Oppo Reno12 Professional vs. Reno12 – Uplaza

If you’re out there for a classy and light-weight smartphone with some options tailor-made towards social media, the Oppo Reno12 collection is likely to be the best alternative. Nonetheless, with just a few variations between the Reno12 Professional and the vanilla Reno12, one would marvel which is the higher worth for cash.

In truth, the Reno12 Professional and the Reno12 are virtually equivalent units. What the additional couple of dollars for the Professional gives you a devoted 2x zoom digital camera with fairly good portrait pictures capabilities and a greater selfie digital camera too. However aside from that, the usual Reno12 is indistinguishable from its costlier sibling.

Nonetheless, we discover the potential hidden variations within the following article because the satan is commonly within the particulars.

Desk of Contents:

For starters, you possibly can examine the whole specs sheets or immediately proceed with our editor’s evaluation within the following textual content.

Measurement comparability

Relating to measurement and design, the 2 handsets are virtually twins. The Reno12 Professional and Reno12 weigh the identical, have the identical dimensions and feel and look the identical. The variations are negligible, to say the least.

Nonetheless, on the entrance, the Reno12 Professional boasts the very best tier Gorilla Glass out there – that is Victus 2 – whereas the Reno12 settles for Gorilla Glass 7i. Gorilla Glass 7i is comparatively new, so we do not have a lot expertise utilizing it in actual life but. The remainder of the construct is plastic.

The ingress safety is rated IP65 for each of them.

You would possibly need to take a look at the 2 colorways of our overview items, however variations are as soon as once more very minute.

Show comparability

There’s completely no distinction within the show high quality, measurement or options between the 2 telephones. The Reno12 is lifted straight from the Reno12 Professional and the brightness exams we did corroborate that.

The Reno12 Professional and the Reno12 can enhance as much as virtually 1,000 nits in auto mode and provide 120Hz refresh price, 10-bit coloration depth and help HDR10+ video content material.

Battery life

Maybe it is no shock that the Reno12 Professional and Reno12 have the identical actual battery life. In any case, the duo shares the identical show, chipset, software program and battery capability – 5,000 mAh.

In each instances, battery endurance is great – 14:54h vs. 14:53h Lively Use Scores most likely owing to the power-efficient Dimensity 7300-Power chipset.

Charging pace

Neither of the Reno12 duo has an applicable charger within the field, however each help as much as 80W by way of a wire utilizing Oppo’s proprietary 80W SuperVOOC charging tech. This ensures speedy charging and a full cost from a flat battery inside simply 46 minutes.

Notably, a Energy Supply-capable charger can cost the Reno12 and Reno12 Professional virtually as quick. We examined it utilizing a 100W brick and acquired comparable outcomes however a barely slower cost to 100%.

Speaker check

Unsurprisingly, we did not discover any important distinction within the stereo audio system too. The 2 units share the identical hybrid speaker setup and, in consequence, are equally loud and provide the identical sound high quality.

Talking of, we’d have appreciated a fuller sound with nicer bass and fewer distortion at greater volumes.

Efficiency

You will not discover any distinction within the efficiency division both. The Reno12 Professional and Reno12 share the identical Dimensity 7300-Power SoC. The “Energy” bit is supposedly Oppo and MediaTek’s joint effort to make the chip as power-efficient as attainable. And judging by the battery life outcomes, they appear to have achieved that.

Reminiscence configurations do not differ both. The 2 smartphones provide both 12GB/256GB or 12GB/512GB reminiscence. In each instances, you can be getting UFS 3.1 storage.

Benchmark efficiency

Digital camera comparability

The largest distinction between the Reno12 Professional and the Reno12 is the digital camera {hardware}. The previous presents a devoted 50MP 2x zoom digital camera (f/2.0, 1/2.75″) on top of the 50MP main camera (f/1.8, 1/1.95″), which each units share. In addition they share the identical 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide digital camera. The Reno12 settles for a 2MP macro shooter as an alternative of the 2x optical zoom snapper.

The Reno12 Professional additionally will get a greater selfie digital camera – 50MP one (f/2.0, 1/2.75″), whereas the Reno12 gets a 32MP front-facing cam (f/2.0, 1/3.1″). Notably, each selfie options provide autofocus, so kudos for that.

Picture high quality

Given the principally equivalent digital camera {hardware}, chipset and ISP in addition to software program, it is no shock that we could not discover any distinction within the picture samples throughout the day or after nightfall. Each handsets provide equivalent efficiency in each eventualities.

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Nonetheless, the Reno12 Professional has a slight edge over the vanilla with its devoted 2x zoom digital camera. The Professional is ready to produce better-looking stills as they’re extra detailed, barely sharper and noise-free.

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Then again, the distinction is not placing, so if you’re principally utilizing your cellphone for informal social media posting and your footage on the system’s display screen, we imagine the Reno12 would do the job simply effective.

The identical can’t be mentioned in regards to the selfies, because the Reno12 Professional is the clear winner right here. It delivers significantly sharper and extra detailed selfies. The distinction is sort of massive primarily as a result of the Reno12 insist on producing digital camera samples that are seemingly upsized to 32MP from a decrease decision (our greatest guess is 8MP as it is a Quad Bayer sensor).

Reno12 Professional selfies

Reno12 selfies

Video high quality

Whereas there are some nuances in relation to photographs, there are none in relation to video recording capabilities. Each units ship identical-looking footage with all of the cameras on the again.

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One would count on the Reno12 Professional to have superior 2x zoom movies, however because it seems, it resorts to cropping from its predominant digital camera when recording movies. That is why you will not discover any distinction between the Reno12 Professional’s and Reno12’s 2x zoom clips.

Verdict

The value hole at launch between the Reno12 Professional and the Reno12 is €100, however that hole has narrowed for the reason that launch. Because it at the moment stands, the Reno12 is round €50-70 cheaper, so the logical factor to do might be get the Professional model as it is the extra succesful handset for just a bit bit extra out of your pocket.

Nonetheless, the function disparity between the 2 units is so small that you just get virtually the identical person expertise from the Reno12 at a cheaper price. It has the identical show, battery life, audio system, charging, design, chipset and digital camera expertise, for probably the most half. You solely stand to achieve marginally higher 2x zoom stills with the Reno12 Professional and markedly higher selfies. Apart from that, the Reno12 will get you about 95% there at a cheaper price.