Oppo Reno to be launched today: 48 MP, 10x zoom - Here is what's special about this smartphone

Oppo Reno is set to be launched today. The flagship has been teased a number of times on various social media platforms till now and will arrive in two major variants - the Standard Edition and 10x Zoom Edition. It comes with the 10x optical zoom technology that Oppo had unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2019 in February. The teasers released so far have even revealed the design of Oppo Reno and some of its specifications. The launch event is  in Beijing and will start at 2pm CST (11:30am IST) today. The event will be live streamed on the company site.

You can also follow OPPO's official Twitter and Facebook pages for live updates. Oppo has also announced that the smartphone will be made available for those who reserved it at 4:30pm CST (2pm IST), before being made available to the general public at 6:00pm CST (3:30pm IST).

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We’ve filled Reno with ingenious things to elevate creative minds. #GetReadyForReno, launching this April. pic.twitter.com/QMheD09Gpt

— OPPO (@oppo) March 25, 2019

Notably, this is just the China launch of the Oppo Reno and the global launch will take place on April 24 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Oppo Reno specifications, features 

The smartphone is expected to be launched in two variants - the Oppo Reno Standard Edition and the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom Edition. The first is expected to run on the Snapdragon 710 SoC, while the latter is expected to be the flagship offering, and run on the top-end Snapdragon 855 SoC. Oppo has also confirmed that the smartphone will come in these colours - Extreme Night Black, Fog Sea Green, Mist Powder (Gold), and Nebula Purple (seen above).

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It will have 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage, with 6GB RAM/ 256GB storage and 8GB RAM/ 256GB storage variants. The official price would be announced the launch event but the smartphone is rumoured to cost between VND 14,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 (roughly Rs. 41,300 – Rs. 44,000) in Vietnam. 

It features an AMOLED display that is said to be TUV Rheinland certified for low blue light levels. There is no notch and a pop-up camera is expected to take care of selfies.