Oppo Reno 13 series arrives with first Dimensity 8350 smartphones
Oppo has made the Reno 13 series official, and this series introduces the first smartphones with the Dimensity 8350 SoC. This is a new mid-range offering from MediaTek, coming with an octa-core CPU and the Mali G615 MC6 GPU. They are also the first phones to feature Oppo's in-house X1 network chip.
As Oppo describes, the X1 chip aims to ensure a stable connection even in areas where the signals are not strong. The company compares the performance with the iPhone 16 Pro, claiming up to 87% improvement in speed and 90% lower network lag in weak network state.
Besides that, the Oppo Reno 13 and the 13 Pro come with a metal frame with IP66, IP68, and IP69 ratings. As for the differences, the standard model comes with a 6.59-inch flat display, and this 1.5K OLED panel has a 120 Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness rating of 1200 nits.
The Oppo Reno 13 Pro, on the other hand, features a 6.83-inch curved OLED panel with the same specs as the non-Pro variant. Both of them have an optical fingerprint scanner. Although both come with a 50 MP primary and an 8 MP wide-angle camera on the back, the Pro model adds a 50 MP periscope sensor with 3.5x optical zoom.
There's a difference in terms of the battery specs as well. The standard sports a 5,600 mAh battery, while the Pro has a 5,800 mAh battery. Both of them have 80W fast charging support, but the Reno 13 Pro also supports 50W wireless charging (100W Anker Prime GaN charger curr. $45.99 on Amazon).
Pricing-wise, the base Reno 13 with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage costs CNY 2,699 (about $372), and the Reno 13 Pro with the same base configuration is CNY 3,399 (around $469). Global availability details are yet to be confirmed, but Oppo did bring the past Reno smartphones outside China.
