Oppo Reno 13 5G vs Apple iPhone 14
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Oppo Reno 13 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 8350) that was released on November 25, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 14, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 2 years and 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 13 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 2321 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 3279 mAh
- Shows 21% longer battery life (29:27 vs 24:17 hours)
- Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (1208 against 845 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 20W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.49 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1727K versus 1526K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- The phone is 2 years and 3 months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 60% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2272 and 1416 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 12 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.9 mm (6.22 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.82/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 120 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9287 | 20728 |
| Single-core score | 1416 | 2272 |
| Multi-core score | 4311 | 5584 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 497734 | 441890 |
| GPU | 500794 | 399019 |
| Memory | 285213 | 177784 |
| UX | 444133 | 508068 |
| Total score | 1727874 | 1526761 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1184 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | 20 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4852 | 3771 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2854 |
Recent User Tests
Oppo Reno 13 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Ghost 1944) | AnTuTu 11 | 1367175 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 -> Sisig_lover15 | AnTuTu 11 | 1794325 |
| 📘 2026-04-04 (arjie) | AnTuTu 11 | 1710602 |
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Phat) | AnTuTu 11 | 1769498 |
| 📘 2026-03-18 (Chughtai) | AnTuTu 11 | 1727874 |
Apple iPhone 14
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Artyom) | AnTuTu 11 | 1082494 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (Minh Thai) | AnTuTu 11 | 1526761 |
| 📘 2026-06-06 (emo067) | AnTuTu 11 | 1538861 |
| 📘 2026-05-27 (Rex) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2382 / 5869 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Laxy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1573257 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | ColorOS 15 | - |
| OS size | - | 12 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5600 mAh | 3279 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | - | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (74% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | 1:31 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 12:13 hr | 10:06 hr |
| Watching video | 18:35 hr | 14:55 hr |
| Gaming | 07:13 hr | 05:25 hr |
| Standby | 134 hr | 114 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#55th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.66" (≈ 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.9 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 85 |
| Zoom | - | 90 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 138 |
| Video | - | 153 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2024 | September 2022 |
| Release date | November 2024 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $799 |
| Successor | - Oppo Reno 15 | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Oppo Reno 13 5G is definitely a better buy.
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