OPPO Reno15 5G Series Review: Spot On… Where It Counts

It’s not the first time OPPO has announced two new, compelling mid-range smartphones that it is quite recently coming out to its customers. You can read more about their names The OPPO Reno15 5G, and APPORENo 15 Pro 5GS, both of which you should know in this review. Both are part of the same series and in some ways very similar, so we’ve decided to review them simultaneously. However, they do not have the same SoCs or different cameras as well as a lot of size differences. In this review we’ll discuss all that.

The ‘Pro’ model is, of course, more powerful than the two models a called the ‘pro. It has a stronger processor and better camera setup, amongst other things, an even more powerful processor. This is a little smaller , and also kind of cool. It’s said that, after some weeks of use of these two phones at once and a half-time I have pretty good idea what they do. Hence, so… let’s go down to business.

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Specs
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Design
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Accessories
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Display
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Performance
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Battery Life
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Camera
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Software
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Audio
OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Should you buy it?

OPPO Reno15 5G

Rating

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€449

Where Value Meets All-Day Endurance.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Good performance
Excellent battery life
Charging is plenty fast
Included charger & case
Good audio

Cons

Ultrawide camera could be better
ColorOS 16 update took away from OPPO’s design language

Disclaimer

The OPPO provided us with a review unit of the APPO Reno15 5G, but did not have any opinion about this or had they seen this review before you read it. For more than a week we’ve been using the device before making an opinion.

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OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G

Rating

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€599

Small Size, Big Ambitions.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Excellent performance, even for gaming
Great display with high refresh rate
Outstanding battery life
Reliable camera setup
Included charger and case
Good speakers

Cons

ColorOS 16 made several steps in the wrong direction

Disclaimer

OPPO provided us with a review unit of the APPO Reno15 5G, but did not have any opinion about this or had they seen this review before you read it. The device has been in use for more than a week and we’ve not yet formed an opinion on the subject.

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Specs

OPPO Reno15 5G Specs

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OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G Specs

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OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Design

A very similar look is the OPPO Reno15 5G and Renor15 Pro 5GS, but they feel quite different in hand. This model is smaller, with a 6-inch ‘Pro’ model. It’s 32-inch display, more than a 6-inches display. panel on the regular variant of 59-inch. And if you’re looking for a smaller device, that is certainly the biggest difference in terms of size and weight.’ Reno15 Pro 5G (Reno 15) As well as being very thin, its bezels are uniformly and also extremely thin in appearance. And it’s a little bit of rambling.

On the other hand, OPPO Reno15 5G is not too big either — at least no at all. It also has very thin and uniform bezels, and is a little smaller than 6 in size. 8-inch or 6-inches) . 96-inch devices ? Neither phone has a glass back-to-back frame made of aluminium, with ‘glass backs’. That’s the thing, if you get it variant-wise, that’s different glass on the back. It’s not just that aurora effect on the back of our ‘Pro’ model we got it, but when light hits it is a great version and even more grippy than regular glass. The Reno15 5G’s ‘Twilight Blue’ variant is a much more slippery than the original version of the .

Both of them are very comfortable to use

It’s a very comfortable phone to use, though both phones are quite well-suited for usage. This frame is flat, but the sides are chamfered so that it does not cut into your hand at all. They also have a center-based display camera hole on the display, and their cameras setups on back look basically the same. ‘s camera etymology is slightly different from the cameras themselves. This triple camera design on the back looks familiar, but that’s because it reminds many of Apple’ – ‘Pro’ iPhones. They also have their own buttons on both phones, right-hand side (not the one left) and there is nothing in either.

This is a slightly lighter version of its sibling’s Reno15 Pro 5G, although both weigh less than 200 grams. They weigh some, to them, so they feel premium but not heavy at all. The weight here will actually make it a favorite for most people to like the . It is a very good weight distribution on both of them that’s really the case with . There’s no much to complain about design-wise; both phones feel very premium when it comes to design.

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Accessories

Spectacular The retail box for both of these smartphones is quite specced out. If you need everything in there, yes a charger and so on. What is that? The charger is also accompanied by an electric-powered charging cable, and the see-through silicone case (which includes a hard plastic back) with. That’s a good example, it’ll protect you until you get something else (although the case is still valid if you like this one, of course). They include a SIM ejector tool, as well as some paperwork. OPPO squeezed a lot on the inside of it, but that’s.

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Display

These devices both have 120Hz AMOLED displays, but not the same display as they are with s. Start with the smaller phone, . The OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G has 6 in it. 2640 x 1216 pixels) panel with resolution 32-inch (2640, 1216). Display aspect ratio is 19. A 59, and a screen-to-body ratio of about 90% is around 90 per cent; the average for this phrase is “the one that has been quoted as saying it’s true” (i.e. The support for HDR10+ is a high peak brightness, while the maximum brightness goes quite high. The other hand, the Reno15 5G has a 6 on the other side. Resolution 59-inch display with resolution of 2760, x 1256 pixels. It also supports HDR10+ content, has 19. For example, 59 aspect ratio; a similar screen-to-body ratio. That panel doesn’t get the brightest like that one on the ‘Pro’ model, but it’s still more than enough even in direct sunlight.

The ‘Pro’ has a slightly better and brighter display

A lot of the time, sadly, is that while more sensitive eyes will see an improvement in between these two displays and displays on some flagships (although most won’t be so much), but it does not mean they are very different from each other. The displays are great, . They’re bright, vivid and have great viewing angles. They’re not just that sharp enough to be a . This includes high refresh rate for a smooth experience, and the chips on both phones are very easy to keep track of everything. And we will discuss that in the performance section, but as far a display cares about it’s good. Touch response No complaints, no touch response is also very good. Both phones had solid display protection, even though OPPO did provide the same type of with a strong display.

Some advanced options are included

But even though the devices were significantly more expensive, sadly, these displays would do the trick without any problem. There are also other options in the phone settings to fine-tune displays to your preference, such as ‘Eye Care’ and ‘Adaptive Tone’ – which should be part of my arsenal of settings. There is also a dark mode and, in the case of s, basically everything you’d expect at this price range and above it (even though that includes all else).

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Performance

They both have powerful mid-range processors, though from various manufacturers, and are a part of both of these phones. A OPPO Reno15 5G (Opto 7 Gen 4 chip from Qualcomm) and the OCPO RIO15 Pro 5g (MediaTek Dimensity 8450) is an APPO. They both are 4nm processors, and they are very, very good. MediaTek’s chip is more powerful, but that means its GPU as well.

The OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G is the more powerful phone here, without a doubt

Considering benchmark performance, the Dimensity 8450 is better than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 in single-core performance (though not by much) but still far behind its peers. This is a much more notable difference in the multi-core performance and the GPU score, which can be seen as an important feature of this. In the GPU department, MediaTek Dimensity 8450 can double its score of Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (not far from that in the multi-core department) and not twice.

Is it true that one thing is benchmarks, does that mean in real life? Well, not as much, no. However, I did notice that the Reno15 Pro 5G is a bit snappier when things get so hard on me. It is noticeable if you use the two phones simultaneously, basically at the same time as . But both are a bit fast, and even if you’re from ‘the best-end flagships on either phone or not, you will probably have no complaints about performance.

They have plenty of RAM and solid gaming performance

According to that Reno15 5G has 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and the Renor15 Pro 5g with a 12 Gb Ram variant only. UFS 3 is also used in both phones by . flash memory 1 We’ve had 12GB RAM models of each, so we were playing on the same field. Is it really, really good to perform day-today performance even if you are heavy on multitasking? Yes, again, yes, the Reno15 Pro 5G is a little further forward on that front in that regard.

What is also better on the ‘Pro’ model is gaming? Despite the low-end and mid-range games that play on both, you’ll notice when you fire up something really demanding (e.g. Genshin Impact) or even higher level game(s). And I’ve also placed COD Mobile in both phones, 8 Ball Pool and Subway Surfers. They were both able to handle all those really well but the most demanding titles are in the hands of the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G. While I’m playing games, both phones get a bit warm when you’re gaming (I didn’t experience any overheating or excessive heat in general). There are no worries about .

Benchmarks:

Geekbench:

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| Device | Single-Core | Multi-Core | GPU |
| OPPO Reno15 5G | 1,236 | 1,236 | 4,736 |
| OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G | 1,630 | 6,369 | 11,848 |
| HONOR Magic8 Lite | 1,096 | 3,104 | 2,901 |

3D Mark (Wildlife Extreme Stress Test):

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| Device | Best Loop | Lowest Loop | Stability |
| OPPO Reno15 5G | 2,098 | 2,086 | 99.4% |
| OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G | 3,881 | 1,918 | 49.4% |
| HONOR Magic8 Lite | 992 | 988 | 99.6% |

Capcut video export:

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| — | — |
| Device | Time to export (seconds) |
| OPPO Reno15 5G | 21.85 |
| OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G | 11.06 |
| HONOR Magic8 Lite | 26.27 |

Thermals:

3D Mark (Wildlife Extreme Stress Test) thermals:

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| — | — |
| Device | Temperature (F) |
| OPPO Reno15 5G | 92.8 |
| OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G | 93.2 |
| HONOR Magic8 Lite | 95 |

Genshin Impact thermals:

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| — | — |
| Device | ****Temperature (F)**** |
| OPPO Reno15 5G | 100 |
| OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G | 100.2 |
| HONOR Magic8 Lite | 102.2 |

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Battery Life

The battery of the OPPO Reno15 5G is slightly larger, but also has a bigger display. It has a 6,500mAh unit, as opposed to 6200mAh battery inside the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G. But these battery packs are more than enough for both phones to support Needless to say. But in fact, both of these devices have great battery life and chances are they two-day phones for most people? But if you’re a power user, you might have to top up at the end of the day but for many people they’ll go above and beyond that.

The battery life is outstanding on both of them

At the end of this section, you’ll see a comparison for battery life with the HONOR Magic8 Lite (which has an even larger battery pack) and better battery lifetime. Nevertheless, it’s not much more than that and phone is basically a benchmark for phones in this price range… when it comes to battery life. The unit is an enormous 7,500mAh and a bigger panel than either of these phones, with its own 3,500-mAh. OPPO Reno15 5G and Renor15 Pro 5g managed to keep up to a degree, which is actually outstanding. I was really pushing both of these phones during the review period, with a lot of multimedia consumption, connections to multiple devices simultaneously, lots of texting, emailing and camera use (and even gaming) They dealt with all that like champs.

The ‘Pro’ does charge faster

First and foremost, yes, a charger is included with both phones. What’s the point of charging? They both have 80W charging through the official charger and up to 55W via PPS. The OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G can be fully charged with the official charger in just 55 minutes, while the Renon15 5g will take slightly more than that (about an hour). do not support wireless charging. But it will take a long time, of course (but not too long at all) for PPS charging to be done. I’ve never tested that, but I think both can be charged up in about an hour and 15 or 20 minutes – around the same time.

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| Device | Battery life | Charging |
| OPPO Reno15 5G | 23:51:01 | 1:00:03 |
| OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G | 24:03:11 | 0:55:17 |
| HONOR Magic8 Lite | 25:13:09 | 1:10:07 |

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Camera

The telephoto setups of these two phones are very similar, but the other two cameras are different. The main camera is 50-megapixel with an f/1, and the OPPO Reno15 5G has an “F1” main. f/2 8-megapixel ultrawide unit, and 8–megapixel 8 aperture 8 A.P. 8. 1 a.pr 2 aperture ? An f/1-megapixel main camera is 200-mp with an OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G, which has the same feature as its predecessor. 1/1/1 aperture 8 aperture. It is 56-inch sensor size), 50-megapixel ultrawide camera with an f/2 and 60-mp sensors. 0 aperture ? A 50-megapixel telephoto snapper with an f/2 is also included in both phones. 8 aperture, 3. A 5x optical zoom is a with an optical Zoom of 5X. So, with that being said, we’ll discuss each and every camera of those cameras separately. For some reason, just note that in the ‘Pro’ model it defaulted to 169 instead of 4–3 aspect ratio (for example, a bit more than one explanation). But I just ran with it and realized that a bit late. In one aspect ratio of photo samples from the regular model, you’ll see a picture sample from ‘Pro’ variant.

OPPO Reno15 5G (prime camera) The OBPO does very well during the day, especially with its main camera. The pictures are nice, with good contrast and details as you’ll see below. A bad dynamic range is also not bad; colors are quite pronounced, but the dynamic Range is very strong. In some cases, they’re a little too strong but just slightly and most people will probably prefer that. In fact the phone did surprisingly well with dynamic range, in fact it was an impressive success for .

OPPO Reno15 5G main camera samples (daytime):

But the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G does do more than the normal model. The pictures are slightly sharper than the ones with a slight increase in dynamic range, and also slightly higher at that point. The difference is not that big at the day, but it’s not so large when you are a . You’ll notice that this camera is a great source of information during the day, so no worries either way. They are vibrant colors and the overall images really nice. This is a price range where you can’t really ask for more, and that’s the way you do.

OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G 5G main camera samples (daytime):

Of course, you will see fewer details in low light but still… the images are not half bad for a phone at this price. In them there is some noise, and soft parts depend on how dim the light is reflected in their reflections; for most of the time you can shoot in low light without any problem. It’s nice, in all honesty I expected much worse results so that is nice.

OPPO Reno15 5G Main camera samples (low light):

Even in low light, the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G does an even better job than the one that is used for s. You’ll see clearly more details, and the balance in images is better overall. This takes pictures with less noise and also more. It’s very much usable camera in low light, if you’re not at pitch-black conditions or something really close to it. In fact, I really liked it at night. Some of the nicest samples from camera came out of it.

** OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G Main camera samples (low light):**

I am surprised that the ultrawide camera samples from the OPPO Reno15 5G are less vibrant than those of the main snapper, but considering this is an 8-megapixel camera. It’s not at all bad, it isn’t just a bad image but the worst one. No more details are available and the dynamic range is not as good, yes; a perfect usable camera (especially in good lighting)? When it is dark, things get notably worse the images are soft with questionable white balance in some shots and very soft. Not bad Still, considering the camera hardware.

OPPO Reno 15 5G Ultrawide camera samples:

Ultrawide camera of OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G did much better in both good light and lowlight. In many of its images during the day it maintained the same color balance as the main camera, but gave a lot of detail and good colors. In low light, things were a little worse but still as long as we’re not talking about pitch black conditions it helps up unexpectedly well (especially outside with street lights). I was a bit impressed with .

OPPO Reno 15 Pro 5G Ultrawide camera samples:

Those telephoto camera shots from the OPPO Reno15 5G are actually quite good, in fact, at night. They are close to the main camera, and there’s a lot of detail in those shots. When the light goes away, things are notably worse when it comes to s. Despite most of the time they look really nice, it’s very soft to see the photos do end up quite soft (along with being in too dark of an environment) as long as you’re not at all under-the-light.

OPPO Reno15 5G telephoto camera samples:

OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G telephoto camera samples also look nice in good lighting, although the color profile is slightly different from that of the Renor15 5g for some reason. During low light, I’ve noticed that more sharpening has been used in processing than the OPPO Reno15 5G (in some cases) is applied to processing. Photos are a nice looking look, but only sometimes when it’s really nice. This is a good main camera for low-light shots, as it’s far more effective than the main one of .

OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G telephoto camera samples:

No much is said about the camera UI, though. It looks nice and it’s very functional too. Unlike most other camera UIs out there, it’s actually good thing everything is at your fingertips and you can even customize some things. A quick fire can be made on a lot of modes, you can use multiple zoom ranges, and all with one hand. You can see the camera UI below, underphraser.

Camera UI:

4K video recording thermals (F):

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| — | — | — |
| Device | 5 minutes | 10 minutes |
| OPPO Reno15 5G | 88.3 | 91.8 |
| OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G | 92.7 | 94.5 |
| HONOR Magic8 Lite | 96.8 | 100.5 |

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Software

OPPO Reno15 5G and Renor15 Pro 5GS ship with Android 16 Google’s new version of Android. You’ll be OPPO’s ColorOS 16 skinned on top of it. Today, it’s one of my favorite Android skins that I have used for ColorOS since its early days and is one among the most popular colors. I don’t like all the changes OPPO has made since ColorOS 15, but still this is a great skin, and it works well on both of these phones in all honesty. It has greatly improved the animations compared to ColorOS 15, and is very snappy in its UI.

OPPO’s ColorOS is one of the better Android skins out there at the moment

I think ColorOS 16 is a great , actually. I know it’s one of the most reliable Android skin today – even if not the best one. I have been using tons of different variants on Android for more than a decade, ColorOS is certainly there. That’s a very consistent, fluid and has dozens of choices to choose from. I can see that many of these skins have lots bloat, so it’s great to see how useful they are actually. That’s not what I’d say for ColorOS, that’ll be a sure thing.

A few games are already installed, and you can easily remove them from the box (out of the boxes). So does it apply to other apps that you might not use (such as Zalo, Zen Space or Spotify and BaO Moi/Agoda etc.). I can’t just delete a few of them, so you won’T think they are bloatware (not at all) but as if it is slang. There are some OPPO apps here, of course, but not to the level that some other smartphone OEMs provide.

There are plenty of useful features included

There are, however, a number of useful features were added to many. So you can, for example, swipe across the screen with three fingers to take a screenshot. The offer also includes one-handed mode, which works essentially the way it is used in stock Android on its own. Easily customize the Quick Toggles panel and even mess with status bar icons if you want. There’s also a choice to change fonts, and as is deep customization of your lock screen, you can really do much on that front. To this is an ’Smart Sidebar ‘feature, whereby you can jump into split screen mode or launch windowed apps at any given time. Another neat feature of OPPO is Content Portal, where you can drag and drop media (and some other content) for sharing; so on.

In the phone settings there is also a large section of ‘OPPO AI’ in which it has been described. This includes the mention of OPPO’s Mind Space (along with AI Search, and AI Writer, an artificial translator) and also as well as AI VoiceScribe. In Mind Space, you can add content to memory by swiping up with three fingers. The s are a bit of self-explanatory features, but they’re really good. I have used the AI Translate a bit, and it was good for Chinese translation. The work of AI Writer was also good, although I didn’t need it so I did not use it other for testing.

There are some annoyances here as well

And I love ColorOS, most of the time. But for me personally, there are some annoyances in it as well. One of the things I don’t like about Apple-like glass design elements in UI is that it was one of my favorite things to see with this new opPO, as opposed to ColorOS 15, which introduced some kind of “aspirations” style glasses into the uir. IMHO, the previous version looked better and had more of its own style than this was with . The change is also a change I don’t like, as it has changed grayscale icons in the status bar with colored ones that was also made by OPPO. both here,’ he said ‘You’ll get them all of those who are in the same position. Grayscale When they were grayscale, those status bar icons were there, in the background, but did not poke the user in our eye much. A bit different, though, is that this does not mean all of them are the same size and some grayscale (some of Google’s)). But from there on, things are a bit inconsistent.

Some poor iOS-inspired choices are incorporated here

Similarly, I wish there was an option for unread notifications to remain on the lock screen when you see them (not open them) This echoes Apple, and it’s not really useful but this is also a scream for . The divided swipe for notifications and quick toggles are another difference here that some of you may have annoy the majority of Android skin users. Both of them are on the same page, but if you want to swipe anywhere across the screen to access your notifications. When swipe from top to bottom on the homescreen will call up the notification shade, while doing that same on right side of the screen will prompt you quick toggles. This is a bad way to do things, I always think that you’ll be looking at the notification shade way more often. To get this feature at all you’ll have to switch to it as a reminder, just like that. default action for such a swipe is. search for’separation’, which means the default of to – and has been used as if it was not intended by him at all.

Besides the small gripes, this is one of the best skin for Android to be easily used. That is one of my favorite s that I personally like the most in the last couple of years, and even though I’m still not fully on board with some ColorOS 16 changes, it’s great.

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Audio

stereo speakers on both of these phones; they are quite good, in fact, both sets. They both sound very loud, slightly louder than even on some flagships but the audio quality is quite good. No complaints from .

Both phones do not have audio jacks, and no one has any on either phone. Unlike the Type-C port on both phones, you can connect your headphones without any problem with . Alternatively, both smartphones have Bluetooth 5 on the back of their phones. wireless audio 4 4.

OPPO Reno15 Series Review: Should you buy it?

I’d say both of these phones are worth the cost. This is significantly more expensive than the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G, but it does offer much more, especially in the SoC and camera departments. But for most people, the OPPO Reno15 5G will be more than enough to support this but it’s not just an adequate one. The ‘Pro’ is the best phone to perform well, but both phones are really good for performance – although it does have the edge of being an expert at s. Their battery life is high, charge really fast and have very compelling displays too. But in all honesty, there is no much to complain here (in terms of the price tag) and that’s especially true for the vanilla model. I liked my time with both phones, but more with the smaller, ‘Pro’ unit.

You should buy the OPPO Reno15 Series if you:

Are on a budget, and want a reliable phone
Want a reliable camera phone at this price
Need truly great battery life
Want very fast charging
Appreciate good speakers
Want a more compact phone than most (especially with the ‘Pro’)

You shouldn’t buy the OPPO Reno15 Series if you:

Want a gigantic display
Plan on playing a lot of graphically-demanding games

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