Two months after the official release in China, the Reno8 Series went official in the global market too. The global journey of the new lineup begins from the Indian market, which is the biggest one alongside China. While in Cina the series is composed of three variants, only two variants debuted in the global market: the OPPO Reno8 and the OPPO Reno8 Pro. The former is the same device as the one seen in China, while the latter is a rebrand of the Chinese Pro Plus variant. Instead, the Pro variant for China with Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 did not hit the global shelves for unknown reasons. A lot of people are wondering what are the differences between the vanilla version and the Pro one in the global market. Here is a comparison between the specifications of the OPPO Reno8 Global and the OPPO Reno8 Pro Global.

OPPO Reno8 Global vs OPPO Reno8 Pro Global

OPPO Reno8 Global OPPO Reno8 Pro Global
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 160.6 x 73.4 x 7.7 mm,
179 g		 161.2 x 74.2 x 7.3 mm,
183 g
DISPLAY 6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED 6.7 inches, 1080 x 2412 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR Mediatek Dimensity 1300, octa-core 3 GHz Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Max, octa-core 2.85 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB
SOFTWARE Android 12, ColorOS Android 12, ColorOS
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 2 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.4
32 MP f/2.4 front camera		 Triple 50 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4
32 MP f/2.4 front camera
BATTERY 4500 mAh, fast charging 80W 5000 mAh, Fast Charging 80W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM 5G, dual SIM

Design

Even though the OPPO Reno8 Pro is the most expensive one and is built with premium material, at first glance, the vanilla OPPO Reno8 looks more beautiful. It has a smaller camera module, more compact dimensions, and a very interesting gradient color option. However, if you dig deeper, you will find out that the OPPO Reno8 Pro looks very premium. It is built with a glass back (protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5) and an aluminum frame, and it comes with a higher screen to body ratio compared to the vanilla version, but its dimensions are bigger, so it is a harder device to use with one hand or to keep in a pocket. Both the phones come with Gorilla Glass 5 protection for the front glass, they come with flat borders just like the latest iPhones, and they have no audio jack.

 

Display

The most advanced display belongs to the OPPO Reno8 Pro Global, even though its panel is not at the same level as the OPPO Find X5 Pro. The Pro variant comes with an AMOLED display sporting a diagonal of 6.7 inches and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The screen is able to show up to one billion colors with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2412 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, the HDR10+ certification, and up to 950 nits of brightness. The vanilla version has a smaller 6.4-inch display with a lower 90 Hz refresh rate, a lower 800 nits peak brightness, and it is not able to show one billion colors but it stops at 16 million. The phones are equipped with in-display fingerprint scanners, but the Pro variant is the only one equipped with stereo speakers.

 

Specs & Software

An important advantage of the OPPO Reno8 Pro Global is definitely the hardware department, thanks to its superior chipset. It is fueled by the Dimensity 8100 Max mobile platform by MediaTek built at 5 nm and sporting an octa-core architecture. It is composed of four Cortex A78 CPUs running at a max frequency of 2.85 GHz, four Cortex A55 CPUs running at 2 GHz, and a Mali G610 MC6 GPU. The SoC is paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. The vanilla OPPO Reno8 has an inferior Mediatek Dimensity 1300 chipset built at 6 nm with an octa-core architecture composed of one Cortex A78 CPU running at a max frequency of 3 GHz, three Cortex A78 CPUs running at 2.6 GHz, four Cortex A55 CPUs running at 2 GHz, and a Mali G77 MC9 GPU. These handsets run Android 12 out of the box, customized by ColorOS 12.1.

 

Camera

The cameras of these devices are exactly the same, but the OPPO Reno8 Pro Global is able to provide higher camera performance thanks to the presence of the MariSilicon X NPU, the same proprietary NPU found on the OPPO Find X5 and the OPPO Find X5 Pro, improving the photo and video quality with low light conditions. For the rest, they are the same: they sport a triple rear camera with a 50 MP Sony IMX766 main sensor, an 8 MP ultrawide lens, and a 2 MP macro camera, as well as a 32 MP selfie shooter recording videos with a 1080p resolution.

 

Battery

The batteries of these two devices are the same, with a dual-cell structure and a capacity of 4500 mAh, as well as the 80W fast charging technology that brings these batteries from 0 to 100 percent of charge in just 28 minutes. Expect a similar battery life, but the Pro variant may last more in a few scenarios due to its more efficient chipset.

 

Price

The price of the OPPO Reno8 Pro in the Indian market roughly translates into €567 or $567, while the vanilla version is priced at €480 or $480 at the actual change. So the Pro variant offers a few advantages: a better display, superior camera performance, better hardware, and stereo speakers. Which one would you pick?

 

OPPO Reno8 Global vs OPPO Reno8 Pro Global: PRO and CONS

OPPO Reno8 Global

PRO

  • More affordable
  • More compact
  • 80W fast charging like higher-end models
  • More interesting color variants

CONS

  • Inferior chipset

 

OPPO Reno8 Pro

PRO

  • Better chipset
  • MariSilicon X NPU
  • Better display
  • Wider display
  • Stereo speakers

CONS

  • Price

 

 

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