Oppo Reno10 Pro review
Android 13 and Color OS 13.1 on top
The Reno10 Pro 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 tend to be problematic on Chinese ROMs.
As far as bloat is concerned, it kind of depends on your definition. 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. That also goes for the fairly large number of pre-installed third-party apps like Facebook, Linked In, Amazon shopping, Booking, Spotify, Tik Tok. There are some app "recommendations" here and there, which can be disabled as well.
Always-on display is supported on the Reno10 Pro - 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 has 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 does offer 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 Pro. 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
Unlike its Chinese namesake, the international Reno10 Pro is based on a Qualcomm chipset. The Snapdragon 778G 5G, to be exact. It's a 6nm mid-range chip from 2021, which won't be winning any performance awards any time soon, but it is still decently modern in features and has proven fairly efficient. Oppo has paired the chipset with a pretty liberal 12GB of actual RAM, extendible by up to 12GB more in virtual RAM. The 256GB of storage is also arguably enough for most users but be advised that it is not expandable since there is no SD card slot on the phone. It is also worth noting that Oppo has downgraded the storage speed on the Reno10 Pro compared to the Chinese version. While the latter gets UFS 3.1 chips, the international version is stuck with UFS 2.2.
In terms of performance optimization, Oppo has something called the "Dynamic Computing Engine". It promises a smooth-running phone after 48 months of use, as certified by TÜV. Apparently, the phone should be able to keep up to 40 apps alive in the background and has 16x memory access efficiency, whatever that means.
Let's kick things off with some CPU testing and GeekBench. We can see that the Reno10 Pro and its Snapdragon 778G hold their own well enough amidst the competition. The chipset isn't too far off from the likes of the Dimensity 1080, the Dimensity 7050 and the Dimensity 7200 in terms of raw power. Google's original Tensor chip inside the Pixel 6a and the Samsung Galaxy A54 with its Exynos 1380 chipset are in roughly the same ballpark too.
Geekbench 5
- Multi-core
- Single-core
Poco F5
Nothing Phone (1)
Poco X5 Pro
Honor 70
Google Pixel 6a
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A54
GeekBench 6
- Multi-core
- Single-core
Poco F5
Pixel 7a
vivo V27 Pro
Galaxy A54
vivo V27
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A34
AnTuTu is a much more compound benchmark that takes into account many aspects of a phone's overall performance and includes GPU and memory tests. We can see that the Reno10 Pro fairs reasonably well amidst its competitors. It performs roughly on par with devices like the Samsung Galaxy A54 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and gets slightly outpaced by the Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro and the Realme 11 Pro.
AnTuTu
- v9
- v10
Poco F5
Realme 11 Pro
Poco X5 Pro
Galaxy A54
Redmi Note 12 Pro+
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Redmi Note 12 Pro
The Poco F5 sits at almost twice the performance of the rest of the devices thanks to the inclusion of the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset. It is the clear choice out of the bunch if you are after the best performance for your buck possible.
You shouldn't really expect earth-shattering graphical performance from the Reno10 Pro and its Adreno 642L GPU. It is about on par with the Samsung Galaxy A54 and its Exynos 1380, plus Mali-G68 MP5 combo.
GFXBench (onscreen)
- Aztek ES 3.1 High
- Aztek Vulkan High
- Car Chase ES 3.1
- Manhattan ES 3.1
- Manhattan ES 3.0
Pixel 7a
Oppo Reno8
vivo V27
Nothing Phone (1)
Honor 70
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A54
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
Oppo Reno8
vivo V27
Nothing Phone (1)
Honor 70
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A54
On a slightly more positive note, you can expect slightly better performance than the Dimensity 1080 and the likes of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. It also performs better than the Realme 11 Pro and Pro+ with their Dimensity 7050 chipset.
3DMark and its generally more comprehensive graphical performance breakdown broadly paint the same picture. You can generally get a more performant device for your money if you are ok with shopping for an older model or you need to spend a bit more.
3DMark (offscreen 1440p)
- Wild Life Vulkan 1.1
- Wild Life Extreme
Poco F5
vivo V27
Nothing Phone (1)
Galaxy A54
Honor 70
Oppo Reno10 Pro
Galaxy A34
Devices like the popular Samsung Galaxy A54 are generally in the same performance ballpark.
Overall, you can expect enough power for casual games and even more graphically-intensive titles if you tamper your expectations accordingly regarding GPU performance. The Reno10 Pro is definitely not starved in the CPU department and can easily chew through any common task. Its UI runs smoothly with no noticeable slowdowns or hiccups.
Thermal throttling
The Reno10 Pro can get a bit toasty when under prolonged stress but is never hot enough on the surface to be uncomfortable to hold. It does lose quite a bit of its maximum performance over time to thermal throttling, but at least it does so fairly gradually without any sudden and jarring drops. This should ensure a smooth gaming experience, which is the important bit.
Reader comments
- ppp
- 22 Oct 2023
- dZP
a52s doesn't have a telephoto and is not a flagship
- Anonymous
- 04 Oct 2023
- CbG
it's dolby atmos support