Oppo Reno 5G

“The Oppo Reno 5G is a great phone, and one of the more affordable first-wave 5G models. We’re just not sure you should buy this instead of the Oppo Reno 10X Zoom, which is largely the same but without 5G. If it was £50 extra SIM-free and you were planning on keeping it for several years before upgrading, it’d be no contest. 5G is the way forwards. But in the UK at least you have to buy the Oppo Reno 5G as part of a 5G contract. They’re expensive for now and, if you have not hit the geographical jackpot, not necessarily all that useful just yet.”

“There's the race to produce phones with as much screen and little bezel as possible. There's also the race to create 5G smartphones, and then there's the race towards ridiculous optical zoom in the camera. That's not to mention the foldable phone race. With the Reno 5G, Oppo is aiming to win three of those four races, and if first impressions are anything to go by, it's a very compelling experience indeed.”

“The Reno 5G is still a fantastic phone. I can't recommend 5G right now, but if you are desperate to be an early adopter the Reno 5G is the cheapest way to go about it. For everyone else, the 10x Zoom is a much better deal.”

“My first impression of the drop-dead gorgeous phone has not changed. What has changed is the respect for OPPO to make a great flagship class phone (5G or 4G varieties) that leaves many in its wake. This is a great phone at an even better price. It’s worthy of a 5-out-5, but lack of Qi means we have to knock off something.”