Intro [Music] here are the Oppo Reno 12 and Oppo Reno 12 Pro two new mid-rangers which are quite similar so what's the difference between the two and could one of them be your next mid-range phone I'm will for GSM Arina and let's find out on our Oppo Reno 12 and Reno 12 Pro [Music] review the Reno 12 12 and 12 Pro are Design and build nearly identical devices but there are a few subtle differences the biggest difference between the two is that the pro model brings a dedicated two times zoom camera and a better selfie cam otherwise these phones are pretty standard mid-rangers with a focus on battery life and an eye-catching design while the back of either phone is made of plastic their finish is something unique it's matte and metallic and silky smooth with an s-shaped wavy pattern when it catches light the overall build is slightly different though both phones have a plastic frame but the Reno 12's is thinner with the front and back panel curving into it the Reno 12 pro has a flatter and wider frame both phones have official ingress protection against water and dust rated ip65 the display of either phone is a Screen specs and features 6.7 in OLED with a 1080p resolution and a 120 HZ refresh rate like I mentioned the non-pro screen is curved at the edges but the type of glass they used is different too the pro model uses the superior Gorilla Glass victus 2 and the non-pro has new Gorilla Glass 7i which is made with upper mid-rangers in mind besides that the screens really are identical on either phone we measured the same good Max brightness at around 650 nits with a manual slider and around 1,400 nits in auto mode when in bright sun and both phones displays have great contrast and plenty of sharpness there's also support for 10bit color in HDR 10 plus video the refresh rate handling on these phones isn't ideal you do get the 120 htz smoothing out your swiping on screen but it won't dial down when you stop interacting with the phone it would only go down in certain apps like Chrome for audio you get a pair of Stereo speakers test stereo speakers on either phone the loudness is very good but the sound quality isn't great with noticeable Distortion and not much base a there's an under fingerprint reader Under-display fingerprint reader for Biometrics and it works well we feel it would be easier to use if the placement was higher up though the Storage options non-pro model comes with 26 gigs of storage on board but the pro comes with 512 gigs but on either phone this storage is expandable beyond that through micro SD card the interface of Android 14.1 and UI these phones is oppo's latest color OS 14.1 running on top of Android 14 compared to what we've seen before the point1 brings AI based features these include things like text summarization voice transcription and advanced noise cancellation during calls there are also tools like the AI eraser which can remove something unwanted from a photo besides AI there's also a new feature called Beacon link which is essentially a bluetooth enabled walkie-talkie function with supporting phones and both of these phones have an IR blaster so you can use them to remotely control other devices with if you'd like to learn more about what color OSS is about you can check out our dedicated video and the Reno 12 and 12 Pro will get two years of major software updates and 3 years of security patches from opo the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 performance chipset of these phones is the new mediatech dimensity 7300 built upon a 4 nanm process unfortunately when pit Benchmarks against competitors in the same price range the Reno 12 and Reno 12 Pro fall behind performance- wise the demens city 7300 is not underpowered per se but for this price you can get a phone running on Flagship grade silicon even a snap or grenade Gen 2 at least this chipset doesn't seem to be Thermals chart so demanding and when it comes to Thermal management the Oppo Reno 12s do a very good job powering either phone is Battery endurance and charging test a 5,000 mAh battery and the battery life is excellent both the Reno 12 and Reno 12 Pro were able to score some of the best active use scores around at nearly 15 hours both phones support 80 w super voke charging but they only ship with a charger in the Box in the Indian Market at least power delivery 2.0 compliant Chargers also worked perfectly fine we were able to charge either phone from 0 to 67% in half an hour and a full charge took 46 minutes now we're on to the cameras and Camera specs and differences like I mentioned earlier they're a bit different between the two devices the Oppo Reno 12 has a 50 map main cam an 8 map Ultra wide and a 2 map macro camera on the back on the front is a 32 map selfie cam with autofocus the pro model setup is similar but with a bit more it replaces the macro with the 50 mapel 2 times telephoto Cam and the selfie cam is 50 Maps here again with autofocus we'll actually start off with these cameras because otherwise the camera performance is identical the Reno 2X telephoto camera samples (Reno 12 Pro) 12 Pro's two time zoom camera captures clean sharp and detailed images during the day colors are saturated and vibrant in some scenes the exposure is a bit lower than we're used to at night there's automatic night mode processing applied and the results are surprisingly good there's good detail light sources are well contained and colors are rich as expected the pro 2x zoom samples comparison model has the edge over the non-pro when it comes to zooming the digital Zoom produces shots that are slightly less detailed and sharp and have a bit more noise the difference isn't striking though and the nonpr still does a decent job when zooming you might expect the Reno 12 Pro to have Superior two times zoomed videos as well but as it turns out it'll switch to a crop from the main camera just the same as the non-pro model now selfies the Reno 12 Pro does a Selfies and selfie camera comparison really good job here there's plenty of detail good sharpness and wide dynamic range and the subject is always in Focus thanks to the autofocus When comparing the Selfies from the regular Reno 12 the pro model is the clear winner this output is considerably sharper and more detailed and here's a look at 4K selfie videos taken with either phone now let's go over the other cameras during the day the main camera Main camera photo and video quality produces nice and vibrant photos with saturated colors and high contrast the sharpness is adequate but the fine detail is lacking when you view from up close and the dynamic range is just okay given the identical camera Hardware chipset and software it's no surprise that we couldn't find any difference between the two phones here in fact we'll skip the side-by-side comparisons from the next few samples in low light again you get Auto night mode processing kicking in the photos look pretty good for the most part sharpness and detail are well preserved without introducing any noise light sources are well contained and colors are rich 4K videos from the main cam have wide dynamic range excellent sharpness and plenty of detail colors are vivid but still close to Natural the electronic stabilization is unimpressive though it Smooths things out a bit but it's not nearly enough to compensate for walking even at a normal pace and here's a look at the main Cam's 4K recording at night the quality is pretty good and now the ultra wide cam during Ultrawide camera: photo and video quality the day it produces photos with a decent amount of detail with Punchy colors there is some artificial Sharpening at it like the zoom camera the ultra wide tends to go for lower exposure in some scenes at night the ultra wide's photos are nothing to write home about it prefers to use a lower exposure to conserve the highlights but this means Shadows come out quite dark there is no fine detail and sharpness is subpar the ultra wide cam is limited to 1080p when recording video the sharpness and detail aren't great Conclusion so that's the Oppo Reno 12 and 12 Pro they're decent mid-rangers with a catchy design excellent battery life and a good main camera however there are some shortcomings here and there there are competitors which pack Flagship grade silicon at this price and faster charging when comparing the two phones themselves the differences come down to the screen glass storage options and the zoom and selfie cameras the price difference isn't huge so if those upgrades are important to you it could be worth it to spend just a bit more and get the Reno 12 Pro thanks for watching guys and I'll see you on the next one