Oppo Reno 8 review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Oppo Reno 8 is a 2022 mid-ranger with a slim 179-gram body, a 6.4-inch 90 Hz OLED and 80 W wired charging, running the Dimensity 1300. Our catalog scores it 67 on the everyday axis, 61 on charging and 92 on compactness, with a launch price near $480 for the 8/128 GB trim; used examples now ask around $195. It belongs to the design-first side of the Reno line: light, thin and fast to charge, with the camera a secondary concern. The Oppo Reno 11 and the Oppo Reno 10 frame it within the later lineup.

Display and design

The 6.4-inch flat OLED refreshes at 90 Hz with a 600-nit peak, delivering the deep contrast and color that OLED brings to this price class, though brightness only just manages sunny days. At 179 grams and under eight millimeters of profile, the phone is one of the more comfortable mid-rangers to hold, which our compactness axis of 92 rewards. There is no ingress-protection rating in our records.

Performance

The Dimensity 1300 earns an everyday axis of 67 and a gaming axis of 18 in our model: daily interaction is fluid, media consumption is effortless on the OLED, and games run at medium settings with popular titles holding higher frame rates in lighter scenes. Twelve gigabytes of RAM in the top trim keep multitasking generous for a phone of this class.

Camera

A 50-megapixel main sensor heads the rear alongside an 8-megapixel ultrawide and a small auxiliary module, with no optical stabilization and 4K30 video. The camera axis of 27 is mid-tier: daylight shots are clean and color-pleasing, but night mode and motion rely on software goodwill rather than hardware. Selfies and portrait processing remain the Reno line's traditional strength.

Battery and charging

The 4500 mAh battery scores 30 on our battery axis, enough for a day of moderate use given the efficient panel, and the 80 W charging scores 61, restoring most of the charge in about half an hour. The slim-cell-for-fast-charge trade is characteristic of the Reno line and works in practice for urban users near outlets. Wireless charging is absent.

Verdict

The Reno 8 is a comfortable, fast-charging compact for buyers who carry their phone all day and value hand feel over camera prestige; near $195 used it is an easy recommendation on those terms. Software support records in our catalog are incomplete, so treat it as short-horizon hardware and prefer the Reno 11 for newer internals. As a slim daily driver, it still delivers the Reno formula at a fraction of its launch price.