Review: Oppo’s Reno12 Pro hits the cost/feature sweet spot

Review: Oppo’s Reno12 Pro hits the cost/feature sweet spot
The frame is plastic rather than aluminium, but it still looks pretty flash. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Ben Moore
Oppo has been making strides in the New Zealand smartphone market with high-quality hardware at accessible prices.The China-based challenger to the Apple/Samsung stronghold in the market had great success with its N2 Flip, which outpaced Samsung’s version in several ways at the time.But it didn’t last long, as Samsung closed the gap and surpassed Oppo’s offering with its next flip phone iteration.Now it seems Oppo is trying to repeat the manoeuvre with the Reno12 Pro, an “AI phone” that wants to take on Samsung&rsq...

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