OPPO Reno16 F 5G256 GB · 8 GB RAM · Purple Black · UK CPH2859- Screen diagonal
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- Physical RAM
- 8 GBThis one: 6 GB
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OPPO A6 5G
256 GB · 6 GB RAM · Sapphire Black · UK CPH2831
- Screen diagonal
- 6.75 in
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Physical RAM
- 6 GB
OPPO A6 5G (UK model CPH2831) in Sapphire Black with 6 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. Its headline features are a 6550 mAh battery with 45 W SUPERVOOC charging and IP66/IP68/IP69 water and dust ratings, alongside a 6.75-inch 120 Hz LCD, vapour-chamber cooling and the MediaTek Dimensity 6300.
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THE ACTUAL PRODUCT
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Key strengths
OPPO rates it IP66, IP68 and IP69 against dust and water, tested in the lab to 1.5 m of still water for 30 minutes and to hot high-pressure jets.
A 6550 mAh (typical) battery with up to 45 W SUPERVOOC wired charging, and it can reverse-charge other devices over USB-C at up to 5 V/1 A.
The 6.75-inch LCD refreshes at up to 120 Hz and reaches 1125 nits typical in high-brightness mode; dual stereo speakers and vapour-chamber cooling are also listed.
Before you buy
At about 209 g and 8.61 mm thick it is a heavy phone; the 6.75-inch screen is HD+ resolution (1570 × 720, 256 ppi).
Rear cameras are a 50 MP main camera and a 2 MP monochrome module, with no ultra-wide or telephoto; rear video tops out at 1080p 60 fps.
No charger is included: OPPO's box list covers only the phone, USB data cable, SIM ejector tool and printed guides. Wireless charging is not listed.
Every specification. With its source.
Full specifications
Exact configuration: 256 GB · 6 GB RAM · Sapphire Black · UK CPH2831
84 specifications in 10 groups. Values are manufacturer specifications unless a row says “Measured result” or “Calculated from cited specifications”. 14 rows repeat listed facts in the manufacturer’s own wording, kept under “Manufacturer wording”.
Display
14 items
- Screen diagonal
- 6.75 in
Measured as a rectangle; rounded corners reduce the usable screen area.
Source - Maximum display refresh rate
- 120 Hz
OPPO lists a maximum of 120 Hz; the active rate depends on content and settings.
Source - Display specification
- 6.75-inch LCD; 1570 × 720; up to 120 Hz; 1125 nits (HBM)
Details: 6.75-inch LCD; HD+ 1570 × 720 pixels; 256 ppi; up to 120 Hz refresh; touch sampling up to 240 Hz (default 120 Hz); 16.7 million colours (8-bit); Vivid mode 83% DCI-P3, Natural mode 100% sRGB; 900 nits typical, 1125 nits typical in high-brightness mode (HBM); 90.6% screen ratio
Source - Display resolution
- 1570 × 720Source
- Display panel
- LCDSource
- Manufacturer pixel density
- 256 ppiSource
- Comparable HDR peak brightness
- Not provided
OPPO publishes no HDR peak-brightness figure. Its specification gives 900 nits typical and 1125 nits typical in high-brightness mode, which are not HDR peak measurements.
Source - Display — Screen Ratio
- 90.6%Source
- Display — Resolution
- HD+ 1570 × 720 PixelsSource
- Display — Touch Sampling Rate
- Maximum: 240Hz; Default: 120HzSource
- Display — Colour Gamut
- Vivid mode: 83% DCI-P3; Natural mode: 100% sRGBSource
- Display — Colour Depth
- 16.7 million colours (8-bit)Source
- Display — Brightness
- Normal brightness: 900 nits (Typical); HBM: 1125 nits (Typical)Source
- Display — Panel
- LCDSource
Performance & storage
11 items
- Storage
- 256 GBSource
- Physical RAM
- 6 GBSource
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 6300Source
- Storage-card support
- YesSource
- Storage — RAM Type
- LPDDR4XSource
- Storage — ROM Specifications
- UFS 2.2Source
- Storage — Phone Storage Card
- SupportedSource
- Storage — USB OTG
- SupportedSource
- Chips — CPU
- 8 coresSource
- Chips — GPU
- ARM Mali-G57 MC2@1072MHzSource
- Cooling design
- SuperCool VC (vapour chamber) system; 3900 mm² vapour-chamber area
Manufacturer cooling-design claim. Sustained performance and surface temperatures have not been independently tested.
Source
Manufacturer wording (3)
The same facts in the manufacturer’s combined or original wording, each with its source.
Cameras & video
13 items
- Rear camera modules
- 2
Counts every rear camera module OPPO lists, including any monochrome or depth module.
Source - Camera system
- Main: 50 MP (f/1.8); Monochrome: 2 MP; Front: 8 MP; Video: up to 1080p 60 fps
Module details: Main (wide): 50 MP, f/1.8, FOV 76°, 5P lens, AF; Monochrome: 2 MP, f/2.4, FOV 89°, 3P lens; Front: 8 MP, f/2.0, FOV 80°, 4P lens
Source - Front camera
- 8 MP, f/2.0, FOV 80°, 4P lensSource
- Camera — Rear
- Wide angle: 50MP, f/1.8, FOV 76°, 5P lens, AF supported; Monochrome: 2MP, f/2.4, FOV 89°, 3P lensSource
- Camera — Front
- 8MP, f/2.0, FOV 80°, 4P lensSource
- Camera — Shooting Mode
- Rear: Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, SLO-MO, Dual-view video, TIME-LAPSE, STICKER, HI-RES, Google Lens, Underwater, PRO, DOC SCANNER; Front: Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, Dual-view video, TIME-LAPSE, STICKER, Retouch, Screen Fill Light, HI-RESSource
- Video — Rear
- 1080P video: 60fps (4GB memory Unsupported), 30fps; 720P video: 60fps (4GB memory Unsupported), 30fps; 720P SLO-MO video: 120fps; 1080P TIME-LAPSE: 30fps; Supports Dual-view video shooting; Supports video zoom shooting: up to 10× digital zoomSource
- Video — Front
- 1080P video: 30fps; 720P video: 30fps; 1080P TIME-LAPSE: 30fps; Supports Dual-view video shootingSource
- Rear camera autofocus
- Yes
Autofocus is stated for the rear main (wide) camera; the 2MP monochrome module lists no AF.
Source - Rear camera optical stabilisation
- Not listed by the manufacturer
The main camera has autofocus. The manufacturer does not say whether the rear cameras have optical stabilisation.
Source - Front camera autofocus
- Not listed by the manufacturer
The front camera row lists resolution, aperture, FOV and lens elements only; autofocus is neither stated nor excluded.
Source - Front camera optical stabilisation
- Not listed by the manufacturer
The manufacturer does not say whether the front camera has optical stabilisation.
Source - 8K video recording
- Not listed by the manufacturer
Rear video is listed up to 1080p 60 fps; 8K recording is not mentioned.
Source
Battery & charging
13 items
- Typical battery capacity
- 6550 mAh
Typical UK battery capacity; not an independent runtime measurement.
Source - Maximum published wired charging power
- 45 W
Compatible charger and cable required; negotiated power depends on protocol and conditions.
Source - Wireless charging
- Not provided
OPPO's specification lists wired charging only and does not mention wireless charging, so support is unknown rather than assumed absent.
Source - Maximum published wireless charging power
- Not provided
OPPO states no wireless charging power for this model.
Source - Battery — Battery
- 6550mAh/25.68Wh (Typical); 6395mAh/25.07Wh (Rated)Source
- Battery — Fast Charge
- Supports (Max): 45W SUPERVOOC; Compatible with: 33W and below SUPERVOOC, 45 W PPS, 13.5 W PDSource
- Eco-design — Compatibility with removable memory cards
- CompatibleSource
- Eco-design — Weight range of critical raw materials and environmentally relevant materials
- 1) Cobalt in the battery: above 10g; 2) Tantalum in capacitors: less than 0.01g; 3) Neodymium in loud speakers & vibration motors and other magnets: above 0.2g; 4) Gold in all components: less than 0.02gSource
- Eco-design — Recyclability rate Rcyc
- 91.99%Source
- Eco-design — Percentage of recycled content for the product or a part
- Not availableSource
- Eco-design — Ingress protection rating
- IP68Source
- Eco-design — Minimum battery endurance in cycles in number of cycles
- 1600Source
- Wired reverse charging
- 5 W
OPPO states 5V/1A (max); watts are that rating multiplied out. Charging may fail or drop depending on the other device's OTG behaviour. Not reverse wireless charging. · 5V/1A maximum via USB-OTG with a C-to-C cable
Source
Manufacturer wording (1)
The same facts in the manufacturer’s combined or original wording, each with its source.
- Battery and charging
- 6550 mAh; 45 W wired
Details: 6550 mAh / 25.68 Wh typical (6395 mAh / 25.07 Wh rated); wired charging: up to 45 W SUPERVOOC; also compatible with SUPERVOOC 33 W and below, 45 W PPS, 13.5 W PD
Source
Design & durability
7 items
- Weight
- 209 g
Approximate ('about') manufacturer value for the model, including battery. OPPO notes that size and weight may vary by configuration, manufacturing process and measurement; no colour-specific weight is published.
Source - Colour
- Sapphire BlackSource
- Form factor
- slabSource
- Height
- 166.61 mmSource
- Width
- 78.51 mmSource
- Thickness
- 8.61 mmSource
- Manufacturer ingress-protection claims
- IP66 / IP68 / IP69
Conditional manufacturer rating. See the product-page test notes; not a guarantee against water damage.
Source
Manufacturer wording (5)
The same facts in the manufacturer’s combined or original wording, each with its source.
Connectivity & audio
12 items
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4, Low EnergySource
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11a/b/g/n; Wi-Fi Display; WLAN tetheringSource
- NFC
- YesSource
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Not provided
OPPO lists only 'Type-C' under Earphone Jack and does not mention a 3.5 mm jack or an adapter.
Source - Connectivity — WLAN
- Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) supported; 802.11a/b/g/n supported; Wi-Fi Display supported; WLAN Tethering supportedSource
- Connectivity — Bluetooth® Audio Codec
- SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, aptX HDSource
- Connectivity — USB Interface
- USB Type-CSource
- Connectivity — Earphone Jack
- Type-CSource
- Connectivity — NFC
- SupportedSource
- Location Technology — GNSS
- Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSSSource
- Location Technology — Others
- Supports A-GPS assisted positioning, WLAN positioning, Cellular network positioning, A-GNSS assisted positioningSource
- Built-in speaker count
- 2
Manufacturer states dual stereo speakers; the '300%' Ultra Volume Mode figure is an OPPO lab volume claim and is not stored as a quality measure.
Source
Manufacturer wording (1)
The same facts in the manufacturer’s combined or original wording, each with its source.
- Connectivity — Bluetooth® Version
- Bluetooth 5.4, Low EnergySource
Network & SIM
6 items
- Regional SIM / network configuration
- UK model CPH2831; dual SIM (Nano-SIM / Nano-USIM); 5G
Bands: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; WCDMA bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19; LTE FDD bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/66; LTE TDD bands 38/39/40/41/42/48; 5G NR bands n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78. UK specification; OPPO notes that live-network functions depend on the carrier. Check carrier support if you plan to use it outside the UK.
Source - eSIM only
- No
The UK specification explicitly includes physical Nano-SIM support.
Source - eSIM support
- Not provided
OPPO lists Nano-SIM and Nano-USIM cards and does not mention eSIM.
Source - Cellular Network — SIM 2
- SupportedSource
- Cellular Network — SIM Card Type
- Nano-SIM card, Nano-USIM cardSource
- Cellular Network — Frequency Band
- GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz; WCDMA: Band 1/2/4/5/6/8/19; LTE FDD: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/66; LTE TDD: Band 38/39/40/41/42/48; 5G NR: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78Source
Software & support
2 items
- Software update policy
- Not published
OPPO's UK pages state no software-update period or Android upgrade count for this model; it launches with ColorOS 15.0.
Source - Launch software listed by manufacturer
- ColorOS 15.0Source
Manufacturer wording (1)
The same facts in the manufacturer’s combined or original wording, each with its source.
- Operating System — Operating System
- ColorOS 15.0Source
Sensors & security
3 items
Box, price & availability
3 items
- UK box contents
- Phone, USB data cable, SIM ejector tool, quick guide, safety guide
One of each. No charger is listed; OPPO notes contents may vary by market.
Source - In the Box — In the Box
- Phone × 1; USB Data Cable × 1; SIM Ejector Tool × 1; Quick Guide × 1; Safety Guide × 1Source
- Manufacturer shop SKU
- 5011100634Source
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