Find the best Upgrade deal on the Oppo Reno16 from 16 options.
Release date: 9 July 2026
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Contract from £14.99 / month
Upgrade from £29.99 / month
SIM Free from £699.00
Color
All
Purple
Storage
All
512GB
Buyers who want a small, well-built phone with a real telephoto camera and long battery life, and who care more about photos than gaming performance.
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Terms: Excludes SIM-free products.
Ends 30 Apr 2027
Carphone Warehouse
On iD Mobile network
£49.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £31.79 from 1st April 2027 and £33.59 from 1st April 2028.
iD Mobile
Upgrade
£29.99 / month
£49.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £31.79 from 1st April 2027 and £33.59 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £32.03
Total cost: £768.76
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £31.79 from 1st April 2027 and £33.59 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£408.88
Monthly Average Cost:
£768.76 ÷ 24 = £32.03
Monthly Cost:
£29.99 x 24 = £719.76
Total Cost:
£768.76
Upfront Cost:
£49.00
Vodafone
Upgrade
£29.00 / month
£79.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £31.50 from 1st April 2027 and £34.00 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £32.29
Total cost: £775.00
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £31.50 from 1st April 2027 and £34.00 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£427.00
Monthly Average Cost:
£775.00 ÷ 24 = £32.29
Monthly Cost:
£29.00 x 24 = £696.00
Total Cost:
£775.00
Upfront Cost:
£79.00
iD Mobile
Upgrade
£29.99 / month
£69.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £31.79 from 1st April 2027 and £33.59 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £32.87
Total cost: £788.76
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £31.79 from 1st April 2027 and £33.59 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£428.88
Monthly Average Cost:
£788.76 ÷ 24 = £32.87
Monthly Cost:
£29.99 x 24 = £719.76
Total Cost:
£788.76
Upfront Cost:
£69.00
iD Mobile
Upgrade
£32.99 / month
£0.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £34.79 from 1st April 2027 and £36.59 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £32.99
Total cost: £791.76
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £34.79 from 1st April 2027 and £36.59 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£395.88
Monthly Average Cost:
£791.76 ÷ 24 = £32.99
Monthly Cost:
£32.99 x 24 = £791.76
Total Cost:
£791.76
Vodafone
Upgrade
£33.00 / month
£0.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £35.50 from 1st April 2027 and £38.00 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £33.00
Total cost: £792.00
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £35.50 from 1st April 2027 and £38.00 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£396.00
Monthly Average Cost:
£792.00 ÷ 24 = £33.00
Monthly Cost:
£33.00 x 24 = £792.00
Total Cost:
£792.00
Vodafone
Upgrade
£30.00 / month
£79.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £32.50 from 1st April 2027 and £35.00 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £33.29
Total cost: £799.00
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £32.50 from 1st April 2027 and £35.00 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£439.00
Monthly Average Cost:
£799.00 ÷ 24 = £33.29
Monthly Cost:
£30.00 x 24 = £720.00
Total Cost:
£799.00
Upfront Cost:
£79.00
iD Mobile
Upgrade
£29.99 / month
£89.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £31.79 from 1st April 2027 and £33.59 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £33.70
Total cost: £808.76
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £31.79 from 1st April 2027 and £33.59 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£448.88
Monthly Average Cost:
£808.76 ÷ 24 = £33.70
Monthly Cost:
£29.99 x 24 = £719.76
Total Cost:
£808.76
Upfront Cost:
£89.00
iD Mobile
Upgrade
£33.99 / month
£0.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £35.79 from 1st April 2027 and £37.59 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £33.99
Total cost: £815.76
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £35.79 from 1st April 2027 and £37.59 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£407.88
Monthly Average Cost:
£815.76 ÷ 24 = £33.99
Monthly Cost:
£33.99 x 24 = £815.76
Total Cost:
£815.76
Vodafone
Upgrade
£34.00 / month
£0.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £36.50 from 1st April 2027 and £39.00 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £34.00
Total cost: £816.00
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £36.50 from 1st April 2027 and £39.00 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£408.00
Monthly Average Cost:
£816.00 ÷ 24 = £34.00
Monthly Cost:
£34.00 x 24 = £816.00
Total Cost:
£816.00
Vodafone
Upgrade
£31.00 / month
£79.00 upfront
Monthly price increasing to: £33.50 from 1st April 2027 and £36.00 from 1st April 2028.
Avg monthly cost: £34.29
Total cost: £823.00
Sold by Carphone Warehouse
Monthly price increasing to: £33.50 from 1st April 2027 and £36.00 from 1st April 2028.
Cashback:
£0.00
Contract Length:
24 months
First Year Cost:
£451.00
Monthly Average Cost:
£823.00 ÷ 24 = £34.29
Monthly Cost:
£31.00 x 24 = £744.00
Total Cost:
£823.00
Upfront Cost:
£79.00
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Compare 39 contract deals, 16 upgrade deals and 2 SIM-free offers for the Oppo Reno16 from UK retailers.
The best Oppo Reno16 contract deal starts from £14.99/month with Mobiles.co.uk.
Over 24 months, the cheapest contract totals £598.76. Buying SIM-free at £699.00 plus a comparable SIM-only deal (~£8.00/mo for 15GB) totals £891.00 — making the contract £292.24 cheaper overall.
Buy the Oppo Reno16 SIM-free from £699.00 at Mobiles.co.uk.
The Reno16 is Oppo's compact mid-ranger for 2026, and its size is the main reason to choose it. At 6.32 inches it is noticeably smaller than most phones at this level, and it shares its body with the Reno16 Pro, including the aluminium frame and IP68/IP69K protection against dust, submersion and high-pressure water jets. The camera is where it earns its place. The 50MP 3.5x telephoto has optical stabilisation and reviewers rate it for portraits and distant detail, the new 50MP ultrawide replaces the Reno15's 8MP unit, and GSMArena rated the selfies from the 50MP ultrawide front camera excellent. Every camera records 4K at 60fps. The UK model gets a 6,000mAh battery rather than the 6,700mAh cell sold outside Europe, but Expert Reviews still measured more than 37 hours of video playback. The compromises are speed and charging: the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 trails rivals such as the Xiaomi 17T in benchmarks and demanding games, there is no wireless charging, and no charger comes in the UK box. Buy it for the small size, the cameras and the stamina, not for raw performance.
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| Feature | Oppo Reno16 | Oppo Reno16 F |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.32-inch AMOLED, 2640 x 1216, 120Hz, 1,800 nits (HBM) | 6.57-inch AMOLED, 2372 x 1080, 120Hz, 1,400 nits (HBM) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4nm) | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy (4nm) |
| Camera system | 50MP main (OIS) + 50MP 3.5x telephoto (OIS) + 50MP ultrawide | 50MP main (OIS) + 50MP 3.5x telephoto (OIS) + 8MP ultrawide |
| Video | 4K at 60fps, front and rear | 4K at 30fps, front and rear |
| Battery (UK model) | 6,000mAh, 80W SUPERVOOC | 6,500mAh, 45W SUPERVOOC |
| Build / Design | Aluminium frame, IP68/IP69K, IR blaster | Plastic frame, IP68/IP69K |
| Storage (UK model) | 8GB RAM / 512GB, no microSD | 256GB, microSD slot |
| SIM-free price | From £699.00 | From £479.00 |
£400-£699 Phones · 56 phones
Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.
Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.
Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality. Where DXOMARK has lab-tested the phone, its measured score replaces this estimate.
Based on the image-processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra and Honor Magic lead on computational processing), sensor resolution in tiers rather than raw megapixels, autofocus, aperture and max selfie-video resolution. Calibrated against DXOMARK's selfie protocol.
Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.
151.2 x 72.4 x 8.2 mm or 8.4 mm
188 g or 191 g (6.63 oz)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Android 16, ColorOS 16
No
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back or composite plastic back
50
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, HDR, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.8, 80mm (telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 16mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/2.0, 18mm, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, AF
2160
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+, 600 nits (typ), 1800 nits (HBM), 3600 nits (peak)
6.32
1216 x 2640 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Crystal Guard, Mohs level 4
Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm)
Adreno 722
Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520)
No
Yes, with stereo speakers
No
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - version 1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - version 1
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - version 1
HSPA, LTE, 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Yes (market/region dependent)
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
6700
80W wired, 55W PPS, 13.5W PD/QC, 100% in 59 min Reverse wired
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
