The OPPO Reno8 Z is the youngest brother in the latest Reno8 series, which I’ve been using for a few weeks. Without further ado, here’s the full review of the phone.
OPPO Reno8 Z Specs
- 6.43-inch Full HD+ 60Hz AMOLED display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
- 256GB UFS 2.2 storage
- Cameras
- Rear: 64MP main + 2MP monochrome + 2MP macro
- Front: 16MP
- 4,500mAhmAh battery with 33W SuperVOOC
- ColorOS 12.1 (Based on Android 12)
Design
In terms of design, the Reno8 Z looks similar to its predecessor. It has the same boxier design with a hole-punch selfie camera at the top left corner. The bezel below the screen is still pretty thick, something you would expect for a phone in this price range.
The back of the phone still features the OPPO Glow Design together with the Dual Orbit Lights, which illuminates lights around the cameras to draw attention to all-important calls and messages. Personally, it’s not that useful as I’m used to not having a notification light on my phone.
Display
The Reno8 Z still sports a 6.43-inch Full HD+ 60Hz AMOLED display, which is the same as its predecessor. The display looks good, but it’s a little bit disappointing for not having a higher refresh rate, OPPO decided to stick with the same 60Hz refresh rate for some reason.
Performance
Powering the Reno8 Z is the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor with 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, but the internal storage has been doubled up to 256GB. The phone performs decently for your day-to-day usage, but don’t expect it to be buttery smooth when it comes to graphics-intensive games.
Software
The Reno8 Z runs on ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12 and the overall experience is pretty much the same as before. You still get to customize the Dual Orbit Lights feature in settings, which is only available in the Reno8 Z. As usual, the user interface is quite clean, but the amount of pre-installed software and bloatware is annoying.
Camera
The camera setup is also similar to its predecessor — 64MP main + 2MP monochrome + 2MP macro. The same goes for its front-facing camera, which is still a 16MP unit.
Image quality generally is the same as its predecessor. When turned on the AI scene enhancement feature, photos are more vibrant and eye-pleasing, but sometimes they’ll be over-enhanced. Also, I find that the 64MP mode doesn’t shoot sharper images, sometimes the 16MP default mode shoots images with greater details.
Battery Life
The Reno8 Z packs the same 4,500mAh battery that supports 33W SuperVOOC charging. Since everything is the same, the battery life is expected to be the same as well. I was able to get more than 6 hours of screen-on-time, and it should be able to last up to two days if you are not a heavy user.
Final Words
Retailing at RM1,799, the OPPO Reno8 Z is the same phone as its predecessor, yet there’s an RM100 price hike. At this point, I wouldn’t recommend this phone to anyone, especially since there are many better phones at this price tag. You are better off getting the Reno7 Z since it is more of the same phone, at a lower price.
Buy Here
Yay
- Beautiful design
- Unique Dual Orbit Lights feature
- Impressive display
Nay
- Only 60Hz refresh rate
- No ultra-wide camera
- Basically the same phone from last year