OPPO rebrand Realme GT NEO 3 as Reno8 Pro and launch OPPO Pad Air tablet
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OPPO rebrand Realme GT NEO 3 as Reno8 Pro and launch OPPO Pad Air tablet

Yesterday, in Paris, not IFA, OPPO announced Reno8 Series in Europe, featuring MariSilicon X on Reno8 Pro. The TLDR is that the Oppo Reno8 Pro is basically the Realme GT Neo 3 that I reviewed earlier in the year. To be fair, the Realme GT Neo 3 is a superb phone. There are some infinitesimal…

Honor Magic4 Pro vs OPPO Find X5 Pro & X3 Pro Benchmarks & Battery – Testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs SD888
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Honor Magic4 Pro vs OPPO Find X5 Pro & X3 Pro Benchmarks & Battery – Testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs SD888

I have made this performance comparison purely because I am in the middle of reviewing both the Honor Magic4 Pro and the OPPO Find X5 Pro. Both these phones have a similar specification, so theoretically, they should provide similar performance, but software optimisation will likely make a difference. I have also added historical data from…

OPPO Find X3 Pro Review – A premium flagship phone that can compete with the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
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OPPO Find X3 Pro Review – A premium flagship phone that can compete with the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

The OPPO Find X3 Pro was launched back in March 2021, so this review has come a little late. However, it is one of the highest specced phones of the year, with a price tag to match, and I didn’t want to pass on reviewing a phone of this calibre. Due to the timing of…

OPPO announce 6nm Imaging NPU & OPPO Air Glass AR glasses

OPPO announce 6nm Imaging NPU & OPPO Air Glass AR glasses

Yesterday, OPPO held its annual technology event, OPPO INNO DAY 2021, in Shenzhen, China. During the event, they announced two new pieces of interesting technology and they will officially announce its first foldable smartphone, OPPO Find N, today. OPPO’s First 6nm Cutting-edge Imaging NPU – MariSilicon MariSilicon X features an advanced NPU, ISP and Multi-tier…

OPPO Enco Free2 earbuds announced for £89 with ANC – Cheaper & different design vs Enco Free
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OPPO Enco Free2 earbuds announced for £89 with ANC – Cheaper & different design vs Enco Free

This morning I woke up to two press announcements about active noise cancelling TWS earbuds. One, which is the fifth press announcement about the Nothing earbuds over since April, trickling annoyingly small bits of details. The other from OPPO, that just went straight in and announced everything. The OPPO Enco Free2 earbuds are the perfect…

OPPO Find X3 Neo Review – A serious alternative to the OnePlus 9 & Xiaomi Mi 11
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OPPO Find X3 Neo Review – A serious alternative to the OnePlus 9 & Xiaomi Mi 11

The OPPO Find X3 Neo was launched in March as an affordable alternative to the £1k+ OPPO Find X3 Pro. While the X2 Neo had a mid-range chipset, making it feel like an overpriced but premium midrange phone, this uses last year’s flagship Snapdragon 865. To me, this helps justify the cost, offering competitive performance…

OPPO Find X3 Neo Camera Samples & Initial Review – An impressive alternative to a flagship device
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OPPO Find X3 Neo Camera Samples & Initial Review – An impressive alternative to a flagship device

The OPPO Find X3 Neo launched last month as part of the Find X3 series launch, acting as an affordable alternative to the Oppo Find X3 Pro. The big difference with this phone vs last year’s Find X2 Neo is the shift from the ageing mid-range 5G Snapdragon 765G to the Snapdragon 865, which featured…

OPPO Find X3 Pro launched with two 50MP cameras & SD888, making it the best alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
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OPPO Find X3 Pro launched with two 50MP cameras & SD888, making it the best alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

The OPPO Find X3 Pro 5G was always going to be one of the best (and most expensive) phones of the year. It has now been officially announced with a specification as impressive as you might expect. While it was no surprise that this would use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, this makes it the first…

OPPO Reno4 Z Review – This Dimensity equipped phone allows OPPO to compete with pricing vs Xiaomi and Realme (+ it is super cheap on contract)
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OPPO Reno4 Z Review – This Dimensity equipped phone allows OPPO to compete with pricing vs Xiaomi and Realme (+ it is super cheap on contract)

OPPO have a lot of amazing phones, I have always found they excel at the upper end of the market, in particular, the Find X2 Pro is probably the only £1k+ phone I would have been tempted to buy myself this year. For their mid-range phones, they have always suffered a little in perceived value…

Oppo Reno 4 Z with MediaTek Dimensity 800 & 120Hz LCD launches today for £329, Reno4 5G with SD765G for £449
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Oppo Reno 4 Z with MediaTek Dimensity 800 & 120Hz LCD launches today for £329, Reno4 5G with SD765G for £449

OPPO will be officially launching the Reno4 Series today at 9:30 AM during a live stream event on their social channels. However, it would seem someone hit the publish button on their sponsored Amazon adverts early, confirming pricing and key details. The adverts themselves lead to 404 page not found. The two adverts I have…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G vs Mediatek Dimensity 800 Compared – How does the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite stack up against the OPPO Reno4 5G?
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G vs Mediatek Dimensity 800 Compared – How does the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite stack up against the OPPO Reno4 5G?

Today, Xiaomi was the first company to launch a phone with the brand new affordable 5G chipset from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 750G. Priced at just 279-Euros, this is incredible value for money. Related: Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G vs Snapdragon 765G & 730G & 690 Compared The chipset inside the Xiaomi should trade blows with its bigger,…

Oppo Reno4 Z 5G may launch in the UK tomorrow with MediaTek Dimensity 800. Realme may follow next week with a Dimensity based phone with a 125W UltraDart charger
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Oppo Reno4 Z 5G may launch in the UK tomorrow with MediaTek Dimensity 800. Realme may follow next week with a Dimensity based phone with a 125W UltraDart charger

This is 100% speculation made by myself based on launches in the next few days and current phones available in other regions. MediaTek has officially announced that the Dimensity 800 will be coming to Europe with a launch planned this week. When I pressed my PR contact further, I was given the official statement from…