The smartphone market is in for a tough time – zooming in on Oppo’s new Reno16 collection provides us a preview of what’s to come back. The 2 telephones are succesful mid-rangers, however their flagship-level pricing may spell doom for them in the case of gross sales.
The Oppo Reno16 is in a worse spot than its Professional sibling. Whereas it has largely the identical {hardware}, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and the fundamental 50MP 1/1.95” foremost digicam are a no-go for €900 (and even for €800, which is the discounted worth that’s accessible all through July).
The Oppo Reno16 Professional fares a bit higher, however solely a bit. Some folks favor it over the vanilla mannequin because of its extra performant Dimensity 8550 chipset and particularly its bigger 200MP 1/1.56” sensor in the primary digicam.
That stated, the bulk of people that voted in final week’s ballot break up into two teams – those that need a cheaper mid-ranger and those that would get a flagship for his or her cash. To place it in writing, the Reno16 Professional has an MSRP of €1,100, although you will get it for €900 this month (that is for a 12/512GB telephone).
Who is aware of how a lot the following era of flagships will price – however there are many 2026 flagships that may be discovered across the €1,000 mark. There are some 2025 flagships accessible too (although their numbers are scaling down). And proper now, these flagships are the smarter buy.