OPPO Reno8 Z, Reno8 5G phones official in PH, but...

And then there are two more. The Reno lineup has been updated in the Philippines with the media launch of the OPPO Reno8 and OPPO Reno8 Z 5G smartphones that the brand calls “portrait experts.”

(Update, September 1: The OPPO Reno8 5G & OPPO Reno8 Z 5G have launched in the Philippines. See prices, freebies, and postpaid, Home Credit, and credit-card offers here.)

However, OPPO says it will announce the price of each handset at the public launch scheduled for September 1. Both are already up for blind preorder in the country, though. You just need to make a P1,000 (around $18) down payment. Those who’ll purchase any one of the Reno8 series phones from today, August 22, even until September 9 will receive free OPPO Enco Buds earphones worth P1,699 ($30).

OPPO Reno8 5G

Spotted with a price of P27,999 (roughly $498), the Reno8 5G features a flagship-grade 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor on the back and a 32-megapixel Sony IMX709 unit up front for clear and color-rich images, especially portraits, even at night.

The device is powered by a capable MediaTek Dimensity 1300 chip with high-end Mali-G77 graphics, which can run demanding games at high settings. It’s built on a 6nm TSMC process and has eight processing cores with four Cortex-A78 performance cores scaling up to 3GHz (on one core) and four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores for everyday smartphone tasks.

The OPPO Reno8 5G comes with a 4,500mAh battery that can charge up to 80 watts using the included power brick. You also get a 90Hz AMOLED screen measuring 6.4 inches that’s protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and has an embedded fingerprint reader for convenient unlocking.

Specs

6.4-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 90Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
6nm MediaTek Dimensity 1300 5G processor
8GB RAM
256GB storage
Triple 50-megapixel main, 8-megapixel depth, 2-megapixel macro rear cameras
32-megapixel front camera
Under-display fingerprint sensor
4,500mAh battery
80-watt SuperVOOC charging
ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12
Color options: Shimmer Black, Shimmer Gold

OPPO Reno8 Z 5G

As we reported a week ago, the OPPO Reno8 Z 5G is likely priced at P19,999 ($356), which is similar to how much the Reno7 5G is currently selling for — at least at the time of posting this article. But we’re not surprised about that. After all, the new model’s specs are essentially the same as its predecessor’s.

While the Reno8 Z 5G sports a tweaked design and ships with an Android 12-based user interface, it’s still equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SoC, a 6.43-inch AMOLED display, and a triple-rear-camera setup headlined by a 64-megapixel sensor. There’s also a 4,500mAh battery that supports OPPO’s 33-watt SuperVOOC standard and a 16-megapixel selfie camera.

Specs

6.43-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 60Hz refresh rate
6nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G processor
8GB RAM
128GB storage, expandable via microSD
Triple 64-megapixel main, 2-megapixel depth, 2-megapixel macro rear cameras
16-megapixel front camera
Under-display fingerprint sensor
4,500mAh battery
33-watt SuperVOOC charging
ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12
Color options: Dawnlight Gold, Starlight Black

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Alora Uy Guerrero

Editor-in-chief: Alora Uy Guerrero has 22 years of experience as an editor for print and digital publications such as Yahoo. She took time off journalism to manage OPPO’s digital-marketing campaigns. When not busy with her babies, she’s working on Revü, a passion project — or probably traveling or obsessing over her favorite bands, movies, TV shows, and basketball teams.