Competition in this segment has not been very tough. Currently, Samsung is Samsung Galaxy S20 5G It is at the top in this segment with . Apart from this here OnePlus 9RT There is also. At the same time, there are many options from Xiaomi and Realme in which good premium features are available. Along with looking good, it is important to have other things in Oppo Reno 7 Pro which can attract the attention of the customers. Does it have those features? Let’s know in this review.
Oppo Reno 7 Pro price in India
Oppo Reno 7 Pro comes in only one configuration in India which has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. It is priced at Rs 39,999. Interestingly, its price is lower than the launch price of Oppo Reno 6 Pro. Reno 7 Pro is available in Starlight Black and Starlight Blue color variants.
Oppo Reno 7 Pro design
Design is a point that is always discussed in the Reno series phones. Same is the case with Reno 7 Pro. However, instead of a curved display and glossy finish, this time the company has kept the design to a minimum. Oppo Reno 6 The phone has a flat aluminum frame and a flat display. The bezels around the display are very slim and the bezels near the hole punch cutout are also very thin. The phone looks great on the front. I personally like this design because I prefer a flat display over a curved display. Typing and swiping becomes a bit tricky in a curved display.
The glass back of the Oppo Reno 7 Pro has a new finish. Oppo says that it has used a new laser process to create hundreds of fine engravings on the panel. These become visible when the phone is held at a certain angle. The finish looks great and does not catch fingerprints. The camera module also has a multilayer design. A light strip glows when the phone receives a notification or is put on charging. Although its color cannot be changed (if it could be changed, it would have doubled the fun), but you can definitely choose in which apps and events it should glow.
Like Oppo Reno 7, Oppo Reno 7 Pro does not have a headphone jack and it also does not support expandable storage. It has stereo speakers. The 6.5-inch AMOLED display has very good color and contrast. The screen is a FullHD panel, which has a peak refresh rate of 90Hz and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. Also, Corning Gorilla 5 protection is also available to protect against scratches. It would have been better if it had a refresh rate of 120Hz.
The company has not skimped on the accessories that come with the phone. A 65W charger, a case, USB cable and SIM ejector tool are also available in the phone box. Overall, Oppo has given the phone a good design. The phone is quite slim and its thickness is only 7.45mm and its weight is also only 180g.
Oppo Reno 7 Pro specifications and software
The new processor in Oppo Reno 7 Pro is MediaTek Dimensity 1200-Max. Actually, this is a standard Dimensity 1200 chip, in which two special optimizations have been given for Reno 7 Pro, the first of which is AI Deblur, which works to improve the quality of selfies. The second is AI-PQ, which can give HDR-like effect in regular videos. There is no difference in its performance with the Max version. Thanks to the RAM expansion feature present in its software, the phone’s 12GB RAM can be expanded with the use of 7GB storage.
Connectivity options on the Oppo Reno 7 Pro include the usual suite of Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and satellite navigation system. The phone has a 4,500mAh battery with the company’s own SuperVOOC charger feature that supports 65W fast charging. In terms of premium features, you may miss the IP rating for waterproofing and wireless charging in the Oppo Reno 7 Pro. Even though these features are not common in this segment, if they were in the phone, it could have created more heat in the market.
Talking about the operating system of Oppo Reno 7 Pro, you get ColorOS 12 based on Android 11. While nowadays the latest smartphones come preloaded with Android 12. Many apps come preinstalled with the phone. Most of these are third party apps and can be removed. A new Omoji feature has been given in it, inspired by Apple’s Memoji avatar. With this you can create a digital avatar of your face, or choose from already existing avatars. But it is limited only to Always On Display and your phone’s account profile picture.
Oppo Reno 7 Pro performance and battery life
I bought Oppo Reno 7 Pro as its affordable option Reno 7 I used it for a week with Reno 7 Pro. I found Reno 7 Pro to be quite smooth. The shape of the phone makes it easy and safe to use. The power and volume button feedback is good. The display is responsive and can be read easily even in direct sunlight. The in-display fingerprint sensor is quite fast and the same is the case with face recognition. Apart from gaming, I never felt unwanted heat in the phone. The metal side and back panel got a little hot while gaming. Some preinstalled apps were seen sending unnecessary notifications, but as I mentioned earlier, you can also uninstall them.
It was fun to watch videos on the Reno 7 Pro’s display. Viewing angles are good. HDR videos looked great. Standard videos also looked good with the AI-PQ feature, but I cannot say with certainty how well this feature works, as this effect can also be due to the AMOLED display.
I tested PUBG: New State on the phone. I played it on as high settings as the phone could go and the gaming experience was quite smooth. The display response was perfect. After half an hour of continuous gaming, the phone got heated up but there was no drop in frame rates. Reno 7 Pro also scored well in terms of benchmark numbers, but the performance of Snapdragon 888 processor cannot be expected from it. On AnTuTu, the device scored 6,28,794 points which can be called quite good.
The battery life of the phone also impresses. In our HD video loop test, the phone lasted 22 hours before shutting down. This is a good run time. With daily use, you can expect it to last a day and a half. With medium to light usage, I was able to use it for a full two days which is a very good run time. With the help of a fast charger, the phone charges up to 66 percent in half an hour and gets fully charged within an hour.
Oppo Reno 7 Pro cameras
The phone has a 32-megapixel selfie camera with Sony IMX709 sensor. It has RGBW pixel layout for better light sensitivity. It also supports DOL-HDR. Autofocus is not provided in it and video recording is limited to 1080p. The second upgrade was seen in the primary camera in which the popular sensor Sony IMX766 has been given. The company has not provided optical stabilization, which is disappointing. The phone has an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera.
Instead of focusing on the camera sensors, the company put more emphasis on adding features to the camera app. These include AI Highlight Video and Bokeh Flare Portrait filters. We also got these features in the Reno 6 series. A new feature is that the aperture can be adjusted while shooting videos from the front and rear cameras. Apart from this, many shooting modes like dual video, expert and slow motion are also available.
The phone captured detailed photos in daylight with the main rear camera. The colours were good. However, the phone struggled to get the right exposure in extreme HDR conditions. In this case, the ultra-wide camera performed well but there was a lack of details. The close-up shots of the main camera were also good but the phone struggled with exposure and colour in too much light. The macro shooter was also able to give good clicks in adequate light.
The main camera performed well in low light. Closeups were sharp and clear and the colours were well maintained. Sharpness was a bit too much in some landscape shots and low light photos were not attractive. However, the situation improved in night mode. Selfies taken with the new front camera sensor were impressive. I was able to capture the right skin tone during the day after turning off the beauty filter. Selfies were good even in low light but I had to stay steady to capture sharp images.
The bokeh filter worked well during the day. It maintained a slight depth of field effect and turned bright spots into small coloured circles. This effect also looked very good in videos.
Talking about video recording, Oppo Reno 7 Pro can record up to 4K video from the main rear camera but only at 30fps. If you want 60fps quality, it is available only up to 1080p. And, if you use any AI effects or filters or even shoot with the ultrawide camera, the resolution is limited to 1080p. At this price level, the phone becomes quite limited. The quality of 4K video in daylight was average. Stabilization was good but bright areas were overexposed. The ultrawide camera does a good job in video recording and crops the frame to avoid the fish-eye effect. Video was not so good in low light. Its footage looked quite grainy and scattered, which was less than ideal in quality.
Verdict
The Oppo Reno 7 Pro smartphone is a good upgrade over the Reno 6 Pro. Oppo has done a smart job by keeping the price low. Its flat display, stereo speakers and better camera sensor make it special. Battery life is good and superfast charging is also good. The AI features and filters in the camera are quite fun and if you want to create photos or videos worth posting on social media without the help of any app, then the phone is perfect in this case.
There is still a lot of scope for improvement in this phone. I was expecting more improvements in the display and processor areas. I did not see much improvement in video recording. Despite the low price, I feel that its competitors are more value for money than this. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Moto Edge 20 Pro, Realme GT And Xiaomi 11T Pro Like smartphones come equipped with more powerful processors and displays with higher refresh rates. In the same price range, you also get a telephoto camera.
If you like the fashionable look and interesting camera features of the phone more than the performance, then you will be happy with this phone. This smartphone is obviously a better option than the Reno 6 Pro, but there are more feature packed options available in the market.