Oppo Reno 11 Pro Review

When it involves premium smartphones, there may be loads of selection as of late within the sub-Rs. 40,000 phase. There are smartphones like Oppo’s Reno 10 Pro, which was purposefully designed to suit into this phase or price range, after which there are extra premium smartphones that have been launched within the sub-Rs. 50,000 phase, however have obtained value cuts over time or are continuously obtainable at a a lot cheaper price tag. This would come with units just like the Nothing Phone 2 and the like, which have been launched at the next price ticket, however at the moment are obtainable beneath Rs. 40,000. And these are particularly the smartphones Oppo’s latest contender within the sub-Rs. 40,000 phase, referred to as the Reno 11 Pro, needs to be anxious about.

With a brand-new design, improved cameras and an upgraded processor, does Oppo’s Reno 11 Pro stand an opportunity within the cutthroat premium phase in 2024, which consists primarily of smartphones launched in 2023? I’ve used Oppo’s newest Reno smartphone, and here is what I feel.

Oppo Reno 11 Pro Review: Price in India

The new Reno 11 Pro is priced just like final yr’s mannequin, at Rs. 39,999. Below it sits the Reno 11, which is priced from Rs. 29,999. Oppo hasn’t introduced the Reno 11 Pro (from China) to India, which is provided with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor this yr. So, it is unclear whether or not final yr’s Reno 10 Pro+ will see a substitute or whether or not we needs to be anticipating some Find X sequence motion later this yr to make up for Oppo’s gaping void in its premium phase.

The cellphone is accessible in two finishes, Pearl White and Rock Grey. In the field, Oppo supplies a USB Type-C to Type-A charging cable, an 80W charger and a clear TPU case.

Oppo Reno 11 Pro Review: Design

Just just like the mannequin it replaces, the Oppo Reno 11 Pro makes use of a mixture of polycarbonate and glass to realize this new Pearl White 3D-etched end, which seems to be and feels lots like marble. The 3D curved glass across the again has a novel texture, which seems to be very premium, together with the polished digicam island, which protrudes fairly a bit from the flat rear floor.

The Oppo Reno 11 Pro’s 3D-etched rear panel positive seems to be and feels premium

The marble-like end feels good to the touch and does a wonderful job of resisting mud and fingerprints, retaining the rear panel clear and smudge-free always. I additionally just like the flat textured insert on the prime fringe of the machine, which additionally homes the seen secondary mic and infrared port.

There’s a 3D curved show glass on the entrance with an AMOLED panel which additionally curves into the perimeters by a bit. It has a skinny bezel and curved edges on the left and proper sides that make the borders seem thinner than they really are.

Using a polycarbonate body additionally helps scale back the load of this smartphone. Weighing in at simply 181 grams, the cellphone is kind of slim, with a thickness of simply 7.66mm (in the event you do not embody the digicam bump). This skinny and lightweight mixture, together with its premium marble-like glass again, the 3D curved sides of the rear panel and the show, all lend this smartphone a really luxurious hand really feel.

The frequent draw back of a matte or delicate end is the dearth of grip, and this cellphone is not any completely different. The machine can get actually slippery, so it is advisable to connect the packaged delicate TPU case to the field to keep away from any injury from unintentional drops.

The Oppo Reno 11 Pro has an IR port on its prime edge which is about in an identical plastic insert

The cellphone nonetheless lacks an official IP ranking however appears to have the mandatory seals in place across the SIM card tray. This is a bit disappointing, retaining its value in thoughts and the truth that different premium units just like the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G provide a correct IP67 ranking. Even Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G additionally has a correct IP68 ranking and is priced decrease. While an IP ranking doesn’t assure that the producer will service your drenched machine freed from value (all of it will depend on the corporate’s phrases and circumstances), it does convey some peace of thoughts that your machine can survive a little bit of rain or perhaps a drop in a pool, relying on its licensed IP ranking.

Oppo Reno 11 Pro Review: Specifications and software program

Unlike final yr’s mannequin, Oppo has switched to MediaTek silicon for its Reno 11 Pro. The cellphone has a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC, which is constructed utilizing the 4nm fabrication course of and is obtainable with 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. There’s no room for reminiscence enlargement, however you do get house for 2 nano SIM playing cards with twin 5G standby.

The cellphone has a 6.7-inch AMOLED panel with a 120Hz dynamic refresh fee and a full-HD+ decision specified by a tallish 20:9 facet ratio. There is an in-display fingerprint reader, and I discovered its efficiency to be dependable throughout the assessment interval. Connectivity requirements embody Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, an IR blaster and help for the standard international positioning programs.

Given its slim design, the cellphone nonetheless manages to pack in a 4,600mAh battery. It can’t be charged wirelessly, however Oppo does provide an 80W wired charger within the field.

The Oppo Reno 11 Pro has a single bottom-firing speaker

The Reno 11 Pro runs Oppo’s freshest serving of Android 14 within the type of ColorOS 14. While it seems just about the identical because the earlier model of this software program. There are just a few minor modifications that customers who’re aware of the software program will discover in some locations.

There is a really iOS-like international search bar that’s now positioned simply above the docked icons on the backside of the house display. It’s nonetheless not as helpful as Google’s search (which might discover contacts, chats and extra) as it might solely discover apps put in on the cellphone or in Oppo’s App Market. Another seen change is the separators for every merchandise within the Settings menu.

Among the brand new software program options, Oppo has launched a useful new one referred to as File Dock. It features in a way that’s similar to the OnePlus Open’s Recent Folder (which can be obtainable within the Smart Sidebar), letting you drag and drop objects from a choose variety of supported apps by first deciding on an merchandise after which long-pressing it to routinely summon the File Dock drawer.

Once dragged into the File Dock, the merchandise will be accessed when wanted after which dragged into any supported app. The characteristic works as anticipated and I may drag all kinds of photographs and recordsdata between apps, however not all apps will help this gesture.

File Dock will want the Smart Sidebar characteristic to be activated first and in addition works effectively throughout units in the event you occur to have one other ColorOS 14-powered smartphone or pill, making the recordsdata magically seem on different units, offered you’ve got logged into it utilizing the identical Oppo account.

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File Dock is a useful new characteristic and works effectively throughout supported apps

Another cool characteristic that works with File Dock is Smart Touch, which principally makes use of the three-finger swipe-down screenshot gesture. Once in screenshot mode, one has to faucet on the ‘Extract content material’ button, after which the system principally scans the screenshot for content material, which might then be pasted onto File Dock for future use in different apps.

Smart Image Matting is yet one more characteristic which might decide up cutouts of individuals or objects from the photographs within the Photos app that may then be pasted into File Dock (or elsewhere) for future use.

While it is good to see some useful new options in ColorOS 14, I used to be a bit upset by the variety of preinstalled apps. While most of those will be uninstalled, FinShell Pay can not, and the identical applies to various native apps from Oppo. To make issues worse there are a number of app doubles current within the app drawer, like two messaging apps (Messages + Messages), two file managers (Files + My Files), and two net browsers (Internet + Chrome), which might get overwhelming to these unfamiliar with a lot bloatware.

Oppo Reno 11 Pro Review: Performance

Bloatware apart, common software program efficiency on the Oppo Reno 11 Pro is kind of good. Multitasking will not be an issue, and apps stay in reminiscence for some time as effectively. As for benchmarks, the cellphone did carry out lots higher than its predecessor which was powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC.

The cellphone managed a commendable rating of 9,26,665 factors in AnTuTu, together with 1,093 and three,406 factors in Geekbench’s single and multi-core exams, respectively. Graphics efficiency was additionally fairly good, however Oppo appears to cap it at 60fps for all the three GFXBench check suites we tried out, which included T-Rex, Manhattan 3.1 and Car Chase.

Given the noticeable efficiency enhancements over the earlier mannequin, I anticipated essentially the most demanding 3D video games to work simply wonderful with none hiccups, even at excessive graphics settings, which was an issue with the earlier mannequin.

Trying out Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM), the cellphone managed clean and lag-free gameplay with graphics set to Very High and body fee set to Very High, however with most results turned off. Turning on all results resulted in random situations of lag, with the cellphone struggling to maintain up at instances. Touch sampling fee was nearly wonderful even when used with Oppo’s Championship gaming mode, so this is not the best machine for enjoying intensive FPS video games. It was additionally doable to play CODM at Ultra body fee settings, nevertheless it’s restricted to 90 fps.

Despite the one speaker, I discovered the audio high quality to be sufficiently loud however not immersive or as detailed, particularly when taking part in video games. It’s a far cry from the stereo speaker setup obtainable on most smartphones at this value level and sometimes had me reaching from my TWS earphones when catching a present or watching a film.

The Oppo Reno 11 Pro’s curved edge show is not all that distracting when viewing content material and makes its bezel seem thinner

The curved edge show helps HDR10+ when streaming video, and the identical appeared as anticipated when watching reveals on Prime Video and Netflix. While it showcases vivid colors at default settings it may be tweaked to indicate extra pure color tones. While it carried out effectively indoors, outside efficiency was additionally fairly good with textual content and colors correctly legible in direct daylight.

The cellphone provides a most refresh display refresh fee of 120Hz and Oppo claims that it is dynamic as effectively. In our testing, the cellphone switches between 60Hz, 90Hz and 120Hz when wanted however typically stays at 90Hz when shopping by means of the software program interface or when utilizing apps. In quick, the show hardly ever touches the 120Hz refresh fee when utilizing the Auto-select display refresh fee mode (which is its default setting). This is extra so since gaming apps are additionally principally capped at 60Hz or 90Hz. Setting the show to the High display refresh fee mode forces the show (and the underlying MEMC system) to stay to 120Hz when shopping by means of the cellphone’s interface, nevertheless it routinely drops to 90Hz when utilizing any app, making the 120Hz refresh fee a little bit of a gimmick.

The Oppo Reno 11 Pro’s rear digicam setup is just like final yr’s mannequin

In our normal video loop battery check, the Oppo Reno 11 Pro managed a formidable 21 hours and 55 minutes on a single cost. However, in real-world utilization, it normally lasted me a day with heavy use (about 7-8 hours of display time) and a bit over a day with informal use. This signifies that it is extra of a one-day smartphone, which additionally signifies that it isn’t splendid for energy customers.

Thankfully, charging the smartphone utilizing its 80W charger is fairly fast. It manages a 58 % cost in simply quarter-hour and completes the cost in simply 32 minutes. Wireless charging is popping out to be an rising characteristic on this phase, with telephones just like the Nothing Phone 2 and Google’s Pixel 7a providing the identical. The Oppo Reno 11 Pro, like final yr’s mannequin, lacks this characteristic.

Oppo Reno 11 Pro Review: Cameras

Oppo’s cameras stay principally unchanged in comparison with final yr’s Oppo Reno 10 Pro. There’s the identical Sony IMX890 50-megapixel main digicam (OIS enabled), a 32-megapixel (Sony IMX709) telephoto digicam and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle digicam (Sony IMX355). Selfies are dealt with by the identical 32-megapixel digicam as final yr’s mannequin, which is embedded into the show and provides autofocus.

What Oppo claims has modified is the way in which it processes these photographs, stating that its new HyperTone Imaging Engine delivers higher portrait images (with improved color, depth and element) in comparison with final yr’s mannequin.

Photos from the first digicam pack good element however present clipped highlights in contrasted settings (Tap photographs to develop)

The main digicam shoots vibrant images with good element and principally correct color copy. While the small print within the shadows are fairly good, I discovered areas with numerous clipped highlights when the settings had contrasted lighting, even in daylight. In low gentle or street-lit scenes, the digicam manages to carry all of it collectively, producing pure colors and brilliant images with good dynamic vary.

Photos from the telephoto digicam (in Photo mode) may have been lots sharper (and higher uncovered) (Tap photographs to develop)

Photos from the 2X telephoto digicam undoubtedly pack much less element in comparison with the first. The lack of OIS will be felt right here and leads to flattened textures and lowered element. The digitally cropped 5X samples lack element with textures showing like a portray. While daylight images come out simply wonderful with common element, this digicam wants loads of gentle to ship good outcomes, so its low-light efficiency is not nice basically.

Switching from Photo mode to Portrait mode leads to dramatically higher images (In the picture L-R: Shilpi Oberoi, Sujith Gopinath, Ankita Garg) (Tap picture to develop)

Switch to Portrait mode, and issues enhance drastically. Oppo’s HyperTone Imaging Engine ensures that these images have good separation and are available out fairly detailed as effectively. Whether I used to be capturing in black and white or color, these images absolutely come out effectively, offered you stick with the native focal size (1X or 2X).

I truthfully wished that every one of this enhanced processing was additionally utilized within the common Photo mode when utilizing the telephoto digicam. However, in low gentle, the outcomes aren’t all that nice with faces that lack texture and element and in addition seem fairly flat. In quick, the telephoto digicam is greatest reserved for daylight capturing.

Something else that I observed is that typical poses and hairdos posed no problem for the Portrait mode’s edge detection. However, I did discover a number of flaws with the Portrait mode’s edge detection when tackling barely difficult hairdos, the place the digicam typically gave my topics a haircut.

Selfies from the front-facing digicam have good element, however the edge-detection was not all the time correct (Tap picture to develop)

Low-light selfies lacked element and weren’t too brilliant both (Tap picture to develop)

Since the selfie digicam has an identical sensor because the telephoto, the outcomes too have been related. And even right here, it didn’t take a lot effort for the aggressive edge detection to fumble.

The ultra-wide digicam is simply common when it comes to total picture high quality, managing satisfactory images in daylight and noisy images in low gentle. There’s additionally a noticeably completely different color tone (hotter) in comparison with the first and telephoto cameras and in addition loads of purple fringing alongside and barrel distortion. The cellphone lacks a macro digicam or perhaps a macro mode, however it’s doable to shoot close-ups from as shut as 10 centimetres.

As for video, the selfie digicam lastly will get a 4K 30fps video recording mode. The rear digicam solely provides 4K 30fps video recording (no 4K60 fps), and its high quality is kind of common. Stabilisation is not nice total, and movies seem a bit contrasted like a filter has been utilized to them. The body fee can be fairly shaky basically. Low gentle video seems very noisy and in addition lacks fundamental stabilisation, the identical applies to selfie movies. Full-HD video additionally seems fairly grainy and noisy and lacks element and texture in low gentle.

Oppo Reno 11 Pro Review: Verdict

The Oppo Reno 11 Pro is basically the identical cellphone as final yr’s Reno 10 Pro with refined enhancements. Its design and texture remedy have modified, however other than the notable efficiency and battery life enhancements, there’s actually no must improve to the brand new mannequin if you’re already utilizing the Reno 10 Pro. While digicam efficiency has improved (primarily in Portrait mode), it is as soon as once more no purpose value upgrading to as these are primarily qualitative upgrades and never precisely characteristic additions.

Oppo continues to disregard the necessity for an official IP ranking, avoiding one thing as fundamental as a stereo speaker setup whereas sustaining its excessive value, which didn’t work effectively final yr and seems to fulfill an identical destiny this yr as effectively.

The Oppo Reno 11 Pro is a well-built smartphone, however it should attraction to a really particular set of consumers because it doesn’t provide good worth. Making issues worse for the Oppo Reno 11 Pro is the everchanging competitors.

We have units just like the Nothing Phone 2 (Review), which provides premium options like an official IP54 ranking for mud and water resistance, wi-fi charging, a novel stand-out design (Glyphy notifications) and a strong processor at Rs. 39,999.

Then there’s the iQoo Neo 7 Pro (Review), which from Rs. 32,999 might not provide a digicam setup that is as versatile because the Reno 11 Pro’s however undoubtedly provides a really succesful main digicam and rock-solid efficiency together with an IP54 ranking and sooner 120W charging.

If you might be prepared to spend a bit extra, there’s additionally the Google Pixel 7a (Review), which provides unbelievable worth at Rs. 43,999. It would be the first to get software program updates (sans any bloatware) and provides actually good imaging chops, together with an IP67 ranking and wi-fi charging.