Mid-range · 2024

Oppo Reno12 (China)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Motorola Moto G56's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 80W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8250 12 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2412 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2412 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1200 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 8250 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.1 GHz · Mali-G610 MC6

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 8250 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

702,140

v10

CPU

8-core, 3.1 GHz

GPU

Mali-G610 MC6

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 14, ColorOS 14.1 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 14, ColorOS 14.1

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

50 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony LYT-600, 1/1.95", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Motorola Moto G56 , Oppo Reno12

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Hi-Res

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 16/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

179 g · 7.3 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

161.4 mm

Width

74.8 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

Weight

179 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2412 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Better camera hardware

Telephoto vs — · 50 MP vs 12 MP selfie

40% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

702k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

702k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

179 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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