SpecEagle review · Oppo

Reno 14 Pro review: Underwater photography + 50 W wireless at $549 — Reno series at its peak.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2025·$549
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#8 of 36
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Underwater photography sub-flagship.

Reno 14 Pro pairs underwater photography mode with 50 W wireless charging and a 6,200 mAh battery at $549 — undercutting Vivo V40 Pro on charging and Galaxy A56 5G on camera count. The Dimensity 8450 chip is the trade-off vs SD 8 Gen 3 rivals.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2025.

TypeCurved AMOLED, 120 Hz, Dolby Vision
Size6.83 inches
Resolution2,800 × 1,272 px (1.5K)

02Camera

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 78-point average for premium phones of 2025.

Main50 MP Sony LYT-700, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0, 116°
Telephoto50 MP, 3.5× periscope, OIS
Selfie50 MP
ExtrasUnderwater photography mode

03Performance

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2025.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8450 Ultimate (4 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB LPDDR5X
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB UFS 3.1

04Battery

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among premium phones of 2025 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6,200 mAh silicon-carbon
Wired80 W SuperVOOC
Wireless50 W AirVOOC

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2025.

06Value

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2025.

What works
  • Underwater photography mode (rare).
  • 50 W wireless on a sub-flagship.
  • 6,200 mAh silicon-carbon at 194 g.
  • IP69 + Wi-Fi 7.
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 8450 still trails SD 8 Gen 3.
  • ColorOS bloat.
  • 50 MP UW count, not telephoto-class.
  • China-Asia primary distribution.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16
$799 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 36-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .