This article will mainly be looking at the camera performance of the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G. But before we get into that, let’s provide some quick introduction for this S$949 smartphone.
Design and build quality
TheOppo Reno6 Pro 5G comes in two colour options of Aurora and Stellar Black, with a finish called Reno Glow. The finish on the back of the phone is really nice. When light hits it, it shows off a slight shine to it but the surface does not collect fingerprints at all. Despite being a pretty large phone, it only weighs in at 177 grams.
Display
The Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G features a 6.5-inch AMOLED HDR10+ panel which maxes out at a 90hz refresh rate. It has a 20:9 aspect ratio Full HD resolution (2400 * 1080p) and gets bright enough to use in daylight. The bezels around the display is thin as the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G has a 92.1% screen-to-body ratio. It is a really nice looking display to stream all your favorite content.
The display also houses an Under Display Optical Fingerprint sensor as well, which worked rather accurately and fast.
Camera
On to main focus – cameras. The Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G utilises a quad array setup consisting of a 64MP wide lens, 8MP Ultra-wide lens, 2MP Macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor.
In regular daylight shots, the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G performs well with great colours and contrast. When compared to an iPhone 11, you cannot really see much difference between both images. The only takeaway here is that the highlights on the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G is slightly more tuned up. You can see the highlights being blown up more in the two shots below in the areas of the shops and the shadows of the trees.
Moving to indoor shots where light isn’t as sufficient, can start to test the camera capabilities. The Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G is notably not as capable as the iPhone 11 in this regard in bringing out the full dynamic range of the image as shown in the pictures of a pasta below. The laksa sauce is kept dark whereas we still can see some detail in the iPhone 11 shot.
Another interesting observation is that colours tend to feel less punchy in vibrant in these indoor environments. Below is another food photo of seafood, and we can see that the shot taken on the iPhone 11 is noticeably warmer and colours pop more.
When it comes to detail and texturing, the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G is able to produce generally well defined shots. The below test image taken by the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G shows a blurry vignette which could likely be due to the focus. When compared to iPhone 11 which I generally feel can sometimes get a little too aggressive on textures, offers more in the detail department.
Lastly, we have the ultimate test in terms of low light – night mode. But well, there is no competition here. The iPhone 11 absolutely smokes the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G in terms of night mode capabilities. The image taken by the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G looks rather terrible but do take note that this shot is very challenging as it was a nearly dark room with the only source of light coming from the ajar door.
Conclusion
Camera performance gets close to flagship, but still can fall short when lighting conditions aren’t in its favour. But that is also what sets apart a good camera from a great camera. Comparing it the iPhone 11 may not be a fair one, but at least it offers some perspective of where the camera on the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G stands. It is still a great camera in most lighting conditions take most of us would choose to take photo in.