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Oppo Reno 16 vs Reno 11

81 out of 100
Oppo Reno 16
VS
58 out of 100
Oppo Reno 11
Oppo Reno 16
Oppo Reno 11

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.32-inch Oppo Reno 16 (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Super) that was released on May 25, 2026, against the Oppo Reno 11, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 and came out 2 years and 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 16
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2078K versus 783K)
  • Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6700 vs 5000 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 394 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 11
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Reno 16 and Reno 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Reno 16
85*
Reno 11
65*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Reno 16
90*
Reno 11
56*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Reno 16
81*
Reno 11
58*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 94% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Oppo Reno 11 to Oppo Reno 16 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Reno 16
vs
Reno 11

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
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 No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Reno 11
6.7β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Reno 16
6.32β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~10% more screen space

Design and build

Height 151.21 mm (5.95 inches) 162.4 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 72.42 mm (2.85 inches) 74.3 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Purple Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Reno 16
89.6%
Reno 11
89.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Reno 16 and Oppo Reno 11
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Super MediaTek Dimensity 7050
Max clock 3400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G68 MC4
GPU shading units 1024 128
GPU clock 1508 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Reno 16 and Oppo Reno 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Reno 16 +48%
1611
Reno 11
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Reno 16 +150%
6402
Reno 11
2560
Compute Score (GPU)
Reno 16
12492
Reno 11
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 12492 -
Single-core score 1611 1086
Multi-core score 6402 2560
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Reno 16 +165%
2078850
Reno 11
783002
CPU 646700 304433
GPU 646793 81364
Memory 276204 150733
UX 509153 246472
Total score 2078850 783002
Samples Less than 3 [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Reno 16
n/a
Reno 11
233
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 233
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Reno 16
n/a
Reno 11
9711
Web score - 8474
Video editing - 5478
Photo editing - 14819
Data manipulation - 9238
Writing score - 12587
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Oppo Reno 16
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Oppo Reno 11
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Faww)AnTuTu 11783002
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-15 (Zach)AnTuTu 11826414
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (Bobob)AnTuTu 11824215
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (nelhi)AnTuTu 11668311
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Maximiliano)AnTuTu 11668311
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM ColorOS 16 ColorOS 14
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 67 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 Yes (50% in 19 min)
Full charging time - 0:45 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual 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 240 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-600
Sensor size - 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.0
Focal length 80 mm 47 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX709
Sensor size - 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
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" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 3680
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 18 mm 22 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX709
Sensor size - 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
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 5.3
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No 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 No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2026 January 2024
Release date May 2026 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $515 $370
Successor - - Oppo Reno 16
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, 67 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 16 is definitely a better buy.

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