As has often been the case in the past, Oppo's latest flagship phone has a lot in common with another from OnePlus, since the companies share ownership and supply chain resources. In this case, the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom follows the release of the impressive OnePlus 7 Pro .

Great; versatile camera; Speedy performance; Strong battery life

Screen is only good; not great; Big and heavy; Zoom camera struggles in low light

OPPO has been working its butt off to try and get to the same level as their competitors when it comes to flagship phones, and despite their missteps with the Find X, it looks like the company finally has a solid flagship in the form of the Reno 10x Zoom.

OPPO Reno 10x Zoom review: Jack of all trades, master of some

Oppo showed off a 10x "lossless" zoom mechanism for smartphones at MWC in February this year, confidently promising that it would be incorporated into its next flagship before the first half of the year was up.

Good; Excellent performance; Versatile cameras with 6x optical zoom; Very good screen; Highly competitive pricing

Bad; Bulky and heavy; Low light camera performance could have been better; Lacks wireless charging; Bloatware and spammy notifications

If the phone industry was a Bollywood film, Oppo and OnePlus would have been brothers who were cruelly torn apart at a fair, destined perhaps to never meet again. Until now, that is.

OPPO's newest flagship smartphone, the Reno 10x Zoom , is finally here. It comes with a new and beautiful design and powerful specs which includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset and triple rear cameras with impressive zoom range.

OPPO is launching the Reno in two models , the standard OPPO Reno, and the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom. This 10x zoom model is the more premium variant that we're reviewing and, in this review, we're going to look at everything OPPO got right with the phone.

The wow factor starts from first impressions. The "true" full screen design, as Oppo calls it, catches the eye with its simplicity, sans any ugly notch or even pinhole camera cutouts.

That's a small blot, though, on what is otherwise an excellent all-round smartphone. The Oppo Reno 10x Zoom may not be able compete head-to-head with the superb Huawei P30 Pro on outright camera quality, and its software installation is bloated with unnecessary extras, but I still prefer it to the...

Gorgeous design; Big; notchless display; Good quality 48MP images

No IP rating; No 3.5mm headphone jack

That's a small blot, though, on what is otherwise an excellent all-round smartphone. The Oppo Reno 10x Zoom can't compete head to head with the superb Huawei P30 Pro on outright camera quality, and its software installation is bloated with unnecessary extras, but we still prefer it to the OnePlus 7...

Gorgeous design; Big; notchless display; Good quality 48MP images

No IP rating; No 3.5mm headphone jack