Should You Upgrade From the OPPO Reno13 5G?

How the OPPO Reno13 5G compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

Operating system
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Your phone

OPPO Reno13 5G

Announced Nov 2024 · 1 year old

7.2
Security updates
Until around 2030
OS upgrades
Until around 2029

Our take

Worth considering

Security updates end around 2030 Newer phones are about 2.4× faster The best upgrade scores 2.9 points higher on performance and 2.7 on camera

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the OPPO Reno13 5G, so we compare it with upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.

Same family

OPPO Reno14 5G

7.6Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • Camera score: 6.3 → 7.7
  • Battery: 5,600 → 6,000 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

Nothing we can see in the specs.

Best upper mid-range upgrade

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

8.2Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 1.4× faster
  • Camera score: 6.3 → 7.8
  • Display score: 7.5 → 8.9
  • Battery: 5,600 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No IR blaster

Step up: flagshipBest camera

OPPO Find X9 Ultra

9.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.4× faster
  • Camera score: 6.3 → 9.0
  • Display score: 7.5 → 8.9
  • Battery: 5,600 → 7,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (10× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • Heavier: 181 → 236 g

Best battery

POCO F9 Ultra

9.3Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.4× faster
  • Camera score: 6.3 → 8.7
  • Display score: 7.5 → 8.7
  • Battery: 5,600 → 8,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • Heavier: 181 → 235 g

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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones

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OPPO Reno13 5G upgrade FAQ

Is the OPPO Reno13 5G still supported?

OPPO promises 6 years of security updates for the OPPO Reno13 5G, counted from its announcement in November 2024, so they should continue until around 2030. It gets 5 years of OS upgrades, until around 2029.

What is the best upgrade from the OPPO Reno13 5G?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 7.2 for the OPPO Reno13 5G. The newest model of the same family is the OPPO Reno14 5G. The best upper mid-range upgrade is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the OPPO Reno13 5G, so we looked at upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.

How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the OPPO Reno13 5G?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 2.4 times as fast as the OPPO Reno13 5G. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 4,200, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 1,205.

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