Oppo Reno7 Series Smartphone Is Rocking A “Flagship-grade” 22 nm Process Image Sensor Co-developed With Sony

With hundreds of new phones coming onto the market each year, it is hard for handset makers to stand out from the competition unless the device in question is a Galaxy or Pixel device, or an iPhone. More so if the device is a mid-range device. But Oppo, as always, found a way to shine in the sea of smartphones.

The brand’s latest mid-ranger, the seventh iteration of the Reno series, Reno7, is rocking a “flagship-grade” 22 nm process image sensor co-developed with Sony. The said image sensor, the IMX709 super-sensitive cat-eye lens, is a 32 MP sensor featuring Oppo self-developed RGBW image fusion unit and “front hardware-level DOL-HDR.”

Strangely, though, such effort is, believe it or not, for the selfie camera. That’s right. This “highlight” is the front-facing camera. I guess Oppo is targeting influencers, Internet personalities, and vloggers? Anyways, the most attractive part about this new phone is, this so-called flagship-grade image sensor can be found on both the Pro and non-Pro models.

Beyond the co-developed front-facing sensor, there is really nothing to shout about. I mean, it really is just another handset in the cut-throat smartphone market. However, credit has to be given to its aesthetic which has the iPhone 13/iPhone 4 vibe to it. You know, the squared-off edge and the metal band around it? Yeah, that.

Not going to lie. It is minimal and strangely, sleek – notwithstanding that the design is a direct rip-off of Apple’s. Reno7’s design is on a different spectrum to the somewhat artistic Find X3 series we saw earlier this year.

Keep going to find the overview of the specifications of the Reno7 5G and Reno7 Pro 5G. Oh, wait. We neglected to mention another highlight. The Pro model has a pulsating LED light surrounding the camera bump that serves as eye candy and as notification alerts when the phone is placed face down. Fancy.

The Oppo Reno7 5G and Reno7 Pro 5G are available to order in China with a starting price of 2,699 yuan and 3,699 yuan (around US$424 and US$581), respectively. Though official availability is December 03.

Along with the mainline Reno7 duo, Oppo has also introduced a third version, the Reno7 SE (that looks strangely similar to the Reno5), with a lower starting price at 2,199 yuan (about US$346).

	Oppo Reno7 5G Pro	Oppo Reno7 5G
Display	The Basics: 6.55-inch FHD+ (2,400 x 1,080 pixels, 402 ppi) 90 Hz 180 Hz Touch Sampling Rate Flexible AMOLED display Screen-to-body ratio: 92.8% 99.94% DCI-P3 100% sRGB 16.7 million colors Brightness: Typical: 500nit Under sunlight (typical): up to 800nit HDR and HDR10+ content: up to 920nit Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5	The Basics: 6.43-inch FHD+ (2,400 x 1,080 pixels, 409 ppi) 90 Hz 120 Hz Touch Sampling Rate (default) 180 Hz Touch Sampling Rate (max) AMOLED display Screen-to-body ratio: 91.7% 73.72% DCI-P3 100% sRGB 16.7 million colors Brightness: Typical: 430nit Under sunlight (typical): up to 600nit Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 1200-MAX CPU: Octacore, max clock speed 3.0 GHz GPU: ARM G77 MC9	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 CPU: Octacore, max clock speed 2.4 GHz GPU: Adreno GPU 642L
Memory	RAM: 8 GB/12 GB LPDDR4x ROM: 256 GB UFS 3.1 *NO expandable storage	RAM: 8 GB/12 GB LPDDR4x ROM: 128 GB/256 GB UFS 2.1 *NO expandable storage
Camera	REAR CAMERA: Main Camera Sensor: Sony IMX766 Sensor Size: 1/1.56" Megapixels: 50 Pixel Size: 1.0 µm OIS: U/K Lens Quantity: 7P Aperture: ƒ1.8 FoV: 86° Autofocus: Yes Wide Angle Camera Sensor: U/K Sensor Size: U/K Megapixels: U/K Pixel Size: U/K OIS: U/K Lens Quantity: 5P Aperture: ƒ2.2 FoV: 118.9° Fixed-focused Lens Macro Camera Sensor: U/K Sensor Size: U/K Megapixels: 2.0 MP Pixel Size: U/K OIS: U/K Aperture: ƒ2.4 FoV: 88.8° Fixed-focused Lens Video: Supports up to 4K (30fps) 1080P@60fps/30fps, 720P@60fps/30fps; Video slo-mo: 1080P@120fps, 720P@240fps; Video anti-shake support EIS, 1080P@60fps; Video zoom shooting supports 1080P@30fps/60fps, 720P@30fps/60fps, 4K@30fps FRONT CAMERA: Sensor: Sony IMX709 Sensor Size: 1/2.74" Megapixels: 32 Pixel Size: 0.8 µm OIS: U/K Lens Quantity: 5P Aperture: ƒ2.4 FoV: 90° Autofocus: U/K Video: Supports 1080P/720P@30fps; Default: 1080P@30fps (beauty filter is turned on by default) Front support video anti-shake 1080P@30fps	REAR CAMERA: Main Camera Sensor: U/K Sensor Size: U/K Megapixels: 68 Pixel Size: 1.7 µm OIS: U/K Lens Quantity: U/K Aperture: U/K FoV: 80° Autofocus: Yes Wide Angle Camera Sensor: U/K Sensor Size: U/K Megapixels: 8 Pixel Size: U/K OIS: U/K Lens Quantity: 7P Aperture: ƒ2.2 FoV: 120° Fixed-focused Lens Macro Camera Sensor: U/K Sensor Size: U/K Megapixels: 2.0 MP Pixel Size: U/K OIS: U/K Aperture: ƒ2.4 FoV: 89° Fixed-focused Lens Video: Supports up to 4K (30fps) 1080P@60fps/30fps, 720P@60fps/30fps; Video slo-mo: 1080P@120fps, 720P@240fps; Video anti-shake support EIS, 1080P@60fps; Video zoom shooting supports 1080P@30fps/60fps, 720P@30fps/60fps, 4K@30fps FRONT CAMERA: Sensor: Sony IMX709 Sensor Size: 1/2.74" Megapixels: 32 Pixel Size: 0.8 µm OIS: U/K Lens Quantity: 5P Aperture: ƒ2.4 FoV: 85° Autofocus: U/K Video: Supports 1080P/720P@30fps; Default: 1080P@30fps (beauty filter is turned on by default) Front support video anti-shake 1080P@30fps Front support AI video enhancement 1080P@30fps
Battery	2× 2200 mAh/17.02Wh (rated value) 2× 2250 mAh/17.41Wh (typical value) 65W Super flash charge, supports PD/QC fast charging standards *Two batteries connected in series is equivalent to a single battery 4,500 mAh (typical value) / 4,400 mAh (rated value)	4,390 mAh/16.98Wh (rated value) 4, 500 mAh/17.41Wh (typical value) 60W Super flash charge, supports PD/QC fast charging standards
Network	Dual SIM support (nano SIM) SIM 1 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 2G: CDMA BC0（800MHz） 3G: CDMA2000 BC0（800MHz） 3G: UMTS（WCDMA） bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 4G: TD-LTE bands 34/38/39/40/41 4G: LTE FDD bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/28A 5G: n1/41/28A//77/78 SIM 2 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 2G: CDMA BC0（800MHz） 3G: WCDMA bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 4G: TD-LTE bands 34/38/39/40/41 4G: LTE FDD bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/28A 5G: n1/41/28A//77/78	Single SIM support (nano SIM) SIM 1 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 2G: CDMA BC0（800MHz） 3G: CDMA2000 BC0（800MHz） 3G: UMTS（WCDMA） bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 4G: TD-LTE bands 34/38/39/40/41 (120MHz） 4G: LTE FDD bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/28A 5G: n1/41/28A//77/78 SIM 2 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 2G: CDMA BC0（800MHz） 3G: WCDMA bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 4G: TD-LTE bands 34/38/39/40/41 (120MHz） 4G: LTE FDD bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/28A 5G: n1/41/28A//77/78
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 6: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, WLAN 2.4G/WLAN 5.1G/WLAN 5.8G, Bluetooth 5.2, support aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC, SBC, & AAC Support standard Type-C earphone Support WLAN Display; WLAN network sharing Support 2×2 MIMO; MU-MIMO USB Type-C interface Support standard Type-C earphone	Wi-Fi 6: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, WLAN 2.4G/WLAN 5.1G/WLAN 5.8G, Bluetooth 5.2, support aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, SBC, & AAC Support standard Type-C earphone Support WLAN Display; WLAN network sharing Support 2×2 MIMO; 8 Spatial-stream sounding MU-MIMO USB Type-C interface Support standard Type-C earphone
Location	GPS (L1 + L5 Dual Band), GLONASS, Beidou (B1l + B2a), Galileo (E1 + E5a Dual Band), QZSS (L1 + L5), NavIC Support A-GPS assisted positioning; Support wireless local area network; Support cellular network positioning; Support electronic compass	Built-in GPS, supports A-GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Support wireless local area network; Support cellular network positioning; Support electronic compass
Sensors	NFC In-display Fingerprint Sensor Accelerometer Electronic Compass Gyroscope Gravity sensor Geomagnetic Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Color temperature sensor Step detection	NFC In-display Fingerprint Sensor Accelerometer Electronic Compass Gyroscope Gravity sensor Geomagnetic Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Step detection
Audio	U/K	U/K
Video	U/K	U/K
Dimensions	158.2 x 73.2 x 7.45 mm, 180g	156.8 x 72.1 x 7.59 mm, 185g
Colors	Dawn Gold, Dark Night Black, Meteor Shower	Dawn Gold, Dark Night Black, Meteor Shower
OS	ColorOS 12 based on Android 11	ColorOS 12 based on Android 10
Others	No IP rating, no headphone jack, support face unlock	No IP rating, no headphone jack, support face unlock