SpecEagle review · OPPO

Reno (1st gen) review: 2019 shark-fin pop-up selfie.

Item: Reno (1st gen)
Rating: 78
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·$460

Overall

78/100

Class rank

#58 of 167

Tier

Flagship

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

OPPO Reno (1st gen).

OPPO's 2019 first Reno launched the line with iconic shark-fin pop-up selfie + 93.1% screen-to-body.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for flagship phones of 2019.

TypeAMOLED

Size6.4"

Resolution1080 x 2340 FHD+

Screen ratio93.1%

02Performance

76/100

76/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 710

CPU2.2 GHz octa-Kryo 360

RAM6 GB / 8 GB + 128/256 GB

03Camera

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for flagship phones of 2019.

Main48 MP + 5 MP depth

Front16 MP shark-fin pop-up

04Battery

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for flagship phones of 2019.

Capacity3,765 mAh

ChargingVOOC 3.0 20 W

05Software

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

What works

Iconic shark-fin pop-up selfie cam.
93.1% screen-to-body.
48 MP rear cam.
VOOC 20 W charge.

What doesn't

Pop-up mech fragile.
3,765 mAh average.
ColorOS bloat.
No water resistance.

Cross-shop it against

Galaxy Note 10+

$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 167-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .