Oppo Reno 3 vs Oppo Reno 2: Price, Specifications Compared

Oppo Reno 3 has a larger battery, a better selfie camera, and comes with 5G support.

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 27 December 2019 12:35 IST

Oppo Reno 3 vs Oppo Reno 2: Price, Specifications Compared

Oppo Reno 3 (left) and Oppo Reno 2 (right), both come with at least 8GB of RAM

Highlights

Oppo Reno 3 has a 4,500mAh battery; Reno 2 packs a 4,000mAh battery
Oppo Reno 3 has a 32-megapixel selfie sensor
Oppo Reno 3 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 5G SoC

Oppo Reno 3 was launched a day ago, and the successor of the Oppo Reno 2 comes with considerable upgrades. The biggest difference is 5G support that has been introduced with the help of the new MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 5G SoC. The phone comes with a slew of other great features, like a quad camera setup, gradient finish, large 4,500mAh battery, 32-megapixel selfie camera, and more. The Oppo Reno 3 was launched alongside the Oppo Reno 3 Pro in China, and its availability in other international markets is not known yet.

We pit the Oppo Reno 3 against the predecessor Oppo Reno 2 to see how much of an upgrade the new phone is, at least on paper.

Oppo Reno 3 vs Oppo Reno 2 price in India

Oppo Reno 3 price is set at CNY 3,399 (roughly Rs. 34,000) for the 8GB + 128GB variant, while the higher-end 12GB + 128GB model carries a price tag of CNY 3,699 (roughly Rs. 36,999). The phone comes in four colour options - Misty White, Moon Night Black, Sunrise Impression, and Blue Starry Night. The Oppo Reno 3 will go on sale from December 31 in China, and as mentioned, availability in international markets is not known.

To recall, the Oppo Reno 2 was launched in India in August, and its price in India starts at Rs. 36,990 for the lone 8GB RAM + 256GB storage configuration. The phone comes in Ocean Blue and Luminous Black colour options, and is available for purchase via offline stores, Amazon.in and Flipkart.

Oppo Reno 3 vs Oppo Reno 2 specifications

The dual-SIM Oppo Reno 2 runs on Android 9 Pie with ColorOS 6.1, but the dual-SIM Oppo Reno 3 Pro runs Android 10 with ColorOS 7 skin on top. The Oppo Reno 3 gives up on the shark-fin pop-up selfie camera setup and sports a 6.4-inch TUV Rheinland-certified display with a waterdrop notch. The Oppo Reno 2, on the other hand, features a 6.55-inch full-HD+ (1,080 x 2,400 pixels) Dynamic AMOLED display with no notch and very thin bezels on all the other sides.

Under the hood, the Oppo Reno 3 5G is powered by the octa-core 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 5G SoC, paired with up to 12GB of RAM, and up to 128GB of storage. In comparison, the Oppo Reno 2 5G is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC, paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage.

Coming to the cameras, the Oppo Reno 3 is equipped with a quad rear camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel main camera with an f/1.8 aperture and an 8-megapixel wide-angle sensor. There are additional two 2-megapixel sensors as well. On the Oppo Reno 2, the quad setup includes a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor -- assisted by a 13-megapixel telephoto lens. The camera setup also includes an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera with 116-degree field of view and a dedicated 2-megapixel monochrome lens.

The biggest difference, apart from 5G support, is that the Oppo Reno 3 gives up on the unique shark-fin pop-up selfie camera that is seen on the Oppo Reno 2. There is a 32-megapixel front camera to handle selfies and video calls inside the waterdrop-notch. The Oppo Reno 2 has the shark-fin module that integrates a 16-megapixel sensor.

The Reno 3 packs a 4,025mAh battery with VOOC 4.0 fast charging support, and the Reno 2 packs a 4,000mAh battery that supports VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 tech. Both the phones include an in-display fingerprint sensor.

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Oppo Reno 3 5G vs Oppo Reno 2 comparison

	Oppo Reno 3 5G	Oppo Reno 2
Key Specs
Display	6.40-inch	6.55-inch
Processor	MediaTek	-
Front Camera	32-megapixel	16-megapixel
Rear Camera	64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel	48-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel
RAM	8GB	8GB
Storage	128GB	256GB
Battery Capacity	4500mAh	4000mAh
OS	Android 10	Android 9.0 Pie
Resolution	1080x2400 pixels	1080x2400 pixels

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Oppo Reno 3 5G

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.40-inch

Processor MediaTek

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4500mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Oppo Reno 2

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Smooth performance
Decent battery life
Good daylight camera performance

Bad
Voices on calls sound hollow
Bloatware and spammy notifications
Slightly expensive

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Display 6.55-inch

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 9.0 Pie

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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