OPPO Reno2 is coming to the Philippines!

Just in! OPPO announced that the new Reno2 is coming to the Philippines.

OPPO Reno2

OPPO Reno2 is coming!

It's the OPPO Reno upgrade equipped with a slightly improved design, taller cinematic screen, more powerful internals, and a LOT of cameras.

Pink!

First off, Reno2 sports a Gorilla Glass 5 3D glass back with Twilight Mist finish in Luminous Black and Sunset Pink colorways.

In front, there's a bigger 6.55-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with a taller 20:9 cinematic aspect ratio, 93.1 percent of screen-to-body ratio, and an improved In-Display fingerprint reader (Hidden Fingerprint Unlock 3.0).

It also has up to 800 nits max brightness and TÜV Rheinland certification against blue light.

Taller all screen!

Inside, it is using the gaming version of the Snapdragon 730, the Snapdragon 730G with Adreno 618 GPU. It is paired with 8GB RAM (from 6GB), 256GB storage (now expandable with microSD), and 4,000mAh (3,765mAh) battery with USB-C 20W VOOC 3.0 fast charging technology.

Shark fin-like pop-up cam

For the cameras, it now has a total of four cameras at the back. It uses the same 48MP f/1.7 Sony IMX586 primary shooter, but it is now paired with 13MP 5x Hybrid Optical Zoom + 8MP 116-degree ultra wide-angle  + 2MP mono w/ dual-tone LED flash.

But it is more than just the 5x Hybrid Optical Zoom, it has up to 20x digital zoom.

Moreover, it has a more powerful version of the Night mode, the Ultra Dark Mode even at around 1 lux of illuminance.

OPPO states that it goes with Large-aperture Bokeh and HDR Portrait with 6 Portrait settings as well.

For videos, it boasts the Ultra Steady Video technology that uses IMU (inertial measurement unit), OIS, EIS in order allows users to shoot up to 1080p 60fps close to shake-free videos.

To make the videos even better, there's up to 20x zoom, wind noise reduction solution, and sound focus (in and out audio zoom).

For selfies, you'll find a similar 16MP snapper, but it now has an LED flash. OPPO also claims that it is the very first smartphone with bokeh effect for selfie videos

For the rest of the specs, you will also find a 3.5mm headphone jack, Dolby Atmos audio support, dual-band WiFi, 4G LTE, and dual SIM slots (hybrid).

OPPO Reno2 Specs

Display: 6.55-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 6 protected Dynamic AMOLED screen w/ FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 402 ppi

CPU: 2.2GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 730G AIE octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 618

RAM: 8GB

ROM: 256GB UFS 2.1 expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB

Back Camera: 48MP f/1.7 Sony IMX586 w/ PDAF, CAF, OIS, EIS + 13MP 5x Hybrid Optical Zoom + 8MP 116-degree ultra wide-angle  + 2MP mono w/ dual-tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.0 w/ LED flash

Battery: 4,000mAh w/ VOOC 3.0 flash charge

OS: Android 9.0 Pie w/ ColorOS 6.0

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5, A2DP, LE, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos, dual mic, Colors: luminous black, sunset pink

Dimensions: 160 x 74.3 x 9.5 mm

Weight: 189 g

Price: TBC

Along with the Reno2 F, the Reno2 will go official in the Philippines on October 17.

Stay tuned for more info including the price and availability that day.