The Oppo Reno 10 Pro 5G continues to be an incredibly smart buy in the South African smartphone market. Positioned as a premium, style-focused mid-ranger, it stands out for its beautiful curved display, a dedicated 32MP telephoto portrait camera, and rapid 80W SuperVOOC fast charging.
As an established member of the Reno family, picking one up now offers a great balance of near-flagship performance without the heavy price tag of the newest generations. Here is what you need to know about its current pricing dynamics and local availability.
While you can find the device starting around ZAR 10,000, it helps to understand its current market context:
The Clearance Sweet Spot: Because this phone launched originally at a higher premium tier, hitting the ZAR 10,000 mark makes it an exceptional value proposition. It frequently outclasses newer entry-level phones by offering superior camera sensors and premium build materials for the same price.
Stock Availability: Given its placement in the device lifecycle, brand-new retail stock can fluctuate. This price point is highly common for major e-commerce clearance events, open-box specials, or certified refurbished units.
Location and Shipping: Outright cash prices remain steady online, but physical availability might be concentrated in major metropolitan hubs. If ordering online, factor in potential localized delivery fees if you live outside major cities.
Oppo’s extensive distribution footprint means you can still track down the Reno 10 Pro through several cash, credit, and cellular channels.
If you want to buy the phone flat-out or use interest-free split-payment services like PayJustNow, Mobicred, or Float, look into these options:
Takealot: The most reliable platform to find clearance or third-party marketplace stock, complete with secure nationwide delivery.
HiFi Corp & Hi Online: Dedicated electronic hubs that are excellent for checking end-of-range tech sales.
Makro & Game: Ideal for physical branch clear-outs or utilizing mass-retail rewards and store cards.
Foschini, Mr Price, PEP, & Ackermans: These community-focused storefronts primarily focus on budget-friendly, mass-market devices in-store. You are much more likely to find a premium model like the Reno 10 Pro on their larger online web stores rather than physical clothing shelves.
For personalized face-to-face assistance, data migration help, or exploring trade-in deals that can lower your upfront cash cost, consider visiting:
Cellucity
4U
While network providers heavily feature the latest Reno generations on their front pages, the Reno 10 Pro can still be found on highly competitive contract clearance plans over 24 or 36 months, bundling the phone with data and airtime allocations:
MTN
Chatz Connect (MTN’s largest independent dealer network, offering flexible contract configurations)
Pro Tip: Oppo is one of the few brands that consistently includes premium accessories in the local retail box. When purchasing the Reno 10 Pro, verify that the original 80W SuperVOOC charging brick is included by the seller, as buying a high-speed replacement charger separately in South Africa can be a major extra expense.
| Brand | Oppo |
| Model | Oppo Reno 10 Pro |
| Announced | 08 July, 2023 |
| Released | 13 July, 2024 |
| Status | Available |
| Price | ZAR 10,000 |
| Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Dimensions | 162.3 x 74.2 x 7.9 mm (6.39 x 2.92 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Colors | Silvery Grey, Glossy Purple |
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| SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ), 800 nits (HBM), 950 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~89.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) |
| Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. | Asahi Glass AGC DT-Star2 |
| Audio Playback | |
| Video Playback | |
| FM Radio | No |
| Ring Tones | |
| Loudspeaker |
| Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. |
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 32 MP, f/2.0, 47mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.8µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm |
| Camera Features | Panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie Camera | 32 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm, AF |
| Camera Features | Panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | Android 14 |
| User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | ColorOS 14 |
| Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) |
| CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | Adreno 642L |
| RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 8GB/12GB |
| Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 256GB |
| Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No |
| Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches. |
| Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Po 4600 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. |
80W wired, PD3.0, QC3 Reverse wired |
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