo Reno 2F. The only common feature among all three is the quad camera setup though with different configurations. The Oppo Reno 2 has the best specs followed by the Reno 2Z.
The Oppo Reno 2 is an all glass phone with a 6.5-inch AMOLED display that is more like the Xperia models with a 20:1 aspect ratio. The display gets protection from Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The back is protected with Gorilla Glass 5. Qualcomm Snapdragon 730SoC is the processor with a RAM support of 8GB. The internal storage will be 256GB. There are no additional variants to this model.
The quad camera setup in the rear has a 48MP Sony IMX586 lens as the primary sensor. The other sensors are a 13MP telephoto lens, an 8MP wide-angle lens and a 2MP mono lens. The camera setup has ultra-dark and ultra-steady video modes apart from a 5x hybrid zoom feature. The front selfie camera is 16MP with AI beauty mode. A 4,000mAh battery with support for VOOC 3.0 fast charging powers the device.
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— OPPO India (@oppomobileindia) August 28, 2019
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Now the other two devices, the Oppo Reno 2Z and the Oppo Reno 2F have been fitted with MediaTek processors, P90 and P70 respectively. The display on both the devices is the same 6.53inch AMLOED with the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 offering protection. The RAM on both the phones is also similar at 8GB. The change is in the storage with the Oppo Reno 2Z coming with 256GB of storage and the Oppo Reno 2F has 128GB.
While the two models have been fitted with the identical 48MP+8MP+2MP+2MP configuration, the differentiation has been shown in the make and model of the primary sensor, possibly on pricing considerations. The front camera is the same 16MP sensor as seen on the Reno 2.
Now the pricing and the dates the phones go on sale; the top model, the Oppo Reno 2 is priced in India at Rs 36,990. Its sale will start on Flipkart from September 28. The Oppo Reno 2Z, priced at Rs 29,990 can be purchased from Flipkart beginning September 6. The Oppo Reno 2F is likely to be made available only in November 2019 and its price is yet to be announced.