This is the new OPPO Reno7 Z. Instead of having an arguably more common and understandable name stylization like “OPPO Reno 7Z”, it is officially written as “OPPO Reno7 Z” which doesn’t make sense. Anyway, the OPPO Reno7 Z is the company’s latest smartphone that is parked somewhere around the entry-to-mid-range level.
At the price of RM1,699, the OPPO Reno7 Z does have a few interesting things to offer – so let’s begin.
Design
While the OPPO Reno7 Z is a rather simple phone to review, the design is not that simple. You see, the Reno7 Z uses a rounded square design. It’s not that wide of a phone so it still feels good to be grabbed with my large hands.
Our unit has the “Rainbow Spectrum” design. Combined with the supremely rough matte finish at the back, the entire phone looks trippy as the colors get diffused but still changes colors at different angles.
The camera bump though, I’m not a fan of that clear cutout and especially the “AI PORTRAIT CAMERA” text. But the cameras themselves are to the S22 Ultra as it has a few circles only. But that’s not the only feature.
Introducing – this. OPPO calls it the Dual Orbit Lights. The camera cutout lights up, signifying that you have some sort of notification going on. It works with this list of things. I think it’s unique though I personally don’t find any use for it.
Cameras
Okay, speaking of the cameras, we have a total of 3 cameras but only one of them is usable since it has a depth sensor and a fixed focus macro camera. These two cameras… shouldn’t exist anymore.
To have a look at all the pictures taken, watch our video at the top of this review.
Screen
As for the screen, this phone comes with a 6.43-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2400×1080 and at 60Hz refresh rate. The display looks good and I don’t have any complaints – not even the refresh rate!
I am someone who is fine with 60Hz and having more than 60Hz is something nice to have.
Performance
For performance, this phone is equipped with the Snapdragon 695 chipset. It’s a 5G chipset and the performance out of it is sufficient for day-to-day usage but it’s definitely decent enough to play Genshin Impact at the lowest graphical settings. It won’t be consistently at 30fps though.
Battery life
Okay, the battery life – the OPPO Reno7 Z comes with a 4,500mAh battery and it lasts for about 16 hours in our battery life test – which is to be expected given that the Snapdragon 695 is a low-powered chipset anyway.
Charging time
The charging time is actually very good. So this phone comes included with a proprietary 33W SuperVOOC charger and it can charge from 15% to 100% in about an hour – which is actually decent for a charger of this speed.
Software
As for the software though, it’s using Andorid 11 on CorlorOS 12. We’ve talked more about ColorOS in another video – so check it out here.
Specifically for the OPPO Reno7 Z, the ColorOS 12 is a bit different. I have parts that I like and parts that I have major issues with. Starting with the positives – for the Dual Orbit Lights feature, we can fine-tune it a little and change the active hours and also add apps to work with the feature.
And overall, the entire ColorOS 12 is rather good in terms of user interface since the settings menu is rather clean. However, the amount of pre-installed apps and bloatware is annoying. We also get a lot of ads in the form of notifications from the pre-installed apps like the theme store and the app market.
Conclusion
And then – the conclusion. Look, the OPPO Reno7 Z, at the price of RM1,699, is definitely expensive. This is definitely a “premium” entry-ish level smartphone, hence that price. However, it has something unique going on with the Dual Orbit Lights thing. I won’t question the practicality of it as it differs from person to person.
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