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Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G Battery test

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We put the Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G through our rigorous DXOMARK Battery test suite to measure its performance in autonomy, charging and efficiency. In these test results, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key specifications:

  • Battery capacity: 4500 mAh
  • 80W charger (included)
  • 6.7-inch, 1080 x 2412, 120 Hz, OLED display
  • MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MAX (5 nm)
  • Tested ROM / RAM combination: 256 GB + 8 GB

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.


Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
115
battery
100
Autonomy
95

221

103

195

107

198

143
Charging
147

224

139

212

133

205

104

194

Key performances

Charging Time
2 days 1h
Battery life
Charging Time
0h23
80% Charging time
Charging Time
0h38
Full charging time
Quick Boost
5h27 autonomy
after 5-minute charge

Pros

  • Decent night management during the typical usage scenario
  • Good autonomy when scrolling on social apps on-the-go
  • Very fast charging
  • 5 hours 27 minutes of autonomy recovered on average after a 5-minute charge
  • Low discharge currents when streaming videos

Cons

  • Below-average autonomy when streaming music
  • Poor autonomy when calling, taking photos and videos, and using GPS navigation on-the-go
  • High residual consumption of the charger when the device is fully charged and still plugged in

The Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G battery showed an overall average performance in our testing.
Autonomy in a typical usage scenario was average, helped by the low discharge currents during the night, which averaged 1.67% per night. When battery testing was done in calibrated mode, the device’s autonomy was also average, except for streaming music, which drained quite a bit of power, resulting in low autonomy for this use case.
Outdoor performance was poor, with activities like calling, taking photos and videos, or using GPS navigation severely challenging the battery’s autonomy. However, autonomy when using social apps held up fairly well.
The Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G charging was excellent thanks to its 80W charger, which filled up the 4500 mAh battery in 38 minutes and 6 seconds. A quick 5-minute charge yielded on average 5 hours and 27 minutes of additional autonomy.
The charge efficiency, as well as the power adapter’s efficiency, was average. However, the residual consumption of the charger when the device was fully powered and still plugged in was higher than average, which regularly happens with chargers as big as this one.
All the discharge currents were either average or slightly above average, except when streaming videos, which means that the device is well-optimized for this use case.
The Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G’s global score falls in line with other devices in the database from the same price range ($600 to $799). Autonomy was slightly above average, with a good performance in a typical usage scenario and in calibrated tests. The charging performance was decent, too, with efficiency that was slightly above average. However, the device’s on-the-go results were poor in this segment because of the calling and camera use cases.

Test Summary

About DXOMARK Battery tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone battery reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests over a week-long period both indoors and outdoors. (See our introductory and how we test articles for more details about our smartphone Battery protocol.)

The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

Battery Charger Wireless Display Processor
Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G 4500mAh 80W
(not included)
- AMOLED
1080 x 2400
Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Max
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 3700mAh 25W
(not included)
15W AMOLED
1080 x 2340
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Apple iPhone 13 3227mAh 20W
(not included)
15W OLED
1170 x 2532
Apple A15 Bionic
Xiaomi 12 4500mAh 67W
(included)
50W OLED
1080 x 2400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Autonomy

100

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

195

Honor X7b
How Autonomy score is composed

Autonomy score is composed of three performance sub-scores: Stationary, On the go, and Calibrated use cases. Each sub-score comprises the results of a comprehensive range of tests for measuring autonomy in all kinds of real-life scenarios.

Light Usage
71h
Light Usage
Active: 2h30/day
Moderate Usage
49h
Moderate Usage
Active: 4h/day
Intense Usage
30h
Intense Usage
Active: 7h/day

Home/Office

95

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

221

Honor X7b

A robot housed in a Faraday cage performs a set of touch-based user actions during what we call our “typical usage scenario” (TUS) — making calls, video streaming, etc. — 4 hours of active use over the course of a 16-hour period, plus 8 hours of “sleep.” The robot repeats this set of actions every day until the device runs out of power.

Typical Usage Scenario discharge curves

On the go

103

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

195

Samsung Galaxy M51

Using a smartphone on the go takes a toll on autonomy because of extra “hidden” demands, such as the continuous signaling associated with cellphone network selection, for example. DXOMARK Battery experts take the phone outdoors and perform a precisely defined set of activities while following the same three-hour travel itinerary (walking, taking the bus, the subway…) for each device

Autonomy for on the go use cases (full charge)

Calibrated

107

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

198

Samsung Galaxy M51

For this series of tests, the smartphone returns to the Faraday cage and our robots repeatedly perform actions linked to one specific use case (such as gaming, video streaming, etc.) at a time. Starting from an 80% charge, all devices are tested until they have expended at least 5% of their battery power.

Autonomy for calibrated use cases (full charge)

Charging

143

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

218

Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
How Charging score is composed

Charging is fully part of the overall battery experience. In some situations where autonomy is at a minimum, knowing how fast you can charge becomes a concern. The DXOMARK Battery charging score is composed of two sub-scores, (1) Full charge and (2) Quick boost.

Wired
Wired
93%
in 30 min
0h23
0 - 80%
0h38
Full charge

Full charge

147

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

224

Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

Full charge tests assess the reliability of the battery power gauge; measure how long and how much power the battery takes to charge from zero to 80% capacity, from 80 to 100% as shown by the UI, and until an actual full charge.

Power consumption and battery level during full charge
The charging curves, in wired and wireless (if available) showing the evolution of the battery level indicator as well as the power consumption in watts during the stages of charging toward full capacity.
Time to full charge
The time to full charge chart breaks down the necessary time to reach 80%, 100% and full charge.

Quick boost

139

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

212

Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

With the phone at different charge levels (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%), Quick boost tests measure the amount of charge the battery receives after being plugged in for 5 minutes. The chart here compares the average autonomy gain from a quick 5-minute charge.

Average autonomy gain for a 5 minute charge (wired)

Efficiency

113

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

154

Oppo Reno6 5G
How Efficiency score is composed

The DXOMARK power efficiency score consists of two sub-scores, Charge up and Discharge rate, both of which combine data obtained during robot-based typical usage scenario, calibrated tests and charging evaluation, taking into consideration the device’s battery capacity. DXOMARK calculate the annual power consumption of the product, shown on below graph, which is representative of the overall efficiency during a charge and when in use.

Annual Consumption Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
5 kWh
Efficient
Good
Bad
Inefficient

Charge up

133

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

205

Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

The charge up sub-score is a combination of four factors: the overall efficiency of a full charge, related to how much energy you need to fill up the battery compared to the energy that the battery can provide; the efficiency of the travel adapter when it comes to transferring power from an outlet to your phone; the residual consumption when your phone is fully charged and still plugged into the charger; and the residual consumption of the charger itself, when the smartphone is disconnected from it. The chart here below shows the overall efficiency of a full charge in %.

Overall charge efficiency

Discharge

104

Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

194

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

The discharge subscore rates the speed of a battery’s discharge during a test, which is independent of the battery’s capacity. It is the ratio of a battery’s capacity divided by its autonomy. A small-capacity battery could have the same autonomy as a large-capacity battery, indicating that the device is well-optimized, with a low discharge rate.

Average discharge current

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