Oppo Reno10 review
Android 13 and Color OS 13.1 on top
The Reno10 ships with Android 13 and the company's in-house ColorOS 13.1 skin on top. This is essentially the latest combo on offer from Oppo. Our unit runs an international ROM, meaning that Google Play Services are present and seem fully functional. That includes things like Android Auto, Nearby Share, Google backup and Google location history, all of which while freuqenty workable tend to be problematic on Chinese ROMs.
As far as bloat is concerned, Oppo has plenty of its own on-house apps installed alongside their respective Google alternatives. Things like an internet browser, file manager, photo gallery and video player. There is even an alternative app store present. You will effectively have to pick and choose one of each and likely stick to that. Thankfully, pretty much all apps can be uninstalled, so you can get rid of the extra ones. That also goes for many pre-installed third-party apps like Facebook, Linked In, Amazon shopping, Booking, Spotify, and TikTok. There are some app "recommendations" here and there, which can be disabled as well.
Always-on display is supported on the Reno10 - it can be power-saving, always-on, or scheduled. And there's a lot of customization possible here.
Always-on display
Customizability is a common theme across all of ColorOS, really. There is an entire Wallpapers & style page in Settings, where in addition to the AoD settings, you can change wallpapers (live and static), switch to different icon packs, different quick toggles icon shapes, change fonts (there's an 'exclusive' Oppo sans), and choose completely different colors that will change the entire UI look. You can turn on/off Edge Lighting, which is independent of the Always-On Display.
Personalization options
The launcher comes with no-nonsense homescreens, a simplistic and clean notification/toggles area, and an easy-to-use task switcher. An optional App drawer is available, too, and it is as clutter-free as one could hope for. Quick Glance is the leftmost widget pane here instead of Google Discover.
ColorUS fundamentals: Lockscreen • Homescreen • Notifications • Quick toggles • App switcher
The new launcher adds support for Large Folders and Dynamic Widgets. Any folder can be enlarged or shrunk.
Dark Mode is available, and it offers three different dark styles.
Large folders • Large folders • Large folders • Dark Mode
There are many powerful tools within the settings menu if you want full control over your Reno10. The features are wide-ranging but generally carried over from previous ColorOS versions. A host of screen-on and screen-off gestures are available; the Smart Sidebar is a handy pane of shortcuts you pull from the side, and split-screen and Flexible windows are available.
Assorted features
Multimedia apps such as Photos, Music, and Videos all come courtesy of ColorOS. There is also a revamped File Manager and a Phone Manager app to keep track of battery, storage, app permissions, and whatnot. Also, an in-house web browser.
Photos • Music • Videos • File Manager • Phone Manager • Web Browser
As mentioned, the Google alternatives for most apps are also pre-loaded.
Google Photos • YT Music • Google Files • Chrome • Google apps
IR Remote app is also available, so you can make use of the IR blaster right out of the box.
IR remote
Performance and benchmarks
The Oppo Reno10 is based on the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset. On the surface it is a very modern chip that came out in Q2 2023. Dig a little deeper and you realize it's a rebranded Dimensity 1080. Even so, it is a fairy-modern 6nm part with a strong set of connectivity options and a pretty good ISP capable of 4K video capture. Performance-wise, you are looking at a solid mid-ranger by 2023 standards. Nothing chart-topping or overly exciting, but still good enough to power through any everyday task.
The Dimensity 7050 inside the Reno10 has two ARM Cortex-A78 CPU cores, clocked at up to 2.6 GHz and another six Cortex-A55 ones, working at up to 2.0 GHz. These are paired with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of expandable UFS 2.2 storage. Our review unit is the larger 256GB one. On the GPU side, there is a Mali-G68 MC4. Again, it's nothing spectacular, but enough for casual gaming.
Let's kick things off with some CPU tests and GeekBench. Expectedly, the Dimensity 7050 performs close to the Dimensity 1080 on CPU tasks. The 7050 inside the Reno10 also performs well in line with other 7050 chips in competing phones. You can definitely get better-performing devices in this price range as the Snapdragon 778G, for instance, is a mid-range chipset that does better than the Dimensity 7050.
Geekbench 5
- Multi-core
- Single-core
Poco F5 Pro
vivo V27
Realme 11 Pro
Galaxy A34
Redmi Note 12 Pro
Oppo Reno10
Redmi Note 12 Pro+
GeekBench 6
- Multi-core
- Single-core
Poco F5
Galaxy A54
vivo V27
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A34
Oppo Reno10
Realme 11 Pro
AnTuTu is a much more compound benchmark that also includes things like GPU and memory tests. AnTuTu also positions the Reno10 closer to the bottom of the performance stack among its peers. It is worth noting that the other Dimensity 7050 devices, like the Realme 11 Pro and Pro+ do perform a bit better here.
AnTuTu
- v9
- v10
Poco F5 Pro
Galaxy A54
Redmi Note 12 Pro+
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Redmi Note 12 Pro
Oppo Reno10
Galaxy A34
The Mali-G68 MC4 GPU isn't particularly powerful. Samsung's Exynos 1380 does a bit better in GPU performance and so does the Snapdragon 778G.
GFXBench (onscreen)
- Aztek ES 3.1 High
- Aztek Vulkan High
- Car Chase ES 3.1
- Manhattan ES 3.1
- Manhattan ES 3.0
Galaxy S22
Galaxy A54
Galaxy A34
Realme 11 Pro+
Realme 11 Pro
Oppo Reno10
Redmi Note 12 Pro
GFXBench (offscreen)
- Aztek ES 3.1 High 1440p
- Aztek Vulkan High 1440p
- Car Chase ES 3.1 1080p
- Manhattan ES 3.1 1080p
- Manhattan ES 3.0 1080p
Poco F5 Pro
Motorola Edge 40
vivo V27
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A54
Oppo Reno10
Redmi Note 12 Pro
3Dmark paints a very similar overall picture.
3DMark (offscreen 1440p)
- Wild Life Vulkan 1.1
- Wild Life Extreme
Poco F5 Pro
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A34
Realme 11 Pro
Realme 11 Pro+
Oppo Reno10
Redmi Note 12 Pro
The Dimensity 7050 is hardly a powerhouse, but it doesn't put out too much heat, either. The Reno10 is generally well-behaved in terms of thermal throttling. Its surface never gets uncomfortably hot, even with prolonged stress. In our testing, the phone eventually lost up to 30% of its max performance, which is reasonable. Plus, the phone lost its performance gradually without any major dips and stutters, which is the behavior we want to see.
Thermal throttling
Overall, the Oppo Reno10 and its Dimensity 7050 chipset are a bit deficient in the performance department. Not starved for computational power, mind, just a bit behind the rivals. And the overall experience provided is perfectly smooth and fluent with no major hiccups.
Reader comments
- Bk
- 16 Mar 2024
- F0G
My camera is not good for capture
- Minu
- 22 Feb 2024
- IWT
Any person who stops using their phone for less than 4 years, is an e-waste creator lol