Oppo’s Reno5 series boasts good video capabilities and performance, including Dual-view mode, AI Highlight video, 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 Flash Charge and 90Hz refresh rate.
The Reno5 series is Oppo’s first 5G-ready Reno series to be released in Singapore.
Reno5 Pro features MediaTek’s latest flagship 5G-integrated SoC, the Dimensity 1000+, for top-of-class 5G capabilities.
The camera system in the Reno5 series features a 64MP quadcam matrix rear camera and a 32MP ultra-clear front camera.
These are further enhanced by the Oppo Full Dimension Fusion (FDF) Portrait Video System – an imaging system designed for portrait video effects consisting of the Quality Enhancement Engine and the Portrait Perception Engine.
I like the new Dual-view Video function that enables videos to be captured from the front and rear cameras simultaneously.
This double-perspective recording function allows me to capture the subject I’m shooting in the same video frame as myself so I could record a reaction video for instance.
The AI Highlight Video feature, powered by the FDF Portrait Video System, automatically detects the ambient light in a scene and improves the video‘s quality by applying Oppo’s Ultra Night Video Algorithms and Live HDR Algorithms with just one click of the “AI” button while in video mode.
The Quality Enhancement Engine managed to capture clear video under most conditions, be it night or backlit scenes, in motion or standing still.
The Portrait Perception Engine, on the other hand, defines fine-grained criteria for portrait effects to help deliver naturally-processed human subjects and background videos.
Together, the Reno6 Pro captured good-quality portrait videos that retained the colours of both the human subjects and background.
Oppo boasts that the Portrait Beautification Video feature is capable of detecting as many as 194 key facial feature points, and provides tailored optimisation based on each individual’s unique face.
Within the feature, there are eight customisable tools, offering greater freedom to refine portrait details.
I was able to access a variety of beauty effects for group images to bring out the best of each individual.
I found Oppo’s video editing app, SOLOOP, powerful and user-friendly.
It is now accessible from the Reno5 Pro’s camera interface directly, giving me the option to edit videos easily with professional-quality video templates and editing tools.
If you need to capture high-resolution photos, the Reno5 series has a 108-megapixel rear camera.
Oppo’s Image-clear Engine produced pretty clear shots including moving subjects or snapshots taken in motion.
Other features like the Night Flare Portrait also helped capture and create more clear and atmospheric photos at night with the accentuated night-lit scenes that have a natural bokeh effect.
The AI Scene Enhancement provides tailored optimisation for colour, saturation and brightness in 22 different scenes, for capturing key moments such as fireworks, sunrise or sunset.
The Reno5 Pro ships with MediaTek’s latest flagship 5G-integrated SoC and the Dimensity 1000+ for top-of-class 5G capabilities.
Reno5 Pro is built on the 7nm processor, octa-core SoC and four ‘Big Core’ Arm Cortex-A77 cores operating up to 2.6GHz.
This allows Reno5 Pro to combine performance with lower power consumption, achieving an AnTuTu benchmark score that is 79% higher than the previous generation.
The Arm Mali-G77 GPU also delivers 181% improvement in GPU performance for the most demanding games.
Powered by the Dimensity 1000+, the Reno5 Pro can achieve up to 3.54Gbps theoretical peak download speeds.
It also supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard for reliable, ultra-fast and comprehensive connectivity.
To ensure a consistent and stable 5G experience, Oppo has also designed the Reno5 Pro with a 360-degree surround antenna which connects to the best signal available automatically.
I didn’t experience any dropped connections during the review.
The Reno5 Pro has a 4350mAh battery and 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 Flash Charge.
I was amazed that the Reno5 Pro went from 0 to 70% battery in just 15 minutes, and up to 100% in as little as 30 minutes.
With Super Power Saving Mode, the Reno5 Pro can support WhatsApp text chatting for more than 1.5 hours with only 5% battery life.
Both Reno5 and Reno5 Pro come in two colours, Galactic Silver and Starry Black.
Created using the brand-new Diamond Spectrum process, Reno5 and Reno5 Pro’s Galactic Silver colour variant features a new visual effect that showcases thousands of colours from different angles and lighting.
Galactic Silver is also finished with the Reno Glow process, a unique Anti-Glare (AG) glass process designed by Oppo, that makes it fingerprint-resistant while leaving a subtle glittery detail on the back cover, resembling a surface embedded by millions of diamonds.
By optimising the inner space of the phone, Reno5 Pro is slimmer and lighter than most 5G phones on the market, with a thickness of 7.6mm and a weight of only 173g.
Hidden Fingerprint Unlock is also integrated underneath the display in both Reno5 and Reno5 Pro.
The Reno5 Pro has a 6.5-inch 3D curved Super AMOLED display, with 90Hz refresh rate and up to 180Hz touch sampling rate.
Both Reno5 and Reno5 Pro come with Netflix HD and Amazon Prime Video HD Certification, allowing users to stream content in greater detail.
Both are also equipped with a low-blue light screen to protect users’ vision despite prolonged usage.
The Reno5 Pro uses the new ColorOS11.1 and Android 11.
For customisation, I could design my own Always-on Display, colour scheme, and dark-mode to personalise my phone.
Other features include Flexdrop and Three-finger Translate with Google Lens to increase productivity.
For gamers, there is the Gaming Shortcut Mode, Gamer Mode, Bullet Screen Messages, and Adjustable Gaming Touch to create a more immersive environment.
Security is also enhanced at the operating system level with Private System, allowing users to create multiple accounts on the phone with partitioned app and data.
The phone’s data protection has also been certified by third-party organisations, including ISO, ePrivacy, and TrsustArc.
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