Oppo Reno 15 vs Reno 12 5G
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62
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Oppo Reno 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on January 2, 2026, against the Oppo Reno 12 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy and came out 1 year and 7 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
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1394K versus 955K)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 394 PPI)
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1270 and 1045 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 12 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 20 grams less
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 | 6.59 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.3 mm (6.23 inches) | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 74.83 mm (2.95 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Blue | Silver, Pink, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Mali-G615 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7750 | 2528 |
| Single-core score | 1270 | 1045 |
| Multi-core score | 4106 | 2907 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 481018 | 344705 |
| GPU | 327987 | 125737 |
| Memory | 249030 | 200593 |
| UX | 336681 | 284789 |
| Total score | 1394716 | 955824 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 351 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11673 |
| Video editing | - | 6179 |
| Photo editing | - | 24455 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9486 |
| Writing score | - | 15020 |
Recent User Tests
Oppo Reno 15
No benchmark results yet
Oppo Reno 12 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-28 (Chanzdzung) | AnTuTu 11 | 955824 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (hnsrfq) | AnTuTu 11 | 927695 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 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 updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 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 (68% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:57 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:50 hr | - |
| Watching video | 17:46 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:35 hr | - |
| Standby | 139 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#62nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| 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 | 120 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 85 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08D | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV02B10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6528 x 3680 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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* | Depends on the region | 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 | - |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2026 | June 2024 |
| Release date | January 2026 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $499 |
| Successor | - | - Oppo Reno 15 |
| 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 is definitely a better buy.
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