Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G vs Oppo Reno 8
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Oppo Reno 8, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1300 and came out 6 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 41% higher peak brightness (892 against 634 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Stereo speakers
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 6 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 8
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (954K versus 713K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Reverse charging feature
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1087 and 970 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 83.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Reno 8
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 160.6 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | MediaTek Dimensity 1300 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 886 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~510.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2434 | 4831 |
| Single-core score | 970 | 1087 |
| Multi-core score | 2377 | 3216 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 278422 | 356714 |
| GPU | 75869 | 139201 |
| Memory | 144456 | 178423 |
| UX | 214715 | 279752 |
| Total score | 713462 | 954090 |
| Samples | [19 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 96% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 226 | 437 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 629 | 1315 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9740 | 7736 |
| Video editing | 7113 | 5114 |
| Photo editing | 23332 | 14804 |
| Data manipulation | 10875 | 9305 |
| Writing score | 13190 | 12447 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Ditthaze) | AnTuTu | 731937 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Eyy) | AnTuTu | 713462 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 -> Ahmet-256378 | GeekBench CPU | 873 / 2095 |
| 📘 2026-05-20 -> daniyarswq | AnTuTu | 725690 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 -> Reper | CPU Throttle | 100% |
Oppo Reno 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Amir..) | AnTuTu | 954090 |
| 📘 2025-03-18 (Amir?) | GeekBench CPU | 1087 / 3216 |
| 📘 2025-02-18 (Lundus) | GeekBench GPU | 4831 |
| 📘 2025-02-18 (Lundus) | GeekBench CPU | 1114 / 3281 |
| 📘 2025-02-02 (L) | GeekBench GPU | 4540 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | ColorOS 12.1 |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 16 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 08:00 hr |
| Watching video | 13:50 hr | 12:45 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 05:25 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 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/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 24 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | 50 |
| Preview | 61 | 63 |
| Zoom | 70 | 73 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Oppo Reno 8 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 3680 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1 | Sony IMX709 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | May 2022 |
| Release date | March 2023 | June 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $480 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G. But if the camera, performance, and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Oppo Reno 8.
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