After a short period of Waiting, Oppo Reno 5 is finally available in Kenya with an initial price of Ksh. 41,999.
The device was unveiled in the country today by Oppo Kenya in a live YouTube event attended by a number of key Kenya celebrities.
Fist announced December last year and released January this year, the Oppo Reno 5 is a mid-range smartphone with a number of high end specs including a nice display, a powerful processed and one of the best fast charging technology in the mid-range smartphone segment.
The phone features a 6.43 inch OLED panel with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2480 pixels. This is the same display resolution as many other mid-range Smartphones including the recently launched Samsung Galaxy F62, the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20FE, Tecno Camon 16 Premier among other devices that fall between Ksh. 25,000 and Ksh. 65,000.
The Reno 5 also has an impressive 410 ppi pixel density, a 20:9 aspect ratio and 90 Hz refresh rate. It also provide itself of 750 nits maximum brightness and HDR 10 support.
The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 765G, a powerful mid-range Gaming chipsets already featuring in a number of Smartphones including the Oppo Reno 4, the OnePlus Nord and the Nokia 8.3 5G among other devices.
The Oppo Reno 5 runs Android 11 atop ColorOs 11.1, becoming one of the first few devices to launch in the country with Android 11 out of the box, after the likes of Vivo V20.
It comes with a non removable Li-po 4,300, and while this might not compare with other phones with 6,000 mAh and above battery capacity, the 65W fast charge is good enough and won't have much to worry about battery issues. It also supports reverse charging which could come in handy for charging other devices and phones as well, using it's highly powerful USB-C 3.1 reversible port.
Oppo Reno 5 Price in Kenya.
The phone is already available for pre-order in any of the Oppo partner stores including Jumia Kenya, and you can pre-order the 8GB 128GB variant for Ksh. 41,999.
For any pre-order before 1st March you also get yourself free goodies includes a free Reno Backpack, Oppo Enco W11 earbuds and 6 months screen protection plan.
During the Launch, Oppo also introduced for the first time the Latest member of the Reno 5 family; the Oppo Reno 5F. This becomes the first time Oppo launch a smartphone Globally in Kenya.
Oppo Reno 5 Price in Kenya and Specifications
- Price in Kenya: Ksh. 41,999.
- Launched February 22nd 2021
- Network technology: GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G.
- Sim Type: Dual.
- Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5) Class back (Gorilla Glass 5) and aluminium frame.
- Display type: AMOLED with HDR.
- Screen Size: 6.43 inch, 85.1% Screen-to-body ratio.
- Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels.
- Pixel density: 410 ppi.
- Aspect ratio: 20:9
- OS: Android 11; ColorOs 11.1.
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (7nm).
- CPU: Octa-core ( 1 x 2.4 Kryo 475 Gold, 1 x 2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6 x 1.8 Kryo 465 Silver )
- GPU: Adreno 620
- RAM: 8 or 12 GB.
- Internal Storage: 128/258 GB
- SD card: Yes
- Rear Cameras: Quad 64 MP + 8 MP(ultra) + 2MP macro +2MP depth sensor.
- Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS).
- Front Camera: Single 32MP, AF, HDR.
- Video: 4k@30, 1080p@30fps.
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot.
- Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptx HD.
- USB: USB type-C 2.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go.
- Battery: Non removable Li-po 4300 mAh with fast charge 65 W and reverse charge support.
- NFC. Yes.
- 3.5mm port: Yes.
- Fingerprint Sensor: In-display
- Other sensors: Proximity, Accelerometer, Gyro, Compass.
- Colors: Aurora Blue, Moonlight Black.
The Design.
If there's something Oppo have been careful at is the overall look and feel of this phone, and it's size is quite reasonable for any hand size. Measuring 159.1 x 73.4 x 7.9mm, the phone is not big nor small, fitting well into your palm. It's weight of 213 g adds to the bulgines, and if you're a single handed Smartphone fan, then obviously this is not a phone for you.
The extra weight and thickness is largely attributed to it's battery, which is quite huge as per any standards.
The phone is made of a Gorilla Glass 5 both front and back as well as an aluminum frame.
At the back are the Quad cameras and it's LED flashes neatly arranged in an almost square black rectangle. There is a slight noticeable camera pumb but it has been designed in such a way that it adds to the overall finish and look of the phone.
At the front is a 6.43 inch display, with a punch hole placed at the top left of the phone something that has become a trend nowadays though some brands like Samsung still stick to a centraly placed punch hole.
The bezels are not that quite thin, though not thick either.
At the bottom is a speaker grill, a USB-C port and a 3.5 mm jack. The volume rockers are placed at the right hand side and belwo them is a power button that has an embedded fingerprint scanner. This is become much of a trend nowadays, but we would have preferred an in-display fingerprint instead.
Display.
The Reno 5 has a 6.43 inch OLED display with HDR10 and a 90 HZ refresh rate. It is bigger than that of it's predecessor the Reno 4 by just 0.3 inches. It has a Full HD + resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels with an aspect ratio of 20:9 and a pixel density of 410 ppi.
This is quite an impressive display and you will have a good viewing experience. Once you get used to it, I don't think you will ever think of the likes of Infinix Note 7 or Those cheap phones that have a 720 p resolution and a pixel density of as low as 250 ppi.
Be it online streaming, gaming or any other task that will glue you to this phone, you will get a good experience that's worth your money. It's 750 nits maximum brightness is good enough to ensure you can use the phone outdoors with no issue at all.
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Software Performance.
While Oppo settled for a Mediatek processor in the Oppo Reno 5 Pro, they settled for the Snapdragon 765G a gaming chipset well suited for to tier mid-range phones.
It's Octa-core ( 1 x 2.4 Kryo 475 Gold, 1 x 2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6 x 1.8 Kryo 465 Silver backed by 8 or 12 GB RAM are a great recipe for heavy gaming and multitasking.
The Phone is available in two variants of 8G/128GB and 12/256GB memory.
Being a 2021 phone, it ships with Android 11 atop Oppo's own ColorOs 11.1. The ColorOs slightly affects the user experience with some ad pop ups, but we can't compare it with the likes of Infinix XOS or Tecno's HIOS which come with disgusting bloatware and ads.
Apart from that, the ColorOs 11.1 is quite a good UI, and apart from one or two bloatware it receivers timely software updates, and has a number of interesting features you can try out and see which suits your personality or situation.
Camera performance.
Apart from the impressive fast charging technology and the good display, another interesting features of this phone is the cameras. The quad-camera setup is made up of a 64 MP primary camera, an 8MP Ultra wide lens, a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP telephoto lens. It's arrangement is a well though out plan, as you can see above. The macro lens is placed beside the ultrawide and not below it, so as to avoid the chances of having your fingers distract your view while taking portraits using the macro camera, a problem faxed by many phones.
At it's price tag we don't expect the luxury of 8K videos, but the 4K resolution is quite good, if you have a matching screen to enjoy such high resolution videos.
In front is a single 32 MP wide selfie camera that can also take videos of 4K resolution.
Conclusion.
While personally I haven't been a fan of Oppo maybe due to their far fetched phone specs or looks or just for unclear personal reasons, Oppo it is a brand that has proofed itself over and over and it's phones are quite satisfactory in terms of performance and with good looks that are usually hard to come by.
Though at first it did struggle with mid-range and high end Smartphones by trying to compete with market Giants like Samsung and Oppo, it is finally back on track and it's Oppo Reno smartphones have been getting a good reception in the market.
The Reno 5 is a good phone that justifies it's price with it's impressive specs and Corilla Glass protection both back and front for that extra durability, and it's a phone that you will be proud of.
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