Oppo Reno 6 5G

Oppo Reno 6 5G in Kenya

The Oppo Reno 6 5G price in Kenya currently stands at Ksh 55,000. The Reno 6 5G runs on the Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) processor with Mali-G52 MC2 GPU. The phone has 6 GB RAM and 128 GB of internal storage which is expandable using micro SDXC. It also runs on Android 11 and is powered by a 6000 mAh battery.

Oppo Reno 6 5G specs and price in Kenya

Reno 6 5G summary

The Oppo Reno 6 5G measures 156.8 x 72.1 x 7.6 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 182 grams. Coming to cameras, it has a quad 64MP + 8MP + 2MP rear camera and a single 32 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide) front camera for selfies. This phone has 6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels AMOLED display with a pixel density of 409 PPI and a 90Hz refresh rate. It has a USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor (under display, optical) present on the phone. It is a Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) smartphone with support for 5G, Wi-Fi, and GPS too. You can buy Reno 6 5G in Kenya today at the Phones Store website.

Launch

This phone, the Oppo Reno 6 5G was announced in 2021, May 27, and released on 2021, June 11. Chronologically, it comes after Oppo K9 while the Reno6 Pro 5G comes after it. As of lineage, it belongs to the OPPO Reno-Series where it succeeds Oppo Reno 5 from 2021, January 09. The Reno 6 5G comes in the color Black, Blue, Aurora, and Purple. Its most unique feature is that Fast charging 65W (SuperVOOC 2.0) and the 5G connectivity it boasts. One may also take notice of its triple 64 MP main camera.

Reno 6 5G, 5G phone

The Oppo Reno 6 5G smartphone supports four network technologies. These are:

• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800
• 3G bands: HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1x
• 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
• 5G bands: 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 7, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

HSPA extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks using the WCDMA protocols. LTE  is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies. Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

Display

Now, let us take a look at the display this phone has to offer. Everyone loves a good display on a phone for obvious reasons. Namely, the display is the one part of a phone you will ever interact with. Oppo Reno 6 5G has an impressive AMOLED display panel that measures 6.43 inches, 99.8 cm². It is a 90Hz capacitive touchscreen that has 430 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM), 750 nits (peak), and ~83.9% screen-to-body ratio.

This display has a decent 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a high 409 PPI density. As for the selfie camera is inside that hole punch at the top right corner of the screen. This phone’s build is metallic with a Glass front, metal frame, and metal back. Reno 6 5G2’s display also has an aspect ratio of 20:9 and is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

Platform

A phone platform is the hardware/software environment for tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices. Oppo Reno 6 5G runs on the Android 11 operating system. Android 11 is the eleventh major release and 18th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. Also powering the Reno 6 5G is an Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G (6 nm) chipset. This version of Android it runs is based on ColorOS 11.3.

Under the hood, it also brings a Mali-G78 MC4 GPU. The Mali-G78 enables a variety of digital immersion use cases, particularly high-quality console-style gaming on mobile. The new ‘game-changing’ Asynchronous Top Level feature maximizes performance efficiency, leading to improved battery life and providing a machine learning (ML) performance boost for next-generation devices. The price of the Oppo Reno 6 5G in Kenya depends on the storage version. It comes with 128GB 8GB RAM, or 256GB 12GB RAM (UFS 2.1).

Cameras

There are four cameras on the Oppo Reno 6 5G. They are made up of a main 64 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.7µm, PDAF, an 8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm and a 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro). Its main feature is LED flash, panorama, HDR and it can shoot video up to 4K@30fps with the main camera, and 1080p@30fps with the selfie. Speaking of the selfie, on Reno 6 5G there is a single 32 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.8µm shooter.

Battery

Oppo Reno 6 5G has a decent Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable battery with fast charging of 65W. It definitely is a lasting battery given its 4300 mAh capacity and fast charging speeds. 4300 mAh battery with 65Win-box charger. Forget low battery blues ‘cos this monster has got enough juice to power up your binging sessions – all day, all night.

Other recommendation

• OnePlus Nord 2 5G
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
• Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

*In the Box: Handset (Reno 6 5G), Earphone x 1, USB Cable x 1, Charger x 1, SIM Ejector Tool x 1, Protective Case x 1, Quick Start Guide x 1, and Safety Guide x 1

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