Oppo Reno 17 design teased ahead of November 9 launch in China

Oppo will launch its Reno 17 smartphone in China next week. The higher-end Oppo Reno 17 Pro will arrive with it. The company recently opened pre-orders for the upcoming Reno series on its online store, and has now shown the design of the Reno 17.

The company shared a design teaser and a video in a post on Weibo. The teaser suggests the phone may have a new light on its back panel that glows. The panel will be flat, with a square camera module in the top left corner. The camera island shows a three-camera system and an LED flash, along with Reno branding.

The phone also carries a glowing cat-like design motif, which makes its look more striking. The same glowing cat motif appears in other marketing material on the company's Weibo page. However, the company has not yet made clear whether the design will be on both the Reno 17 and the Reno 17 Pro.

The phone is shown in white in the teaser. It will have a flat metal mid-frame finished in a silver-like shade. The power button and volume controls are on the right side of the phone.

The Oppo Reno 17 series will launch in China on November 9. The Oppo Pad Air 6 and Oppo Watch 5 will also come with it. Leaks indicate that the Reno 17 will have a 6.5-inch display, while the Pro model will get a 6.3-inch touchscreen. The standard model is said to have an octa-core Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset. The Reno 17 Pro is likely to get a MediaTek Dimensity 8550 processor.

Both phones will come in three RAM and storage options. These may include 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB and 12GB + 512GB. According to leaked information, the handset will come in five colours: Cocoa Brown, Encounter Cat, Ice Moon White, Snow White and Starlight Pink. These names are translated from Chinese.