Oppo Reno 8 to use SPECIAL new Snapdragon chip, get more flagship features

Oppo Reno 8 could be using the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chip as well as some MediaTek Dimensity 8000 series chips. Here are all details.

Oppo Reno 8 could debut the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset. (Digital Chat Station)

While India just saw the Oppo Reno 7 series, the rumours are already talking about the Reno 8 series. A previous leak had revealed what the phone could look like, showing a design similar to the OnePlus 10 Pro. Now, a new leak from popular tipster Digital Chat Station reveals more internal specifications of the Reno 8. It seems that the Reno 8 could be getting a full flagship-grade treatment this year.

The Oppo Reno 8 leak speaks about some of the basic specifications of the device. It is said that phone will feature a 6.5-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone will have a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 50MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, and a 2MP third camera. The front camera comes with a 32MP sensor. The Reno 8 is also said to have a 4500mAh battery and will get the 80W fast wired charging.

Oppo Reno 8 more specs leak

While all those features seem regular, it is the choice of chipset that is interesting to see. The Reno 8 could debut the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, which is yet to be announced. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 will get four Cortex-A710 cores and four Cortex-A150 cores, which should promise strong midrange performance. This will carry the Adreno 662 GPU for graphics duties. This chipset will be accompanied by a LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.

Another choice of chipset is said to be the MediaTek chipsets, although the exact name is still unknown. Rumours suggest that Dimensity 8000 series chips could make it to the Reno 8 models, offering the same levels of performance as the Snapdragon 888.

Know that these are early leaks and you should not believe them until Oppo reveals the details. Given that the Reno 7 series has been around for a while, Oppo could be unveiling the Reno 8 series devices soon. These devices could eventually launch in India later this year.

At the moment, the Reno 7 series is the most feature-rich series pf phones Oppo sells in India. The Reno 7 Pro is currently available at a price of Rs. 39,999 for the base variant, whereas the Reno 7 will set you back by Rs. 28,999.