We look closer at the upcoming OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G, which has the Dimensity 8350 octa-core processor, a 5,800mAh battery, and underwater camera mode.
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro in two colorways |
The new Reno13 Pro 5G is the brand's most ambitious premium mid-range smartphone to date. It comes with the MediaTek Dimensity 8350, LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, and a 5,800mAh with 80W SUPERVOOC charging via USB-C.
The phone comes with the new Butterfly design and it meets all IP69, IP68 and IP66 ratings under IEC standards. OPPO advertises that it can withstand water jets volume at a 14-16 liters per minute and water pressure of 8,000 to 10,000 KPa for seconds in laboratory conditions.
In front is the 120Hz 6.83-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen and the 50MP selfie camera while at the back are the 50MP main camera, 50MP telephoto camera and the 8MP ultra-wide camera with an LED flash.
Other features include WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, and NFC.
The phone is yet to be priced in the Philippines.
Let's take a look at it.
Unboxing/Accessories
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G's outer packaging |
It comes in grey packaging with OPPO branding, dark gray square with butterfly shaped lines, key features, and regulatory information.
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G's box inclusions |
The phone, the 80W SUPERVOOC wall plug, USB-A to USB-C cable, the SIM ejector, silicone case, and documentation are inside the box.
Unfortunately, there are no earphones in the box.
Build Quality/Design
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G's rear design |
At first glance, the phone looks eye-catching because of the bright purple color and butterfly-shaped shadow. It is made of an Aerospace-grade aluminum frame and a one-piece sculpted glass.
Upon holding the phone, you immediately notice how lightweight and premium feeling the phone is. The softened curves with the textured glass and aluminum frame add to the overall upscale experience while reducing fingerprint smudges significantly.
It measures 162.73 x 76.55 x 7.55 mm and weighs 195 grams. It is IP66, IP68, and IP69 water and dust resistance rated.
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G's screen |
In front is the aforementioned 6.83-inch Flexible AMOLED screen, which has a 1,610 x 720 resolution and 16.7 million colors. It is Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protected.
Around the panel are slim and symmetrical bezels. The punch hole with the selfie camera is on the upper part of the panel. Above it and inside the top bezel is the super slim earpiece. The same slim earpiece acts as the second speaker too.
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G's top and bottom |
On top is the microphone port and an IR blaster while at the bottom are the bottom-firing speaker grills, USB-C port, microphone port, and 3.5mm audio jack.
The SIM tray accommodates up to two nano SIM cards or 1 nano SIM and 1 microSD card. There is a red rubber gasket but OPPO says the phone is supposedly IP64 water and dust resistance rated.
We even submerged it into the pools bellow the running fresh water from Siquijor's Cambugahay Falls.
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| Left and right sides |
On the left is a smooth surface while on the right are the aluminum volume rocker and the power button. Both buttons have a firm resistance to them while feeling satisfying when pressed.
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| OPPO's Rear cameras |
The back has the 50MP f/1.8 main camera with AF and OIS, a 50MP f/2.0 3.5x telephoto with OIS and an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide camera with an LED flash.
While in front is an 50 MP f/2.0 selfie camera.
The included modes of the stock camera app include Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Pro, Hi-Res, Pano, Slo-Mo, Time-lapse, Dual-View Video, Sticker, Doc Scanner and Underwater.
The Pro controls include EV (+-3), ISO (50-3200), Shutter speed (1/8,000-30 secs), Focus, and White Balance.
The Portrait Mode is equally robust with bokeh strength control (f/1.4-16), and Beautifcations (1-100 levels). It also comes with the new Soft Light, Misty, Glowy and Dreamy filters found on the OPPO Find X8.
First Photo Samples
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| Rear camera 1x daylight |
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| Rear camera 1x low light |
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| Rear camera 2x low light |
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| Rear camera 2x sunrise |
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| Rear camera 3.5x sunset |
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| Rear camera 3 daylight |
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| Rear camera 7x sunrise |
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| Rear camera ultra-wide daylight |
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| Rear camera ultra-wide low-light |
Stay tuned for more camera samples for our upcoming review.
Powering the phone is the 5,800mAh Battery with 80W SUPERVOOC fast charging via USB-C.
Alongside the 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 8350 octa-core processor and ARM G615-MC6 GPU are the 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage. It does not have microSD card expansion nor does it have e-SIM.
The phone comes with stereo speakers that can be pushed to 300 percent volume.
Other features include NFC, Bluetooth 5.4, WiFi 6E and is IP66 + IP 68 + IP69 dust and water resistance rated.
Quick thoughts
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G with IVE's Won Young |
If the OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G is priced competitively, then the Reno13 Pro 5G could be an incredible phone for those who want near flagship tier design and performance.
The screen is bright and crisp while having symmetrical slim bezels while the body is made of an aluminum frame and a glass rear panel. This makes it lightweight and premium while reducing fingerprint smudges out of the box.
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| OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G's AnTuTu and GeekBench score |
It comes with the powerful 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 8350 octa-core processor, G615-MC6 GPU, 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage. It scored more than 1.1 Million in AnTuTu as well.
Inside is a large 5,800mAh battery. Given that the phone is so slim, we will have to confirm if it has a silicon carbon battery found on the OPPO Find X8. It comes with an 80W SUPERVOOC wall charger.
What surprised us is the camera performance from all cameras. We recently visited the island of Siquijor where we took photos and videos. We even submerged the phone in fresh water falls to try its underwater camera mode.
We will also be taking more photos with the phone and running our usual battery of tests.
Stay tuned for the full review soon.