{"id":11780,"date":"2021-01-31T12:10:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T01:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=11780"},"modified":"2021-01-31T12:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T01:57:27","slug":"review-oppo-reno4-5g-reno4-z-5g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/reviews\/review-oppo-reno4-5g-reno4-z-5g\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Oppo Reno4 5G & Reno4 Z 5G"},"content":{"rendered":"
Oppo sent over two phones late last year – the Reno4 Z 5G 128GB (CPH2065) which is $499 from Amazon or Officeworks and the Oppo Reno4 5G 128GB (CPH2091), $779 at Kogan\/various eBay sellers (e.g: Wireless1, MobileCiti). Going by the name you’d think they’re pretty similar devices sporting 5G capabilities, but dig into specs and the differences are vast.<\/p>\n
For your $280 extra you get:<\/p>\n
I didn’t spend too long checking these phones out, just mucked around with em for a week really, but they’re both perfectly cromulent devices for their price points. Both run Oppo’s ColorOS 11.1<\/a> (based on Android 11) which is one of the least offensive custom versions of Android and is very regularly updated. Both devices are currently running the Feb 2021 round of Google security patches. Not bad!<\/p>\n Is the more expensive Reno4 worth it? Going by the specs, not really, but after a week of use I prefer the Reno4 5G. Despite both devices are pretty similar in day to day usage the fingerprint reader on the Reno4 Z 5G really shit me. I use my phone in both hands and being forced to unlock the phone with my right hand is annoying. There is face recognition on both devices but it’s the crappy image based kind and such a piece of piss to bypass I don’t use it. For that reason alone I used the Reno4 Z way less and wouldn’t buy one.<\/p>\n