This year, OPPO launched two mid-rangers from the Reno series in the global market, two devices no one would expect. We are talking about the vanilla OPPO Reno7 in a 4G version and the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G which hitten the European market before the rest of the Reno8 lineup. These two devices are not known by the same names in the Asian market and they are rebrands of devices known by different names in India and China. The 5G connectivity is not the only difference between these two devices, even though they are both mid-rangers and they belong to similar price ranges. This is a comparison between the specifications of the OPPO Reno7 and the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G which will tell you the differences between them.

 

OPPO Reno7 vs OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G

OPPO Reno7 OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 159.9 x 73.2 x 7.5 mm, 175 g 159.9 x 73.2 x 7.5 mm, 173g
DISPLAY  6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), AMOLED  6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G, octa-core 2.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, octa-core 2.2 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – micro SD slot 8 GB RAM, 128 GB –  12 GB RAM, 256 GB – micro SD slot
SOFTWARE Android 12, ColorOS Android 11, ColorOS
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS
CAMERA Triple 64 + 2 + 2 MP, f/1.7 + f/3.3 + f/2.4
32 MP f/2.4 front camera		 Triple 64 + 2 + 2 MP, f/1.7 + f/2.4 + f/2.4
16 MP f/2.4 front camera
BATTERY 4500 mAh, fast charging 33W 4500 mAh, fast charging 33W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES Dual SIM slot, IPX4 water resistant, RGB ring light Dual SIM slot, 5G, IPX4 water resistant, two RGB ring lights

Design

Both the OPPO Reno7 and the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G come with stunning designs and they are among the most amazing mid-rangers in terms of aesthetics. Which one should you prefer? It mostly depends on your personal tastes. The OPPO Reno7 comes with a great leather back but it also guarantees a great durability thanks to stringent lab tests. It is water resistant thanks to the IPX4 and, around one of the rear cameras, there is a RGB ring light which can be used as a notification LED and customized through ColorOS. The OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G replaces the leather back with a glass back and it adds another RGB ring light on the rear side, so that you get two customizable lights useful as notification LEDs or to show the battery charging progress. Just like its sibling, the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G is water resistance with the IPX4 certification. Both the handsets are very thin and lightweight, with flat borders and a frame made of polycarbonate. Another important difference is the camera module: you get a camera isle on the Reno7, while on the Reno8 Lite 5G the sensors are placed directly on the back cover. Which one do you prefer?

 

Display

One of the strongest points of these two handsets is the fact that they come with AMOLED panels providing deep blacks and brilliant colors, as well as a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a pretty good brightness level. They also come with good in-display fingerprint reader: I tried both these phones and they are fast and reactive. Even the diagonal is the same: 6.43 inches for both the phones. There is only one single difference: the refresh rate: the OPPO Reno7 wins the display comparison because it offers a higher 90 Hz refresh rate, while the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G has a standard 60 Hz refresh rate. Both the handset feature a mono speaker, but they come with a 3.5 mm audio jack.

 

Hardware/Software

The most advanced hardware setup belongs to the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G. First of all, it has a better chipset: the Snapdragon 695 5G SoC by Qualcomm built at 6 nm and running at a max frequency of 2.2 GHz. This chip supports the 5G connectivity and it is composed of two Kryo 660 Gold CPUs running at a frequency of 2.2 GHz, six Kryo 660 Silver CPUs running at 1.7 GHz, and an Adreno 619 CPU. The SoC is paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 128 GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage which you can furtherly expand with a micro SD slot. The OPPO Reno7 has an inferior Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 mobile platform built at 6 nm and running at a max frequency of 2.4 GHz, with an inferior Adreno 610 GPU and without the 5G connectivity. On the other hand, the OPPO Reno7 runs a more recent software version: it has Android 12 out of the box, customized by ColorOS 12.1, while the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G still comes with Android 11, even though it is customized by ColorOS 12.

 

 

Camera

The main camera of these two phones is exactly the same: a 64 MP sensor with an f/1.7 focal aperture. There is also the same depth sensor, but the OPPO Reno7 replaces the useless macro camera of the Reno8 Lite 5G with a more useful 2 MP microscope camera supporting better magnification. Last but not least, the Reno7 has a superior front camera with a 32 MP resolution, while the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G stops at 16 MP.

 

Battery

These phones are equipped with exactly the same battery, they have the same fast charging technology with a power of 33W, and they support reverse charging through a cable. The battery life is very similar.

 

OPPO Reno7 vs OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G: Price

You need about €400/$405 to purchase the OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G and about €330/$335 for the OPPO Reno7, if you exclude street prices and discounts. Overall, if we exclude the 5G connectivity and the chipset, the Reno7 is a superior phone. But if you prefer having higher performance and 5G, then the Reno8 Lite 5G is a better choice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPPO Reno7 vs OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G: PRO and CONS

OPPO Reno7

PROS

  • Leather design
  • More affordable
  • Android 12 out of the box
  • Microscope camera
  • Better selfie camera
  • 90 Hz refresh rate

CONS

  • No 5G

 

OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G

PROS

  • 5G
  • Two RGB LED rings
  • Up to 12 GB of RAM
  • Better chipset
  • Two LED rings

CONS

  • 60 Hz refresh rate
  • Inferior selfie camera

 

 

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