Oppo Reno 15 vs Reno 13 5G

75 out of 100
Oppo Reno 15
VS
73 out of 100
Oppo Reno 13 5G

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 13 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 15
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5600 mAh
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1301 against 1208 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 13 5G
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1727K versus 1394K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Weighs 16 grams less
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1416 and 1270 points

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Reno 15 and Reno 13 5G crucial features
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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
58.3
(Average)
Value Index
69.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1256 x 2760 pixels 1256 x 2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 -
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Reno 15 +8%
1301 nits
1208 nits

Design and build

Height 158.3 mm (6.23 inches) 157.9 mm (6.22 inches)
Width 74.83 mm (2.95 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) 7.2 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Blue Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.82/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 120 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
88.5%
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Reno 15 and Oppo Reno 13 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 8350
Max clock 2800 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 3 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU shading units 512 768
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Reno 15 and Oppo Reno 13 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1270
Reno 13 5G +11%
1416
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4106
4311
Compute Score (GPU)
7750
Reno 13 5G +20%
9287
Compute Score (GPU) 7750 9287
Single-core score 1270 1416
Multi-core score 4106 4311
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1394716
Reno 13 5G +24%
1727874
CPU 481018 497734
GPU 327987 500794
Memory 249030 285213
UX 336681 444133
Total score 1394716 1727874
Samples Less than 3 [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
1184
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1184
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
4852
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 4852
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Oppo Reno 15
No benchmark results yet
Oppo Reno 13 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Ghost 1944)AnTuTu 111367175
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-14 -> Sisig_lover15AnTuTu 111794325
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (arjie)AnTuTu 111710602
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (Phat)AnTuTu 111769498
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-18 (Chughtai)AnTuTu 111727874

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM ColorOS 16 ColorOS 15
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5600 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (68% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:57 hr 0:43 hr
Battery cycles - 1600 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:50 hr 12:13 hr
Watching video 17:46 hr 18:35 hr
Gaming 06:35 hr 07:13 hr
Standby 139 hr 134 hr
General battery life
29:05 hr
29:27 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash LED 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 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° 115Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.8 -
Focal length 85 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL JN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08D -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 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 ISOCELL S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 November 2024
Release date January 2026 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $500
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

If the camera and software are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Reno 15. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Oppo Reno 13 5G.

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Sourav Husain April 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
50MP Telephoto πŸ’€ Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 🀑
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