vivo Nex 3 vs OPPO Reno 2

Comparing the vivo Nex 3 vs OPPO Reno 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo Nex 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while OPPO Reno 2 runs at 2.2 GHz, making vivo Nex 3 the better performer.

Display: vivo Nex 3 offers a screen size of 6.89 inches, while OPPO Reno 2 offers 6.5 inches, making vivo Nex 3 the larger display of the two. vivo Nex 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO Reno 2's Dynamic AMOLED, making vivo Nex 3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo Nex 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OPPO Reno 2 offers 48 MP, making vivo Nex 3 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both vivo Nex 3 and OPPO Reno 2 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OPPO Reno 2 delivers longer battery life with 10h 17m, while vivo Nex 3 delivers None, making OPPO Reno 2 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OPPO Reno 2 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo Nex 3 offers 128 GB, making OPPO Reno 2 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo Nex 3 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OPPO Reno 2 is rated 7.

vivo Nex 3

₹50,690

(Not Released in India)

OPPO Reno 2

₹26,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

16 Jan, 2020

20 Sep, 2019

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 730G	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.89 inches (17.5 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2256 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
13 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	13 MP Telephoto Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	4000 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	20W VOOC Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Immersive display
Good performer
Capable cameras
Long-lasting battery life

Stylish looks
Gorgeous display
Capable cameras
Decent performance and battery life

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Tinny speaker
Display exhibits glares and reflections
Vivo's custom skin needs tweaking
Macro mode could've been better

Seems overpriced
Selfie camera could have been better

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(2,724 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	215,314 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	10h 17m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

ColorOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

8 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 618

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

215,314

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.8 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

Dynamic AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.89 inches (17.5 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2256 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

363 ppi

405 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

93.79 %

85.81 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

99.6 %

93.1 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

167.4 mm

160 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.1 mm

74.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

9.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

217.3 grams

189 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.71/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

13 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

13 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

Pop-Up

Slide

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

4000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 20W VOOC Charging v3.0 51% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

10h 17m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 15m 58s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.183 W/kg Body: 0.780 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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