The Oppo Reno 14 Pro comes with a sleek design, solid cameras, and smooth software. Charging support is great too. However, performance and battery life fall short of expectations. At Rs 50,000, it’s best suited for users who value style and camera features over raw power, especially those who travel a lot.
Oppo Reno 14 Pro Review: Just around six months after the launch of its Reno 13 series, Oppo is back with its successor, the Reno 14 and the Reno 14 Pro. Reno is Oppo’s mid-premium offering and is pretty popular in India. And hence, the expectations were pretty high with the newly launched smartphones too. I have been using the Oppo Reno 14 Pro for the past few weeks to test just that and see if the new offering by Oppo delivers up to its claims.
The Oppo Reno 14 Pro is priced at Rs 49,999 and comes equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 chip, a triple 50-megapixel camera setup, a large 6500mAh battery, and some new AI features. On paper, it sounds like a solid all-rounder, and after using it for a few days, I can say that it does deliver on several fronts. However, it also makes a few trade-offs that power users should take note of. So, guys and girls, here’s everything you need to know about the Reno 14 Pro before you purchase it!
Oppo Reno 14 Pro Review: Subtle yet fancy
Let’s address the best thing about the Reno 14 Pro first. Its design – I really loved it. It hits that sweet spot between subtlety and being extra. From a distance, it looks like your average premium phone, but up close, the feather-like texture on the back catches the light and shifts colour as you tilt it. My review unit is in the Pearl White colour variant, and the colour-changing floral design looks pretty aesthetic on it. It’s one of those designs that grows on you the more you use it.
All of this is placed on a frosted glass back, which isn’t just pretty but also resists fingerprints and smudges very well, even in the white variant, which typically shows marks easily. The overall feel of this phone is premium as it comes packed with aluminium frames. And I would even say that it doesn’t feel too big also. The in-hand feel of the Reno 14 Pro is very comfortable. It is not too thick (7.5mm), so the grip is pretty solid, and the weight (201 grams) also feels right because of good distribution of weight on this phone.
However, that frosted finish, while nice to touch, does make the phone a bit slippery. But good thing about its design is that there is no compromise on that front. For protection, you get an IP69 rating and Gorilla Glass 7i protection, so it is pretty well protected too.
The display is sharp, vibrant, and almost flagship-level
The Oppo Reno 14 Pro features a 6.83-inch LTPS AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support. Now, if you’re hearing the term ‘LTPS’ for the first time, think of it as the middle child of display tech. We all know about basic AMOLED panels and the more advanced LTPO AMOLED panels. LTPS sits right in between. It’s a step up from regular AMOLED in terms of sharpness and performance, but not as advanced as LTPO. It supports refresh rate switching too, though only between fixed levels like 60Hz and 120Hz, unlike LTPO, which can dynamically scale down to 1Hz to save battery. Now, using the LTPS panel on the Reno 14 Pro was a nice decision, but at Rs 50,000, some phones do offer LTPO displays too.
Now, coming to our testing, we recorded a peak brightness of 1700 nits on auto mode on our brightness test. In simple language, you can comfortably use this phone both indoors and outdoors. It is decently bright.
According to our calman colorimeter test, the Reno 14 Pro has an impressive display calibration on the Oppo Reno 14 Pro. With an average deltaE of 1.2 and a maximum deltaE of 2.7, colours are highly accurate (anything below 3 is excellent). Overall, the screen offers sharp, vibrant, and true-to-life visuals. And is it visible visually also.
From our eyes, the display looks vibrant, crisp, and sharp. The minimal bezels and the punch-hole selfie camera allow for a seamless viewing experience. Overall, if you’re a fan of watching content, you would like the display.
Fast enough, just not the fastest
The Oppo Reno 14 Pro is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 chipset, which is paired with two storage variants – 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 512GB storage. On the AnTuTu test, it scored close to 1.7 million points. With this number, it easily beat its close competitor, the Vivo V40 Pro, but was left far behind the OnePlus 13s. Now I talked about the OnePlus 13s because people can consider this phone the most at this price segment. Yes, it is Rs 5000 pricier than the Reno 14 Pro, but there’s a big margin in performance number between these two. On the Geekbench test, the Reno 14 Pro managed a score of 1619 on the single-core test and 6451 on the multi-core test.
Now, the numbers are not terrible, you might not even feel it in your daily use, but they are definitely underwhelming when compared to direct competitors like the OnePlus 13s or even some cheaper phones under Rs 40,000.
I also ran the CPU throttling test on it for 15 minutes. As you can see from the graph, whatever power it generates, it tries to keep it consistent. This means that even though the Oppo Reno 14 Pro is not the most powerful phone out there, it is well optimised and handles loads efficiently.
For casual everyday tasks like browsing, social media, or watching videos, it runs smoothly. But if you are an intense gamer, the Reno 14 Pro does not deliver the best gaming at Rs 50,000. You can only game up to 90FPS, which feels dated in 2025. Phones, much cheaper than the Reno 14 Pro, now offer 120FPS as standard.
One more thing that I want to mention. At Rs 50,000, you might expect UFS 4.0, but even with UFS 3.1 on the Reno 14 Pro, I didn’t face any performance issues during my weeks of usage.
Oppo Reno 14 Pro Review: Software and AI
The Oppo Reno 14 Pro ships with ColorOS 15, based on the latest Android 15. And overall, the software experience has been a positive one. Yes, there is a bit of bloatware, but the UI feels fluid and well-optimised. Animations are smooth, transitions are quick, and even the iPhone-inspired notch feature has started to grow on me.
However, the AI features felt a bit hit-or-miss to me. Oppo has introduced a bunch of them, but not all are equally useful. One standout feature, for me, was the Reflection Remover.
This AI feature lets you clean up photos with glass or screen reflections. It works surprisingly well and is something I can see myself using regularly.
On the other hand, features like AI Perfect Shot, which attempts to fix closed eyes or odd expressions, still need improvements. In my test, it turned my closed eyes into something, which is not looking so perfect. So yes, it is a step in the right direction, but the AI features still need some more fine-tuning. That said, if you have multiple pictures in your gallery, the tool does a commendable job of enhancing your imperfect shots by referencing better ones.
Best cameras under Rs 50,000?
The Oppo Reno 14 Pro features a triple camera setup, including a 50-megapixel main sensor, a 50-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 50-megapixel telephoto camera with up to 3.5x optical zoom. The telephoto sensor is a clear highlight this time and a solid upgrade over its predecessor. And you get a 50-megapixel selfie shooter on the front too. Oppo has been positioning the Reno 14 Pro as a “travel phone”, and that makes a lot of sense once you start clicking pictures.
Starting with the portraits first, they look especially stunning. Edge detection is on point, the background blur feels soft and natural, and the skin tones are handled really well. Whether it’s human subjects or animals, the separation and detailing are consistent without looking overprocessed. Take a pro tip – use 3.5x zoom for clicking portraits, and you will never get disappointed.
The main sensor delivers punchy contrast, well-defined shadows, and balanced colours that don’t feel overly boosted during daylight photography. Even challenging scenes with complex textures or reflective surfaces come out detailed and sharp, with a commendable dynamic range.
The camera handles artificial lighting and darker settings nicely, and tries to maintain a decent level of clarity, meaning low-light photos are better than expected. You won’t get flagship-level night shots, but for a phone in this price range, the consistency is impressive.
The telephoto lens feels genuinely usable. Unlike typical mid-range zoom lenses that fall apart after 2x, here you can shoot up to 3.5x without losing much detail. And beyond that, the image processing helps maintain decent sharpness for casual zoom use.
The 50-megapixel ultrawide sensor delivers sharp, well-detailed shots with accurate colors and a 116-degree wide field of view. Even under tricky lighting, distortion is minimal, and dynamic range holds up well.
Big battery, small gains, but charging comes to the rescue
The Reno 14 Pro packs a massive 6,500mAh battery, and with that, you would expect it to be a beast when it comes to screen time, but unfortunately, that’s not the case. In the PCMark battery test, it managed just 7 hours and 55 minutes. This is pretty underwhelming for a battery this size. Ideally, a phone like this should last 10–11 hours in that test.
In real-world usage, the battery can get you through a day, but it will be a close call, especially if you’re travelling, shooting photos, and constantly on mobile data. For a phone that markets itself as “travel-ready,” this feels like a missed opportunity.
But, as they say, every cloud has a silver lining, and our silver lining here is charging. You get 90-watt wired fast charging support, and the phone goes from 0-100% in 65 minutes. You even get 50-watt wireless charging support along with reverse wireless charging.
Oppo Reno 14 Pro Review: Final thoughts
The Oppo Reno 14 Pro is a phone that tries to be many things, and for the most part, it succeeds. The design is gorgeous, the cameras, especially for portraits and zoom, are genuinely impressive, and the software is smooth with some useful AI tools baked in. Add to that good charging support, and you have a device that ticks a lot of boxes for the average user.
But performance-wise, it lags behind its peers, and the battery life doesn’t quite impress either. At Rs 50,000, that’s a trade-off you’ll have to consciously make.
So, if you’re a hardcore traveller, the Reno 14 Pro offers a good-looking design that isn’t too loud, good camera quality, and fast charging with heavy performance. If this is what you need, make a call!
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