The shark fin pop camera returns with a more sturdy and reassuring feel. It is clear that the team at Oppo has put a lot of time into refining this shark fin and it looks like this time, the mechanism is not just funky, but deadly strong too.
The display itself is the all-screen kind. Yes, we do still have a marginal bezel, but the absence of any cut-outs or notches means that the display essentially runs end to end. The optical under-display fingerprint reader has also been conveniently hidden away under the AMOLED panel. The reader itself is both snappy and very reliable.
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Controls and Connectivity
The Oppo Reno2 comes with a pretty standard set of control buttons. We have the quirky yet strong shark fin pop-up camera, the volume rockers on the left, and the power button on the right. On the bottom, we have the USB 2.0 Type C charging port, the 3.5mm headphone jack, and the single-firing speaker. Keep in mind, that this speaker is the only speaker on the Reno2 device. The earpiece, which is nicely concealed in the top bezel, does not double as a powered speaker either. While all this does look like a pretty standard set, the control buttons are rather flimsy to the touch and not top quality. Oppo could have improved the quality and sturdiness of their control buttons because they start to feel very mushy after a while.
The connectivity package is a pretty standard affair as well in the Reno2. For instance, the Reno2 has an FM radio receiver. Another new addition is the microSD card slot. Keep in mind, however, that the SD card slot is actually the hybrid solution, which means that you have to choose between memory expansion or a second SIM.
For local connectivity, there is dual-band Wi-Fi ac. And last, but not least a pretty versatile positioning setup, including A-GPS with GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS support.
Display – 6.5 inches and uninterrupted
The Oppo Reno2 features a 6.5 inch 1080p AMOLED display with no notches or cut-outs. The display panel is great all around. Size-wise it offers a small but still noticeable upgrade over the original Reno, bringing the Reno2 closer to the flagship Reno 10x zoom instead. All of the extra pixels have been added in the vertical direction, which means the Reno2 isn’t wider than its predecessor but does offer a wider and consequently trendier 20:9 aspect ratio.
We have a native resolution of 1080×2400 pixels, which adds up to around 401 PPI, which is crisp and top-notch.
The brightness is good, but not the greatest, on the Reno2. With a max brightness of 509 nits, the Oppo Reno2 gets the job done, but is often hampered by direct sunlight falling on the display.
Color representation is also not the best on the Reno2. We have two color modes – gentle and vivid, with the former being the best of the two. The white point settings are pre-set and lean towards a bluish tinge rather than the pure white that you would expect. There is no provision to manually set the white point, which means this is the best you are going to get. So, if you are someone who likes punchy colors on the display, it’s better to switch to a vivid color profile.
