Oppo Reno 15 Pro vs Reno 12 Pro 5G
80
out of 100
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67
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.32-inch Oppo Reno 15 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8450) that was released on November 17, 2025, against the Oppo Reno 12 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy and came out 1 year and 5 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 15 Pro
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2057K versus 914K)
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 6200 vs 5000 mAh
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 394 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
- 60% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1671 and 1043 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 12 Pro 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.32 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 98.7% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Reno 12 Pro 5G
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Reno 15 Pro
6.32″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.21 mm (5.95 inches) | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 72.42 mm (2.85 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 181 g (6.38 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Blue, Brown | Silver, Gold, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP7 | Mali-G615 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2329.6 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12314 | 2524 |
| Single-core score | 1671 | 1043 |
| Multi-core score | 6695 | 2999 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 649386 | 320641 |
| GPU | 648554 | 127992 |
| Memory | 279684 | 210449 |
| UX | 480075 | 255738 |
| Total score | 2057699 | 914820 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [2 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Oppo Reno 15 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-10 (Sinif2011) | AnTuTu 11 | 2057699 |
| 📘 2026-01-24 (Дарина) | AnTuTu 11 | 2050891 |
Oppo Reno 12 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-24 -> fuckingloser | AnTuTu 11 | 914820 |
| 📘 2026-01-12 (Gilankkaz) | AnTuTu 11 | 908569 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | ColorOS 14.1 |
| OS size | - | 29 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6200 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (76% in 30 min) | Yes (67% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:53 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 11:19 hr |
| Watching video | - | 17:35 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:09 hr |
| Standby | - | 113 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#125th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 47 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2025 | June 2024 |
| Release date | November 2025 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $639 | $599 |
| Successor | - | - Oppo Reno 15 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 80 W |
*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 15 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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