Like clockwork, Oppo unveiled the second Reno era for 2024. The Reno13 sequence comes half a yr after the 12-series and a yr (nearly precisely to the day) after the 11-series. These are the fashions for China, the worldwide Reno13 sequence ought to be out in January, judging by the Reno11 timeline.
Oppo Reno13 • Oppo Reno13 Professional
So, what’s new? This time each fashions are powered by the identical chipset – a Dimensity 8350 that’s basically an identical to the 8300. That’s a downgrade for the Professional because the 12-series mannequin used a flagship Dimensity 9200+. Additionally, the vanilla mannequin doesn’t have a telephoto digital camera (the tele module was minimize from the worldwide Reno12, anyway).
Beginning with the Oppo Reno13 Professional, it’s bigger than earlier than with a 6.83” show (up from 6.7”) and has a suitably bigger battery, 5,800mAh. That’s an 800mAh improve over the 12 Professional and now the 80W wired charging is joined by 50W wi-fi. Just a few issues keep the identical, e.g. the fingerprint reader continues to be an optical unit. However there are particular upgrades, e.g. the telephoto module has an extended 85mm lens in entrance of the 50MP sensor (vs. 47mm 50MP tele on the 12 Professional).
At a look: Oppo Reno13 • Oppo Reno13 Professional
On the flip facet, the Oppo Reno13 goes smaller with a 6.59” show (down from 6.7” on the Reno12) however nonetheless manages to pack a bigger battery – 5,600mAh (up from 5,000mAh). The charging is similar at 80W wired-only. Like we stated, there’s no tele module. Nonetheless, each the Reno13 and Reno13 Professional are rated IP69, in comparison with the considerably fundamental IP65 of the Reno12 duo.
Listed here are the costs in comparison with the Reno12 sequence – they price principally the identical as earlier than, the large change this era is the introduction of a 1TB storage tier.
| Oppo Reno12 | Oppo Reno13 | Oppo Reno12 Professional | Oppo Reno13 Professional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/256GB | CNY 2,700 | CNY 2,700 | CNY 3,400 | CNY 3,400 |
| 12/512GB | CNY 3,000 | CNY 3,000 | – | CNY 3,700 |
| 16/256GB | CNY 3,000 | CNY 3,000 | CNY 3,700 | – |
| 16/512GB | CNY 3,200 | CNY 3,300 | CNY 4,000 | CNY 4,000 |
| 16GB/1TB | – | CNY 3,800 | – | CNY 4,500 |
Presumably, which means that the pricing of the worldwide Reno13 sequence is not going to change both, however we’ll have to attend on an official affirmation for that.
The Reno13 duo is dealing with some stiff competitors. Additionally new this week are the Redmi K80 and K80 Professional – these might go world below the Poco model. The vanilla K80 begins at CNY 2,500 however is provided with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, not a mid-range Dimensity. The Redmi K80 Professional begins at CNY 3,700 for a 12/256GB unit and it brings the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Each have QHD+ 6.67” shows, that are sharper than the Oppo shows. And so they have big batteries, 6,550mAh on the vanilla and 6,000mAh on the Professional.
Xiaomi Redmi K80 • Xiaomi Redmi K80 Professional
The Realme GT 7 Professional prices CNY 3,600 for the bottom 12/256GB mannequin in China and it not too long ago went world with an MSRP of €1,000 (right down to €805 for Black Friday). The worldwide variant has a smaller battery than the Chinese language one (5,800mAh vs. 6,500mAh), however each variants are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite and have 6.78” LTPO OLED shows.
Realme GT 7 Professional
Is the Oppo Reno13 duo outgunned? The Oppo Reno13 Professional actually has so much to show to the competitors and even to the Reno12 Professional. What do you assume, if/when the Reno13 Professional turns into out there close to you, would you purchase one?
What in regards to the vanilla Oppo Reno13? That one is cheaper and has the very same chipset because the Professional – however is that sufficient?
