iQOO 12 5G vs OPPO Reno13 Pro

Comparing the iQOO 12 5G vs OPPO Reno13 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 12 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,799, while OPPO Reno13 Pro scores 4,064, making iQOO 12 5G the better performer.

Display: OPPO Reno13 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while iQOO 12 5G offers 6.78 inches, making OPPO Reno13 Pro the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 12 5G and OPPO Reno13 Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 12 5G and OPPO Reno13 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno13 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 12 5G offers 16 MP, making OPPO Reno13 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 12 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 14m, while OPPO Reno13 Pro delivers 14h 03m, making iQOO 12 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 12 5G and OPPO Reno13 Pro offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 12 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while OPPO Reno13 Pro is rated 7.7.

User Rating: iQOO 12 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OPPO Reno13 Pro has a rating of 4.5.

iQOO 12 5G

₹48,899

(Out of Stock)

OPPO Reno13 Pro

₹42,000

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

13 Dec, 2023

09 Jan, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 8350	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5800 mAh	6500 mAh
120W Flash Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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7.7/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Impressive build, IP64 rated
Gorgeous screen
Good cameras
Incredibly fast performance & charging speeds

Gorgeous 120Hz AMOLED display
Useful AI features
Impressive primary camera
Decent battery backup

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

No wireless charging
Bloatware

Too pricey
Processor could have been more powerful

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(4,116 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,065 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,073,660 AnTuTu Score	1,146,605 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
14h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 03m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹42,000

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General

Launch Date

Dec 13, 2023

(Official)

Jan 09, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

ColorOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 8350

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Mali-G615 MC6

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,073,660

1,146,605

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

21.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

48.0 %

33.3 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

450 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.61 %

90.41 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.43 %

93.8 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.22 mm

162.73 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.88 mm

76.55 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.55 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

203.7 grams

195 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size OV50H 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

64 MP
f/2.57 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5800 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 10 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 49 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

14h 14m

14h 03m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 24m 19s

0h 40m 27s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.377 W/kg Body: 1.276 W/kg

Head: 1.144 W/kg Body: 0.994 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹42,000

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