The Oppo Reno 8 Pro recently went official in China alongside the Oppo Reno 8 and the Oppo Reno 8 Pro Plus. Apart from a new design, the smartphone also comes with a few upgrades. Let’s take a look at these improvements in this article.
The Oppo Reno 8 Pro is here six months after the announcement of the Oppo Reno 7 Pro. Within this short period, the company has managed to introduce some upgrades that are worth noting.
The first major difference between the two phones is their design, But we are not going to discuss that here. Instead, let’s talk about the features that set them apart.
Oppo Reno 8 Pro: 3 Notable Upgrades
Larger and Brighter Display
The Oppo Reno 8 Pro flaunts a 6.62-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and up to a 120Hz refresh rate. This panel supports up to a 360Hz touch sampling rate and 1300 nits peak brightness.
Whereas, the Oppo Reno 7 Pro has a smaller 6.55-inch AMOLED display with the same resolution. Further, the screen on this phone only supports up to a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, and 920 nits peak brightness.
Brand New Chipset
The Oppo Reno 8 Pro is the world’s first smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC. This chipset is accompanied by the company’s in-house MariSilicon X ISP chip for image processing.
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 includes an octa-core CPU comprising of new Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 cores. For the unaware, these ARM cores are the successors of Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 present in the Mediatek Dimensity 1200 SoC that powers the Oppo Reno 7 Pro.
Faster Charging
The 65W charging on the Oppo Reno 7 Pro 5G is fast enough for most people. On the Oppo Reno 8 Pro, the charging is even faster at 80W.
Anyway, the overall charging time from 1%-100% is still 31 minutes. It’s that the new model can reach 1%-45% in just 10 minutes.
Which one of these three improvements do you prefer the most? Do let us know in the comment section below.
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