The global smartphone brand, Oppo on Friday added to its Reno series by introducing Reno 12 5G and Reno 12 Pro 5G in the Indian market. Some of the new features in the Reno 12 series are; this incorporates Google’s Gemini Ultra that consists of AI writer, AI summary, and AI speak for better productivity.
OPPO Reno 12 Series Key specification
OPPO Reno 12 Pro Display
The two models of Reno 12 released by the firm include the Reno 12 Pro 5G and Reno 12 5G and they are both equipped with a 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED screens with 120 Hz of refresh rate bought to 1200 nit peak brightness. These displays employ 10 bit panels with the ability of achieving a wide color gamut of 1.074 billion colors, which literally make the pictures extremely lively. Regarding the display protection, the Reno 12 Pro 5G is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2, and the Reno 12 5G with Gorilla Glass 7i. Also, both models are sealed with an IP65 rating, which implies that they are dust and water resistant.
OPPO Reno 12 series battery and charging speed
They both also share the identical battery dept of 5000mAh and they also support an 80W charger in the box. Such a feature as fast charging guarantees that the consumers can charge your gadgets rapidly and never run out of battery throughout the day.
OPPO Reno 12 series performance and UI
In the Reno 12 and Reno 12 Pro, this is the first time that manufacturer relies on the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy chip. This is just a marketing name by MediaTek and OPPO. There is no difference in performance between Dimensity 7300 and Dimensity 7300 Energy chip. The memory resources include up to 12GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 512Gb of UFS 3.1 storage, which is enough for the storage of data and can be used for the various specific and multifunctional applications as well as multimedia. On the other hand, the Reno 12 is only offered with one memory option of 8GB RAM with 256GB built-in storage.
Both smartphones run on ColorOS 14.1, based on Android 14. Oppo has committed to providing three years of OS updates and four years of security updates, ensuring that users have access to the latest features and security enhancements.
OPPO Reno 12 series camera
The Reno 12 Pro 5G has an exquisite camera department with a 50-megapixel main camera, 50-megapixel telephoto lens and 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera. For selfies, also it has a 50 MP front-facing place. On the Reno 12 5G, the back camera setup is first rate with 50MP Sony Lyt-600 sensor, 8MP ultrawide lens, and 2MP macro lens.
OPPO Reno 12 pricing and availiblity
Regarding pricing and availability, the Reno 12 Pro 5G will be available in two variants: At ₹36,999 one gets 12GB/256GB and ₹40,999 for the 12GB/512GB variant. The Reno 12 5G costs ₹32,999 comes with 8GB ram and internal storage of 256GB. The Reno 12 Pro 5G is set to be unveiled from July 18 while the Reno 12 5G will be from July 25 through Oppo e-Store, Flipkart, and other mainline electronic stores.
OPPO Reno 12 Series Verdict
OPPO Reno 12 series is heavily overpriced. The hardware of rear camera is very poor so does the tuning. There are many good options in the market and you should consider other available options from OnePlus, iQOO, realme and Nothing.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Good display | 8MP ultrawide lens in a “Camera centric smartphone”. |
| 2x zoom lens (on Pro model) | Underpowered processor for the price |
| 50 MP selfie cameras | Lots of Ads and bloatware in the UI. |
| 80W fast charging | Horrible Value for Money. |
| LPDDR4x RAM in a 40,000 phone. |
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