Oppo Reno12 Pro vs. Reno12
If you are in the market for a stylish and lightweight smartphone with some features tailored toward social media, the Oppo Reno12 series might be the right choice. However, with only a few differences between the Reno12 Pro and the vanilla Reno12, one would wonder which is the better value for money.
In fact, the Reno12 Pro and the Reno12 are almost identical devices. What the extra few bucks for the Pro will give you a dedicated 2x zoom camera with pretty nice portrait photography capabilities and a better selfie camera too. But other than that, the standard Reno12 is indistinguishable from its more expensive sibling.
Still, we explore the potential hidden differences in the following article as the devil is often in the details.
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For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our editor's assessment in the following video or in the following text.
Size comparison
When it comes to size and design, the two handsets are practically twins. The Reno12 Pro and Reno12 weigh the same, have the same dimensions and look and feel the same. The differences are negligible, to say the least.
However, on the front, the Reno12 Pro boasts the highest tier Gorilla Glass available - that's Victus 2 - whereas the Reno12 settles for Gorilla Glass 7i. Gorilla Glass 7i is relatively new, so we don't have much experience using it in real life yet. The back panels use unnamed glass.
A subtle difference in the frame design is also at hand. The non-Pro has a thin frame design with the back curving into the frame, while the Pro's back and side frame are flat. We didn't notice a sensible difference in how they feel or handle.
The ingress protection is rated IP65 for both of them.
You might want to check out the two colorways of our review units, but differences are once again very minute.
Display comparison
There's absolutely no difference in the display quality, size or features between the two phones. The Reno12 is lifted straight from the Reno12 Pro and the brightness tests we did corroborate that.
The Reno12 Pro and the Reno12 can boost up to almost 1,400 nits in auto mode and offer 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color depth and support HDR10+ video content. However, we found the brightness boost feature to be quite inconsistent due to issues with the ambient light sensors. We observed the said issue with both units.