After weeks of teasers and reports, the Oppo Reno 12 was finally announced in India. It is an upper mid-range smartphone packed with AI powered features. But at this price range, it competes with the Realme GT 6T. So which one is better? Let’s find out.
Oppo Reno 12 vs Realme GT 6T: What’s with all the AI?
We recently reviewed the Oppo Reno 12 and its new generative AI and features were definitely a highlight. The device brings GenAI features like AI Eraser 2.0, which is handy in removing unwanted objects in your photos. AI Clear Face and AI Best Face are pretty useful, improving facial details and more. Other notable AI features include AI Recording Summary, AI LinkBoost, and more. All of these help in productivity and also aid in daily use.
The use of AI on the Realme GT 6T is more modest. It focuses more on functionality for photography. So you get access to AI Night Vision and AI Smart Removal. Artificial Intelligence is also employed in frame stabilization to improve the users’ gaming experience. But the Reno 12 easily outshines in this regard.
Snapdragon vs Dimensity
The use of AI was great for various features on the Reno 12, but Realme GT 6T easily takes the lead in raw performance. The latter is the first smartphone in India to feature the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chip, which achieved a score of over 1.5 million on AnTuTu.
On the other hand, Oppo equipped the Reno 12 with a Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset. This is still a capable chip but benchmark scores show a clear gap in performance between the two processors. The gap isn’t large enough to affect daily use or in most scenarios. But intensive tasks like gaming would have a noticeable difference.
Realme with the bigger battery & faster charging
Oppo’s new Reno 12 is powered by a respectable 5,000mAh battery pack that supports 80W wired fast charging. This is a great combo, although, the Realme GT 6T has an edge once again. The GT 6T packs a larger 5,500mAh cell that supports 120W wired fast charging. So you get a bigger battery, which can also be charged quicker.
Realme GT 6T’s display is 5 times brighter
Once again, the Realme GT 6T has another trick up its sleeve. It sports a tall 6.78-inch LTPO AMOELD display that has a Full HD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, 1000 nits of typical brightmess and a peak brightness of 6,000 nits. This is 10 times higher than the Oppo Reno 12’s maximum configurable brightness (600 nits) and 5 times higher than its peak brightness of 1200 nits.
The screen on the Reno 12 is also a shorter 6.7-inch OLED panel but it also offers a 120Hz refresh rate and a FHD+ resolution. This means that you miss out on the variable refresh rate from 1-120Hz on the GT 6T along with a taller and a brighter display.
Pricing
Out of the two phones, the Realme GT 6T is more affordable with a starting price tag of 30,999 INR for its base 8GB + 128GB option. Oppo’s Reno 12 has a slightly higher 32,999 INR price tag for its starting model, but offers 8GB RAM and higher 256GB storage. This price tag is identical to the Realme GT 6T’s 8GB + 256GB option. You also get more experience options like the 12GB + 256GB and 12GB + 512GB variants.
Between the two phones, there isn’t a clear distinction as to which is better. Oppo has a some useful tricks with AI, but Realme has its own advantages with the hardware. So depending on how you use your phone you can make your own decision. A gamer would likely require the extra horsepower on the Reno 12, but the software experience has an edge in the Reno 12.
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