Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G Review: Style and Substance

The Reno has been the premium series from the

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G daylight camera samples from primary camera. (Tap to open)

The handset captures some sharp images in broad daylight with the primary sensor. The photos offered decent contrast and dynamic range. However, you will notice slightly warmer colour tones with the primary sensor, which was quite odd.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G daylight camera samples from the rear telephoto sensor. (Tap to open)

The telephoto lens, on the other hand, surprised us during the testing period. The sensor captured better details in broad daylight, and the colours were close to the source in most scenarios. The 3.5x zoom helps capture distant objects without moving them to take perfect shots. The phone also captures some really good portraits at 3.5x zoom.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G ultra-wide camera samples. (Tap to Open)

The ultrawide angle was a letdown, though. The images were a bit soft during the testing and lacked dynamic range.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G low-light camera samples. (Tap to Open)

Coming to the low-light performance, the phone was able to capture some decent photos with minimal noise. The primary camera does a better job of capturing the details in low-light conditions than daylight.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro ultra-wide-angle shot (bottom), 1x shot (middle), and 3.5x shot (top). (Tap to open)

However, I noticed that the processing tends to oversharpen the images in some scenarios, causing them to lose their details. The photos taken with the telephoto lens delivered some good results. However, the ultra-wide-angle lens was also disappointing. Most of the pictures were softly focused, and the image quality was not up to the mark.

The Oppo Reno 13 Pro captures well-detailed selfies in different light conditions

Coming to the selfie performance, the handset does a good job of handling skin tones and colours. The portraits came out to be good as well, and the edge detection was good. In low light conditions, the phone also captured some decent selfies, though in cases where the light was low, you could see some grains and noises.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G black and white camera samples. (Tap to open)

That said, I loved shooting B&W photos with this phone. The shots were well-detailed in almost every scenario.

Photo taken using Underwater mode. (Tap to Open)

Another interesting feature that Oppo introduced with its Reno 13 Pro is the new Underwater Mode. All thanks to so many IP ratings, you can now take images and videos underwater. When you turn on this mode, the volume controls are assigned to take photos and videos, while holding the power button will end the model with a few seconds to kick out the water. The images and video captured in this mode came out to be great, and you will enjoy this mode to capture some good images and flaunt them in front of your friends.

Another interesting feature is the AI Livephoto, which works similarly to Apple’s Livephotos option. The mode takes 1.5 seconds of video before you hit the shutter button and 1.5 seconds after that. So, you get multiple shots for one photo to select the best one.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G Battery: Good output

• Battery Capacity – 5,800mAh
• Wired Charging – 80W SuperVOOC
• Charger – 80W (Included in Box)

The Reno 13 Pro 5G also comes with an improved battery. The brand has added a 5,800mAh battery against the 5,000mAh present in Reno 12 Pro, which is a good upgrade. The phone easily lasted for almost two days with moderate usage. With heavy usage, which includes using the phones to check and reply to emails, watching a few episodes on Netflix, listening to music on the go, mindlessly scrolling on Instagram, and editing photos on the go, you can easily get almost little over a day’s battery life.

The smartphone is backed by a 5,800mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging solution

The phone lasted 26 hours and 10 minutes in the HD battery loop test. The charging speeds are also quite decent. With the 80W fast charger provided by the company, the phone charged 36 percent in 15 minutes, 70 percent in 30 minutes, and 100 percent in 50 minutes.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G Verdict

The Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G offers some improvement over its predecessor, the Reno 12 Pro. You get fresh design aesthetics and a better-built quality over previous Reno series phones. The display is crisp and offers vibrant colours to make the whole streaming experience delightful. The performance has seen a bigger jump over its predecessor and is now in line with the rest of the competition, if not ahead.

The device will face stiff competition from the likes of OnePlus and iQOO

The cameras were a mixed-bag experience during the testing period. On the one hand, you get well-detailed shots, but the shift in colour temperature between different sensors spoils the whole mood. That said, Oppo is working on a fix for this issue and hopefully, in future updates, this issue might get resolved. As far as competition is concerned, the Oppo Reno 13 Pro will have competition with the likes of the OnePlus 13R, iQOO 13 (Review), and more, which offer superior performance.