Oppo Reno 10x Zoom comes across as an overall package with no major deal breakers. The stylish design will attract attention for sure, but camera performance is where the Reno 10x Zoom shines. The Reno 10x Zoom is among the few phones you will find with the new Snapdragon 855 processor.

Reno, renovate and repeat. This is what Oppo has brought to us, a new sub-category of smartphones, targeting the young, restless and energetic youths across the world. The first one in the series is Oppo Reno 10x Zoom and as the name suggest, it's focused heavily on zooming capabilities.

Oppo Reno 10x Zoom has a versatile design and a tall display. It's camera is capable of zooming into distance but quality is subjective. At Rs 49,990, it cannot be called expensive for its features. At MWC 2019, Oppo showed what 10x zoom on a smartphone will look like.

It's easy to say smartphones have more or less become the same. This is often true, but Oppo has continually been able to reinvent the wheel in fresh and exciting ways. The Oppo Reno 10x Zoom Edition has a rear-mounted, triple camera system with zoom capabilities that rival the Huawei P30 Pro and a...

Excellent build quality Versatile rear camera system Fast performance Long-lasting battery Fast in-display fingerprint sensor

No headphone jack No wireless charging No IP certification

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

Optical zoom seems to be the new obsession in the smartphone camera market, with the likes of Huawei, Honor, and OnePlus trying to beat one another. But before any of these companies made their move, OPPO was already playing around with periscope-style zoom lenses.

Outstanding battery life; Solid hardware and software performance; Less bloatware; Good cameras (in right zoom levels

No IP rating; Not available in the US

Overall, there's plenty to like about the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom – the fascinating design punctuated by the unusual pop-up camera, the big OLED display, the amazing battery life and specs, and the capable camera. If it was priced more competitively, it would be a killer deal.

Amazing battery life; Unique design; Smooth performance; Versatile camera for stills; Captivating display

A bit chunky; Video recording locked to main camera; Earpiece sounds poor; No wireless charging; Pricey

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.

Over the past few years Oppo made big strides in expanding both its presence to new markets and its portfolio to the higher echelons and the Reno 10x zoom is another step in that direction.

Brilliant design; Excellent AMOLED screen; large and notch-free; Intriguing sharp fin notch; Class-leading battery life; VOOC fast charging; Cutting-edge performance; Overall excellent photo and video quality

The Oppo Reno impresses with a true bezel-less display sans a notch for what Oppo calls a pivot-hinge design. Its curvy and smooth finish makes it a joy to carry around and even though its specifications are arguably mid-range, performance is well up there both for day to day usage and gaming -...

Compact and sleek design; Novel pivot-hinge camera; Excellent performance

No ultra-wide or telephoto camera; ColorOS not everyone's cup of tea; Lack of wireless charging