Oppo may want to rethink its twice-a-year release strategy for the Reno series as things are getting overcrowded. Are the Reno13 models better than their Reno12 counterparts? In some ways yes, in others no.
The end result is that most people voted last week’s poll look at other middle class people. When did the Renos actually become middle class? The Reno11 Pro (in China) had a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, the Reno12 Pro (China) had a Dimensity 9200+ and now the Reno13 Pro only gets a Dimensity 8350.
The Oppo Reno13 Pro in its configuration for the Chinese market it has some potential, especially if it is properly assessed. As you’ll see in the next graph, the Pro is the preferred model of the two, despite having the same chipset as the vanilla model.
The vanilla Oppo Reno13 faces more of an uphill battle. Again, these are the models for China – we haven’t seen the global hardware yet. Usually the global hardware is a downgrade compared to the Chinese model, so things could look even worse for the Reno13 series.
Oppo has not yet offered any updates on the global launch. The Reno12 series was launched in China in May 2024, with global variants following in June. So late December or early January are the likely targets for the global Reno13.