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Oppo Reno 8 vs Reno 6 5G

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Oppo Reno 8 vs Reno 6 5G

66 out of 100
Oppo Reno 8
VS
61 out of 100
Oppo Reno 6 5G
Oppo Reno 8
Oppo Reno 6 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Oppo Reno 8 (with MediaTek Dimensity 1300) that was released on May 23, 2022, against the Oppo Reno 6 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G and came out 12 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 8
  • 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (661K versus 461K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (31:59 vs 29:43 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • The phone is 1-year newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 65W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.1
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1142 and 915 points
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 6 5G
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Reno 8 and Reno 6 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Reno 8
vs
Reno 6 5G

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 411 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 430 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 750 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 83.9% 88.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 3.4 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Reno 8
634 nits
Reno 6 5G
632 nits

Design and build

Height 160.6 mm (6.32 inches) 156.8 mm (6.17 inches)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) 72.1 mm (2.84 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Blue Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Reno 8
83.9%
Reno 6 5G +5%
88.3%

Performance

Tests of Oppo Reno 8 and Oppo Reno 6 5G in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1300 MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G
Max clock 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 		- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 2 MB
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU shading units 576 -
GPU clock 850 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~979.2 GFLOPS ~621 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Reno 8 +25%
1142
Reno 6 5G
915
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Reno 8 +37%
3083
Reno 6 5G
2255
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Reno 8 +43%
661585
Reno 6 5G
461866
CPU 191233 144201
GPU 186866 105616
Memory 126782 95475
UX 150174 114640
Total score 661585 461866
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Reno 8 +112%
4595
Reno 6 5G
2171
Max surface temperature - 45.8 °C
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 27 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 4595 2171
PCMark 3.0
Reno 8 +11%
9507
Reno 6 5G
8557
Web score 7390 6447
Video editing 5236 5834
Photo editing 18380 13878
Data manipulation 9133 8575
Writing score 12825 10323

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8, 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM ColorOS 12.1 ColorOS 11.3
OS size - 19 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes, SuperVOOC 2.0 (60% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:29 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:16 hr 11:05 hr
Watching video 14:57 hr 13:18 hr
Gaming 06:16 hr 05:56 hr
Standby 86 hr 86 hr
General battery life
Reno 8 +8%
31:59 hr
Reno 6 5G
29:43 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution - 9248 x 6936
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7
- Focal length: 24 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 0.7 micron
- Sensor: 1/2", Omnivision OV64B (PureCel)
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 16 mm
- Sensor: 1/4.0", Omnivision OV08D10
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/4", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.75 micron
- Sensor: 1/5", Omnivision OV02B10 (CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples Photo samples of Oppo Reno 8 from DxOMark Photo samples of Oppo Reno 6 5G from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 3680 6528 x 3680
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Pixel size 0.8 microns 0.8 microns
Sensor type Exmor-RS CMOS Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74" 1/2.74"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced May 2022 May 2021
Release date June 2022 June 2021
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W -
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Reno 8 . But if the design and sound are more of a priority – go for the Oppo Reno 6 5G .

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